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Date: 12-Sep-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Rail Land Development Authority (Development of Land and Other Works) Amendment Regulations, 2024.

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Description of the Gazette Notification

  • This gazette notification announces amendments to the Rail Land Development Authority (Development of Land and Other Works) Regulations, 2012. The amendments primarily focus on clarifying and expanding the rights of lessees regarding sub-leasing, mortgaging, and transferring leasehold rights of railway land.

Key Changes

  • Amendment to Regulation 8: Allows lessees to mortgage leasehold rights in railway land to government organizations or recognized financial institutions with prior authority approval. The Authority maintains first charge on the property.
  • Amendment to Regulation 17: Clarifies that built-up areas, along with proportionate undivided leasehold rights, can be leased to single or multiple parties when development costs are met by the Authority, including retained earnings.
  • Amendment to Regulation 26: Expands the lessee's right to sub-lease, allowing for partial or full sub-leasing of leasehold rights and built-up areas. It introduces clauses permitting sub-lessees to lease or mortgage leasehold rights to qualified individuals under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, subject to the original lease deed and prior authority approval.
  • Amendment to Regulation 27: Clarifies that lessees cannot transfer or assign leases except through sub-leasing, subject to prior authority approval and a one-time transfer charge.

Impact Analysis

Impact on Lessees

  • Potential for increased investment and development on railway land due to enhanced flexibility.

Impact on Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA)

  • Enhanced control over the development and utilization of railway land.

Impact on Financial Institutions

  • Need to understand the specific conditions and regulations governing mortgages of leasehold rights.

Suggested Action Items

  • Training should be provided to RLDA staff on the amended regulations.

Key Entities Referenced

Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA): The government authority responsible for the development and management of railway land. It is empowered to amend the regulations governing leasehold rights. Ministry of Railways: The ministry under which RLDA operates. Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989): The primary legislation governing railways in India, which grants the RLDA the power to make these regulations. Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (4 of 1882): Relevant legislation defining the legal framework for lease and mortgage agreements. Rail Land Development Authority (Development of Land and Other Works) Regulations, 2012: The regulations amended by this notification.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-13092024-257133 CG-DxLx-xEG-I1D3H0x9x2x0 24-257133 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 526] नई दिल्ली बृहस्ट्प जतिार, जसतम्ब र 12, 2024/ भार 21, 1946 No. 526] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024/ BHADRA 21, 1946 रेल मत्रं ालय (रेल भजू म जिकास प्राजधकरण) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 12 जसतम्ब र, 2024 सा. का. जन. 568 (अ)–रेल भूजम जिकास प्राजधकरण, केन्‍दर ीय सरकार के पूिव अनुमोिन से, रेल अजधजनयम, 1989 (1989 का 24) की धारा 4च के साथ पठित धारा 4-झ की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित् त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, रेल भूजम जिकास प्राजधकरण (भूजम और अन्‍द य संकम व का जिकास) जिजनयम, 2013 में संिोधन करता ह,ै अथावत:् - 1. (1) इन जिजनयमों का संजिप्त नाम रेल भूजम जिकास प्राजधकरण (भूजम और अन्‍द य संकमव का जिकास) संिोधन जिजनयम, 2024 ह।ै (2) य ेरािपत्र म ेंप्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत् त होंगे। 2. रेल भूजम जिकास प्राजधकरण (भूजम और अन्‍द य संकम व का जिकास) जिजनयम, 2013 (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात ् उक्त जिजनयम कहा गया ह)ै म,ें- (i) जिजनयम 8 म,ें- (क) उपजिजनयम (1) म ें “इस पर बने संरचना के पट्टा अजधकार”; िब् िों के पश् चात् “या िोनों” िब् ि अतं : स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएगं े। (ख) उपजिजनयम (1) के पश् चात् जनम्न जलजखत उपजिजनयम अतं : स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथावत्:- 5872 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] "(1क) बंधक खंड के अध् यधीन, िैसा दक प्राजधकरण (मूल पट्टाकता)व और मूल पट्टेिार के बीच जनष्प ादित मलू पट्टा जिलेख में जनयत दकया गया ह,ै पट्टेिार प्राजधकरण की पूिव अनज्ञु ा से जित् तपोषण के प्रयोिन के जलए दकसी सरकारी संगिन या दकसी सरकारी मान्‍द यताप्राप् त जित् तीय संस्ट् था के पि म ें रेल भूजम के पट्टाधृत अजधकारों को बंधक रख सकेगा परंतु प्राजधकरण का संपजि के पट्टाधृत अजधकारों पर पहला प्रभार होगा।" 3. उक्त जिजनयमों के, जिजनयम 17 म,ें उपजिजनयम (1) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्न जलजखत उपजिजनयम रखा िाएगा:- "(1) यदि भूजम का जिकास प्राजधकरण द्वारा िहन की िा रही लागत के साथ दकया िाता ह ै जिसके अंतगतव प्राजधकरण की प्रजतधाठरत आय भी ह,ै तो रेल भूजम में आनुपाजतक अजिभाजित पट्टाधृत अजधकारों के साथ जनर्मवत िेत्र को या तो एकल पिकार को या अनेक पिकारों को पट्टे पर दिया िाएगा, िो प्राजधकरण द्वारा अिधाठरत दकया िाए।" 4. उि जिजनयमों के, जिजनयम 26 में,- (क) उपजिजनयम (1) म,ें - (i) प्रारंजभक भाग के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत प्रारंजभक भाग रखा िाएगा, अथावत:् - "(1) प्राजधकरण (मलू पट्टाकता)व और मलू पट्टेिार के बीच जनष्पादित मूल पट्टा जिलेख में यथाजनयत उपपट्टे से संबंजधत खंड के अध्यधीन, पट्टेिार को रेल भूजम या जनर्मवत िेत्र या िोनों के पट्टाधृत अजधकारों या तो भागत: या पणू वत: रेल भूजम में आनुपाजतक अजिभाजित पट्टाधृत अजधकारों के साथ एक या अजधक पिकारों को ऐसे प्ररुप और रीजत में उपपट्टे पर िने े का अजधकार हो सकेगा, िो प्राजधकरण द्वारा अिधाठरत दकया िाए िो जनम्नजलजखत के अध्यधीन होगा, (ii) खंड (क) म,ें “प्राजधकरण के नामजनिेजित अजधकारी” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “सिम प्राजधकारी” िब्ि रखे िाएगं ;े (iii) खडं (ङ) के पश्चात,् जनम्नजलजखत खडं अंत: स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएंगे, अथावत:् "(च) उपपट्टे या अजतठरि उपपट्टे या दकसी अन्‍दय जनबंधन के खडं के अध्यधीन चाह े िह दकसी भी नाम स े पुकारा िाए, िैसा दक प्राजधकरण (मूल पट्टाकताव) और मलू पट्टेिार के बीच जनष्पादित मलू पट्टा जिलेख में जनयत दकया गया ह,ै पट्टेिार या उपपट्टेिार दकसी भी व्यजि को पट्टाधृत अजधकारों को पट्टे पर िे सकेगा िो संपजि अंतरण अजधजनयम, 1882 (1882 का 4) के उपबंधों के अनुसार पट्टा करार करने के जलए अर्हतव हो; (छ) बधं क के खंड के अध्यधीन, िैसा दक प्राजधकरण (मूल पट्टाकताव) और मलू पट्टेिार के बीच जनष्पादित मूल पट्टा जिलेख म ें जनयत दकया गया ह,ै पट्टेिार या उपपट्टेिार दकसी भी व्यजि के पास पट्टाधृत अजधकारों को बंधक रख सकेगा, िो संपजि अंतरण अजधजनयम, 1882 (1882 का 4) के उपबंधों के अनुसार बंधक (सितव जबक्री द्वारा बंधक स े जभन्न) करन े के जलए अर्हतव हो।"; (ख) उपजिजनयम (2) में, खंड (ख) के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत खंड रखा िाएगा, अथावत:् - "(ख) रेल भूजम पर आनुपाजतक अजिभाजित पट्टाधृत अजधकारों के साथ जनर्मवत िेत्र को दकसी एकल तृतीय पिकार को पणू वत: उपपट्टे पर िेना।" (ग) उपजिजनयम (3) के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत उपजिजनयम रखा िाएगा, अथावत:् - "(3) उपजिजनयम (2) म ें यथाजनर्िवष्ट तृतीय पिकार, उपजिजनयम (1) के अधीन यथाउपबंजधत रेल भूजम पर आनुपाजतक अजिभाजित पट्टाधृत अजधकारों के साथ जनर्मतव िेत्र को पट्टेिार और तृतीय पिकार के बीच हुए करार में जिजनर्िवष्ट जनबंधनों और ितों के अध्यधीन रहते हुए और प्राजधकरण की पूिव अनुज्ञा स े आग ेउपपट्टे पर िे सकेंग:े परतुं इसे प्राजधकरण (मलू पट्टाकताव) और मूल पट्टेिार के बीच जनष्पादित मूल पट्टा जिलेख में जनयत दकया िाएगा।"[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 5. उि जिजनयमों में, जिजनयम 27 के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत जिजनयम रखा िाएगा, अथावत:् - "27. पट्टे और उपपट्टे का अतं रण:- (1) इन जिजनयमों के उपबधं ों के अध्याधीन, पट्टेिार उपपट्टे के माध्यम के जसिाय पट्टे का अंतरण या समनुिेिन नहीं करेगा। (2) पट्टेिार या उपपट्टेिार को दकसी अन्‍दय व्यजि या सिा को- (क) प्राजधकरण की पूि व अनुज्ञा से तथा प्राजधकरण (मलू पट्टाकताव) और मलू पट्टेिार के बीच जनष्पादित मूल पट्टा जिलेख में यथाजनयत ऐसे अतं रण के अध्याधीन; और (ख) प्राजधकरण को एकबारगी अतं रण प्रभार िेन े के पश्चात, िो प्राजधकरण द्वारा ऐसी रीजत म ें अिधाठरत दकए गए आगे उपपट्टा िेने की अनुज्ञा िी िा सकती है। ठिप्पण : मूल जिजनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) में संखयांक सा.का.जन. 57(अ), तारीख 30 िनिरी, 2013 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे। [फा. सं. 2022/एलएमएल-II/2/8] रंिन कुमार श्रीिास्ट्ति, प्राजधकरण सजचि MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Rail Land Development Authority) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th September, 2024. G.S.R. 568(E).–In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4-I read with section 4F of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), the Rail Land Development Authority, with the previous approval of the Central Government, hereby amend the Rail Land Development Authority (Development of Land and Other Works) Regulations, 2012, namely:- 1. (1) These regulations may be called the Rail Land Development Authority (Development of Land and Other Works) Amendment Regulations, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Rail Land Development Authority (Development of Land and Other Works) Regulations, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as said Regulations),- (i) in Regulation 8,- (a) in sub-regulation (1), after the words "structure built on it", the words "or both" shall be inserted; (b) after sub-regulation (1), the following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely:- "(1A) Subject to the clause of mortgage, as stipulated in the original lease deed executed between the Authority (original Lessor) and original Lessee, the Lessee may mortgage the lease hold rights in the Railway Land in favor of any government organisation or any government recognised financial institution for the purpose of financing with the prior permission of the Authority: Provided that the Authority shall have the first charge on the lease hold rights of the property." 3. In the said Regulations, in regulation 17, for sub-regulation (1), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:- "(1) In case the development of land is carried out with the cost being met by the Authority, including the retained earnings of the Authority, the built-up area along with proportionate undivided lease hold rights in the Railway Land shall be leased either to a single party or to multiple parties, as may be determined by the Authority." 4. In the said Regulations, in regulation 26,- (a) in sub-regulation (1),- (i) for the opening portion, the following opening portion shall be substituted, namely:-4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] "(1) Subject to the clause relating to sub-lease as stipulated in the original Lease deed executed between the Authority (original Lessor) and original Lessee, a lessee may have the right to sub-lease either in part or in full the lease hold rights of Railway Land or built-up area or both along with the proportionate undivided lease hold rights in the Railway Land, to one or more parties in such form and manner as may be determined by the Authority and subject to, (ii) in clause (a), for the words "nominated officer of the Authority", the words "Competent Authority" shall be substituted; (iii) after clause (e), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely: "(f) subject to the clause of sub-lease or further sub-lease or any other term, by whatever name called, as stipulated in the original Lease deed executed between the Authority (original Lessor) and original Lessee, the Lessee or sub- lessee may lease the lease hold rights to any person who is qualified to enter into a lease agreement as per the provisions of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (4 of 1882); (g) subject to the clause of mortgage, as stipulated in the original Lease deed executed between the Authority (original Lessor) and original Lessee, the Lessee or sub-lessee may mortgage the lease hold rights to any person who is qualified to enter into a mortgage (other than the mortgage by conditional sale) as per the provisions of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (4 of 1882)."; (b) in sub-regulation (2), for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- "(b) the built-up area along with the proportionate undivided leasehold rights on the Railway Land in full to a single third party." (c) for sub-regulation (3), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:- "(3) The third parties as referred to in sub-regulation (2) may further sub-lease the built-up area along with the proportionate undivided leasehold rights on the Railway Land as provided under sub- regulation (1) subject to the terms and conditions specified in the agreement between the lessee and third party and with prior permission of the Authority: Provided that the same shall be stipulated in the original Lease deed executed between the Authority (original Lessor) and original Lessee." 5. In the said Regulations, for regulation 27, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:- "27. Transfer of lease and sub-lease:- (1) Subject to the provisions of these regulations, the lessee shall not transfer or assign the lease, except by way of sub lease. (2) A lessee or sub- lessee may be permitted to further sub-lease to another person or entity- (a) with prior permission of the Authority and subject to such transfer as stipulated in the original Lease deed executed between the Authority (original Lessor) and original Lessee; and (b) after making a one-time transfer charge to the Authority in such manner as may be determined by the Authority. Note: The principal Regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i) vide number G.S.R. 57(E), dated 30th January, 2013. [F. No. 2022/LML-II/2/8] RANJAN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, Secy. to Authority Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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