14.5.10 Composition of Heritage Conservation Committee

There shall be Heritage Conservation Committee for the areas within the jurisdiction of Planning Authority and Regional Plan area.This Committee shall be constituted by the Government in consultation with the Authority. The committee shall comprise of the following members:-

  i)     Chairman Appointed by the Government                                         Chairman
  ii)    Joint Director of Town Planning of the Concerned Division          Member

(For the areas excluding Municipal Council and Regional Plan area) (Assistant Director of Town Planning of the District for Municipal Councils)

  iii)   Divisional / District officer of Archaeological Survey of India              Member
  iv)    Divisional / District officer of Archaeological Survey of Maharashtra        Member
  v)     Convenor, INTACH Local Chapter                                               Member
  vi)    Heritage Conservation Architect having more than 10 years of experience      Member

and membership of the Council of Architecture

 vii)    Historian having experience of more than 10 years in the field of History.   Member
 viii)   Structural Engineer having experience of more than 10 years and member       Member

of Institute of Engineers.

ix) City Engineer (Planning Authority) / Chief Planner (Metropolitan Member Authority or SPA or NTDA) / Chief Officer (Municipal Council) / secretary Assistant Director of Town Planning of the District (Regional Plan area) The tenure of the Chairman and Members of categories (vi) to (viii) above shall change after every three years provided however that, the same person shall be eligible for re-appointment as Member. The Heritage Conservation Committee shall come into existence with effect from the date of its publication in the official Gazette. However, Heritage Committees constituted by the Government before coming into force of these regulation, shall remain in operation till further period as may be specified. No act of the Committee done in good faith, shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of some defect subsequently discovered in the organization of the Committee or in the Constitution of the Committee or in the appointment of the Member or on the ground that such member was disqualified for being appointed.

The Chairman and in his absence the chosen Member of the Committee shall preside over the meeting of the Committee.