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3. Applicability

1) These rules shall apply to ,-

(i) any public or private building as described below, namely:-

(a)where a building is newly erected, these rules shall apply to the design and construction of the building;

(b) where a building is altered, these rules shall apply to the altered portion of the building;

(c) where the occupancy or use of a building is changed, these rules shall apply to all parts of the building affected by the change;

(d) where addition or extension is made to a building or separate building/buildings in the same site is proposed, these rules shall apply to the addition or extension or new block only: Provided that, for calculation of floor area ratio and coverage and for arriving at the minimum required off-street parking area and width of access to plot as well as the width of street giving access to the plot from the main street, the whole building (existing to be retained and the proposed) shall be taken into account:

Provided further that the addition, extension or new block shall be permitted only if the site and existing buildings are authorised.

(ii) all land which is proposed to be developed or redeveloped for construction of buildings.

(2) Conformity to Town Planning Schemes.- Provisions or regulations in any Town Planning Scheme in force under Town Planning Acts shall prevail over the respective provisions of these rules wherever such schemes exist. 

(3) Application of National Building Code of India.- Wherever the provisions of the National Building Code are mentioned in these rules, the provisions of the latest code shall be adopted.

(4) The Government may for the purpose of these Rules, categorise the Village Panchayats into Category-I Village Panchayat and Category- II Village Panchayat according to the criteria mentioned in sub-rule (5) and every such Village Panchayats, categorised under this sub-rule shall be notified by the Government in the official gazette.

(5) The Village Panchayat which,- 

(i) in the opinion of the Government has significant potential for urbanization and/or special characteristics which necessitate more regulatory intervention; or

(ii) is either partly or fully covered by a Town Planning Scheme published or sanctioned as per the provisions contained in the Town Planning Act in force, shall be categorised as Category-I Village Panchayat and the Village Panchayats which do not fall under Category-I Village Panchayat shall be categorised as Category-II Village Panchayat.