The Meghalaya State Housing Board Act, 1986, Act No. 7 of 1986.
Section 15. Matters to be provided for by Housing Schemes.
(1) A Housing Schemes may provided for all or any of the following matters; namely:-
(2)(a) acquisition by purchase, exchange or otherwise of land or any property necessary for the execution of the Scheme;
(b) laying or relaying out of any land comprised in the Scheme;
(c) closure or demolition of dwellings or portions thereof unfit for human habitat on within land owned or controlled by the Board;
(d) demolition of obstructive buildings or portion thereof within land owned or controlled by the Board.
(e) Construction of buildings within land owned or controlled by the Board.
(f) Sell, letting go out or exchange of any property comprised in the Scheme;
(g) Construction and alteration of roads or lanes within the land owned or controlled by the Board.
(h) Letting out, management and use of the Board premises or property owned or controlled by the Board;
(i) Provisions of accommodation for inhabitants;
(j) necessary amenities and services to Housing Colonies owned by the Board;
(k) any other matter for which, in the opinion of the Government, it is expedient to make provision with a view to provided housing accommodation and for the improvement and development of any are comprised in the Scheme.
(3) No Housing Scheme under sub-section (1) shall be made for any area for which an improvement Scheme has already been sanctioned by the Government under any enactment for the time being in force nor shall such scheme contain anything which is inconsistent with any of the matters included in a Town Planning Scheme of the Government made under any law for the time being in force.
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