In force · As amended up to 2026-08
56. Power to make rules.— (1) The Central Government, after consultation with the Authority, may by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act:
Provided that consultation with the Authority shall not be necessary on the first occasion of the making of rules under this section, but the Central Government shall take into consideration any suggestions which the Authority may make in relation to the amendment of such rules after they are made.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely: —
(a) the manner of election of representatives of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi under clause (e) of sub-section (3) of section 3;
(b) the qualifications and disqualifications for being chosen as, and for being, members of the Authority or the Advisory Council;
(c) the salaries, allowances and conditions of service of the whole-time paid members of the Authority;
4 [(cc) travelling and other allowances of the members of the Advisory Council except those of the ex officio member and such other members as are Government servants;]
(d) the control and restrictions in relation to appointment of officers and other employees;
5[(dd) the stages by which the development of any particular features of a zone may be carried out;]
(e) the form and content of the master plan and a zonal development plan and the procedure to be followed in connection with the preparation, submission and approval of such plans and the form, and the manner of publication, of the notice relating to any such plan in draft;
(f) the local inquiries and other hearings that may be held before a plan is approved;
Source: India Code