Extention of KMBR1999 to all Village Panchayats of Kerala State

Extention of KMBR1999 to all Village Panchayats of Kerala State

GOVERNMENT OF KERALALocal Self Government (RD) Department
Notification
G.O(Ms)No.150/2007/LSGD.
Dated: Thiruvananthapuram, 6th June 2007.

S.R.O.No. 495/2007 – In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of section 274 of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994(13 of 1994) and in super-session of all the previous notifications issued in this subject matter, the Government of Kerala hereby declare that those provisions of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994(20 of 1994) mentioned in the Schedule below and the Kerala Municipality Building Rules, 1999, shall be extended and be in force in all the Village Panchayats of Kerala State with immediate effect.

SCHEDULE
Clauses (2), (3), (19),(32), (34), (38) and (46) of section 2 of chapter 1, chapter XVIII and Sections 509 and 510 of chapter XXIII, sections 511, 515, 517 of chapter XXIV, section 563 of chapter XXV, sections 567,570,573 of chapter XXVI and the fourth and fifth schedules in so far as they relate to the matters specified in chapter XVII of the Kerala Municipality Act , 1994 (20 of 1994)

By Order of the Governor
S.M.Vijayanand,
Principal Secretary to Government

Explanatory Note


(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport)

Kerala has a unique environmental situation, which has historically influenced the human settlement as well as land use pattern. However, of late, large scale development
Is taking place in unregulated manner even in the rural areas of the State
This rapid growth in an unplanned manner without reference to the carrying capacity of a locality in relation to available infrastructure, services and resources would have serious negative consequences affecting the present and future development of the State. Therefore it is necessary to ensure proper regulation of development especially construction activities. For this purpose Government have already implemented the provisions of Kerala Municipality Building Rules and the relevant provisions of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (Act 20 of 1994) in 184 Panchayats. Now it is decided to extend the application of the Kerala Municipality Building Rules, 1999 and the relevant provisions of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994(20 of 1994) to all village Panchayats of Kerala State.
This notification is intended to achieve the above object.