PTI Act 55Chapter V · Chapter V

Section 55 · Vesting in committee of streets laid out or altered, and open spaces provided by the trust under a scheme

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(1)

Whenever the municipal committee is satisfied -

(a)

that any street laid out or altered by the trust has been duly levelled, paved, metalled, flagged, channelled, sewered and drained in the manner provided in the plans sanctioned by the State Government under this Act, and

(b)

that such lamps, lamp-posts, and other apparatus as the municipal committee deem necessary for the lighting of such street and as ought to be provided by the trust have been so provided, and

(c)

that water and other sanitary conveniences ordinarily provided in a municipality have been duly provided in such street,
the municipal committee after obtaining the assent of the trust, or failing such assent, the assent of the State Government under sub-section (3), shall by notice, affixed in some conspicuous position in such street declare the street to be a public street, and the street shall thereupon vest in, and shall thenceforth be maintained, kept in repair, lighted and cleansed by the municipal committee.

(2)

When any open space for purposes of ventilation or recreation has been provided by the trust in executing any scheme under this Act, it shall, on completion, be transferred to the municipal committee by resolution of the trust and shall thereupon vest in and shall thenceforth be maintained, kept in repair, lighted and cleansed by the municipal committee :Provided that the municipal committee may require the trust, before any such open space is so transferred, to enclose, level, turf, drain and lay out space and provide footpaths therein and, if necessary, to provide lamps and other apparatus for lighting it.

(3)

If any difference of opinion arises between the trust and the municipal committee in respect of any matter referred to in the foregoing provisions of this section, the matter shall be referred to the State Government whose decision shall be final.

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