Section 18, Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 [S1Y-YD4]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 8 June 1996.
18. Registration of owners of a building in a village.—(1) Every owner of a building in a village shall, within sixty days from the commencement of this Act or, where such person begins the construction of a building in a village after such commencement, within sixty days from the date of such beginning, make an application for registration to the Gram Panchayat in Form 1, accompanied by a fee of ten rupees. (2) The Gram Panchayat shall, on being satisfied that the application is in order, register the applicant and issue a certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed. (3) No owner of a building in a village shall carry on the construction of a building in a village unless registered under this section.
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Panchayat: Schedule 2, Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 [S1YXXD] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Panchayat" means an institution of self-government constituted under article 243B of the Constitution for the rural areas
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village: Schedule 2, Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 [S1YXXD] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "village" means a village specified by the Governor by public notification to be a village for the purposes of this Act
village: 15 more definitions.
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