s 21A Full payment of land betterment charge may be condition precedent to written permission, etc.
21A. Despite any other provision in this Act, it is lawful for —(a) the competent authority or Minister to refuse to grant written permission under section 14 for a development or subdivision of any land; or (b) the competent authority to refuse to accept a lodgment of any plans for a development or subdivision of any land authorised by notification in the Gazette made under section 21(6), if any land betterment charge that is payable under the Land Betterment Charge Act 2021 with respect to the development or subdivision is not paid in full and where no deferment determination relating to the land betterment charge is in force. [Act 11 of 2021 wef 01/08/2022]