Last Change:
11/13/2024
The Cox's Bazar Development Authority Act
Year: 2016
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Housing, land & property, Social protection
Description
The Cox’s Bazar Development Authority Act, 2016 was introduced with an aim to ensure development of the tourist city under a master plan. The authority formed under this law is responsible for developing the plans to turn Cox's Bazar into a major tourist city.
Selected provisions
Section 6- To carry out the purposes of this Act, the powers and functions of the Authority shall be as follows, namely: -
(8) Undertaking and implementing a development plan taking into consideration the priority of the people with low income, slum-dwellers and the homeless;
(1) After this Act comes into effect, the Authority shall, as early as possible, develop a master plan including the following matters by integrating the areas within its jurisdiction, namely: -
(b) water supply, preservation, drainage and sewerage system;
(c) reserving land and determining locations for various government offices, public and private agencies, educational institutions, service centers, child care centers, parks, open spaces, water bodies and recreational systems, tourism information centers, healthcare centers, rehabilitation centers for the aged people, playgrounds, hospitals etc. and preservation thereof;
(g) power generation, transmission, and distribution including solar power and matters relating thereto;
(1) The Authority, to carry out the purposes of this Act, may acquire any land or interest relating to land by means of purchase, lease or exchange and may dispose of such land or any interest thereof by means of sale, lease or exchange. (2) To carry out the purposes of this Act, whenever it appears necessary to acquire any land or interest relating to land as referred to in sub-section (1) it shall be deemed to have been required in the public interest and it may be acquired or requisitioned with the said purpose in pursuance of the provisions of Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. II of 1982) or the provisions of other laws in force relating theret