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The Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1994
Act 12 of 1994
Keyword(s): Corporation, District Planning Commission, Municipality, Nuisance, Occupier, Offensive Matter, Rateable Value, State Election Commission, Trade Premises Amendments appended: 12 of 1995, 7 of 1997, 3 of 1998
TljE HIMACH.U PRADESH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION , , , m; 1994:
I , Shprt.t:qe, extept and comqencemcnt.. 2. Definitions. 3. Declaration of munitipaiareaas .. Corgoration~
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- CONSTITUTION 6~ &RPORATIUN 4. Incorp.orationandconstitu!ion~,ofi~ofi~~~~~,. . . ,
" '5: Duration, of- ,&r.porat,ion., , , . , ,
6 . Delimitation of wards. ,.,
7. Qualifications for. Counciliors. , ,
8. Disqualificatiogs of Councillors: , . 9. Eiection to the Corporation.. , I : -,, .. : , ; . , I
. . 10. Rpssrvation of se-ats of COUIM~~~QES, ' ' ' ,"l l: ' .R{ght,$ovoto;- ' . , ' , " . ; . . . . , r , : . . . . . . : I .
I 12. Filling of casuakvmamjes. - . ! , - , . : , .- , . ' 1; I . ' ,
13. Publicationof~~u~WoEeleca;9n~- 1 : . . . . ..!:: . . , , .. 14. Electionpetitions. 15. Relicf that may bc claimed by. the petitioner .
+ 16. Grounds for dcdarjq alc ction to be void. 17. Procdurc to bc foilowk&b$the~p~Wribed authority. 14.. ~ ~ ~ j ~ , n o f , ~ r c ~ c ~ i b e d a u t h o r i t ~ . 19::C$io&i.jh &i&$esuiliw&+;~ , , , , . , .. , , - . , 30. Finality of decision. 2 1,. Corrupt practice. .., ., - -. I I / r
. ' L ~ ~ . l ~ a g t * e- oF' sbcretany nfi~o.tiqg. ' ! , > * ,I;o . , , , -
23: Oficers etc. at elections not to act for c&di&i~ ; s~~r - , 40 i&uence <':::',.:.' ., , . ' : ' , , ' ' voting. - .,,; 2 r
24. Prohibition of canvassing in or near polling'sta/il)p a& of, .iPu blic - > meeting on election day.
, 25. Pqrpalty, for disorderly condu~t h oh . a m i &gg S M ~ ~ J K I. :. 26. P&naltjc.for tnis~onduc~~atikha polljn&s~ipn.: . . 4 - , t, .,
27. 3reachg of official:du@. inz'ddnneakion wiZh e!e~&og.~: , ,
L:. ,.28, "Rembvil ~fballlit.papers. born ,~poUiagr.str&pp@ t)~.~aoffem. ."'29. m&fi@'oPbooth-capi;lirifig. : , . . . I , , . " _ I < .. 7- ' -
30. Other 6 % ~ an& penaltjes; - , , . . . , . 3 1 . Power to make rules regulating dm eIah~$iomofi Gb&6jjors. 32. Bar to interference by Courts i n ~ e l ~ ~ ~ , m & m r s . . , .
, . . . , 33, Oqthor affirmation by, b n c i l . l ~ n . , : , - , ,
- 34.' R~riioval~of'andsesi'~atioabpCo~il.lors. : . .: #! ; ;,, , , , )
,35. , Pa ymnt of allowvances to Councillors. .. , . . . . . . . I, , . . a :
, , ....... .,- . . . . . . . . ., fl'assed in ~ i n d i by Himachal G d e s h ' Gidhan .S&ba:. Foq, Statement of Objwts and reasom see R. H. P. E~i!&,:d#& I?-;? !$4., 293j, aq+310P,, . - . - , . ,,
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36. Anntlal e'cction orMayor, nuputy Mayor and thcir tern1 of oflico. 37. Motion of no confrdencc against Mayor or Deputy Mayor. 38. 'Discharg of functions ofthe Mayor by Deputy Mayor. 39. Resignation of Mayor and D ~ p u ty Mayor. 40. Standing Cornmittecs. .
CHAPTER-111 FUNCTIONS OF THE CORPORATION
41. General powers of Corporation. 42. Fdnctions of Corporation to be entrusted by thc .:S;overarnarlt. 43. Obligatory runctions of Corparation. 44. Discretionary functions of the Corporation.
CHAPTER-IY. MU NICJPAL , AUTHORITIES IJNDER THE CORPORATION
. I , # , , 4 : , Appointment of Camrnissionbr. , Appointment of Joint/Arsistant Commissionor and &tain &CL
officers. Salary and Allowances of Cornmissionms. . . Leave etc. to Commissioner. Contribution by Corporation. , ,. - . , ( ' Functions of thc Comrnissiomr..~ I., Power of the Corporation to require ~omrnisioner 'to produos
documonts and furnish returns, rcports ctc. - , , . ,
Exercise of powcrs to be subject to sanction. !
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TRANSACTION OF BUSIN&S BY - THE CORP'ORATION - 1 . I . L . - , . ,
53, Meetings. , , . . , .!., . 54. First meeting of thc Corporation after general electiops for c-Iection . . , . . .
. . . I. .. I ' of Mayoryl ' . . , . . I ,+ , . . - . - - .
55. Notico of mcotings and business. . . 56. Quorum. . , ,. , , . ,
57. Presiding O5car. 58. Method of deciding question. . . . 59. Maintenance of order at, and :admission of p" bl ic 6 meetings,
withdrawal and pmion of CouflciUors. . , ,; . :, - . # . 60.. Councillor, not to,yota on matter in-which he i s iptercs'kd. 61. Right to atknd rneeling of Corporation and its committws etc; and r
right of CounciIlor to ask qucstiok in, relation to the admmisi . kation oPmunidpaI area. . , , , . . . . . . . . . . ,. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . - . 62. Power to makeregulations. . . , , , . > . . . . . . . . , .
63. Keeping of minutcs and proceeding. r : '
64. Circulation of minutes and inspection of hinutis and reports of proceedings. . . . . : .
65. Forwa~ding -- rnim~tes -and reports of .proccedi?gs to t h ~ Government. .
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66. ' Validition bf procoodingsetc. ' t :.
CORPORATION OFFICERS AND OTHER CORPORATION EMPLOYEES
67. Posts in corporation and appointments thercio. 68. Oficcrs and otlwr e~nployeus not to ba intcrestcd in any contract
etc. with Corporation.
CHAPTER-VJI
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE . .
Constitution of Corporation Fund. "; I . . Corporation Fund to bc kopt in State Barkof India or ir! a Scheduled
Bank or in a Government Treasury. : : . . , , ,
Operation of accounts with banks. , . .
Paymentnot to be madcunless covered by a budgat $ant.. Duty of persms signing cheques, Procedure when nonoy not covarp4 by b-dd&tqant , , incxpe@dod. ,
Application of Corporation Fund. '
Payrnhnts From Corporation Fund foi works urgefitly re'quired' for public service. ' . I .
Investmcpt of surplus money. Constitutioil of spcciaI funds. Finance Coqiss ion. " ' . . . Budget estimates. . . ,
. . . . Power of Corporation to alter budgct btimates. ' '
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Power of Corporation to re-adjl~st income and expcuditure during thq year. , , , .. .
-Provisions as to 'unexpended budgetgra~t. -
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TAXES AND FEES , '
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84. Tqms ctk'to be ihjiosedbjl Corporation under this Act and airange- , , ment of Wtdin taxes coIlected .by Goverfment. :' - ' '!' 85. Fees that may be charged by the Corporation. ,
86. Components aqd ratcs of taxes of lands and buildings. . 87.. Premises in, respect of which -water tax or charges afk to be levied.
88. Deterinjnation of iateabid value of Iands and . . bfiildjngs asscsszb!c to taxes. , , ,
, . I . . r , . 89. Taxation of Union properties.
90. Incidence, f taxcs on lands and buildings. ' ,, 9 I . Appohtment or liability of taxcs on larrds and buiiditlg~ \-vhcn pre-
' miscs assessed ara let or subkt; ' : , , .
92. Recovery of taxes on lands and buildings from occupiers. 93. Taxes on lands and bdildings a f is t charge on premises on ,which
thcy are assessed. 94. Assessluefit list. . . a , . r :
95. Evidentiary valuc o f assessment list.. 96. Amendment of asscssment list. . . , . !
97. Preparation of new al;sossmu~~t ::st. I T ,
. . 98. Noticcof transfers. . , , . . ; . I .
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~ot iw.o~~coct i~aoI . b;~ilding etc. Nu tice of delnolitibn.or removal.of bbilding; Powcr of Con~missionor to call for information. Prenliscs owned hy or let to, two or more persons in severalty to bc
oridinarily assesscd'as onc property. Assessment in case of nmalgamatim af pr.c.mi&es, Power of Comrnissionei. to assess separately out-houses portion of
building. Power of Commissionar to cmploy valuers. Recovery oPtol1 an taxes. Tax on vehicles and animals. Tax on whom leviable; ~.xdmptiolr~fiom;tam~~n, vehicles, a& animal^ Levy of developmenttm:. ,
Amount of developmeatr taxi. ~ a $ ! ~ a ~ t - of -deielbpment ta.a , . ~ ~ t t c e of campletionof~sehemt.- . Asressment- of develbpmertf tax.
. , j15.. ,Tax, ~n advertisement, ,
11.6. Pio>jbitionofadviftikejnent w i f h o u l l w r - i t t c n ~ p ~ ~ ~ r ; i ~ n ~ o C ~ m - missioner. : . I ,
1 17. PC-mission of Conlmissionei M b3~ome:v~id in ck.tai~ ass; 1 18. Pre~umptjon in case of contraveoti~n,.' 1 19. Power of Conunissionsr in GaSc of contravcqtion. . I,,; ,
120. Fee on buildi,n&.qpbcatiEla. .._ . , ... , , I:
1-24'. , Time and manma6 ymegl; of; taxos,sf fce& . -. , . , , , f , ,
122. Pr~cnta t ion of bill of tax or fee. 1 :;.I :, . 123. Consequences of €ai lute!tPt~Woli fw:wi$hhtlur.t~daa! . . 124. Ma.mcr olrecovering tax or fce. 125. Powvcr of seizure oFveHi&es mrd- animals in case of non-payment of .
tax h e o n . , . . . , ' , I
126. Dcmolidon etc. of building. 127:. piamdssisn or; refirmiof tq&qn.lap&~,g, buildiqg~., 128. Po wcr t a ~ ~ a q + ~ . ~ ~ ~ . i n : ~ ~ ~ m c ~ t ~ I ~ ~ 4~ d e t ~ ~ s * ' p f b u ~ ~ d ~ . 119. No tiec to bc ,gi@fiof, $ r q ~ a W ~ ~ e s . in.1irhi~I1.rcmls~pn , or refvqd is
chimod. 1;; ; '
BQ. What building ctc. . a c . til bc.dceme6 vawnt. 131. Noh.to begjveusf o v a 3 oq~u@joaotvacpnt $r ,hi!d'h?g- 1 32. Appeal against asssssment etc. .., .- I:, 133. Conditions of right to app-31. . , :, .*, , . L :.,: . , ,
134. Finality of appcilakt~cdfrrs- . L
r . . . , I - . . . .'. 1 E ' Taxatio~~no* to,baqudpnt:d exwpt,und& &s Act. , !
136. Power to inspect for the.~upposm Qf dctepmining, the,raicabIe value !
or. tax or f a . . . . . - . - . .; . . , . . . , . - - . .
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' '1'37. Composition . . - , .
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138. IrrecoverabIe debts. 139. Obligation to discIose liability. , , - ' I
140. Powcr to amcnd list incarrain mcs. 141. Immaterial orror cot to affact lia~bility;. 142. Power of exemption. i
143, Powur ofGovernnrent in regard to taxu. ,
Power of Corporation to borrow. Time'fmvepa-ymerlt.uflnrmny ::bon.owad-undor6ectioq:.lff41 Form and effect of dzbenbrcs. -Rzccipt'by'joir;t lio IdcrslfmXhc, iahcs t or.dLvidend. Maintmance and invatmerit of sinking funds. 'kppliWianlbTdiriklngthnd.. :
'Annun l,stdtefnent .Yly Gmmissionm. Priority of payment for interest andmep%ymont+~f~loans-ava ofher
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payment . , , . . 152. Attachmcntof &rporation;fh~:for I ; ~ W V W - G ~ rrl~ni?y'borrbwed
from~Goyr:fnmmi. : ( S :. .1:53. I Poweirto m a b r ~ l a k i o n s . ' I ' .
154. Property v ~ i t e d in ~orpor~tioe-&i +agerncntddf :pi%lit ineti. tutions. . .
155. Acquisition Bf~Smniovabkcpropm tyYby.~greement- '1%. ~ ~ 6 u d u ~ ' v 9 h m ~ i m m b 1 ~ . p r a ~ ~ r . s y - . ~ ~ ~ t be,ac~uired 3 y wee-
mont. 657. r~is#osal~Qf:pr~erty . ., 158. Contracts by Corporation.
b JH~; -Prbwdur& fo~?rqakisg uontracFs . 160. Mode of executing contracts. ,. : \
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161. Maintepancc of accounts. . , 162. ~epft'by'the-Audit-WW. ' , ,
'163. ,j4~onlbyaammi8io1ltkon1th~ sepo~ t. , -
164. Procedure to be followed by audit Qe?$y,,. ~ o w c t ! d ~ ~ d i t ~ r r p o n f a b qlre'~iesre~.~!h~L'fpr:i~~,atc.
WATER SURPL-Y, ,,DRAINAGE AND i .. SEWAa-OSAL ,:.: 0 , ,
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166. Definitions. 167. Powm to require Corporation to -c&i$-dL' ~uirfveys%ntl1brrndIatc
proposals. 168. Power to construct additimftl works. 169. Functions in relation tb'daferswiy. 170. Supply of water to connected.-premises. 17 1. Power ta supply water 'fmm4iomestic purposes. 172. Making connections with municipal water works. 173. Obligation of ow?~'~ssslrpSet r a g i w e n o t i e ~ f ~ s t c -of yater.
:174.. f i t t i ~ ~ ~ $ ~ p ~ I P ' t b ~ p ~ c m i ~ e s ; :.: . , : , I . , . , .
.b175.4 Nsw*pfbni;ks 'not <to abswmpied mithduthe.r-mmt i9r yakr , j . - ,
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176. Public gratuitous w t c r supply. 177. Power to lay mains. 178. Power to lay service pipes etc. 179. Provision of fire hydrants. 180. Po~vcr to enter premises to detect wasteor misuse of water. '
181. Power to tat water fittings. 182. Power to tos so or resttict use of waror from polluted source of
supply - Wator pips, ctc. not to bc placed where,watcr will be polluted. . Joint and several liability of owners and occupiers for offcncc in reIation to' water supply. - + .
Public drains-etc. , to vut jn Corporation. Control of drains and selvage disposal works. G ,
Certain matters not to be passed jnto municipal drains.. ,Applica!ion by owners and occupiers to drain into municipal drains. Drainage ofmdtajned prcmises:,, . . New premises not to bc crectcd without drainage. Power to drain group or blo~k.pf by combined operations. Power of Commissioner to close or limit t h e use of private drain in
. . ccrtain ;c;isds. - . . . , . J ,;! , Usc of drab by a person other than owner.
. , Sewage and , rain walxr' draks to .be .distinct. . - Powcrs bf Cdrnrnissioncr to~equirb, owner to carry out &~ajn wp~ks
for satisfactory drainage. Appointment of places for the cmptying.of drains and disposal of
sewage. . 4 . I .. , . . Conneation with water work&'agdnd.dtaing polto be ,mads; without
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Buildings, railways and ,,qri,vntestreets r-ot to bc erected or consmcted over drairis'or ~ a t m k o r k s witbut pcrrnissi~n.
Rights of user of.piopwty,for aqueducLs, lines etc. Power of owncr of prerniscs to placc pipcs and drains through land
belonging to other perso~ls. . - ,
Railway administration to be infor$ed in kytai'n m&si ' 203. Po\ver bf commissioner tp execu t*-wor k after $ving no& to , the
!I r,: , .:, personliablc,t6doso.'~ " . . , . ! ., I : , " a
203. Power'of CommiSS'ianer to affix shafts ate;-for, ;&tilation of dram or m s ~ o l .
204. Power of Commissioner-to examine and test drain etc. believed to be 11, ~ . ~ ~ m ~ & ~ , ~ ~ ~ . ~ ; , ~ ! . , ~ . , . ,
205. ~ m ~ l o ~ t o f c f o v e i n r n e ~ t 'ag&diei'for rippairs etc.' . ;.. ; :. 206. Work to be done bv licensed plumber.
! .207. Prqhibitionof , ,<, ceriain I . , , ! , , acts. .. .,, - - . , , . . , . . J . . .,! 1 ' , I A
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208. ,'%ting of public streets, in coreoridsn: ; ' - - .
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209, Frictions of commissioner in rcspect.of pnbl i~ !~~&ts . t s ' , ' 5' 210. "Dis~o~l~of.land.forming site;of,public, s t ree ts . , p;ei@pmtly . ,. closed.
21 1. Power to make new public slrects. I .
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212. Mini~ilu~n \\~idtli OF nc\v p-:lblic strccts. 213. Power to prohibit usc of public strcuts fur cmtain kinds or boilic. 214. Powcrtoacquirclandasdbui~di~~gsf~orp~tbIicstrcc~sn~~df~rpublic
parking placcs. 21 5 . D~fmingregular lines ofstrects. 216. Scttingbackofbilildingtorcg~~lar lincofstrect. 217. Cornpi lsory setting back of b~iilding to regular lincs of strcets. 21 8, Acquisition of opm land anti lar~cl occupioil by ylilrl'or ms ctc. wit11
the regular linc of street. .
219. Acquisitionofrcmainingp~~tofbuildingandlandaitcrtheir~ortions within regular line of strcet have been n~quircd.
220. Sctting for.tvar.d ufbuilding to regular line of street. 221. Compensation to be paid in ccrtain case< of' setting bnck or sctting
forward of buildings, etc. 222. Owners obligation when d eating with land or building sites. 223. Layout plans. 224. Alteration of dernolitio~l of s ~ c c t made in b;each of section 223. 225. Power of C ~ m ~ i s s i o n e r to order work to be carricd out or to cijrry
it hin~sclf in default. 226. Declaration of p-rlblic strccfs. 227. Prohibition of projection ~ p t ~ street etc. 228. Projection over st reets may be permitted in certain cxes. 229. Ground floor door ctc. not to open outw~rds on svcets. 230. Prohibition of struchlrcs, fixtures or deposit of things in slreels. 23 I . 'Spl.cia1 provision regarding streets bdonging to Govcmmm~. 232. Power to remove anything depbsitcd or. exposed for saIe in GOII~I-a-
vention of t.his Act. 233. Probi bition of tethering of animals and miI.king of.cnttle. 234. Piec;lutionsduringrepair ofstreets etc. 235. Streets not to b:. opened 01 brokcn u p and building materials not
to bc dcpositcd thereon without permission. 236. Disposal of things removed undct chapter. 237. Naming and numbering of shce t~ . 238. Commissioner to take steps For rcpaiting ar enclosing placcs. 239. Measures for lighting. 240, Prohibition of ren~oval, etc, of lamps. '
BUIT-DING REGULATIONS . . .
241. Definitions. 242. Prohibj tion of ercctioh.bf building withont isnetion. '
243. Erection of building. 244. Applira~ionr[aradditio~t~,~rrc~ai~sofbuildj~g. 245. Conditions of vaIid.110ticc. 246. Sanction or rcfusal of biildiog or work. "
247. ::When buildi~gpr work,may be proccedcd with. 248. Sagction accorded u n d ~ r nmisreprcscntalion.
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249. ~uildi&'at corn'ers of itreetc. 250. Provisions to buildiqs and works an eiihcr side o!.nca streets.
Pci.iod for cou~plct io~~ of btijlding or work. l>roBibitio~~ against usc of inflanlnlable InateriaIs for buildings tlc.. rvithout pcrmjssion.
0;clzr or Je:l~olition and stoppage of building and works in certain cases and appeal.
Order of stoppage of buildings or works in ccrtain cases. Po\rfc~+ of State Governrncnt to givc directions for compounding
dcv~ntioils fro n? sancrioncd plan. Power of Com~~tissionor to require alteration of work. Completion crrtificate. Restriction; on uscr of buildings and ren~oval ofdangerous buildings. Power to ordcr building to bc vawtcd in ccrtajn circumstances. Building schcmc.
CHAPTER-XV
SANITATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Provisio!~ for daily cleansing of streets and renloval of rubbish and filth.
Rabbish ctc. to be property of Corporation. Provision for placemcnt ofrcceptacles, depots and places for rubbish
ctc. Duty of owners and occupiers to coltect and dcposit rubbishetc. Romoval of rubbish ctc, ackumulated on premises uscd as factories,
workshops, etc. Prohibition against accumulation of rubbish ctc. Commissioner's power to get prcmises scavenged and cleansed. Public latrines, urinal etc. , ,
Consmrceion of latrines and urinals. Latrincs and urinals etc. in new buildiggs. , -
Latri.r~esandurinalsf~r labourersetc. ' '
Provision of latrines and urinals for markets etc. ,
Other provisions as to private latrines. RemovnI of congested bui [ding. Power of Con~missioner to require jmprovcmcnt of buildings unfit
for human habitation. Enforcement or notice requiring execution of work of improve- -
mcnt. Powcr of Co:nmissioner to order demolition of buildings unfit for
human habitation. 1 nsanitar y huts and sheds. Prohibitionagainst washing by washgrncn. . . , . , . : , <;
Obligation to give information of dangerous discase. . . Removal of patient to hospital suflming from dangerous diseasc. Disinfection of buildings and articles. . . . . Destruction of infuctious huts or sheds: Means of disinfection. ' <'
Special mcasures in case of out ''break 'of dangerous or epidemic diseases. , .
Infected clotlics not to be scnt to washerman or to laundry. Contamination and di Jnfection of public convcyances.
288. D r i ~ u r of conveyancc not bound to carry pwsons suffering from dangcrous disease.
289. Disinfcaion of buildings bcfore letting thc same. 290. Disposal of infected articles wt t h ~ u t disinfcctioo. 291. Prohibition of making or selling of food, ctc., or washing of clothes
by infect& persons. 392. Power to restrict or prohibit sale of food or drink. 293. Control over wells and tanks etc. 294. Duty of persons suRering from dangerous diseases.
I 295. Disposal of infectious corpse, nVhere any poison has dicd from any dangerous disease.
296. Condilionsof sc~viceofSafniX~r~mch~irisondccr~ais othcrclasscs of persons in Corporation se~vice.
297. Powm to call for infor mation rcsardins burning and burial ground. 298. Permission for use of new burning or buriaI ground. 299. Power to require closing of burning and burial pounds. 300. Ramoval of corpses. 301. Disposalofdzad an imals.
- PUBLIC SAFETY AND SWPRESSION OF NUISANCES
302. Prol~ibitiunofnuisanccs. 303. Power of Commissioner to require removat or abatomonto Fnuisanrr;. 304. Regisbation md control of dogs.
I 305. Staoking or collecting inflammable materials, - 306. ,Care of naked lights. 307. Discharging hearms ctc.
A 308. Porver to requirc buildings, wells, ctc. to be rendered safe. 309. Enclosure of wx5te land uscd for improper purposes.
EXTlNCTION . . AND PREVENTIOK OF FARE
. 310. Establ ishmcnta~~dmaint~~an&~fkebrig~de. - 31 1. Power of mcmbers of fire brigades and other persons for suprcssion
of h e . 312. Limitation of operation OF ths Chapter. . ,
MARKETS, SLAUGHTER HOUSES, TRADES ANI) OCCUPATIONS
313. Provjsion of municipal ma~kcts and skiughtcr houses. 3 14. Use of municipal markets.
. .3 15. Private markets a n d slaughter houscs. 3 16. Conditions of grant of licence for private market. 3 17. Prohi bition of kecpi~g n~arkcis open without licence etc. 318. Prohibitionofuse OF unliccnscd markets. 319. Prohibition of busincss and trade. 320. Levy O F stallagcs, rmts and fees.
Stallages, rcnts, etc. to bepublisl~cd. Butcher's, iishmorigers and poulterer's liccncc. Fncto1.y ctc. nut to be csmblishcd wirbou t permission of Commis-
sioncr. Prctnisos not to bc used for certain purposcs withnu t licence. Seizure of certain animals. Pon.cr of thc Commis~ioner to prevcnt use of prcmises in particular
nrca for purposcs rcfcr-red to in section 324. Ljccnces for Iiaawking articIc ctc. Eating houses, etc.not to beused wirl~ou tlicmcc fromCommissioner. Licensing and control of thcatre, ci~cuscs and placcs of public
amuscment. Power of Conlmissioner to stop usc of preruiscs used in contraven-
tion of' licences. Polvcr of Commissi~~~crr to inspect places r~htre unlawfi~l slaughter
ofanimals ctc. is suspected.
IMPROVEMENT
. , 332. lmprovomcr~t scheme. , ,
333. Mattcrs to be provided for in an improvement schome. 334. Submissjon of improvement schcme to thc'Corporntion for ;ipprovaI
i ~ n d to t11e -Govmnmcnt for sanction. 335. Publication of tlte notice aftcr scheme is sanctioned. 336. Rehousing scheme. , , .I I
337. In~provcment scheme and rehousing schemo to comply with master plan and zonal devulopment plan.
338. Provision of housing accommodation for the economically wcaker sactions.
Prohibiting, felligg, cuttins, damaging, destroying any eee io any urban area.
Constitution of Tree Authority. Mccting of Trec Autllority. DutiesofTrecAuthority. ,
Appointrncnt of TTCC Officer. Application for permission for .cntting/fclting or removal of a ,bee. Permission for felling of trccs. Planting of adequatc number of trees. Planting in pIaco of fallenldeshoyed trees. '
Responsibilities for prcservativn of trees. The recovcry of exppendihre on failure to comply with orders for
planting of trcos. Appeab. Scinue. Penalty. Compounding of oflcnccs.
394. Supplemental provisions respcctingrcplations. 395. Powers to make bye-laws. 396. Pcnalty for breaches of bye-laws. 397. Supplcrucntal provisions respecting bye-laws. 398. Byc-laws to be availale for inspection and purchases.
CONTROL
399. Power of Government to rcquirc production of documents. 400. Inspection. 40 I . PO wcr to give direction. 402. Power to provide for enforcement of direction under section 401. 403. Power of rcvision. 404. Dissolution of Corporation.
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CHAPTER-XXIV
MISCELLANEOUS
Delegation. Validity of noticos and other documents. Admissibility of docu ment or entry as evidence. Evidence of Cor poratian Officer or employee. Prohibition against obstruction of Mayor or aay Coxpo~ation
authority etc. Prohibition against removal of mark. Prohibition against removal or obliteration of notice. Prohibition against unauthorised'removal of deposit etc. Liability of Councillors. ' ,
Councillor and Corporation officer and employees to be public servants.
,Annual Admipistration rcport. Consbction' of reference. Special provisions as to mraI areas. Power to suspeiid any resolutidn or ordcr of Corporation. Power of Govmnmcrit to'-modify proceedings. Power of Government to withdraw any area of municipal area,
from operation of Act. : , ' ,
District Planning Committces. Transitional Provisions. Provisions regarding Officer and emplo yecs . ,
A s s c ~ , liabilities, debts, obligations, conkacts and pending procee- dings. , '
Provision for municipality Or local authority which is-supekseded or dissolved.
Power to enquire and make report about misconduct of mrtain officer or officiaIs.
Power to remove diffialties. Repeal of Act No. 9 of 1980.. RepeaI oFOrdinanca No. 3 of 1994.
FIRST SCHEDULE SECOND SCHEDULE
(Received tho assent of thc Governor, Hirnachal Pradesh on the 18th Oztobzr, 1993 and was publishcd in lIindi and English in K.H.P. Extca.,dated 18th Octobor,1994atpage 3479-3672and3673-3845).
An ACI to cor~solidate, atne~td arid replace rlie lasr rela ring ro tlte establisl~?t~enc of Mtrnicipdl Corporatiorrs for cei'faitt Munic$ul dreds in the Stqe uf Hintacl~uZ Prc(desh.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly af Himachal Pradesh in &c Forty-Mth Ycar of Repu bIic of India as foIlows :-
PRELIMINARY
I. Slrarl title, extent and cornmelrcemeni.-(1) This Adt kq be called the HimachaI Pradesb ,-Municipal Corporadon Act, 1994. ' !
(2) It eictends to the whola of thc &ate of Himachal Pradkh &lu- ding the cantonment arcas therein.
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(3) It shall an$ shall bc deemed to havc come into fork on the 30th dayof May, 1994. . ,
, . 2. ~eftnitio~u.-1n this A&, unless tbc m t c x t otherwise requires,-
(I) "backward classes" means such $.!asses of citizens other tban , scheduled castcs and scheduled tribes,,& may be idengified and
notified for tha purpose of reservation for apgointments or pasts in the services under the Stat~ Oovexnmont ;
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(2) stbudget -grant" means the total sum entered on tlte expenditure qide of a budget cstimatt; undm a major -head and adopt& by the Corporation and incIudes any sum by which stch budget
,,grant may be idcrcased ,or ceduc,eG by .frax+f~r from or to other heads in accardance with the proVi~ions.of this Act and th6 regulations made thereunder ;
. , . . .> . -(3) "bu iIding" means a shop, house, out-house, qtabfe, latrine, urinal,
shcd, hut, wall ur any other stnrcturc, whether ofmasonry, bricks, wood, mud, mctal ox other: matesial and includes a well-.but does not incIude any portable sheltw ;
(4) "byc-law" means a bye-law madc under :rWs Act, by notification'in - the OficiaI . ., Gamtle ; -.
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{5) "Commissi~nm" means the Commissioner of the Corporation, appointed by the State Gov~nmcnt ; . . . -
I@ "Corporation" means rhe Municipal C!orpo&tion di~larer! a& c~nstituted under sections 3 and 4 of this Act ; . .
(7) 'korrupt practice" ~ncnns any of thc prncticcs spccificd in scction 21 ;
(8 ) L c ~ a ~ ~ a l vacancy" mcans a vacancy occurring otllerwise than by efflux of time in the office of a Council lor or in any other elcctive office ;
(9) "dangerous disease" means-
(u) cho lcra, plague, chiken-pox, small-pox, tubcr~ulosjs, leprosy, enkric fever, cerebrospinal meaningities and diptheria ; and
(b) m y othcr -epidemic, endcnlic or 'infectious di~ease which the Commissioner may, by notification, in the Oficial Gazcttc, dcclaro to bc dangefous disease for thc putposcs of this Act ;
(10) "Director" means the ~ i r e c i o r of Urban Local Bodies appointed by the Government ;
(1 1) ccdi~trict' means n district in the State ; (12) "Distri~t Judge" meam the District Judge having jurisdiction
overthemunicipalarea-; - ' - . . ,
(13) "Diseict Planning Committoo" means a commit'tec constituted under section 185 of the Hinlachol Pradcsh Panchayati Raj Act,
' ! ; - 1991 ($bf 1994) at the district Ieve~to'cdmolid~e the plans prc- . pared by the panchayats and thc municipalities in the district and to prepxe a draft devclopmcn t plan for the district as a whole ;
(14) "Divisional dcmmir;ibner" means th;: ~omhlissioner of thc DA~- sion in which t!e Corporation is situated and includes any othcr
" ' officer. appsinted ,by tho Government to perform, alS o~"any of the functions of the,Pivisionat Com:missioncr undcf this Act ;
' I , ' . . . . (15) "drain' includes. a sewor, a housc- drain, a drain; of any other
doscription, a kmcf, a culvert, a ditch,.a channel and any other . devi& for carrying of sewage,, offensive matter, polIutcd water, , .was-@ water, rain water or subsoil waJer ; , , , , , ,
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~i "dry, laffine": me& a lhkine or privy Born . whwe . night soil is +&moved through, manriilal, scavenging ; . . . .
(17) "cntertninment" includes any exhibition, psrfirmance, arnuscment, , . gme,or sport to , which persons ar,e ordinarily admitted on pay-
. men! ; . .,.I., . - , , , , ,
(18j' "Bctory" means a factory as dqfined in the Factories . Act, 1948 . .I (63of 1948) ;
(19). "51th" includos .offensive matter and sewage ; ,
(20) "Finance Commission" means the ~inadda Commission constituted by the State Governmenr under section '98 of the
. ,Himachal Pradesb Panchayati. Raj .Act, 1994 (4 of. 1994)., and under articles 243-1 and:243zY of the Constia tion of India4 ;
[21) "goods" includes animals ; , : . I
(22) "Government ',' kcam ;tho ,Qovernmqt,o£ @c state' of Hinlachal Prades h ;
(23) ~ h o ~ s c g ~ l l y ~ ' or ' 4 ~ ~ r ~ i ~ ~ pass;~gc;' mians a pqssage or strip of la!ld corlstnrctcd, sct, apxrt or ut~liscd for the purposc of survicc as or c~l-rying a drain or affording ncccss to a la'trine, urinal, a s s - pool or other r.cceptiacle for filth- or otha polluted .matter, by Corporation employcci or othcr persons employed in tlic clcaning tl~creof or in thc rcrnoval of such lnnttci- thercfrom ;
(24) "hut" mam any building which is, constr,uctcd p~incipally of , wood, bamboo, mud, Ieqzs, grass, cloth or thatch and inciudes
any stmcturc of whatevm material made which the Corporation may declarc to bo a hut for tlie purposa of this Act;
(25) "land" includes benefits that arise out of land, things attached to the ,earth or permanently fastencd to anything attachcd to t l ~ o earth and rights created by law over any street ; . .
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(26) 'liccnscd architect" , !'licensed dtafrsm,en", "limmcd bgincer" "lic:nsed plumbs-", "Iiccnscd s t i r ~ c y ~ r " and "ticenscd town planner" meam r e s p ~ o t i ~ c l ~ a .person licensed undcr thc provision
I - .r;:iI~of'this.Act as 2-1 a~chite~t,draftsman,engineer,pl~mber,survcyor and town plannm ; I> ,' , :'. . , 1 , o r . . . , , h , . ' ",
(27) "mcrnber" in relation to the corporation mcans a -dounkillor
- . . thereof; .. . .. . , . . , I.: ' > J . . , I .
m . . (28) "rnuni:ipal area" mcam .thC2 territorial o£ kc-poration
dccIarcd under scction 3 of this Aqt ; . , ?.. . . ' 4 , . I , 1 ' . I :;:. , . ., -
(29) "&nicipal drain'"mcans,a dr.ajn vested in thcF~rpbration ;
(30) .'tmunicipal market" means a;market .vested in or, rnamgd. by. ,#c Corporation ;
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2. -(3 1) "muni~ipal slaughter bbuse!:.means a slaughter hoy~c vested in or managed by the Corporation ; . , , : . , . .
(32)~~!municipai,wam .works"~~mcans~~vater ,,works vestcd in the , Cor- poration ; - . , . , .,. , . . - - . ' : J , ~ 1 1 ~ : l l ; ; . i . , ~ ~ , , ~ , ~ ' , r ; l
(33) "municipality" m&&s an institution;of,,sdP7Goy~~ent con$tith- ted under section 3 of the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 1994
i;::) (2. of 1994) which may.. be: a . Nagar Panchayal .or a ,Munigipal I .
t.:. :.:I Couqcil or aMunicipa1 Corporation ; . , . , . . , . , J:.. .:: 4 , q , 1 4 < r : .
(34) "nuisance" includes any act , omission, place, animal or h thing :..: : ~ h i & . c a u s ~ or4is likcly,,to cause injury, danger, annoyanpc:or ! . r:.' offcnc~~to,~tha.scnsc, of sight, ,-,s.n~otI or:, h:%ingor ,ditsurliance to '::'., ..:.rdst.or.sleep;or :whichis:or may b.e dapgerou? w life or injurious
to healthor property ; . ,-. . ,ii i
~1(35)~:'~ccupierl'.in~ludes- I. , , . I . . . .; - . . . .. I r , : ,
. L''.i!i''(a)~afiypdr2bh:ir;hd forthatime~bcingispaying:orisIiablcto~~y to the owner thcrent or aryportionof.thcl.ren~of;ithe land
- Y a .I : . - . ofi..hildingin :raspect of which sucb rent, is. paid .or is pay- ablh*?;.i[ :.; , : I I ' :~!,!: j; '. - .,:/;;.;:; . L . : , , , 7.j ,,:, .;; :
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(b) an .owncr in occupation of, or otherwise using his land or boilding ;
(c ) 9 refit -f~-cc tcnakt of any land d( building ;. ( R ) a.licul~ccl: in occ:,p;rtion ofany 18nd.or building ;aq$ . . (e) any pznon Who b!e to -pay-to thc owm~damhges: for the
usc and o~cupation of any land or building.;
(36) ''offcnsivo bniattcr" ' includes animal iuarqasses, :kitchen .or stable 1-cfilst, dmg, dirt and pcltr id or putrefying subsbnccsi .other than
m , , sewage ; , . a .
, . (3.7) "owner" ipchdos a person who for tlic time being is receiving
otdis ontitl~dlto recelvo, .the.rent\~faaydandior :bui!ding whcther on his,o\vn ~occciunt.or~on-acco~nt~0Tthim~e1f:,and~oth~rs .or as an agent, ttustcu, guardian..^^ rccoivoi far :any othcr ~pcrson who shquId so r,cccivc the r q t o r be ontitlcd lo receive it if the land
- - i , ,.or bnildifig'or,pa~t there&fwerebt.to a tenant ; . . !. . , . ( .I . I , I I'
~g8')~~popul~tion"!-means the :ppdi~ltlm:.as.hasc~~:Mi~ed lati the last ' preximgccnsus ohhibh-thereleuant-%rcs ha yehenpublished ;
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(39) "pi,c\nis3s" mcans any Iand or building or part of a building and " I f;.jnr;iudes,L 1 , I .:, b . I : \ '*
, * ,> :!,f: ! (0) . I ~ c garden, ground and out-housos, i f any, appurtaining to a
. L l d i n g ofmpa~f-of a:building ; and ' . , # , .
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(b) any fittins affixcd to a building or part of a buildi~g for the : ' , -rnnl.ab 8cneficia):enjoymcnt.thercof -i-i:, , ,
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,~(40), "presmibed"~ianspreicrfM~bymles ~made:.undNsAct*; i 2
(41) "private street" mcalls any stroct, wvliich is not a public street and i ~ c i u d b a ~ y p ~ s s a g e secu~ingaccessoi mo!~r. moroplacssihelonging to tile same or diffcrcnt ownprs .; . , . - . I.., :
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(43) "private s1aughtt.r house" means a slaughter houso which is not . . - -. .- . .
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'- a ,mdnicip~tl~lh~g~t&~)ho~se~ ; . . . , , I . I '
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(441. ',cpublic pIace'!means any. lace which. is openq.todm use.and enjoy- rl
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merit of the public, whet erq.it is:acn!a-lly :u'*d or mjnyed by tho I
public or not ; , I , , I . ,I: , . . I f " . . . . . . . I . . . j , :,;:. .. I
i : ' , , I r , f45) c ~ u h b ~ ic securiti~:*:rncansany.securitieS of: t h Ctattai GAvwunenb , .
- dr a',State GovmnrHent or any s e i t i t s guaranteedby:the dentral Governm'ent or a +St& .QovernmenE .or:&y s e c ~ t i e s j ~ s u e d under this Act ; . , ,. , , I : . ;-. I .;
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. . . . . - , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 : : . . . . . . . . (46) "public strcet" mearls any strect which wests ,in the ~ikrpora.tion . . ,
, o r < w h i o h ~ ~ g c r the.p~ovisiorki Q[ #is Act. #becomes, 0 r . k de.clared -.:: ,:to b~~a~publlscrc~t~; ,, ., _ . , .
- ,, f4Q ',"railway administration'::~ou1d :have.thc:sanu, maning as ass@
ncd to it in thc Indian Railway Act, 1390 (9 of 1890)r;
(48) ,"raie'nble value" moans. the valuo ol: any 1and.or -buiiding fixed in acmrdanca witHthe.provisions of this Act and the byc-Iaws madc thmeundor~ for tho plirposo of assojsmmt to property taxes ;
, , . , . - (49) "&SJIJ tation?' means. a rep1 ationlmade- by thoiCarporation under .. , this Xct;.by notifisation, in the Oficial Gszctte,;
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c50) "rorida"--
(a)', a, pc;sdv shall, bc dcemed to "reside" in any dweiling housc whicli~r some porlionof which'hc som8tirnm, althoughnot un- igterruptcdly uses as a slceping apartment ; and
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- . (b), a crso'n .shall nohbo deemed-to. ce&e.to "reside" in any such : &!linghouse mvcly bccaure he is' abscnt horn it or has
, , , ; ! ~lsuwherc: another,.diylling house. in iyhidl! he resides, if . . . .
. I I . . , . . thap is, , liberty ,,of rcurning p ' it at: 'a$$',time, and no
. , , ,,; abandopmont, of tip intention-of retu~ning.to.it' ; (51) "rubbish" includcs ashes, broken ,bricks, . brokm) glass, dustj
malba, mortar and refuse of any kind wvhich is not f i l t l ~ ; ,] . . ,: , !-. , . 8 . ' :: I . i '
(52) ' hua l areas" meanr,tlj. part.,<f.hi kuficipa]'&~. k~ i ch* ihwc l ia - tely More thair inc;usion witliin thc limits of the muhjoipal areas -,wme:si~lated,withinthe local.limits of a Gram Pancbayat, but shall not inch~dc snch portion thoreof as may, by virtuc of a notifica-
, ,tion under section 417 cease . , to, be inciucii ia the rural areas as , ,' , .
,' fiercin defined' ;!. , , , , . . . . , ' I - .
, , , , ! . , ' : . .. . . . . . . . (53) "ScheduIed ~ i s i e s " &a11 hi& the.sahc$rt$inipg ,a 2 assigned to
it in clause (24) of articlc 366 of the Co-kti~tibn oFTndia ; ., ,
I ; . , , (54]:'"+bdii!!tj , , ~ i i b a ; ' s ~ ~ l l ~ h a v d t s a r n c mciininb& iiiii&d to it tn'cla~ae 125) of article 366.of ttie Cbnstitution ofIndia ;
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. , (55). "scwsge" mcaas night soil and other col-.tents of latrines, urinals, cnspools or'dcains and' polluted* watcr.fiom sinks, bathrooms, stables, cattle sheds and ohm 1ikb:'P;laces;' aridi iribh~des trade effluents and dischargzs from rnanufachiries of at 1 kinds ;
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(56) 6)4ihodr'in&m~a diQt onts~porar;ystmc~m f o r shade or shalter ; . . . . . . . . . r I . . ,
(57) "slaughter house" means any place ordinarily used for thc slau- . 1 . , ghter ofi qimalsjfoq fhp.: purposo.of., selling, the flesh thoyeof for ,i..; . !. hu,mn, aons~mption,i,,;, ,, . :,,.!, . , , , i T
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,' ~58)':"~~te~~iection~~~hi~si~~~~'inc~-the stat;'. lii&bn Commis- sion constituted by t h o S~?~,Governrncnt .~~@fscct i~n 160 of the HiEachal Pradosh Pancliayati Raj Act, 1994 (4' of 1994) and under
; , : . ar-ticlw: 243:Kan,d243-ZA of the: Canstitutign,oqIndia; . . !,- , : - > a , , , . r ! d , l > - .- . + J , "
(59) *'strcstm shall m a n 3ny road, footway, sqiiarb; ,co~rrt, alley, gully or pasmge, nccc;siblc whzther pzrmancnti y or temporarily to
. the pub1 ic and. w h o b r a. thnrol~ghfarc or not; and shall inchtde
cv:;.y vacant space, notwithstanding that j t rnay b3 private pro- p:rty akd plr t ly or wholly obstructed; by any gato, post, chain or other bzrrkr, i f houses, shops or other build~ngs about thereon, and i f i t is used by any person as mcans of accoss to or from any
" public.p:ac: or thoroughfaie, wl~ether such pcrsons bc ocmpiers of such baildings or not, bdt shall not inc;uderanp,part of such space wlvich thz occdpier of any sudl building has right at all hours to p-went all othcr pxsons from usil~g as aforesaid and shalI inciud-: aIso th,. drains or gutters tiiercin, or on either side or thc land-,. wIi:t&: covcred or-not by any pavement, verandah or other
, e;<ction, up:to th: b->undar y of any,abntti:~g p~opcrty, not accz;sibIe - to i l i~p:~.bl ic ; . : r , ..r. . ,
, .(63) "tad; effiucgt'' moins any liquid either with or without particIes .' . . of ntjttcc in sl.ispansion .th:r6in, which is:whcilly 6r [in part pro- ' duced i4'tlle course of any trado or industry carried on at trade
I ' . ' p;e;rlisles, and in-rcliition to. any trado premises means any such lihuid as'aforciaid which is so.produced in the course of any trado or industry carried on' at' those preniises, biit'does not include
:i , - -. I , . - . :domestic, sywage, ;- . , , r . , , I ' . , j . -: , , ' . . f , . , , , .
. 1 : (61) c't~adop.-emilscs" means any picmises uscdor intcndod to beused " ' -f$r, carrying on any trade . , , or ijldustry ; , . , . I - . ,
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'(62) "tiadi refuse': mean thdiefuie bf any tradc or industry ; , I " .
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(63) "v~hii!e" includff a' cFiage; cart, an, dray, truck hand-cart, biz];!:, t-icy:!e, cycle-ricksh~iv, auto-rickshaw, motor vehicle and
, cv::y wvh-?3Icd convayanc~,,whicF is used . . o r is, capabl~~of being ' US?+ on- p ihiet ;, 8 . : . :; - ' .
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, (64)-:,c'\y1rd':. ,?,ans a ,mmicipal ward, of: thp Corpoptio? madc under .:,s:!b-~c5t1?n (2) -0fisjiiion4 of this Ait for.fIiB$iiPose . , ,, . of elo~ion
of a mamber ; . ,
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.. - , . . . . . . . . . .. - (651, ' ' y t e r m;s'e!' i d i d e s @y, ri&,' itreab of : p h a ~ i l whether
. n a q a I or arti,fic@l ; . ' I . . - , , , . . . . . , - . 2
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(66) "water scal latrinc" means a latriie with a minimum'water-seal of . - , . . ~20mm in:.which. mcreta ,is push~dein or flushed ! by water and isnotrequiredto bzremoved by human agency ;
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' - 16fi ''ivate; works" includos all'lakds; tank, sbearns, cisterns, springs, pumps, wvelIs, rcscrvoirs, aqu'ediictGf~watcr' trucks,. ~sluices, main
. ,i rr: - , pipes, culverts, hydrants,. stand-pipes and conduits and all lands, , , , .
' - .buildinks,. michincry, b r i d g ~ ~ a'nd things used foi, or intended ' for the PJrpOse of .supplyi_rlg wat~r ;
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(63) , ''\$bGkshbp" mkim i n y p-cmisexr {inchtding.tlw p f cincts thereof) . . . . o~her tha,n a l J , . factory, " . , wllcrc in any indus,trial process is carried
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', ' (GI):"y.:nr*' tll:a+ i y$ir c&nn1cncing on the 1st day or April.
CONSTITUT[ON OF CORPORATION , . , .
3. Decluration of hiit w iciprrl rrrea us ~ o ~ ~ o r a ! i o r ~ . - ( l ) For thc -pur- poscj of this Act ehc arc& cornp~ised within thc limits of thc Shimla Municipsl Corporation constituted undcr thc Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1979 (9 of .1980)' shalt bc thc - , Municip~i' Corporation of Shimla. , ,
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(2) T i c Gsvcrnment may, front time to ti~ne, by a notification in the O5ciaI G3zztta; de:la;e any, m~nieipa t ity ,: to. be a Corpqration known as "the Municipal Corporation of.. ........... ..(Name of Corporation)" :
-Provided that no: municipality or group,of municipdities shall bc so declared to,ba a Corporationunle.~s :- ,. , .
(i) the population, thereof exaeds f i ~ t y thousapds ; and
(ii) the tom1 income of the municipality or group of municipalifies immediatoty prcceding the.datc of issue of the notification, excccds two cror'& rupecs per-annun. . . , . . . .
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(3) The Govern'ment hay, from timt: to time, after. consultation with the Corporation, by notification in the Official G z e t t e , altm the limits,of the
, municip~l area of the Corporatioh deciared under sub-sections (1) and,(2) so as to include thoyein or exclude there from such arcas as may be specified in thc notification: . - , I . . . ,
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, : - . I r . . . . - 1 (4) When the Iirnits of tho municip~! area are altered, so .asto inciude
therein any aroa, exqpt as the Crovernmcnt may otherwise by notification direct, all mles; ,rcguIatiofis, nocificatioas,: byelaws, .orders, directions and powers. issilcd or conferred and all tqxes imposed undcr this Act and in force in the:niunicipal arenj'shall apply to-sucharea: - . I I ,
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. , section (31,- , .. . , . , , ., . . I , ' , , , . 2 i >, , . ' . ' r , : ( '
. . (a) . , .. this .Act, and all notifications, rulp; bye-1aws;,orders,, directions :,ind,powers issued, n s d c : or confcrred,urkdcr fismhct, shall.c;easc
e m . . . . to apply thereto ; and ,,, ,,,:,,. , . , , . .:.I.J. . .
: (b) thc Goveinmen~'shh11 after consulting r h Corpdiatiori, frame a I 'I :scherne',detormining wvht por.tion- of-the -balanw, of the Corpora-
# . .;:., tio~!fbnd artd:other pioperty-vesting in'thdMunicipa1 Corporation shall vcst in thc Government ,arrd,in:what n~annet- th'e :liabilities of tllc Corporation shall b~ ap~ortioped between the Corpora-
- - --:fi~n~~ndth~:%o$ermufi.t,tmd,.~n~~hbschemc,'bcjng.notified, the . , -
, ' - property and 1iabilities.shaII v a t and be apportion6d acmjdingly. . . . . . . . . . :, . . . . . . . . . . r 1 . . (
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4. ~ncorpordliun and constitvliorr $ carporafiotr,(l) Th!: corpora- t ion s hall be ii body. 'corporate having pcrpctual succession fand' a common scal with powvcr sl~bjcct t o the provisior b ; of this Act, to actluire, liord and dispasl: of p!.bper ty altd may b j the said 2amo sue a ~ d be sucd .
(2) Save ns provided in sub-secLon (3), all scats in the Corporation shall be 6llcd by ~crsons.~hosen.by dircct etection.from the territorial cons- tituencies in the n~unicipalarea znd for this p:irposc thc municipal arc2 shal!, by a llogifintion issucd in this bshalf, b; divided-jrto tcrrjtcr ial constihcncies to. be known ns wards.
(31, labaddition .to the persons cliosp~. -by direct: elcction fr.o'm.the tkr- ritoria l cons titucncies, tho Govc..nrncnt - may, by notification, nominate- tlic following categories of persons as Coi~ncillors of the Municipal Corpora- tion :-
(!),three pmsomv~,havingl special i knowledge or! experience in:nnmi- cipsl administration ; ~ n d
! ( i i ) . mernbm5 of thenhgislative' Assembly representingmnstihiencies which comprisc who1 l y or partly themuni~iprti.arka~~ : . :
Provided tbnt-tl~c~porscnsruferrcdlto in-olauso (i)'abovoshaII cot have the right to vote in the meetings of thc Corpor. t' ron.
(4y Wh~c.aftor th~~commmc'smcnt: oPthis\Act:~, ahymunicipal crca is dcclarcd t~ b-: n Corp~ration and'er: sub;scction: (2): at: santion 3, all powers and d~tties ~onferred and imposed upon the Ccrporation by or nnder
, : :this Act, OF any other law, shall. bc:omrcf ed, and. pcriormed. by the Corn- missioner, for a, pried not excoxling;six n~ontbs ,or till at Gor~oratian~ - is
. . t ' constitutedunda. tho.pro~isions~f this Actb whi~hever!i$ oarlier. . :* . . , , I . '
5. bttrarion o j Corporation.--(1) TI& corporation, unless- sqoner dissolvcd under section 404 of t3is Act, shall cortirtue for five ycars from thc -dah:appoifitctFd'for. its fust: mccting: . , . I .
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(Q), Am c!ection to wnstitutr thc Carpration shall lbd.comp!elcd-
(a) btiore the elcpiW of:its:duretionspscjfied insubsktion~l).;. '
(b) . bzfore. the expjriition of a.p~riod.of six-months from thc date of ~ t s dissolution :
Provided that whcl-c the rcmajndc: of thc pcriod for which thc dissol~cd Gqmration. would: havo continued.,is( loss- ant six-.mouths,; it, shall not be n e a s a r y to~ho~d~any~eloction under .this section. for constituting thc
. . . Corporation for such period. . I I .
. (3). A.Corpo:.ation+ corn titl~tcd:upon~ imiissa tu tion,. befme:the cxpir a- - . tior-of its, duration sHall: continuc:only for the reinaindw, af, the pcriod for , which the. dissolved. Car~o~*ation. wouldd haw' contimwd. under sub- . seotion fi1)haditnot bzen.so~di~soIved, !
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. . . .. 6:. De-ii~nitation of Wardi.-Fo~t he.pur,psa of deckion oi~ouncillors . . . . . . .
tho.Daputyi Commissioner. shall;. in accordam' with such.rulw as may be, prescribed hy thc Statc Gavo;.tlment,-
(i), ono. C o ~ c i l l o r sl~all bea!ectcd from,cacli ward,.; &d
(iQ as Tar as, possiWe,ihc .population ig cach ward shall be equally .distributed :
Frovid~d that the in each h r d %ha11 not'beless than 3500 . . . . . . . . .
and tlie riurnber .o1,catal~se;rtslto ,be filled by , , dirtst ~lcction shajl not cxcced twenty fivk ;
(h] dotermino tho teraitoria1:extmt of<each .ward .;.and
(c) determine the ward or wards in which seats are reserved undct I t l i h AG~,.
7. Q~ralification for Cozmcillors.-A person shalt not be qualified to bz-chosen as asalGo~ncIilor.mlms- . : . . . . . . .. . , .
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(b) his name is registered as an elector in the dtedtorai' roll uf ..jmy,-m&in~&muniGpal:area.. , . ,
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.d. -Disquu(tj?cal ions ~ f ' C v ~ ~ c i I l o r ~ . - f l ) .&person shklPbe dijqua)ified for' being cfihsenss; 'and% h i n g , a:&undilloi of fh~rCOrporutio~~-
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@),if )C is S O disqua!ified by or undm arty law for thc time being in ' , , / e 'fdr&fbi'th.pu~~om~fel~ti~n~the~~s1a~reof~~G#m: .
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~roi.ided t h h no~pmsod:~hall.be'~di~qualified #!:,the groundqhat he is lcss than 25 years, if he has attbfiiaiafheagdcbf 2f-ymclrs .;;and
"'() 'if 'hi: 'is .sP 'di$qb;ili&d, by .or , - d & , : e y :law .made !by .fia . - L~gsiinlra 'of 'the 'State.
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"(Zj ~ . : ,prson shdl . .- al$o!be:disq9ali:fi:erd,Tor %eing6'&oscn '&,--and far ,,, , being, a CounciU9~-, ,..,,,;, , . ,
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.@]if he.is of mound mind and standsso declared by a cornpetcut . . , . j . . , .*u! ;' , , - ; , , .. . , I ! , . . : :i . -1.
. . . (5) iFhg is&& h citizen of inaia, or ~ i . ~ ~ b ~ ~ i l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i r c d t b p . , . ,.citizejlship ~f.a.i~lrejgr! State, or, is -under:, ,my aclyylcdgc-
. m a t af a~legianq-or. adheregce-,td..d+fo~dgn .State ; . O ' , - . . - , , . . I ! , J
( r f ) if he bas, in promdings for questioni~g ' the &iiiity or ro,@i-ity Qf, I . . an.a~~ctiofl,~ccn,fouqd . , . . . , , . . to havc been guilty nf- . .; , .
(i i) any offence punishable undcr sectiom 1'71-E, at 1914 oP , ..- ..the.Indian.Ppnal.Cod,e, ,. I860 (45 of1860) or any offace
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sia'cc thb 'date df the3hding'; ! , , , . o l J
" (4 if llC'has bzan smtcncid or cbnvicted by a crirl~inal court ,to imp+ sonmcxt for an offmcz involving moral turpititde, unlcss a pcriod of six ypars has clapsed sincc his convicrion ;
, . ( f ) i f he Ilolds any office ~i?~rofiti~ndcr~thc Corporation ;
(g) if hl is a liccmed architect, draftsman, enginecr, plumbcr, surve- yor or town planner or is a partner of a firm of which any such
1 i c ~ e . d person is also a partner ; , . . .
(11) if hc holds any oEEcc of profit under the Govcrmcnt or the Municipal Corporation; , : : . , , : ' : , , . . , , > - I : I < , , , ,; ; , ( ,;, ,,. , '
( i ) if ha is interested inany subsisting contract made'with, or any work baing done for tho Corporation except as a share holder (other than a director) in an incorporated company or. as a member of a co-opsradve society ; . m
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G) if he is retained or employed in any professio~l capa~ity cithcr pcrson4ly or in the name of a firm of which hc is a partner or
. . . with, ~hich,hq is engaged,in,a.profej~iu~l capacity, in comcction with, any cause or ,pjoceedjqg. in which die, Corporatjon. or .'any of municipal authorities is interested or concerned ;
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tion or any othcr local authorit'y, any Govornmcnt 'mmp'any or any2 . . I . . corpbtate .bo,dy pyncd ,oh controlled, by the G,overnment
: becn dismiss&~fr-om:ser?i+.; . . - , !r . . . . . ' . . -. .-. . . . . . .
1: ( I ) if ho, has encroa,chedupon or-,i? a b5)ef!ifici~y of, the encroachment upon any land belonging to, or ,ta,keq,,,on,),oase, pr '.?equisitioncd by or on behalf of, thc State Government, a muni~ifllity, a pan-
... ,,,, !! % , . chayat, 9ropcrativc soq\qty or spy o q e r , loql authpfity, unless a Feribd ~ f ' s i k - y ~ a r s hi;- elapscd since the dat: .on ,which he' is ejected therefrom or he Gases to be the en~roacher-;'~':'-' " .-
j:i:,l:,<; .:, ,> E & j I C I ~ h : r ~ ~ F ~ ~ . & k r p i 4 r P 0 2 2 ; oi;&i;.blau~ *he:: exlirespion "bcncficiaries" shall include the spouse and .legal heirs of the encroacher ; or,
(m) if hc is rqistered as a 'h'abisal offender undc r the:HimSchal , Pradcsh-Habjq~al offenders Act, J969 (8 of 1974) ; , :,I: .: I . , I
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' (n) if 'heL h@: :) bzeq"ordcicd ,to4 'gfye:'$e$(it~ Tor g&$ Iiehavioour unde'c ~ ~ c t i o r i ~ ~ l I 0 'of 'be Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
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(o) ifhs fai~s'io arilldneafi bfiii$kina due to hiin, athmwine than as ap agcnt, receiver. .trust~i~or ,an exeFtpr, to.rpa Corpora- tion withi'; three msnthi itftst ' .a notice Inm this bkhaif has bcen
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, .%,';! . . , , , , 4 , , . a ' - ) . ,'. - , ,;!;"I . ,i ,Q), $,l$'iS ip' tkiq ~iuP1~yrncnt~ or un$,er 'any .pan$ayat or of
:,!,,:,,; .aqyr:~thq focal'authoiity' o i wr-~'~~iktive's'dciZty'or the State I Giiir~rnihcfit'o~ 'c&ti $1 0 6 ~ $ n r n ~ d ' + y pbblib' sector under - .... , , . I ' I t . ! , . . I 1" ;jr.L1 ..I) :.'.
taking under the control of thc Central or the Sta tc Government.
kxpl~~zution.-For the purposes of this clause the expression "service" or "omploymont" shall include persons appointed, engaged or employed on whole time, part time, casual, daily or contract basis.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections { I ) and (2) above-
(a) a disqualification undar clause (c) of subsecrion (2) shall not take effect until three months have elapsed since the date of such dis- qualification or if within these threo month an appeal or petition for revision is brought in respect Of the conviction or sentence until that appaal O r petition is disposed of ;
(b) a person shall not be deemed io have incurrcd any disquabfication under clause a, or clauae (g) of sub-section (2) by reason only of his receiving-
k;l I/) any pension ; or
(li) any allowance or facility for serving as a Mayor or Deputy Mayor or as a Councillor ; or
(iii) any feefor attendance at a meeting of any mmn~ittee of the Corporation ;
(c) a parson shali not ba doemed to have any interest in a contract or work such as is refcrred to in clause ( i ) of sub-section (2) by
t rmson only of his having a share or interest in-
(9 any lease, sale, exchange or purchase of immovable property - or any agraement for the samo; or
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(ii) any agreement for the l&n of money or any security for the payment of money only; or .
(iil) any newspaper in which anyadvertisemuat relating to the affairs of the Corporation is inserted ; or
(iv) the sale tomthe Corporation or to any other municipal authority or any oficer or other employee of the Corporation on behalf ,
of the Corporation of any article in which he regularly trades or r ha purchase from theCorporation or from any such autho- rity, officer or other employee on behalf of the Corporation of any article of a value in either case not exceeding five thousand rupees in tho aggregate in any year duringthe period of the contract or work; or
. . ' (v ) the letting out on hire to the Corporation or the hiring from the Corporation of any article not exceeding two thousand
, rum i n ' b aggregate inany year durjjigl~ . , thk: period . . of tho - .
' contract or work ; and
(ri) any agrccmcnt or contl.act with tbc Corporation or any ot l~c r n~1nicip31 authority for taking wntcl. or any otller thing which thc Co14poriltion may generally supply. .
(4) If a p-rron sits or Votes % a Councillor of the Corporation i ~ h c n ilc is not q~mlificd or that he is disqualified for such ~ ~ u n c i l l o r s h i p , he sllall be l i nb :~ in re;p>ct of encll day on \vhich hc so sits or votes to a pcnalty of fivc . 11llndl.ed rupccli to be recovered as an u r e a 5 & . .of p ; f + , . under ,th,is Acr . , .
(5) Lfnny question arisei as to whether a Counci tlor of the Corporation has b~cornc sttbjccr to any of ,the disquali ficatims mentioned in,sub-.s%tions (I). aitd (2). the quosiion shall' be'rcfemed for the-decision ofrsu~b aauthorjty nrd insuch mafin& as t h ~ ~ G v e n r n r n a y . by nocificationprovidc.,
(df IT i p~r;6h:ki$i;,c~;or~d a i a'C$*i~~or oflth& Corporation, bzcomej n Mu~nbsr of the'Housc of the PkopI'c; the Couridi'l o'f'statm, &c State Legislative. Assel?~bl y, or is or becomes, mcmbcr of a municipality, or fin ORCE bcafei of a,p'3nchay,&ty ttien'at.thi:+xpiration period of-fifteen days- fiori~ tlit'dattdf pu blication b f the e~eatibn.resu~t, as t b a e - i ,may be, within fiftzcn days frolll t hc datc of thc commcnccmcnr~~f :tarm'of officc of a Me~nbsr of thc Housc of Pcople, the Council of State, the Stak Legisla; tivc Assem b'y or mcmbx of' tl~c inm~icipslity, or an office bearer of a pan- cliaya;,, hi+ scat ina Corporation s hall b::onnlc yacn~ t , unlcss lie l~aspreviously resi ih~d hi%lJscat jir tlic HOUSE of P~opJe;:th~ .Coumii:-df. States, thc Statc Lsgit; lnt ivo Assembly, thc panchayat'+r,th& municipaii~; as the casc may bc.
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E~pia11arion.-For the p:spose:; of sub-scctisfi~~ (6),#, the, expression "oficz b~arer of tflc psncliayat" sha!! have thc same meaning as is assigned to 'it,$iiiiet clatisc: (43) of -d.!icction12 , oftlu . H i r n a ~ l ~ 1 : P r ~ ~ h ~ P ~ n ~ h o y a t i ~ R a j Act. I:994.(4j~~1994).'. " ' :. 3 :'I I !..-:: (,;, ,:>: ,' ,,,; ,
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9. Elcctio~~ to rlte Corporario~r.-(1) ~ 1 1 e superintendence, direction and -imcontrol of thc:~cparatidn ofl electoraIlrol!s; delimitati~n.Of<:, wards, \ rcscrvation and nllotmcnt of scats by to'mtion for;. and ,t!w:anduct of all clcctions to thecorporation, shal l be vested in the Stage Elcction Commission.
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(2) The Gsvcrnment as ~vcll as1 tbe. Cosporntiqn sha1l;'whcn so re- quested by the State Elcctiop Commission, make available to the Commission such stiff ii may be necessa~ y ,&r'+he distrhar ge of the fu,nccriom w,nferred on the Statc Election Corrim~issiofi,by sub-sectipn'..(l):. - , ,?;il:: .
:: (31 The Cohrnissio'jl sltall frame ,its own rulcs..andday down.its own p r O c ~ ~ u l u r e ~ ' ' ' ' r ~ ' : " . : , ' ~ I " .:
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- "f0. ' '3csii.,*nrion of seat$ of ~omci1lors.-I I). Seats sl~all. be rescrvcd in - t:,, ;:,, ,,,r, , , ,. the Cgrp~riitioh,- . . , , ;:iJ; . . . . . I , : , , .;;I.
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(b) for the Scheduled Tribes #; . . , , . .;, . . . . , ,
aiid: :the-'number. or.-l seati :SO. ceserl'ed &ear; 3; nearly as ! . . : _ . . . h a y be s , m ~roportion,to:thc,@t~l.num~~~,~~sca~s fo be filled by , , dircct. clcctisp; in the Co~poration as' thc'population of the
Schcduicd Castes and th'e S~hidulPd Tribisi-'inLf-tbe Municipal a 1 ~ 3 bears to thc total population;of-~e-:muni~jpai area :
11. Riglit io vote.-(1) For cvmy municipal area there shall be a l is t of voters which shall be prepared in accordance with thc provisiom of this Act and thc rubs made thaeunder.
(2) Every parson who is qualified to be registered in Legislativa Asscmbly roll relatable to the municipal area or whose narne is entered thc~ein and ordinarily resident within the municipal area shall be entitled to be regjstercd in the list of voters ofthat musicipal s e a :
Provided that no pcrson shall be entitled to he registered in tba list of voters for muro than one w a d of the municipal area.
Expldnation-IbdTho expression "ordinarily resident" shall- have thc mcming assigned to it in section 20 of thg Repramtation of the People Act, I950 (43 of 1950) subject to t he modification, that refmenw to "CUP- stituency" therein wil I bc c o a ~ t r u d as refcrenm to municipaI area."
Explanolion-II. -A peram shall be disqualified for registiati6n in thelist of voters of the municipal area if heis disqualified for tbe reg~stra- tion in the Legislative Assembly Roll.
12. Filling of casud vacuncies,--(1) Whmevfir a vacancy occurria by doath,resignatiou or removal, or by vacation of aseat for any othorreason, the vdcancy shaIl be fillcd within six months of the occurrmcc of such vacancy : , ,
Provided that no o1oction shall be beld to fill a w a l vacancy occurring within six months prior to the holding of a general election.
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(2) Every person ol&d or nominated io.fIIl a casual vacancy shall ba elected or fmrtinatecl to servo for the remainder of his predecmsor's,term OP office.
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(3) If the vacancy be a vacancy reserved for any category, the YamCY will be filled from the same category.
13. Publication of results of elections.-The names of all bpe~som elected as Councillors, shall, as soon as may be, after such election be pub liihed by the State EIection Commission in the O4cial Gazette :
Provided that the names of all the Councillors elected at a general el&tionshaII be so published as far as possible simuItaneously.
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14. E!ccfion petitions.-(1) No election- of a CouaciIlor shall be called in qucstion except by an election petition presented to the Deputy Commissiom, having jurisdiction over that municipal arest bereinah in- this Chapter referred to as the prescribed authority .wi thrn thirty days Born the date of the publication of the rcsuIt of the election under section 13.
(2) An election petition calling in question any such election may be presented on one or more of the grounds specifid in section 16, by any candldatc at.such cloction or by any elector of the ward concerned.
- (3) A petitioner shall join as respondmts to his petition all the candidates
at thc ~lection.
(4) An etection petition-
(a) sbalf contain s concise statement of the material facts on which the petitioner rdies ;
(b) shall, with sufficient particulars, set forth the ground or grounds on which the elecrion is called in question ; and
(c) shall be signed by the petitioner and verified in the manner laid down in the Code OF Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) for thoverification of pleading.
15. Relief that may be claimed by the petitiorrer.-A petitioner may claim-
(a) a declaration that iho election of all or any of the returhed candidatas is void ; and
(b) in addition thoreto, s further declaration that he himself or any othex candidate has been duly elected.
~ x ~ i a m t ion.- he expression "r ehuned candidate" means a ' candidate whose name has bean published in the
Oficial Gazette, under section !3. . ' . .I ; .,. 8
16. Grounds for declaring election ro be void.-(I) Subject to LdC pro- visions of sub-section (21, if the prescribed authority is of tho opinion- -
(a) that on the date of his election a returned candidate was not qualified or was disqualified, to be chosen as a Councillor ; or
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(b) that any corrupt practice has been commitled by a returned candidate or his agent or by any other person with the consent of a returned candidate or -- his lagent; ,or
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(c) that any nomination paper has beeh impropeily reject& ; or
(d) that the rcsuIt of the election in so far as. it concerns a returned candidate, has been materially aflected- . . -. , . . . . .
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(i) by the improper acceptance of any nomination ; or ( ! + ,,
( l i ) by any Gorrupt practice committed in the.interest of the returned candidate by a person other than the candidate or
- . , his agent or a person acting with the consent of such can- didate or agent ; orm - . .
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(iii) 9 the improper aecoptanw or refusal of any vote or reccp- elon of any votc which is void ; or
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(iv) by, the 'non-compliance with the provisions of this. Act or any rules or orders ,made thereunder ,;
prascribcd authority shall dcclare the c!wtion of the iehuned candidate to -be void. . . . .
(2) If in th: opinion of thr: p;ci.;rib;d authority.' ( a r*tkd candi- date or any of his agents, has becn alleged to bc guilty of any corntpt practice, but thc prescrjbcd autho;ity is satisfied-
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(u] that no sych c,orrupt: practicc was committeg at thc election by the candrdate, or such corrupt p:acticc was comtnittcd contrary to the orders, and without tlid-conssnt df the candidatc;
(b) that the candidate too$ $1 rearbdable me+ fdr prcvcnting tbc commission of corrtlpt ,pr'acticessattthe election; and
(c) .that in all-othcr rcspccfs the election was free, from any CorrWt -" practicc~ dri the phrt'ofthc candidaid!or any-of"His agknth,,,
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:.. ,fie prescribed authority may dccjde that thc clectioo of . . the returned . , candidate " 'i'snotvoid; . .
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., . 17. ,ProceEJrrre to be folio~i~ed by the pre~cribed atithor;ty.-The pro- :: ~ccdme'ptovided':ia the Code of ~CiviI 9roce.durc~ !:L908 (3 [of 1908), in
regard to suits shall 'be foHoiveY by Shc 'piescrj bed authbri ty in t be trial and disposal of a? election ~ctition under this Act. ,,., . 8 , , . . . .;, ' . , , I?<: , , , ..,, , r: 1 u, , , ; , . . , , ; 3 i ,,;, ;
. < : I : I.'#?. ' Bse@ibi of $rescribed arr~horit~.-S+ubjcct to the provisions of
this Act and,of arly:;r-u:lei,inadc4h~renndcr oveky election petitionshal1 bc dccided by the prcscribzd authority within a period of six rnonths from the datk o€its:~fesatatiofiundqr scctiwl4, aqd-at the c.g~ciysiollrgf tb Ilearing of an-elecf$oa petition; therpresmibod authority shall makc.qq order,, , . , a
!I ... ~~a~.,dism'issin~the election petition ;err ;,. , , : ,,,, , , , ,..,-,,I,. ' : , , ' . ! , ,,:!.:. 1:r; . , : < ,,, . - . , I . - , ' "
(b) declaring the election of i l l br any of thc returnkd caadidatos to I
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(c) ,declaring the,clection,pf,ail $.r any.of the rcprncd candidates to bcvoid and thzpetitioncr andany othcr candidate to have been
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!", .: . . (2) Ii,any pcrson.who bas ,m,ed- an :election wiition has, ,@addition to , . , . . .
caIlingin question thonkction of thcreturncd a d i d a t e ; ci~jljmcd dcctaration that hc bimself or any ather candidatc has bcen duly clcctcd and the pres- cribcd authority.is.ofopinion-- . , + i l , : , , , - , : .
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(bj that but for the vote a btained by the re&& candidate tb? petj; tioncr or such othcr candidate would have obtained a ma~ority
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thc prescribed authority shall aft;; ' dkcialing the elcction of the returned candidate, to be void,, d-cclare. the;petitioner.or su& other candidatc, as the ~ascmaybe,toha~ye.b~en.dulydected. . . . , . , . . . -. ,.
. 19. Procedtrre; , in case oJ'eqtiality,, of . ,roles.-If ,during the baring of an election p~tition it apgears that there js an cquality of votes between
;my m~:didarc at the clecrioll md that the addiiion of a vote wou!d entitle of those c a ~ i d i d i l t ~ ~ to be dcclared erected, rhcn the preicribcd authority
shall decide betwen thcm by lot and procccd a5 if thc one oq ~qhon~ thc jot rails had received an sdditio~al vote.
20. f i ~ o l i f y ofdecision.-(I). Save as qthqwise providcd, an order of the prescribed authwity on an election petitionsha,H. be Fl.
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. (2) A9 sle&ion ' of a ~ ~ v n c i l l o r n ~ i ~ ~ l l e d 'h qucntjon in accordance with thc foregoing provisions shall be deemed jo b ~ a good and valid elcc- tion.
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(3) hy aggrie&d by rhbbrdkr of tho pr&ciibed~blu'~'dhtY may file an appeal to the Director, within a period of thirty days fr'orn the dare. of the ocder and he.shall hcar, and gispose of the appeal yithiq . r , a . pariod o f n h t y d a ~ ~ ~ , . :,IT!: ,,:, . ' 1: . : I : ... >t. , I ;. ,..
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(1) Bribery as dofined in sub-section (1)-$f seC$i!GJ' 123 '6f the .. - I , . . Representation ,of the B%ople Ac!,, 1951 (43 of+951) .. , .; . .. . .
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:: i ;.(2~:iUndue iriflumc as d c % ~ ~ d : i ~ . s : ~ b ~ ~ c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . (2) of -,, thkiii+&t[~$ . . ;, . . , . . . i I .. i . . ::: . . . . . . . - , .,\ : d l . , , ' I 11 ' , , - : . , ,. .-;:,- ,<,,,:., , ,. ,
'(3)- $in' agpaaI,, by a andidate ox his. agent ar by, any other,pqson with,. thc consent of the candidate or his election age$p..# :;vote g ~ , , ; refrain from voting on grounds of caste, race, 'community or
. : ; ti r~ligion oo the;use ,~f o~jappql; go,, . reliL@ous, s~mbo@, or, .tha I :. : . I , use:,af or,appw ]:to, hgtiopa] symbgls p c h , a s the qatianp!.Jlag
or the national emblem, for1 tb fqthqany . . . . . . . . . . of'Jhe fiospqcrs, of; :j: that candidate's election ; . I . . I
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1 (4j Tho4ublioationby,a.~an~idat~p~~,his e e @ ,or liyahyo@ pdi*n ,,.,: .;with tbe!consent of tb~;.cafldi&tc .or, his.H?tion age t ' of .aqy..:','; -,: J! ~:atatempnt:*fhcr which @ :filse,.+d ,y$iqh hp eifhPr,&+!ie,fGS $O . -
. . ' .; i - --be~Fplskor.~doesn~tbeliey~e,to be,tmuA.raycId$oat~ % ' pp,rsonal , . ; 1 ; I : .i: lacaotq:.:or' .conduct .pf - , a ~ . , , ~ d i ~ ~ ~ , o r . $ ~ ~ q ! ? 7 ?o!g obFthc. ' ,,
: .;. ivcandidaturei:o~; withdrawalJ frorp. cqntest of &iY"'candi'diiYe be!ag. , '
a statement rcasonabl y caIculated to ' 'prejudici 'th; prospi$ts ' " ' . . . . . . . . . ...... of that candidate's election ; .- , , . I , : ...
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(5) Tho hiring or procuring, whethcr on iayrn&t b? othkr~ise, 1: of any~vehiclo~ol:. ~mse'l i by a caqdid&te,,g. his agent or by any
other person with thc conseit of the cahdidati?or his elkction ' 2 :agcntfos. conveueyaneiof,any e l ~br , . , (qt&f +an $e,ca~didate
hiouclf, axd the members of his family"or his agent) to or 1 . 1 1 , from~;anyrpolliPg. sbtifln .pro.vided in :accordance, with the
- . . . rules made under this Act : . h . . . I ! .,, , > I i l ? , d ,
..~P~dyided:that:the, hiring. of ra,yrShiclq or vessel ,by an el ctorj or by severol-eieuhrs ?&;thein dointrmsttfori* ,pwPPs8: Qffc~Fveii'irgtimmqy,ibr,m to or From any such polling station.sha,U.nqt bs&'@ed to : b,e,ad-'compt" Pragtce under this clausc, if the vehicle or vessel'& hired is a vehicle"^?
~rovidcd furthor that tho use of any public transport Vehicle or vessel or any railway carriage by an elector at his own cost for thu purpose af going to or coming from any Such polling station shalI not be deemed to be a corrupt practice under t h i s sub-section ;
Exp ian&tioir.-Tn this sub;section the expression' "vehicle" means any vehicle used or capable of being used for the purpose of road transport whether propeIled by mechanical power or otherwise and'whether used for drawing other vehicles or othirrwise.
. . (6) The holding of any meeting in which intoxicating liquo~s aro saved. . - , , '
(7) The issuing of any circular, placard or 'pstar having a reference to the election which does not bear the name and addiess of the
. , printer . and publisher thereof. , , ,
(8) Any 0 t h practice which the Government may by rules specie to be corrupt practice.
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22. ~din&ance of secrecy .qf voting.-(1) Ewry oEcar, or official, agent or other. person who performs any duty inmnnectipn-with therecording or counting of votb at an electionshaII maintain and a ~ d m maintaining tho seaecy of the voting and shall not (except of some purpose authorised by or undk any law) cornmuni~are to any person my idormation calculated to vioiate such secrecy.
- , ' "(2) '& parson who bntravem the provisions of sub-section (I),
shaii. be pfishable with imprisonment far a term-'whch may extend to three son'ths or with b e ; ' o r with both. , ,
23. DFficers e tc. at elections not io acr for candidates or to i n m n c e vo~hg.-[l) No person who, is a returning officur; or an +sistant returning officer -or a presiding officei- or polling officer at an elecEran or an oEcer or offikial:appointad by the returning offiicer or tbe presiding officer to per- form azijrldity,in connection with an election Or a-member of a polico fmce, shall:,:i&'tba' conduct or -inanrigement of the election do any act (other than the giving of votes) ,for the;furtherance,of ,
, the prosped of the election of a
candidate. , ,
(2) No such par sop as aforesaid shall endeavour- ' .. , 8 - ' . [ - ' , I
, ., , i 1 ' .-. .. . . . , ,' , (a) . cto pnruad? any.nypadson togive his vote at an e l e c t ; or
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. ' (i:) to ' ~ ~ e n c e ' tfie Lotirig of any person:at an election in any manner.
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:(3) (22i piison bho [email protected] tho provisions of suhectio? (1) ar subsbM~op (2).<shall b2 punishable withimprisonment ,for a term which may
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24. Prohibition of convmsing in or .near po7ling statton and of puilfc meeflng on eleclion day.-41) No pawn shall, on the date or data on wbrch
the pal1 is taken at any poliing station , coinmit any of the folIorving acts wjtbin tha polling starion, or in any public or priwto p l a ~ c within a distance of one hundred metrcs of thop~lling station, namely:-
(a) canvassing for Votos ; or , l i
(b) soliciting the votes of any clcctor ; or
(5) pmu ding any olector'not to vole for a& particular andidat.; or
{d) persuading any elector not to vote at thc olcction ; or 4 , , . ' I , 8 ,
(e) exhibiting any notice or sign. (othcr than an official notice) relating . . , I . t o the cleclion; . .# . , . ! . ,
(2) No ,pbrson shall convene, bold or attend any public meeting yith- I -
in any ward, on the dab ordates on or: atl any tiko within twcnty;.four hours, :, .. preceding thti start of thc poIl(for an alcctio~ in that ward. , :,.,ti;; - , ,
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(3) A n y parson who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section,(2) shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundi red and fifty rupecs. I
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I person shall, on tho date or dates on which n poll is takun at my polling - - - sbtio&-: ', .. - .. . . f , ' ',, ' " , L ' , 1 . 4 . ' , , 1
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(a) use or operate within or at the entranco of thh '&iliag staiion or * . . i .-, in,any.puhlic ocpriyate placa in the neighbgurhood,tkeof any , . apparatlis for lampIifYing,or :_repr.o,ducing. the hu-tqap yoice; .such r ,., . , , , ,as.a.megaphona.or,a loud speykm,; or - , ; , .. ,, ;, , , . , ,, , ,,: : ; ; - r , I,.: , .
;-., ' .. 2 : , . , I r . , .1,: ; . , t J.,,, !.. . . / , . ." .-,',.'. , , . , ,,,; (b).s.hout err bhkwise , act;in.a. disorder,ly wmw, within,or,at th,., i . .
entranca of the polling station, or,in anyrpqbjic pr .privatg.pIa,% .:, . .
in the neighbourhood thereof ; .-. ,, '<,,',' , ' k, .;:: .. : ' I - ! \ , , . ., { ;'
SO as to',i+uqs, ,@goxav4 '$* $Y: pirsbn ,+kiting .t+ polhng;itefrh, hg, poll, or so ,&;tp iptqfora wi@ + work .. . pf 'he'officer , . . .., m $ ' ~ $ h ~ ,. Wsp -. ,. #, +: i t > o$, .,., ,; duty at:m polling st&o.n,. ,: . . , . , .. ;&)<.- :,. . , , , , , , i !~.!!c,;m!,t i I . . ! I . , : , , m , , i 2 1 1 , r , # .
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(2)' Any 'persdn who'~&tn~mes or viafilly id^ br S b e ~ ~ t h e &h$,,:,;-;i ventionof theprovbi~nsdf sub-section (1) shalI be ~unishable with in~prisdi mene,[~;~ a tqv which .may , . 1 . , , cxtend, ...... to three . . . -m9nth,, ,.,,,,. or with he pr -wj:ith ,, , ,, , . I t ' : , \- botha:.:.!, ,.. % 5 : . a - . d ,' . . ::.: ,.> '. ,: , b * , :- r m :,' *; , 5 r , , , ,;<: * , -, , ;::; ..
,.!(,,- I> - ,I , .<I . -,r I. . : :: '&;id& o f f i c ~ 2. a &lling sta$o& to"b~ii&.~o,:~~ ! :-. ,
t+t k y pqson ~i,commjlying;o~ has winmittcd a,n o i fenc~ , ,~i+$shkkleund~ I '.?: thts section, he may direct any polico offi~er 10 arrat such pason, ana'theie: - ' - '
w o n 99, polip o f l c ~ shallaf?,?! %?- !. , , - . , . , :. , , . ,, , ,: , , , -, , r r
I ' ' I - of snh-s~ction~ ( I ) , and lnay seizc any appnratus, used ,for such ,
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26. Petlatry for miscoaduct at t l ~ e polli t~~:sfalio~r.-(i) Any person who during the hours fixcd for the p ~ l l at any polling station, misconducts hinlself or fails to obcy tlic lawful dircctions,of thc.presiding,oficer, may be rcnlovzd from thc polling station by the presiding oficer or by any polica officm 'ondiitylor .by #any: pxson authorised in this behalf by such,-presiding ofice r.
., .. ; I I m !, , ;., ! :, : (2) The power confcrrcd by sub-section (1) shall not be exercised
so:as rta prevent ;any~&lacton!whris! athrnwisojentit!edrto, vovotcmt!aLp,9ing station from having an opportunity of voting at tlia t station.. - . ' , ,
- ! I - . (3) If. any ~peison, , ~vhb-has bccni so r m o ~ e d from ;a: ppA$ng~syion rc=qtdr.s .theipo lling station.dtho.ut.thc pcrsnlission of ,thb pesrdi~g@fiwr, , hr: shall bc punishnb!~~~with!imp~so1lm01~ifonai~m : ~ w F j ~ l ) - ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ & . f o . ~ ,[ three months or with finc, or with both.
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'.(4) ,An offrmw.punishabb undarfsub-soctibnrit3) sllalE,h(cogmq#)o. ,
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. 27.. . ,Breuclzes ~S.uffici~I duij it1 co/~rrecr;ion . nlith electiort .-(1) I f any pekdn~tb.whomthis Section appiiek is \iithoutiWnribb: Oaus,e'guiity oka~y act or omission in breach of his official duty he shall be puniShktil&with'fine'~ . which may e x t p d to five hundred rupccs. An offence punishablc undcr this~s:se&kian-. shd11lbz cognizable. , :I : . ' ,: . t : ? :,ljit. : .ir
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or when the search,is made by a police ofbcor, shaIl be kept by suchoficw in safc cust0,dy.
(4) An offence pun isl~able undc; su b-section (I) shall be cogniza b!e.
'29. OfJnce of booth ,cupruriwg;-Whoo~8~ wrnrnits. an offence of b ~ o t h capturing, shall bc punishablc:wih~.imprisonment~for a term which sl~all not be less than six months but which may extend to two ycars and with
-. We, . and ~vliqre, sl~qh oRence IS ,cornmi~tcd by a perpon in the, service of the Gavcrmept,,bc.shal~, be ~ u n i s h a b ! ~ !vi~:i~nprisdnment .for .a 4erm which
: dial1 nut be less thdh onc ye;lFbzl t whi'ch'rhikextend to thrce'years and with h e .
E x p l a ~ t f l f i ~ ~ ~ . - F ~ r the purposes of this section, "booth capturing" includes; among - o t b things; a1 l or any of. the . fol lowing) aotivities, namaly :-
' . . dl .s~izari!~of.a pollin&'statign-oraa'place .fixed for. tho ;pol1 by any ; F , 1 , . (. .-, ,;:,, :,-. , , .
. - , ,, : ,: :, psr3on .OK persdfi~~aki~p~p~~~ing~authorities~-~~~rbndcr the ballot
: ,,.- ;> . -, p3pers OF v&kibghadhinbs &nd,d~ing of aby~fier: ;aut which affects - the 6rderly'cb;fiductof g]$ctibqs';~ :, - - .' ;;: . , , .
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(b) taking: p~sseision of a polling station or a place fixed for the I # . .poll' by: any :pcmon.Jor: pnsons and b r & J ~ ~ i n g oqly. his. or thcir .,. . . , . own~snppor,tdts *to lexercise thekrightlto .votetand,:prevent others
from voting ; I'
(c) t hreatcning,,,a.n~, elector and preventing . him fqom going to thc ' ,< , L . , , , I , , A , ,
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, , :, ,, d'ibi&rs<bf> ~ ( i c b ibuktin$'kf/3bte~l?~ ,$@petsdr! or- pt - " &kingthe. cbdnting -au'ih6~iids'surii!d&bJth~~P1lIJt:pa~s
01 vo~ing machineand the doing of anything"*~lahfiiff&tb:the , I -
,..,# ,. , , J o . I;:<,. or;dcrl~c?untina?f ,votes;~,,~ , ., . .!, ,,i, , .. . , , . ,; . i. ! ,, , , - : . : . I> , , (e) dpjng by f i ~ y person in the service of Government, of all or any
, :!' ' '..' . . of.-rh+ eforesUd:~ctir~t"rts~oi~-~iding~v~icdnaiv~~g say such ' :: :; ' c . ' ' . : actij@:jia$tie--furt~i~ian& of the prbspects .at rh~i.ielectioa~of (.a
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30. OtI~eroffe~~c~sundpe~zaities.--(I) Aporsonsha~lbeguiltyoEan . elmk~kdro~nco, ifcat-any ul~ction~he-, ,. , . ,: ,,. .. . . - ., ,. - ~ . ' ! ~ , ~ . * ~ l [ t i a ~ > g : u a ; ; , . 1 +.I:;j;' , , ; ..,."I rrr . -. - , , , , : ? ; ,
: , . :c;;: ,{a). fm21du1ent~~defa&~~dostr~~s~ aw-qpmlr)@~ion: papcr.; p< .. , , . , .... . . . 4 . : , , ! I : . ' .....,... 1 . . . ,,"'- . > r ,:.;,:., : . : , . ,
(b) fraudulently defaces, destroys or renloves any Iist, notice oi; othcr . , . - , , . ~ ~ ~ q r n y ~ d Y O th:.y4or it~pf 1% ffFrt)i?g officer ;
or . .
. . (c) frauduIently defaces, or dqstroys any ballot paper or the official '': 'ma~kon~any-ba~loc~ap~i'o~~any&e~1a~~~tion:of~i-~e~ti~:o~officia1 , . : , ..)I , jq 3 'i &nvaldpc'us'ed-iti corinecfion.~iith~vot~~g byrp06 tat,b&llot ; or
. id. ' [ ' (d)nivithoubrdfic ;luthorj.ityr.bupp~ics; anyl~balibt: papcr. to any person ' * '!' . ., . : , . ormceivos :a~~sballot-pape~~Fr~~mylpm~onri~ in possession
. .. . - . of any ballot paput;[ or 1 . . t . I I ~ ; J ! :PI r - ,
(e) fraudilently puts into any ballot-box anything otlm than the ballot paper which he is authorised by law to put in; or
(0 withont duc authority destroys, takcs, opcns or otherwise inter- feres with any ballot box or ballot papcr then in use for the purpose ofthc election ; or
: - I : ; (g)fraudulentlyorwithouidueauthdrity,astheqemaybe,atte.
mpts to do any of thq'forugoing, acts or wilfuIly aids or abets the doing of any such acts.'
(a) .if he is a rehlming,officcr or,an assistant returning officer or a , .,, . ; :, presiding officer or a polling, officq or any other officer or official
. , . , , employed on official duty in, connection with the election, be punishable with imprisonment far,s. t q m which may extend to two years, or with file, or with both ;
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' ' (b) ,if he is any other person, be punishable with imprisonment for a , - I m , term- wliich may-.extend to six months, or!swith fine, or with
both. < : , I .., * : , ; i r , ; J - ! [ I , f , ... 13) For t$e, puq&,a'of this section, .a person ~kall +,deemed to be !
on official duty if his duty is to take 'part in the conduct of an$ election or -.part.,of an.eloctian including t@.,qunt]ng of votes or to be raponsible after . a;d epqtjon.fo~, :thq;used bgflot papers.and'othcr, . documents , in connection : Iwi&, sygh ekctjon. , . . : L . l . , . : I ; _ , . ,. . :.. . . , ., , , , , ,
- . . - , - . a . (4) An offence punishable under sub-section (i) shall be' cognizable.
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. 8 8 ( 5 ) No caurt.shal1 take cognizance of ahy offence under section 24,
. or undui- seckloh 28, or,,under clause (a) of sub-scction (2) of. this section unIess there is a complaint made by order of, or unda- authority from, the S*te Election Commissioner.
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31. Polver io make rules regulbfing tire election of Councillors.- (I) The Gover~lcn t may in consultation with State Election Commonis. sion make rti16s to proqiae for or regulatemall dr any of' tha following matters for the purposeof hoIdingeIections ofCouncillorsunder t h i s Act,namely:-
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. r t c (4 saa~ifi&tibns ofeicktdr ahd the p;iiaritioajbubli~tion, corrco tion and revision of electoral rolls ;
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, preriingpfficurs and P~I1i~gbfficer for tho canduct of olection ;
L L , , : (c) .the: .nomination tof candidates,, ,form od'nominatiori papers, ' ., 8 : oblcctions to nominations; and scrutiny of n ~ ~ n n t i o n s and
allomdnr of symbols to candidates,, : . . , .
(d) the deposits to be made by candidates, time and manner of making such doposits and the circurnstanccs under which such doposits may be refunded to candidates or forfeited to the Cor- poration;
(e) tho withdrawal of candidature ;
(fl the appointment of agents of candidates ; , (g) the procedure in contested and uncontested elections ;
(h) the date, time and place for poll and othor matters relating to the conduct of elcction including-
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( i ) the appoinment of polling stations for each ward; (ii) tb hours during which the pollin2 ita$&ighali bo k*pt ppen
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(iii) the printing and issue of ballot papers ; . : I
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(iv) the checking of voters by reference to electoraI 1011 ; ( i,;,
(v)' the ma khg' with indkIible ink of @ left foiefmgb' br any other finger o r limb of the voter and prohibition' of the deliyery of the, ballot paper to any pcrson if at the time such person applies for such paper hc: has'abeady such mark, s o as, to, prevent personation of vofeis':;
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(pi) the manner in which votes aro, to be giir&'and in parti- cular in the case of illiterato voters or of voters under physical or other disability ; . I
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- (vi i ) t& p r o ~ d & ~ to, be followed in rr~eof;o~ohallen~ad .vi!,m , and tmdered votes ; , . . : . , < . . . _ . ,. . ) ' , ,
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(vi i i ) the scrutiny, of #votes, counting of votes, the declaration of the resuIts and tlie.prdcedure in case of ality -of vota or in the event of a,CouncilIor being elect to reprusent more than one ward ; . , , .
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(ix) tha custody and disposal bfpapws relating to elections;
(x) $ha suspension of.polls in case of any lintohuption by riot, violence dr any othor suE~ient cause and .'the holding of afreshpoll; ' - - , , , , , , ,
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(xi) the holding of a fresh poll in the case of destruction of or tampering with the 'ballot' boxes before the(count ;
(xi9 tho, countermanding of the poIl in the case of the death of " . a carididate before the poll; , :. .: , ; - , ,
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(i) The requisitioning of prcrnisos, vshiclcs, vossels or animals, payrnant of compensationinconnuction with such:requjsitioning,
cvictio~fromraquisiti4ned pre,miscs and releaso of premises from rqquisition ;
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0) the fee to be paid on an election pefi tion ; (k) any other mattcr relating to alections or election disputes
which is to bc prescribed,or in respect of ,which' i the Govern- ment deems it aecwsary to m ~ k e ruIes undcr t 1 ~ s se~tion or in respect of which this Act, makes no' provisioni or makes insuflicient,pxovision and,p~ovisionis, :i~~,.the.opi@on of tllc Government, necessary.
(2) Any person. who:contravcnes the provisions- of any rule f r m c d under t h i s section shall be pu~ishablc with h e which may cxtcnd to one thousand rupees.
;. . , . , ; , , , , 3 , t , f , # . , , ,. 32.- , Bat: ?a. b~ler/erer~ce b ,Cplrr*s irl eleclorol r t i o ~ t e r ~ . - N o t w i t h ~ t ~ d ~ g anythi~kin this Act, thc validity. qf any law-relating to th'e'dolin~itation of constituencies Or the alIotment of - seats to s~rch'cons'~tucnc~cs, madc ox purporting to be .rpade .wder articlr: 243-K oFtllc Constitution of India shall not be callcd in question ib any Court. 1 g ,
, - - . . . ' 33. Oat11 or dffi&iitio,t -by ~ o i n ~ c i i l b r - ( l ) ' ~ v i i ~ d&ncillor a l ~ n l l ,
befora +.king his seat, make ?nd.$ubscribqat ;l mccting of ,the Corporation an , oarh. 05 aapation q c c o ~ d @ ~ ~ t C .tb?.'fo , \t{o~ving , ,. foi m,; ; nTel l : -
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: , :I . , : ~ A I E ; , h&~i&pcen~iickcd:/~b@iP$ted;i~~Cb$n$illor of thc Muni- cipalI~or.pnrationof:: ....:. . . :.: .,. ::'.'.&oi$-$6ar in the name of Godlsolkmnly ifirnl tliat7 kill I3t&: tiue'lfaith and allegiance to
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the Constitution of India as, by law established and that I will faithRrlly'di~ehnrg~'thc~d~jr~pbr~w~ibti~I~m-~bout to cntcr." . 8 , . d i !. . ' . I - . .: ,!.:-
(2) If a pcrson sits or. vdtesdasia Counolllorilkfdte hc has complied with requiremeats of sub-section, (l), h e shalI be liable in respect of each
'day oniwhich-hc so ~t tS -or~ iro t~~ to 'a~~8r ia l~y~bFM hdtldsdd rupccs to bc recovered as an arrear of tax undzr;thi's~Act'j'and~.hi~ dot6 will be considcrcd invalid.
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- 34;: firnovai, ! ofirandr kesignatiutz 1!b3 ~ o w ~ , ~ 1 ~ l i o c ~ - ( l ) The Govern- ,men€,may:v ; by+no.t8catiom rernove)anyC~uncilIpr ,.if -in its opinion-
i - : *,;!r~ : I , , ,--,.,, : (a) hc bzcomes subjuct to any of the di~~ua~ilications mentioned in . . L . , S C G ~ ~ O I Y ~ ; ~ O ~ , ~ . I ; : ~ ; . , . < ~ , , j . i : : i - : * - , . . -
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,, . .fb)-(he.hasflggrantly,:ahsed~&~p~siti~~.as af&uncillor or has :- ,I' :~thIi~ug~glig~ce,or:mis~9~duct~ce~~~esp.qnsiblcforthe loss
or misapplication of any moncy or,rpcoeerty of tho Corpora- ! tion ; or
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ing his duties as a CounciIlor ;or -: , - . - - . . . , I . , . - - .
, : ,.!j I L j , ,.:;>;: .::: , , - ,,. , ,. , Id) hi. absents himsdf dncirigr $he@ .su~oes~iwk ; months from tha
meetings of the Corporation ; or -,,-, - .,: . t ' ; , cr:,:,',i; ' , , . , .,It 1 1 :, , : I . h ,
. = . (e). .I14 acts kkc3ntcavj~tion o f r t h 9 i p r 9 v i s i 0 ~ ~ ~ szctlqn 61 :
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Proxidcd that. before.making an order, ugder,, th is ,section,'rcasonab!e opporturlity shalI .tjc!giyen,to. the CouaciIlor to. bc hw&and ta. shoiv~causo against such an order.
(2). If a Caufi&~-gor rcsi gns ,his s eaa by! w~itins. underr his.hand. addres. s&;i~~th6fCwnin'isslono~;' hclshnll~cease.to-,be a C?ounciliorvvn: Jilic ,[email protected]&t:
. . ampbnci: U P hi5 resignntionl and: I~is'olficaichall~ Ihereup~rx~fall YacanL. . ' 1 . ' , . I . , , . 35! 1 J :Pdy~~irf.oS nt!o~vnrl ces:io Cowrcillors.-Tho:~unciI1ors .shalIl bc
dtt!ed t o recai~blAllow~nws-for1 attendnnccub nleoTings.oP&a IC.orporation andlbf i t3 cokmittaesi at ,suuh:raks as rnay..be presr;rib&isM%ecti:to ;tho. limits as may ba imposed by the Government. ,(I., ;,#A . . -.' - , ' , . ' , I :
5!)!;36.::: ;'n?i~loI -zlecliorr ilbfir. Wa'yop; t n Depal;~~t dlayor.;md..Flmk f. te#m of I
Ofl.&: -(l)'Thd[@if~ratidmshaIl aPitgfirsur.mding and-tlimdftrxiat:$he,;: ex@p&t?on- opeirwry pear ;'.$l&'ono ~ f , it~Council3oki kofbac .thw~Ohair;Pers~n. to ~&:%bwEir39 &:<Mayofi!and!lnnoi2tcr . ~ C O I U U ~ I ~ O E ! t $ ~ ! !be.&eiiD&~ty:!! M & ~ & bf+h&'(iJ&pora%ont I . , - ', 261 i), ' . , ,., ,,. .I (; ~ 4 1 ;:: 14 . 7:- : -#. ,, :?, . s.., 1 l!
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the Mayor shall be reser~cd for the Schcdulcd Castes, Schcdulcd Tribes, and W?mciij~j;by46~lltib,ii~f~:by~1lo~inr ~ h 8 ~ m a ~ m + & u j b d ' k ~ , , i . '
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5:l~~oG3aed W h t r 3he:populatiDnrnBan)r 'nIass~.ofrpmof53~~!. . fcrrcd to in the foregoiig proviso' L!ltss: thanswtken .per! cent af: the; total i, . popu[ntio,n of the municipal area, the office of the Mayor shall not be reser3
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(2) The term of ofice of the Mayor and t h e h p u t y Mayor~.bf,,&u ,: Co~f%tiqt s+)!,.$~;o,o~~~~~!rorp,~~hu h h p f hi election,,..= such,
I ~ l n l e ~ ~ q t h e ; m l e ; p ~ ~ c . ,hq + gg xt~A~t&kgggg~C~~d. i c , unless in the case'oPDcputy' ce;lse to hold his office on the expiry of his term of office : I .
. . . . 1;. r.Jj -i,; o j ~ i dfha t b$$\iS j ~ s * ~ d & $ o i ' ~ ? ~ , ~ ' t $ b i k & ~ ' h or fnlli'$ioahq ddiiii& t ~ $ ~ & f i U ~ ~ D ~ ab$Uhf bfdd ,q&p tibd..b$,&ihn~'. -. :
dqrp !m.qtjqpgc?.;$ra.bi p h~q,;y;pi".,.8 f e n d , ~ p 4 , mpntp,of7the v a ~ n o y aha1 : hela fibd%i samb cafe@ ;fbr tho , e m d d ~ ~ p m o k
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I (3).,Th? , M j ~ ~ ~ : a $ , ~ q q t ~ ~ , . ~ j y ~ r . s h ! , bs, qyti3d to the pay of i c h hofiorniain An hay bk'gw r~~hdfZcll~bs'u6 , *A;, !. - r Pit('%Cf elid&% aecornmodation, tc!opho~q conveyaZt -ahd the-' like'hi'may b&~@imcri&d ' by byc-laws. . . , I . I _ . ,,, , ' , I.! : / T ' , . . .. -
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(4) The Mayor. py;: the mflprat[oe shall haveaawss to.$a,record of the Qrporatidh'find 'i~kcd dlfkkki'bns 'i~"ihe.C&rhiissionkr or other I'unctionaries of the Corpration or call for r . ? p o r ~ , ~ o ~ them,>Wjth .a view to ensuring proper i rnplemcntation of the 'di5iiionr of-'thFC!okpor'atibn.
:,,I51 The Mayo~~ha11,have suc,h p;owers as may . he necessary to .carry oui L.. .rkJ ..:....... pwp$ps ,, . .:(1 , f ... , th~s,"Act':an~ , . . . . I . I . . . . < . ta'. ini$~IJqbit , , . , . , mo' . j .dflcisipY , . . . . MJ t+ Cospora~on . - I > :
37. Motion of no confder~ce against Mayor or Dep~tfy Mayor.- (1) A motion of no confidence against tho Mayor or Deputy Mayor may be mada in accordance with thc proccdurc laid down in rho rules.
: (2) 'lrYhBre a . nocm of intenrion tQ,mova a resolution requiring the Mayor or,,Deputy Mayor of the Corporation tu, vacate his qffice, signed by not less, than majority of its total elected CouncilIors is,given and.if a motion of no confidence is carried by a raolution passed by a majority of elected Councijlorspresent and voting ,at' its general or special meeting the quorum of which ?is not Ims than omhalf of its total elected :members, the Mayor or the Deputy Mayor,Against .whom such resol~ tion is passed shall cease to hold office forthwith. , ,. . , j . i I
':l fi i(3). Notwithstanding anything contained in th is Ack : or the ~ l o a gade thermhder: the Mayor or Deputy Mayor of the .Corporation shall not pro+ s ide . .ov~ a,meeting in which a motion of no confidence is discussed a@nst, . him; <Such nieeting shall be presided over by such a persoxl, and convened in such m m r , as may be prescribed and the person against whom a motion : : of no coddunce is moved, shall have right to vote to t a b part in the procee- dings of such - a mee.iing.( ," . , . :, :;f, , ; ; , : , , I ..;
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4. Motion ofno oonfidp~oomdor this s d o n shall.not bo',v?ini$fi- able within sir months of thb date of his election to such o%ce and any subsequent molion of-no.confi&ncc shall-not beimaintaigablr, wiahia the in&rvalrof Six months:of .che'laqt motion of no confidence. :: . , .
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the officeof thoMayor is vacant, thePepuu Mayor shall act as Mayor until . .- a:o$w!:Mayor:js .e1~d.- , , . i.:., , . ,b<f .~M~, f i . !~ .L . . : # , . - : : .. . . - _ I {l:!:j:, . , ,
( 2 ) : ~ t h i i ~ii0~,~g~~$t,!fid+'!idlit~'6i;~dco00t of illness or:&ly o $ ~ T , cagic;, ,tho Pepury ,, Mayor, $ha!! , , act, a! Mayor . . durinpl hh,
, absa'ce. ;::: , . , : , ' ..'.. , ' , , '; -, , .. . '
. ; ,3f7,: ,Resignation of. tl;i41!or and Depulj Mayor.-(1); ,Tho Mayor may by ~ l t ~ n g , q d e r his . bang.addressed . ,. to the . Depty . I . , : Mayor, . resign . 'his ,office. ,
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o i i ~ i - om the date of ib amprioc , . tbc Layor. . or 1 1 . bepity . - I , I May?:, . as . . - .
the aasc may be. ,;;, , ,> !,*". - . . - i / ' . . < ( . > ( I ,
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low@g: s,faqpng d. cohnitteis, . A . 8 : 'namely . . :- . I,.,' :,,-, f r : . : , ' ., ' I :; ', m.;-L-
(a) General Functions Committee ;
:"I ' "4 ' , . , - . , . ,; :). , (21 E ~ c ? standing comitee shall qnsisi, of sot lbjs iha? tbec 'and
not more than fih'Cou~cillors including -the Maybr or DWty,May.&, as-, ' , .. - 2 . . . ,&,. . )
the case may bc, otectad by the Councillors of tho Municipal Corporation from .amongstl elect& C~uq$illors: ,
Prp,vjdaQ;tba,t Sociql ~ b s . t i q C,4nuqittp,e shah: iqcjude, at. I c a s ~ . o n ~ member who may be a woman or a membe~.of,a..Schedu~~d,,C~te or, ofa,' Sched~r led T ~ I bc.
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(4) ~116 ~irla$k;. Q ~ ~ C I S ? an4 Pi&& l ~ & , t ~ U . ~ I sji?i; wf:Ar:g.. ,
he I @~wh~ns,r?!aJmg , t ~ t t h , % ~ h ~ % ~ of. thoa ~~~-F<QcPP. ~ge#.atjon. of, :
budget, S ~ ~ ~ ~ ? I & W P P N ~ $ :!PF :!n!?*e.9f xeysg~~,lpc&%?!g p%v, .~WT nation ofreceipts and expenditurestatement, sales and leases ~FCorpSration p~oearj ias .~r+~~ay: ~f-?m,, %%m.i~.t.iop;gf . t 4 $ ~ l c , ~ f fq W. ~ ~ ~ $ l d c c + ~ i ? n of K&PSW.S~~~~&P@@IL~ @ . $@:9f ~ , ~ ~ ~ L ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ s ~ ~ ~ . I , s u P ~ - - ~ , 9 vision of the revenue and expen iture of the Co~.ppr~qb~n; a d any, ,other. finctions relating M the development of the municipal 'ires. '
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(a) promotion of education, economic, social, C ~ l h ~ a i and' 0th;' interests of tho Schduje$. ;Cqsp% Schedu IedTribes, Backward Classes; and weaker scctions of thc society ;
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(b) protection &om social injuitidc &d a11 &r forlms of exploita- , ; t i ; , , ., . : . . . . - . ., , . . , ,,. < it , . I !
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Backward Classes including other weakcr sections of soc~ety ;
I I . . , , , ' 1 1 - ,, : : , ..! :.- (6) The Mayor shall be the ex DffFcio member and also Chairman on
the G w i ..Functions, Co1~9~ittw a d \ Einmq, @nV$q&,,,qd;Rl~ing CommjtW J Tha~. D&P~FX-.M*YO~ t. shqll-.: he.. em officig qmbgr, q& , Chai~rnmoF the Sociak.3usb~e lc~lll~~i,tt~e:: ili : :, , , : . :. , , . .. , - , ,? ., . ; , . f ) ! ' p . .
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t ioq the mombars of. t h e i , S o ~ c i @ 1 . J u s ~ c e ~ . Q ~ f l e q ~ ~ W Y I O & ~ , st%#@&+ .. wmmitoee of which the Deputy Mayar, is the ex officio membsr and &he Chairmap, ~~~hocs~.~f:~mittec,[email protected].:its,.~~irm~~;from amongst thornselvs. ..I
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(85 A Standing ~ommittee" may with tho approvaI of- tha Cor- ration oo-opt not more f @B :tsraal perss%,nk~~ a ~ ? L - ~ Q ~ : : @ F A ~ ~ ? I Q ~ ? of the ~ ? r a t i s ~ ~ ~ t n r t , w h o in .&, . o p ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ E ' t h ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ a f i o n ~ ~ ~ , e ~ s sqecinf qaal~fimt~ons for serr~hg-.qn~su& &commit& ,: , , . . , , . , ! ?. : , ; - . . . , .
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Providcd that such co-optod mcmbcrs shall hotitit deeriicd'to,be Coun-I cillors of thc Corporation and sliall havc no right, to vote in any capacity whatsoev&'-bui shll~bc!bnritlcd to . partici$ate , . , in' i l l the $roc@hdingsof the committe$~in.'&n hdbisOi$ =pacity. .. ' , 'A ,', : L ! - J , , . Lr: '? :ill q;. - . , , . : I
. ( ; :'[ : .,!:., : - 2 (9) The Clinirman of cvGry committcc,shall in regGect of thc work of
the coin ittci:, b: ?nti tldd to ;call for aiiy!'inforrnation; r6mfi,d statbmont, T accoiint $ ?c~bft ' frbd~f~e] 'off ic~'of thc CorporaFiori' aalLto,eilter onand;, imI!?d 'any iirlh'0vdbl8 !df, the :Corpdiayi~n; r, work : in1 progr&s!~i :;; c a n f i & t t ~ & + i t 6 ~ & ~ i + b f ~ ' o p + h d ~ o h ~ i t t ~ ~ , : 1 ! I . , - a - , . I ! J , ; , . . .,,.
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(I. .. 8 ) Each, cornmipee shall. bp entitled to atte-pdancc at. its mceting of a%y , ficd : d ~ th&I?i3lk?&!if 'Qo+ihtian aliq i i~' .~ohnijktedwhIt thk. work of thi: 'cdhdj#c$ :.~fi@'c&tu&&~k:? sh;i]l lihd& ~e 'i*&.&iom:of.thee ::ii c o , n m i t f ~ & ; r ~ d d @ $ t i ~ $ l a1f~~et~&a~&~anc~pft~~(bffi&71$h~:'i!?':. .::-!;b:fl;
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I . , * . - (r I). ~h&'e j$bifiijbd :&d'&iii&:$k1!gu1ati6:d1 Y d&a; to ' election of b"F mc~i;'b&s-ofifi$i-Sti+aK' w$nii~&dsi c&ah;ct~o'f bbkMd~~i ire in~+d~'a l I. I 'i.'? oth#lfihtt&;i i.~latif12%d;&t'ot;-J : I . . . - ' I I " " . ' , , . I... 'A!"'!, .',', ";'; 1'. ' a : : < , ,
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(12) The Commjssipmr, or th: loint]fissistan,t- Commissioner, a p ~ i n - tea aae$'kitti~A'46,!'gdiif's$ \h*l bek i'ojCfidio "Wern3$r',S&~a?y.. of l'thc Standipg Committee. . .
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41. Gencralpoivers of Corpofation.-(1) Subject to the :prdvjsions of this A c t and + rulcj, reqilarjom and ,bye- a,\s made ther,eund,qr, thc,muni- oipil & q d r a t l b n of& qdrlicipgtlarda; s k. ql bat in tbkhCo?poratioh.,
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&2}, W i , v , ~ t r *$idice to thegenerality of the provisions pf subsection (1 it. shill kb &$'&tg'f'&i~otpdi'dt i0iii f4' ':ibhiddF ~$fiMIi&l'stata- merits of tho recaipti d i a n d pass such r o s ~ l ~ t i ~ n s chercon as it decms fit. , .
f1C1 J:l;!11 I ! , j!-3 ( , i ! l J j i f l ~ 1 1 1 i t > l ~ i t : i ~ i \ ~ ~ { I > , :1,~ t i # . j ! > ;,:*;?i. , :irl' (d) 8 i 429 1; .Fujtt?t iong blbf :~Corporm tad be tentrusted by- :tl~& ~ o ~ e r n m e n t . 2 srf i
(1) W&oud lpfkj~!dicatb b t h $ ged'eaaliiy M !tho pravisi?n~ :.of,'sub-st&tion$1&ofr 03 section 41, the State Government shall, by n~tificationlhdoQ thei Gorpot:a~:;!I') tion with such powcrs and authority as may,bc nccessafy from timc to timo to anab~It--toifihaion;ds'-idti@ tion10 f~'~cal lScl~-Cio~etnmcn~su bjcctb suckcdifditio~ bsmhy hspecifiad th&rcihswith.iog&&to,- , . i . ~ ( l l l 1r)r:r ..:I. I :. , i
: I i : 1 , , , : ! : I , , j ; , , , . , 8 ., ' I j % l (a)ithn I -pf$a~ation ,oflpland #for woa&ic devolopmenr. and, social .
justice ; ,, - - I~:,):,~! I ; [ i d 2 ~ o , 4 ., .;
:q , s (by :$d:fo)m&h'dzBf~ ::functfonS: kind: 3rnpleimentation: of..schipas which may be entrustcck td it inclil&ng the ?unctions .inlresom411i. of thc followjng matters, namely:-
-'ii,Q 21;: . I + # ) * i ' 4 , . - t t 4 t , - ; : ! ' ) ! 1 1 i , i '.:;!:I : : L ~ ~ : J - ~ I ~ I . U - > T,I:J!,,,..:~. ,'- l ~ , >
. , . . ti:) pranning for ioonomic. andl gocia1 deve]opm& .a;..:: 8 ,' i!: 51, . t I i : . -> ( iv ) roads and bridges ;
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r .. (v) ~yatw supply for domestic, industrial and commcrciaI purposes ; ($fiipub~ic l~cnlth, sanitation, Gonscrvancy and solid waste manage-
ment ; (vii) fira services ; (ifii)'i~rban forestry, protection of the environmerit and promo-
tion of nculogicul aspccb ; ? :. ,,(;j;) 'safcguardin .thb Interests, of woaker. sections: lof ehc society,
' ~~tffic~udirigtho~handicap~dand~mentdly~ret~dad ; (TI slu~n improvemel~t and upgradation ;
., ' 5;; (xi) u \ - b a n ~ v ~ ~ ! a l l e v i a t i o n ; . , , . . , . . #
{xii) provision of urban amenitie~ and faoilities .,such as parks, gardens and play grounds ;
fi (*;if) piomotion~o'f~~ltural ,:educational: and.- aesthetic aspects : (xi burials and burial grounds, crcmationk, and cremation giounds
and eIectric cremaJoriums ; (.uv) 'cattle pounds, 9rc~entio~' of ;ciuelty:to ariimals : ; i : r 4 1
(xvD vital satistics in~!~idingregistrat ion of births and deaths ; (xvji) public amcnit ibir~including~ 'street lighting, ,parking lots, bus
stops and public conveniences. -, . ' ; ':'-- (i$iii) i+~&ldtibn'o~sfa~ght& houscs:and tanneries :. : ' . ,, I, I
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In.., .' - Pqovjded th?t the notification regarding the devolution of powers underr& .silB-sectioil.'sbibbe issued+~;within~three months from,the date of
-:ft '6 &i)i' &!m-b& hfiXhik Act, in the [Erst I j -! i ; rn r * 4 . . f - T ! l I\. i:!f>!,: *,I! -<,..;, , TP> 1:J. , . ,. ;,.,;< ;, ,,,,,;:,
(2) Nothing contained~in thisrsection,shall ;be co~bued to d i ~ ~ s t the Corporation-of various poivers and functions vested in it under various " $j~kios4 QJ! tyisb: Aict!+u[&,;bye-laws~a& thcT&er:,rLb rai' : i i , ! . m J ~ ~ : ~ , :jr 7 ' ~ I I ~ ~ , , ; . ~ , : ~ , , r ~ l : , .,rij r>;;j,,:: ;!,<, ,,f, ::, !, :!,,-<, . 43.. Obligatory jt~rrc~r'otts of, C ~ r p o r a f i o n ~ T t shatl bc incumbent on
;'! ~~e'~&~#~i:jti~n;~6~$;ke~ kd6+$tgr ,;Pyb+jgib~ r,by. ab+ j w; measures which it may la<lislljE~~s!& tdke fdr'cjhhbf t~i~!Fdffii~irig matters, namely :-
',.I* ;, ' &e'; ~ o m t r ~ ~ t i a ~ ~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ & i n t & ~ ~ & a~ '&! I blea$&'g r: b f , diains and drainage works and [of ,public 1 trjncs, winaIs and similar conveniences; . I L . . . y , . 3 > ),!<i .,: ,:. ::
a*:;; c-:, : !@ fh$wnstiruciian &d,miintenajleeof wo~ks,and:means for provi- ,*lm;j!.; ;r~t'~~~difi~:~zi~pl~:~flwatdr:for.p~blic~d~ivntepur~seS; -r, - :--
(c) tho scavmging, removal and disposal of filth, rubbish and o@er obnoxious or poIlutcd matters;
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(6) thc reclamation of unheaIthy 10&1iti&,-tb,e .re%oval of noxious ~ogemtion and generally the abatement of all nuisances ;
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. , r . :i&) the,rggulatiqn,.,~£$~a~, Cor;thpr.dj~ppsal.o{,thedeaa and the provision and rnaintcnance O F places for the said purpose;
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(j) the oomtmq,tio,q and &&tI:ni&e o;f eytli PO$:.; *
(g) measur.esLrfor pruvepting-, and .checking tho,spread,of rlangerotls diseacs ;
. . ; 3 2 ~ ; ~ ( - , - : d , . - r l ni 21.. , ; ;~~ , . ;~d , j ; ; . , -;-? :::?I,.!, - -. - - , > ' i ' i : " '
!u!:; .;. . , (l~)'thc~con..tp~tioq .qndr:fmainteupna, cf .&n,icipaln~arkets, and th rregulation thcrwf ; ,:; .. ,
1 ( i ) , tIraregu1aicm:and~abatoment~ of.oEensive or.dangcrous trades or practices ;
: 0) the semring.or removaldf-2dangerous. buildings and-:places ; - - . . , . . . .
- (k) :thc.:m*huctibn; maintenance, alteratiob-and improvements of . .
:pitblic-is'treets,~tidges:.mlverts~ causc~w~ysand the like;
( I ) the lighting, watering and,;cloan~gof:~plibIic -stcel&band othor - ;publik@laces;
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(p) the laying .pur drr.the;ma~teflance~ippublic ,park; I gardens or recreation grounds ;
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,: :j7 :J i(q)!thedainnm.ncs~monllkon~ .and~rncmo~ia~~\r($idid, .local
authority Inrthuhdai~ipdi sea, irnmediate!~ -,befo~e .e,.i.Pe w r n - mcnmmont of t h i s Act or which may be vested in the Cor-
. , ... , )pofationaftCr.meh.wmmSd~~md~~t; . ,,,. - , j : , ; .
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(r) the r n a ~ ~ a n c e ! ~ ~ d : d e v e l o p m , ~ ~ f tthe-vahe?f$ll. p r ? p ~ @ vestcd in or entrusted to the management of the Corporation; I
',,; . . . :.!I::. , . . . -) ' : (s)'tho,,hlfil&entsf+pr:oiher (~bli&tj.~n:im~ogd:b~'o;hn&. this
... I .Act or-iny o.&er~law.for: the time bekg . ,. iripforce;
L O . . : .: ( t ) --planti-ng-.and y e o f , t s ~ s -,on- road , . sides ate.; and ,
. : 44. ~ B ~ ~ f e t i b n i l ~ ~ ~ f ~ ~ t i ~ ~ ~ t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ k i ~ ~ r p ~ r ~ t i O ~ h c Qrpwation . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - . may prooliferFi&er wholly lohni part foit a1l:or~any:ofrthc 7foUowing matters, . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . .
aamel y :- , :., .. : ,-:, ,..- . , . . I . , .. . . , , : , . . . , , . ; . , . . . ..., . .
. . C , m - , (a) vau'ca~ob, tho fbrthwance ; ,, : of - :. , . e$qcation , , . , . I including . . . , , cultural, -, : . , and . physical . , , - .. .
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.(b) the astablishment and maintenance of, and aid to, !ibraries, -' ~ s ~ m s , W - ' g a I l a f i5;4b'tiini@al~bf~~161oogPCal~~lldcbons ;
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(c) thc.establishmcnt and maintenance of, and aid to stadia, gym- nasid;5fiaras'aWdipIa*SIfor s p o r t s a ~ d 'g8mes .; ' . . .. . . . , ,. . . , , ..... . . ....,. . . . . . . ,
, . , . . . . . - . .
. . . , . , . . -* . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . - , , - . . '~(d)'~~$civic:fe&pt~~l~oip'~d&o~~js~~i9nt;.. ;, '?-,
.(el the providing of music or other cntertainmcnts in public places ': . ' o~pf~~~of~ublic'ib$ott'~nd~t~ ceStab1ishment df: theawes and
cinemas ;
(g) the construction and maintcnanw of-
(i);fdst4hoa~cs ; (ii) poor houses ;
(iii) infifmaries ; -(iv)'childtcn's ' ~ O M G S ;
- (v) houses for thedcaf and dumb and for disabIed and handi- capped chiI&n;
( v i i ) ~ ~ s $ N r n s f ~ r p ~ r s ~ m a f ~ i l ~ ~ ~ n d ~ m i n d ~ : . , .
*;(h).:the briilding or~purchrtsm and rnhintman~e of:dwcl tias. housesfor Corporation oficers and othcr Corporation omplopes.;.~ .
: (i))~dnyl~~dasurcs~.for I the blfaro~of .the ~:Gonporatibn.aEwrs and :c) thh CO~p~ration:trnploy~dSs oriany Glass 05 ;be%- incliding&e sanctioning of loans to su-hofims and employees or .anyks ofthem for construction of bouscs and purchaseof vchiclcs ; , . . . .
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V) thc organisation or rnanagcmcnt if ihemical or.&ao&i0[ogi&1 laboratories for the examination or analysis of water, food and
I,kugs- fo~.tho-dctaqion.of dispscssrrresoarcb , . rconwcted with the,:pubkc-health or.,medical relitif ; :., ,: -, - + .
(k) the provision for relief to destitute and.disable4.persqns ;
,(l),public vaccination,: and,inoculati~n.; :,:. ,, , . . , . (m) ;*o&',satim, .+n$fniqii?n;maSntrexia<ce' aiidbanagernent of
'sdjoirning pddIs; pdblic ~ash,~ho~sijli, 'W>th@gpl!ce and o tbcr institution designcd for thc imprirvemeflt of 'pthfili'cihealth;
-(n) t h ~ drganisatr'agmdaa'nig~rntnt 'i;t"!fkmsan7d .aaii;ies*ithin or outside the municip'al 'atdad fof the siip#dy,'dift?iWtion and pro- cessingof mjlk and milkp,-oducts for the benefit of thc residents
, .' .?of? hd'rnuflicipAl.krea ; ., - , ' , * , , ? , , . , , , , - . , ' ! I ' . . . , - . ., , . - 8 : : .1 . t .
"(0) the: ~ W S d t i o n ; *dg~dat .oP.cdttagc riadmiu, rhd i ; , mft 'cen&&:-m&salw wp~r am-; ; J . -, I - ; i ; . .::. .
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;'- 6p):fhc'constr"Qctian:afid iniint6nah~?ofMb:hous6~: and go'dokds; , ,
(q) the construction and maintenance of garages, shks and stands ;forvahiclesiand-ettldMers; . .'.
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"(r) : t hev provision 'far~UnfiItered-'watcr apply; , I :. , .!(! , : ,
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a (9 tho1 imp:ovsmm taE : thumu)li.clpal! arm :ai~:scwrdance ~ithrim- provemont sohcmes approvcd by thc Corporation ; ! , . 8
(11 tb provision of housia a c c o ~ o d a t i o n for.t@,e inhabitants of any area or for any class of inhabitants ;
(u) the establishment and nlaintcnance of hospitals, dispensaries and matmnity and child ~vclfarc centres and the carrying out of other mcasuras nccsssary for public mtd-ical rclicf ;
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( v ) any nlcasure not hereinbefore specifically , mentioned, likcly to promote public aft t y, hualth, convenience OF genc~al welfare.
MUNICIPAk AUTHORITIES. UNDBR :THE CORPORATION
45. Appoitr lnient'rof Contmissisio~ier:-f1) Tho. . Govcrnmen t shall, by notification, in ,the OfEcial Gazette, appoint a Class I Oficer of the
L , Goverhdnt' havinga' service-as such,ofhn yews.; as thd Commjssionw of . theGj-porationr , ' ) : j * : , ~ j . t . 1 -:.: ,..!,:.. ::,,if:r: --: -: , ..-,-,
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' ,,. ' , 7:@'Subject ~o , the ~provisionsi:of ~1ib~sdction,(3); the ~Commissioncr ,'io:'&$p;$intedl,sfialai~ hoYd-:.offica for.:aic~tccm.of throe? years in the first instance? .3sh<(,.:: , I : ! I . : [ , A - . : ' , ; i t , , . , ..> ,;.v,,! 't. .. , .... , - . ,-- J J - I T ~
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Provided that .his appointment may be renewed for a term not oxceed- . ingt&es)tearS~:> ' ! :(:' : - . I * ; 1,. ,,... m,,.,,.. . r . , ..; - < , - :7 : T ! , , :14.1 , :~-rr~ ~ , f i ] (-?; - > , o f ; , > , .(,J ,;b, m , 11 8 , , ,;,.".!p,,c -; >
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annuation, sl~all be appointeciii' confinti2 'as 'CbmhiisgionGr.
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&) shall recall i~ ~ o h n ~ s s l o n e r if at ami$kclal rnk6t':kd bf 'the Corpo- I
;.,T.; -,:,s ,,,,. r~t~?n:qq!le~-fo~,+~eeepu~.~pse, F. rqsoJuti?.n,f~r such recall hag -. hi ' ! , y.,bnn p,zped byF$.majori!3 of p6f J ( 1ess'tFari , -, t$&t&ds'ok .. : - I , , - . the total
, ... .!:rlwPPeroft~e~kefs; -:: .,,it ;; j13;r--,i . .,,: ,.,, . :. , , . . , + / : ' : . . - , . .
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. . - . . . . - , ,?, :: .rt : - (loL, maq ln , the:pfibli;c -igtcr.csf re$~Y,fhc. Cpmmissi~gfi? . . fit,anY time , . . . . . . , . . . ,
f i: !!: ;;,-,: g , w g ! ?q~!p $f;gs ! , j , ?, , , , . - , .. . ,,, , , :. J ; 8 . ~ :{, ;, -*/;(: . j l ~ ,707 ,.,:J:;:;,> .T, < , : : . , ' < , , , , ' , . > . -
46. Appoitrtmet~i of JoioirtilAssisirnt Con~m~ss<o~ter,'qdccrtdin other oCficet~.-(1') The State Government may, jf in its opinion it is expedient to
- d ~ sb i'u i thi ;fiubli~intere~t, gpPoint :+:piiso.p .qr. pcisom to, be c+l ld Joint1 Assistant Commissioner to assist . t h ~ ~ o m m i ~ i ~ n ~ ~ a p p i n t , e ( ? u ndcr sect ion 45 for the efficient perforn~ance of the functions of the Corporatiol~ and
: thep~shajl be g~veraed:bg such cogditipns of scr\lip?,as may @e,.@ed by the State Government from time to tirnc.
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- - . . . . (2) Subject to the approval of t h e - ~ ~ r ~ o r a t i o n and ruler dadc in this - .. . . . . ... . . .. . . , . . , .
bchalf the Joint/Aqsistant Commissioners appointed undcr sub;scctian (1) shall be ~ubordinatq,~ to * t O o ~ s s i o n e r -and. s4allr; ,exerase such powers and pcrform w~ch dutics as may be conferred and ~ m p o s d upon thc .fimGssion&-,undcr!.1t4is:,Act and are. :furt)ur, dc!egatqd . to,, tlieql by thc C ~ ~ i ~ ~ i o n f l ~ ; ~ ~ i t ~ : . ~ ~ ~ i ~ - ~ , j ? , ~ ~ ,,: 1,. ,. . , , I ! : ~ ; I ! , ~ . , I - ,,., i , : ,,,
,; (3) Tilcr.c >hail bq, ~ ; ~ u ~ u l ' & v i s ~ r - ~ : t , ~ , t - ~ r o ~ k ~ t o r to aid and advice thc ~o~p.orati9,n !naj! legal mattr;::~, to tje'hhpointe? by thd:~orporation, by deputation, on such tcrms and conditio'ns as'ma'y'bd ' p r ~ c r i d ~ .
. .!. 4 .,. . : . , , . 47d L W a r y mdii ullo~vances of ~o~issionrrs..- ha ~ m r n i s s i o ~ ~ ~ , , ;
and thc offic~s appointed under section 46 shall be,.paid out o£ the,Cor?o- ..,, ration Fugd such n~onthiy salary and such rnonrhIy allbwance, as may ' from time. to:.tirne, be fixed -by, the Go ycrnment and, may be given. such faciIitie3: -ik. relation koi ;resjdelitial acconunoda,tion, r&nveyaqc< and the like ~gs:m$:g.from:timo to ,tim:,be :fixed by the G.avgr.nmcnt. - .!. ,., ,
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the P Y F ~ P * , all3 l'! i i i ,, ! , ;,,', , , , ,,{! : !! ; , ,, .. , , > l l > : . 1 : :! - ,TI'.) '~-LT. : i , L a i i f i ~ : F ,(j ;::*[< i , j;: ,.-, ,. ,::: , , . , , ; I ,; T<,,: ,,..?
.rS?:,:IiFyclifi~ :of. fie, .Go)tr??!!~)[q&~-Sg B, 'otbqw~sk pio%dek'in.' <'
this,Act, apd sybje~~~~q;~s~uporvrslgq'nd I . I . I I' . ,contToljffliec Cdtpbra'tiofi'aria!its 9 I t , .I:,-, . ' 4
Mayor the -executive power for the burpose of caiSiii2 out the p.rovrdd*':'!' of this Act shall vcst iu the Commissioner who shatl also- 1; .Jif:8,,,', :
! ! , . ;, ';!ti>?! ; - d , ( , J ~)-ltlfle ,,(! J j r. id !:. . . !~! , r , , , , , ; ....: . .; ! , (a)~,~x~r,~!ss~, all: J he goners. p*d Pbcr[q,rq; ?!I. i$~ ,~hhi ik ' i ikc i f id~~ ; d ; ,.,lni :*nfeerrep ,~~~g!~,irupps@' .y$on.hiq,,by ...it thii':A$i'b'rl :,..,-, b$tinyp.otli6;""li
* . ' L j r > j , ~ i j l . i . , , , l : .J ,J j f law f o r t h Cm b'~gi'f~~&.$:ijt,qlrj~~ t,,;j,b ; ; , , t ; :,; ,:,
; . , ..,(b), yr escri b.e,:th.e. d~fjg,?,f$pd ,ez~r,cise , superyis,ion, and, con 01 ,over r~:!, i !, ..44e, . a ~ g p d pro~~gdjn#s;of "'11 ~ o r ~ o r q i b r i b$kefi. a \ .d o,fher
' 60 L<J . - . . , ;,ji @ w o s ~ ~ . employfcy, qd ju biic,J$iq,ltjrgi$$ '. t6Bt ,may 3 , , , ; : i .,r i : ~ + d e . .in tlw behqlt ..dl$qsq,dflan quesfioqk'ieli!d$'l.;fP.;fP c;thel.llt
service of tho'said'~-ffi&rb and theu pf ; 'I privileges, allowances and other mniiitioh2 of "s&ck1i'' !'' ' ' ' :'a
likely to ba incurred in cqpse-pence of such actioa, which is not covered by a budget &fa: '.I1 '
k i ~ i ! j ~ l . l ' ~ f . j j i ~ i In) the Commissioner shall bring to the notice of the Corporation
~@ 1 WW ~We&l6ti0n,yo$ itlw, . Q J ~ ~ ~ ~ ? ~ ~ ~ Y $ ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ c in violation of any Governmant instruct~ons or the prov~sro& of
. 3 . ~ ahis! AN, :~rQ~ided tha&if,, isucfi .<a$t qq;qmission,af, t he dgec- . . h i ,., 1.
tionn bf tbe iGo~qmopt .o~~tpb ~ P ~ ~ S ~ Q P ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A $ ? ~ ~ J ~ , ,@r,:i, -.
G?$Q may. bc, is n,Qf rectifi-crf within 15 days of the cpmmu' , rsiw~io~, .if, &I! b~-jlic. duty of the Cominissionq: to briq sy~h. ompsig~.o.i,:viqla.tion to @q notics-of the Government: .. . '
51. Power of the Corporal ion lo require Commissioner to produce d~crrmen~~a~~Ilfirmish.re~trrn~~ report s.st~-(I)? The~~rrpanatioa aa$Mayor may At-anptinlc requhethe.Cornmissioner-
(a) to produco-any . racordjcorrespondenc~~,plans.at otha,:docwcpt,s, which-,is.io-his posse~iom.o~un~~~his-cclntFal as,Gommisi~jlw ,. or which. .is- rawrded or - f i l d . in :.his,oEca OR, ifirh~:q@c~,qf, any Corporation officer or other Corporation employoo su bordi-
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(b] ta krnij b;ahg rsfucn; bllan, ~ s ~ i m & ; stateIheht, aooount- ofisla- ' 'tisi&, wqcc~eipgor co~ected~with'hy~matt~~per9aining- to..th& Bdwis: tratigflof t h i s ~ ~ c t . o r ~ a n y ; m u n i ~ i p : i l ~ u ~ - i t y ; - . . .: , . ,
, ,: I . (c) td 'furnish 3 r'kpott by.; kiy,se~f or .to. ~ . b t ~ ~ r o & ~ ~ y CprpfatiwJ'.
oE&r or orher employeo subordhate to'him- and fornisb**&- . . . hisrow tre~wk,tb+on, a,f.oqpr.$ ,. V P Q ~ ,FY ,s,q.bj$$$,~.?qceqi~g
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(2) Ev~ysuchroquisi~i~nshallbecompilcdwitbbythe~mmissiorler witb?y~,?nr upvq?gkle d.vla~ : and .if . s b ! ! _ b c , i n ~ , q b ~ t ?n e v ~ %- poraip,q , 0 6 ~ ~ ~ f i d . 0 ~ ~ $ . ~ , ~o~ppr~li,g~emp!?yee to ~bcy:anyadm; madeby t h e . ~ q y - ' ~ ~ . . o $ : Q~lioiat j o . ~ 'or,'Commiss ion@; in- pursuanqbof.-any- such. ,
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. , 11?rg~i49fl tbk,t?eJ C~r?mi.s-s,iefle_r :shall_nqt be howd 10. ~ m p l Y with any;$$@ ~ g ~ v i ~ i t i ~ r g , f , ~ i t & : t @ qr$y ipus ap i ~ a l of-the-, M*vr- a statemen$ that such' ' complianq . .w~*l_d & e+$i,ejudicial:ta public interesb or to the interests of the Corporation:" * . ' ' .'.. I' - ' ' ' , .
'tSr,; ,$-- ; j :- ~ e r a & ~j?$oj~ejs:r~,be. su&ect ,to, ian~tioq .-S~YB as 0 t h wine prod$dd,. in ?@'I%$;. jk&.exe~c.i$yf ad y'hwotar -thehdp$rfo~&m 01 any dutjf c o $ ~ ~ ~ . o ~ , ~ m ~ q d : u p ~ h , ,tJq C~rpfatj@n;o~ any ' - b;ther -. ?<thorities by o f f ~ a l t@$ ~ , . ~ h ~ ~ ~ ~ w i ~ , i p o f ~ k ~ 0 x p ~ ~ r e , shall .be su blsct to the fo 1 lo-ii~ng do q#(@s ;;; name1 $;- ,, , , : : ,9 A>:. 7 .
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(a] thqt.such espenditure in s o far as it is to be incurred, in the year ': '" ', '''ih-. whkh: such~powei. is.,cxa~cised OF <duty+ 8p40~medl swl be . . , . . ' I .
.' prp.vi$$; fo~unair a current budgat-gram ;* . . .. . , . r . . .>.: 4
(b), tb$'; if ,$pi;ejipr,cise.,qf~such, ~ ~ M G X . o 'f hes_erfgrm++!of,~uch duty J , , iq*o)~q.,dr Is .li.wy tq .in_rlg)vp,e;,1)9n$j@r$- for. any'-period or at . , , an% t lqe :, qf{@:thq ,clp,$e. ,of,the,sai$~ea_r,, suchlqp2fidipr e shall - , , , ,qqj,$e ipgrr;ed,;\iujthpl4F, t&.san$io.n ,'ijf,the Grpoi;etiop. . , ' I
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' ',!55, Meqtings:r;-(l.)'T Corp~ration~ shalt~~ ordiaariiy! h ~ l d at least one meitling fn eveiy mbntk-for th kiansaction.of.it~businw.
(21, The Mayor or in his absence the Dapr~ty Mayor may, whartever hc thinks fit, and shall upon a roquisltion'in writing liy not lcss than one- fourth of the total number of Councillors, convene a special meeting of t h e C o m a i i o a
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(3) Any meeaing may be adjourned until rhe'ncxt or any subscq~ent daPe,adanadjoucned meeting Jnay,bofltr ther adjournc+in,th~like manner .,
54. First meeting if ihe ~ o r ~ o r a t i o n ~ after ge~leral hkci ionsfor eiectio~z 0 1 Mayor.-r(l> Th ,@nt-me&ing . o ~ . ~ ~ ~ r ~ o r ~ ~ a - d t ~ . . g ~ ~ ~ a l ~ ~ l e c t i o n s dmil be hehias eadyasl possible but , Dot Uer, than, thirty .days the publication of the results of the election of the CounciIIors under.sectian 19 and shall be convened by the Director.
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(2) NotwiaWzhiding anything containedr iEY.sc~tiOn - 5 1 , fdr- 01ection of the Mayor, tho Director shall nominate a CounciIlor who is not a candii dab S U F ~ ekwn-tepresidc o*r rhe :meeting.. . ' ., . . .;;?
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(3): :Tf duringthe eIaMion OF-Mayor'it appears that Chete is anequal ityof votes between the endidates at such election and that the addition of a vote would ehkitlb. any of ' tMa candidates ta8be,eleFted, as M,ayor,' then,. rhe parsan! pyksiding over khe.@eetin&-!shall decide betwpm ' - them - by 10 t : w be drawn in the prmcncvoF t k l candi'ikdhs~and . ,in,such 'mannor as .heirnay determine, and the candidate on whom the lot falls shall be deomod to have r a m & ~additionaP~vot%~ , , , ' . I I I . ' , " , v / ; ,, . , , , ' , j ' ,
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, ,55!; : ' ~u f i c6 kf.nieeiings 'and~b*u$~r~as!~Al list df t hi b~+i@uss rn b&trak sacjtc# ai:iwoiy except at:m ~dj6n~ned';meetin.g shall1 be-sent apthe recwdkd 'addms of eiicbCouricikhr -at:least~6ue day6 befbrb ,theytime-fixed for such meeting and no business shalI'lib~brm&hD~before ;:or.-transacted at, any meePingo#her . . than , , the business of which a notice has been so gvcn :
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, - W v i t j e d & a b y urgent rnebtiag may .b''gailed on a ,notice, of a 1 ~ s e r $e*d.tMficl&ys ; 1 ; t ) t!, . . . . . . I : -. :: .:I: . ." . : ,
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Provided further that any Councillor may send dr doivcr to the Cow missionar of: any, hushwss. ,going ,beyond, the mtkrs' ,mentioned in-kb, nati~e~giv#,Qf.'.sul;h-rn'ceting.: soiasilo reach , bimgt: Xmsl fort;Y&ht bxs bafaro Ilxe; daOe ,, keb.for BJW : , maet ipg; .an~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 6 o ~ s j o n e r ! ~ s h a l l with a11 possi bla dospakk lah,sleps . to lki~,.culak. rtsplutioq. to aVwY Co~ndllor in such manner as he may think fit :
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56."" ~ub'r!iiir.-(1)' ~6;; quorum n&ccsr&$ for the ' .(rawF,t<&@ o business at a meeting of the Corparaaion shall bc on&third of the to ta n~rnbqof,Coun~i~lors. I:; .... ,
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F '' '- 4 : ' (2y rf * .$r h y time,diiihk $ meting of th Corpoiatioh !heh i s l h i j tonim it shalfe the ddty:of'eh$:M~iyorol the -p,&n,pr&iding ~ v e r iuch, mtiiig'&am #'-adj w, the rn&g'or suspend 'the cme;eein'g unti1-f h&b9s a quqrum. , . . . L ' . ' .,, - 4 , ,, , ! . . , . '
(3) Where a maeting has boen adjourned under sub-sectionm(2); the. business which would hava bsen brought bafore the original mcoting if there
had b:cn a quorum,przscnt ~ h c r e at, shall be brought bufore, and may bc . ,
(rgnracted t t an adjourned meeting, yhfthcr therc is quijium ' present or not: :, ., . . ' , . :,4 : . , -
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Pro~idcd [flat notice of an adjourned meeting under sub-scmionS(2) and (3) shall br: givcn to all Councillors.
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- . 57. Presiding ojjcer.-(i) The Mayor or in,his abserice;:thc.~t~ut~ Mayor shall prcside at every inecting of tho Corporation. . . .
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- . {2)!Inthe abjenceofboththe ~ ~ a y ~ r , ~ d t h e ~ e ~ u t y ! ~ a ) l o r ~ f r o h tho :meeting tlic ,Councillors-:l@csent dhall i e l e ~ i ~ o ~ e ,from 'amongst Ehomselves
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(3) The Mayor 01 tho person presiding over a meeting s all have and .ex~r~js,c a sccqnd,or: a, wsfjj-~g vote in, all, cases ,oFaqqali~y: qf, ,yo@s. - . , . , : . .:" I; 7 > l , , I . .. ' 1 . .il>!!:all;., . 1 .. . . , I , ,~ :~; , I I ;~ ; . # . .I<-!:.> ! Tj, l j . . , j;- . . .
58. Mefhotl of decging q ~ 3 # ! 0 & ~ ( 1 ) , ,Say9 ,asS g;herw++ provided in this Act. all mattors reOuircd to be decided bv the Corporation shall bc
.decidedi by;':uajority, ,of s he:yotes of.C?gncjllors p;esent,and voting! ; , . - - , , : j*)',. . ' ,,, i ~ L ~ , j L ! , . , b , +:I! .: >. . b ~ ! ' ,ij,,',:': I!: ,. !:; q > , . , i > i ! ~ j ~ . ~ ' > :,,, , , & e v . : ;[I ,,:,;,,-'
: ; .i(2.);Thc.~0ting~hall,b~:,~b~~~hoy~!~f,~~ds,,k~t.!h~,Qr~6~~~~0~~~~Y, .su bjec,t,w. such. regulatiogs. as,y+y ,bgiwade; by,it,:resoly6)@at ,any,pupsti_qf ?r class of questions-shall, bc decidcd, byi~,~cr.eq~ql!o,t. - , , - , , I' , , , , , . , .. , A . . . .. :, , L . . . .,L,;.,: (i ell i. ' ! j q , : ::.; . .(,IT ,,i < : I , :: ' J i L : , , ( ' i 1 1 I .. :
(3) ~t any me :!ing, unless voting be dern=@cd by $;lea$<fill,,~ob$- cillors, a declaration by the presiding officer at such meeting that a rekolui tion :has beeawied:or;Iog$, izwd-a&epgry:t$!~~.@f effe~t heiminute~of the ploc~dingg rsll.g11:, fox ,the, PMPQSG igf r this, !kg,',- P2, ,%@A1!slvg:$vj60~.%, :of the fact iwit.hgu$:g[goB~f Rhe. ny y.t!e'r: .o( ,prop@ri_oql @f.p40 vo~qsrrc~o$cd,~~~ fgyou~-~,of,qr pgain~t.su~h.r~sol~ti~~:.!~~~;,~ ..;:,:!;, ,r: ,I. :. 1:. s!:i:+,, ,I>:., . :
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present w h ~ ~ d a i r g t.0, y,ore, .sJ~!l P.e tak.qgder,the d&g,cf ig g[,th~ presiding officer at the rnceting and the resilt of the voting qeqmeG $oLb? resolution of the Corporation at such meeting.
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presidifig ,bbd&r -2 'rrieii hg!!shaIl! jpr&er.v$ ardor -thereat 1~ and shall ~aveal l . j ? a w ~ : hecesg&y for f.h$pui.pose~f pr&rving-such-of:h :,'. ..(#.;I ' ! I , 1 ; : . . .
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, (2) ,,The , ~ y ~ r , , . o . r the ysson prosiding over,a yctting n!y,,dircct i-iy CoiificilIor whosk :coiiducf:ii' in, hi: bpinion~~ossr'yfdi~~rderly to with; draw immediate ty 'From the: meeting,"dnd- any Councilfhr . SO.. direc&&+to wj, hdral~,shall do so forthwith and s11alI absent himself durinp thes.emain- der of the ,medtinf:' ' , , ,
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Provided that the Mayor or tho pxson presiding may at any time . . c a ~ c ~ l ~ s u c b s ~ s ~ ~ ? n ~ ~ , . ~ . , ;,L,. m : ; L b ~ . : . ! , . .-:,{: . , , . ,-, . j : : . t i l : .s , - : , , ;;
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Providcd furthzt that such susp;nsion shall not dcb,iir tho suspcndcd Councilior from servrng on any committee of the Corporation of which he js,a member. .-,-. . .
(4) Subjcct to sub-section (5 ) , every mcetiAg shall bb'open to the public u 4 g s ~ ~ q j o ~ i t y o f the Council1orspr;csentat the rnectingdecide that any inquiry of delibepion .p~,nding.~bcfore the Corporation, shalI be hcld in camera.
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( 5 ) The Corporation may makc rregulations~for thc purpose of admis; l sjon of r --thc,rnembers of,.thc public. to. its, met ing and for the removal
by force i f necessary, of any memhcr of the public adrnittcd to a meeting for interrupting or distur b i ~ l g the proccadings of thc meeting. -: ,! ' ! , , A , ,; .,,,: , ' : , . . . , ..
I ' , : , . - a (Q The Corporation may make ; kgu~qtions for .t$rnoyal of parsons
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(7) In the case of grave disorder arising in a meeting the Mayor or the pkr$on1prdiding~rnay;~ if %he thinks it necessary to d6:so;adjourn the meeIfing to a date or rime spccificd by him.
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60. Colrrlcillors list to vote' $h' hi%? id i;ltid;lt I ik ' i i . i&rested.-No C,qyqcil!gf. shal1,vote at. a mccFi.ng of thc ,corppration Qr gf,any committee thorcof on any ~~~<~ii~~e!!i~tin&to his , o y - 'c~np~ct'o~:vo~e,or 'take part m any discussionon any rna,tker (othcr thana ittatter'affebtmg): generally the rqsjde$s.pJ the,punicipal, area or of any,par!icuIar.~~ard, which affects hts
1 pec~niary'irifere~t~d'r!'hy*pfbper~y ih,i~$jlcct,pf w$i.ch. he isdirectlyor indirectly interested, or any propcrty of or fcis which he is a'manager or an agept,.,,, - , : , t , L l l :; '
61. Righi 'ti if lqd jiz&<i4gs oj ' '~&~oi$; ioh hh?: :it+ ' io$hittiei el c- . I and rigfzr of Council/or't a ' $ ~ k ' ' ~ i i ~ s f i b t i s ' iit relo f ion to ?lie4 odmiliisrrrifion oy
wrri~rapl. p r e u . , O .The , CQ~missioner-.or ,any Cmporation gfficer au- ?&P. :~,$~$$i$~$;f , " ~ ~ ~ ; ? ~ ~ r : i @ ~ ~ g , " ~ p ~ : ~ g ~ 5;;. c o d t t e e s , but he shall not be entitled to ~dte'in any 'iuch'mLctjng;
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-..;. @) A Co~ncilldr ~ i y , sp@ct' , ~ ~ h e ' ~ p ~ o ~ v ~ s ~ y F ~ o f - a u b ~ i e c b ~ o n , ( 3 ) , ~ &$e . ~ ' m + > p & ~ d * n ~ %st h ? ~ f:pf an fiour.of y;rne@ngI, quc<iio,q; ofii$-niuii& io$ti&b ?h~'fh+picrp41:.~il~i~~i~tr$$,~s,pf'th$;RP4er: .$$,; administration '6f this Act; .
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' ; f ((a) .not. I& ;than seyen.:d.ays clear -.notice' in y r ~ t ~ n g spe.crfylng2 tho, ; '':!i!i.r{ ..questionsha11 bagiveq;:. to,the Cpmmisuioner.*-;- :, - . r , . : : .!.:,Jj;>
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(b) no qucrtian shall- . . . ,..,- ?>-, -:! ' , , , ' ?, , ' - 1 . 1 i ,
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tho qucstion intelligible ; . . ! - !; :
(iii) ask ,for an expression of opinion or the solution of a hypo. thetical proposition;
(ivj askas to tho character or conduct of any pttrsonexceptin his oiEcial or public capacity ;
(v)l'rolate to a ma& wlrich is not primaily the concan of the Corporation or any of ficmunicipal authoritits ;
( v i ) make or imply a charge of a personal character ; 1 '
( ~ f i ) raise ,qu'm-bion'of 9oIicy too large to be dealt with in Iha limits'of'answerW a question ; .
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(.yiii) rcpeat in substance questions aIready answered or to which ' an-awwa &is buenrefnsed;
. . ( ix) ask for information ontrival matters ; ' I , . . , , . ,
: - Q .orhinari ly ask: W r :inform#$nl on mattcrs of pat history ; , r : , , ., . .
(xi) ask for information set forth in accessible documents bi in . - - . - md$qY w.orh q f f;fif~,encc ; .!. , , , . 3 3 , > ,
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' ' (xiii) ask'& ~ ~ ' i d o r m a t i d n o n + m t ~ & ' ~ ~ c h i i ~ d b ~ i b a ~ d i - i J ' , .
cation,by.a, 9 u r . t ~f Law. , ' ! , , , ; . . ,
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- (4],.T$ Mayor- shall disallo,~ ay quqtion ,whJch is, in, bis opiaih, in contraventipq oY;bhc provisiom . . ' 9 8 , . shb-s@i@'(3),. , . I .:;, . , " '
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(5)' ~t .any'di+~t a r i d Ghethbf ':any quostion h is nut in +tra: vtyitiqn .'6f t$? 'pf$~isions &T su b;seclio,n -0, %ha . . . . - W r 'sblI $acid? fbc point &d . his.dc~isi~h'~h~ll , . ... ,be'bnal. , , . , I ' ..,
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. . (Q:.Thw Commissiofier shall not ,bq, bound to answcr a question if ~t:&ks,fbr itlrorrqatioq,$ll.ch,has'been;:~qufii@kd *.'him tntmdifi- de,n;& '.6i ,in,tke gpini~n 'df -the Mayor 'it' Mdt,, h'&wef~dwith~utpre: gdi-m ' to 'p:ibIic inter& orthe interest of'th~.'Corpmatioq. - , , , , , ,
(7) Unless otherwise directad by tho Mayor 'or thk hmidibg 'Ofidkr of tha ,Wingruv?rn:qqqtiqn. shallrbe sqswged by, . the , fbmmissip~. . . _ , . . at a meeting ofthe Corporation: .,II,'. ,. u ~ m m
62. Power f o make reguIations.-Thc Corporation may make reg+: tiom far the-trama~on o'Fbusiheis at-#& mdingsrand-as fhr meetings pf I
Standing Committee- or any ~:thsr Zcmrmittoc and the mama in whic I notica of such mectings shall be given:
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63. ' ' ?&?~pil~gl~~tllitlMI.~ and proceedings.-;Minutes, in .-hr &a 11 be re- corded the names of the Councillors !presenT;at,antl the'fpbct;edings of each
meeting of the Cbrporation or ofits commiuee, shalt be drawn up and re; corded by the Commissioner in a book to be keprfor thalpurp~sc and sha 1 1 be laid before t h e next cnsuing meeting of tilt: Corporation or of the com- mittee, as the case may be and shall be signed af such meeting by the piesid- ing oBcer thereof.
64, CircuEation of mitiuks md inspection of rnit~utes and reports of gro- ceedings-Minutcs ofthe proceedings of cach meting of the Chrgontion shall be circulated to all the Counci~lors of the Corpnri,tion -and shall at al l reasonabl: times be availa bIe at thc Corporalion offim for .inspection .without chnrge by any CounciIIar or person on pa ymtnt ofa fee prrscrjbrd by regulations.
65. Forwarding minrrres atrd report of proceedit~gs to Go wrmient.- (1) The Corporation shall forward to the Government and the Director a copy of the minutcs of the proceedirlgi vfcach meeting of the Drporation within t&e days from the date of the meeting.
(2) Th Director of the Government may n b in:a ny &sc ask for a copy of any p l p x or all the papers which werc laid before' the Corpora- tion or any committee thereofand the Carpo~ation shall foward io the Government, a.copy .of ychpaper or ,papers: . . . ,
.66. VaEidution d proceedings dc.-(l) The ~ o r ~ + i b i i : b h a l l have power .to act notwithstanding any vacancy .in the mernbe~ship rbereof and nu act done or the proceedings taken under i l i s AFt shJl be questioned on the ground merely of-
(a) , -* sent of any Coun~il!or -&ning ,mfillkd for an$ cause what- soever ;
(6) the ~ i l ~ e q c e &.any vica:&y jn,.orany dcfec t h ,',fie oonstipit& ofthe Corporation, or-in anycomn~ittee thercof; , .
(c) any Councillor havingvoted or taken part in any prokc- dmgsin .contravention &,section dl-; .. , .. .. , . (4 .anyd&ct-orirreguls.ily . ~ ~ a f f e ~ ~ ~ - ~ e & d t s ~ f t h e c ~ ~ ~ e ~ ;,
(2) Every meeting of the cohoration or of any' arpniitloe thenof, the minutes of proceedings which have been duly drawn up a nil signed, shall be deemed to, have ,been duly convened. and ?to bc -free from all b f e c t s and .irregularities,
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67. Porn n ~c0rporc1tion ~diapPoitzCrnenrs &ere1oD+1.) Slrb/co t . C nhc provisions contaid. . in this h t and .the Himacha,l Zrodesfi' M.iuzi~pd Services Act, 1 994 (1 1 of 1994),the Corpord tion may, with the previous appro- val of the State G o v d m n t or any, other,ofbr;aathorbed .in -.this beha If, appoint swh afficers a,nd~sermnts :as it considers necessaryfm thereffiricnt discbarge of i t s duties. . , , . .
2'12) .TheJqua?ifi@tir>m,Lmtfi~dmf recmitment, sabdes,deive, allowances and.otlic-r c~nditions of~service ineluding disciplinary m2 tims of such @&s a113 sm3nts~s-hxll~b~ ,such asmay b= prescribed; , g
(3) The sila ry, a llowa nces, g r ~ tuity, parision, contributions:i!nd &(er p!yrn:nts cequ'r:d to b;: made. in accordance with the conditions of their s~rvices, to the o ffi?crs' a nil officials' employea for thc discharge of.'duties of the Corporation undcr this Act, shall be chargcd from thc Cor- poration Fund i II the prcscribcd manner.
' (4) An employec in "regdlar ernployknt of the ~ o r p ~ & ; t i ~ n in lieu of tlw' Contributory Provident Fujld b~nc fits ndmissiblc. tb him :und,er the Provident Fund Act, 1 91 5 ( 1 9 of 1925), opt for service cnd family and in thqt evcnt hc ,will bc governed by the rules, a s?rc applic?b:c toethe em- ployees of the State Government ; and such a ' persori shall~contr~butc to the
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(a) the sha'rc of money contribution by ;the Corp6iation,, Aloniwith interest accrued 'thereon, to tlic credit of such 3 person in hii Contributory Provident Fund, shalt b: credited to thc pepension and
, Gratujty Fund ; cstablishcd for this purpogc';., , ' " -- .. I . . : j y > , . ' I , ., ', I ' . * .,I, .,. ; - - . I : " " '
I (b) "fhg shaie of ~i~oney;"alongwith i&&t, rc&d 'thei&n;:$q"thc credit of such a pcison in tlid ',f~n'fi.i~utbry~',Pfiirident'lFiiiid ari account of his own c,onqibuton,sha~l b: traqsfcrred to his q e d i t
. . . , . . in the:Geheral Providdnt Fuhd 'established foi ~lie*ij'ui-pdse;'~and any . lo3s'caused IQ ?he Co$~iiih'Hon"tIirough <vii;itlidra\bh 1s- duri'ng
" ' "theVservice shall bc in'ide iood lij;'himr, ". ' , , :- <, , i.
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, (5) The Corpcrration shaI1, in rclatiqn to s ~ h crnployees wh? have exercned thc opt~dh fdr!t>ension uridkr sub~secticln (41, shall ;crtdib its con- trjb~tj?ns regylarly but ,not 1;ltcr than fifth day of eaclC.id6nth fqllowing the month to ivhich the c$nthburicrns'-relate; into ih2 Pk$$on and Gratuity . . . Fwd. . : , ; ,, :I ! ,. - , r,,-3.,r,L
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reierrkd 'to' in sub-seetion"(4); shall' b'z 'kSta blishcd and maintdined by t ha Djrectqr, Urban Locar Bodies, Himachal Pradesh in. such manner, . as may be prescrjbtd. '- , ' . r : . ) ' n ~ , ? , ~ ' , , ' .; ., ,.:
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Act, the persons, who were in the rcguler service of any CoiporaEijiri as' 6ri. 1st April, 1992 and had retired,before the 30th day of May, 1994. grovidcd they opt for scrvice and family pension under this scction, and refund to - . - - .
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the Didctoti within . s k h ptribd as nlay'.Eie spe'cified~~~~e~plo~yer7s con- . ,
tribution to the Provident Fulid .incIudhIg'.interest received by them from the employer together with simple interest a t the rate of six per cent per abum from thc da'te of its wjthdrawa1;tiUithe date okrepayrdent,; ,*jU:'$lso be eligibli for scrvice and Fa.5 ly pcnsion underithis:Acb: . . - : r ; : .. - .:
. , , . , . , . , , - r . ' ,' , t >(.+a ' - , a . , ' I . { - . , . < ' .' I (8) ' The :approval for,crea tioi of post in a &rporationlsefiices' shall .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bz given by -the 'Government after b king into considera tion ithe rcquirc; J . . , . . .
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. (9) In making appojntment:to any pdst referred, to in this secfibn; the nppdinting authority shall, follow the instructions issued by. thc: Government , from timc to time in rela tion i~ reservation. of appointments of posts f~f : :
S~l~edulcd Castes, Scheduled Tribes, , ., Backward Classes and any other ptegory of p.ersons., . ,
, , . - .. . , . < . ' G8. "- bficers asd oilier et~lptoyees trot to be intcrestid i ~ ! any co~tfrtict etc.
~ldrl t Curporalio~~.--(I ) A person shalI be disqualified' fhr being appointed in the Corp,ora,tion if he has, dircctly or inGircctly, by himgeIfor by a partner or any other persod,::ny share qr ihte~est in any cont~z,ct, ni~ide with,,!or any work bqing doac Tor the Corporatibn; o,+c; than asan, eppldyee. ' ,
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(2) If any such o&,ccr or ornployee acqui&, direotly br indire&$ by himielf or by 3. paruter or 3ny other pcrsoJi:a;ny ,shh~e or interest inany such contract or work as is refcrred to in subdkdtibn (1 ji'h'e shall, unl& ,the .ilu{bo;jty,,apppinting h e in pny psrticular other!~fise decides, &'liable , > , to ., be , toniq?ed ;. , , , . ,,... f<@.lij$-office L . i by a,n order of such authority : . , . . . . . ..>. . . .. . .
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~rbii$k&that &fore aiiib;Ber & removal is madk such'd&r oiothkr cmployce shall be given a reaso~plc ,opportunity of showing cause against tpe action pmposcd to be tnken-i%fgiard (d him:'' ' ' '
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(a) ail funds which immediately before the deolaratiofi and consti; . s 8 i ,I ;I:::,r:tation:o$ the ~Cvqoration undm.lsections 3, and.4:df this Act
vestcd in any body or local authority in the' municipa!:,ares ;or any part thereof or rural area or a part thereof, if any ;
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I r {b) all moneys-received by or 'on behalf ,of, the corporation under tha piovisions of this Act or of any law ,foe the time. being in force or under any contract ; .. > , - !. j >;i-;r,fi,;,. - ; .. s , . . :. 1 . . .; .. ( > I . ; : : i,, IJ.
(2) The Corporation Fund shan bo hold by the Corporation in trust for the purposes of th's Act subject to the provisions herein mntaincd and a general account relating to all moneys received by or on bshalf of the Corporation shall be maintained.
70. Carporatior~ frrnd to be kept in State Bank of India or in a Scl~ecitrle Bank or in a Government Treas1iry.-All monuys payable to the credit of the arporation Fund shall be receivedby the Commissioner apd shall be forthwith paid into the State Bank of India or inta any Schedule Bank ox in treasury 'of the Governmenr or any other bank approvod by the Govarnmant in .this. belwlf. . .'
n. Operation df accormt v l th banks.-Save as 6therwisli providd in this Act, no pnymenk shall be made by any b a a referred to in section 70 out,of t h e Corporation Fund e x q t on a cheque sigaed by b&,- .
(a) ofic'er i n ~ h i & e of the. actx*~ I , . ;
(b) t he Commissioner or an officer subordinate to him authorised by him in this behalf. . I : I : , i ' : : ?
72* Payment not, to be made unless covered by a Budgci grun i.-No payment of any amount.)Of the Co&ration .Fun4 shall , be made unless the expenditure of the same is covered by a current budget grant and suffi- cient balance d such. budget g~mt:ts ::still avuiisblo. norwitbanding any reduction or transfer hereof which may have been made anderr .,Ithe provisions of this Act : .i,,,, ; i,.: :,.?,: , , . - '. . I . , I I , . . , . . I
i # / .~iovidod-:ihat ,&issaolillnahallnor.appLyto.~s&ntmade , ,. in the folkwing: claises'of L-, ~namely!:- , . , , , , ;I : ,
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(a) rapaymoet of Goneyo, belonging to oondraotors'oi othm poraom , ,and :hldrin. deposit -and -of .&ys collect& .m credited to the + : I , Coqorah~PwdI'bymistake; : : I . . . . .
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(b) refund of taxes and other moneys which are authorised under E , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , - , , : , , , , ' : < . , , . t , : , > , . . . . . . . . . - - . - . . . . . , . : - - - .1 , d , J t ' r - , . . . - - , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
{c) s!94)pmblq ~jqw.. Q ~ S thv following . puwsWces-- . ,
..;I ,(; , . . , I . (i)! uQderQderQderof&rsaEth~Govern~ .on f i m , o f the \Corpora . . ,,
tion to take aDy action as raquired 'by,Dfie;mvoc~mallt :
y$ ufi& othef,~r$&msntfbFi ihe bb.baing in force ; or ;., 1 : . , : . . :
. , ,. , ' Iiii) under the idmeor prdm'af a civiI ;Or orlmii~U.cdmt passed , . , " i against t h e Cbrporatioa ;or . , !
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, ,: , [email protected] the Cognkioner to aver9 a sudden t&oat,of 6anga to the p<ft~erry .of,th&.CorparatioJIratin or to human life ;
€4 temporary payment for w o r k ;urgcntIy 1 ~ q u i r d by thc Go-vurnment .in thu public interost ;
(e) sums paydblcas compensation undm this Act or under itnY sules, r.c@ations or,.b yu-iaws . w d c thcr cundor ;
(f) .expmses inn~red by hCorporatjon;as special rneas~~r-os taken :on .,the outbreak ofdmgorous ,diseases ; and
(g) -amount ,payaNo . tr>,Govo~nment by way of audit roo.
73. Dirty of persons signi~lgc!sg~~e~.-Br,fo~o any par son siws .a. c h e w in actxrrdonca with swtion 72 or signs any bill for pay5imit of any amount .irom;t&.*asurp,~he shall ~satisfg-hinwrelf.that $ho.sumLwhioh is:spcMcd for ;psym6atin.-ilta:bikl or for .whi~hrt3m~c;h~ueis :dra~vn; as !Xltc case may ba, ,is. leithar- ,. .,.
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(a') required for a purpose or work specifically sakt io~ed by the ,proper au tharj ty, and covered by a currant budget grAnt. ; or
(b) ~ ~ i i r e d . f o r a n y payment roTcned to, or G c ~ i 5 i d in sc,cti$ '12. , ,
. . . . 74. Procedure when money not covered by a budget grant i s expe?iileil.--
W h e ~ w r any sum is expended !~nder eIausc (c), ,(e) 01. -fj>r.pf the pioviso"to se-ction'72, - the' Commissionai' shall' forthwith communic&te ihe cjr~umstances to the Corporation to takc such.action unaor th: proiiisidns of this Act as skdll, in the cit ~umstances, a p p m pmsib!e and expedient for . . . coveriin$ the amonnt ,of the ddikiona'l &xiend iture. "
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7 5 . dpplicni,ion of Ctwpbraii'an ! h d . - ( 1 ) - The - -ino&y Born .ticla ~'t.itna.h&ited~tothe:CorpmationFwnd;sholl ticapplied inpaymwnf~ofall sums, charges and wsts necessary Tor ,cairying0out ?hehprovisions80f this lAdt and of the rules, regulations and bye-Iaws made, t b r ~ n d c r , or of whi& yaynlent is duly directed, sanctioned Or 'required 'by or 'under any of tho provisions of this Act, end in payment of such sum as may bs required to mwt-tha e$t?Mishmrnt~dwgcs~ and.?hisalayf allowances, provident fund, aail'-gmmiPpQ'f f'tfre,.membar. of~muiriciph~~~~wc;es~cluding such subscrip- t j o ~ md~tronrihticns ,as :.arc rlfmedijn ths .Himachal. 'Pradesh Municipal Services kc;tc;t;11094i(41cif W943 :
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P~~ovided t l ~ t t h e ! oIal eKpenditurc on establishment shall not exceed ;;of the. Cotporhtion. . . : : , , . , , " , ,, .
(2) The monays refoired to in sub-section (1) shall likewise be applied Hlprgment of rqIl ;sums !payable.out: ~ f r & e -Corporajm Fund undcr arrg other enactment for the time king in fore.:' , : : : - 4 : -
-~Itr~xrided-that +ncamqunt allotted .lo ;tbe,&xpo~ation by ithe : Cenbal or State Government or any 0 t h percon or ~oca1rauthmrig:for any specific work or purpose shalI be utiliscd excIusively for such work or purpose aod m d ~ r d a s r m wiehzluch,imauctions,rns.& ~ t a € p ! ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t my either geperaily ar ,specialLy,~suein~is;beblf. . I . , . :. .- - :L : . .. ,., L.8 ,- ' )
(31 Noawithstanding anytbing contained in this Act, the moneys reforred to in sub-section (1) may 3 1 ~ 0 b: applied in payment of all sums,
charges and costs on all acts and things wh;ch arc likely to promote the ' safety, Jlr-alth, 'wolfarc, or convcnience'of thc inhahitants, or cxpcndiarre whereof may bs dcciarcd by ths Corporrition with the sahctioo of thc GO- vernment to be an appropriate chwgo on the Corporation Fund.
- 0 . . _ . . 76, Pa'ytnents frotn Corporation Ftuzd for works trrgently required for
plblic service.-On the written requisition of thc Secretary, Loa l Self Go- verluncnt Dcpariment, HirnachaI Aadesh or the Dir'ec~or, thlc' Cornmissioncr may at any tirnc u odertakd the execution cf an J WOI k!certificd by such Secretary or thc Director, as ths;cdse may\be, to beu~gentlyrequired inpublic intercst,r,ind fol this purpose' mtty-tcmpcrariljmmak payments -from the Corpol at ion Fund so far as the same can be met without unduly interfering
' with the regular . w'ork . off thc Corporatidn':' !! " ' ' ,
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. , 77. f~zvesrrtren t , of surplw money.-Surplus moneys. standing at 'the orcdit of Corparation. Fund -which cannot immediately or; at, an carly: date be applied for the purposes specified in section 75, shall be invcsted;.b the
p rescribed manner. . , . " . ' , 1 , l l :<(, !,:: . : . , ,, : : \ . , I
78. ConslilCti~n 07 spe&dfiinds!-(i) The ~or$&htion shall con- stitutc : uch spccial fund or funds as may be ? p ~ ~ c r i b c d by regulafions and suchother fi~nds'necessaryfor the purposes of'this -Act as may be so
preicribcd. , . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . .I~..,,, , I ;..,: , : ,.& .i.Y (2) ~ h c constitbtih and d/b@6ral 'df i;ch , I : I fund; ihal1,'b.k , , dfl$&~#d!in . . . . , I ;
the manner laid down by ~egulati~ns . , , , , c > . . , . ' f , , .;, ' . ; , ,<i , l l ,L ' ; .>
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79.' ~ i t ; t l c c ~on~n~iss ion . - ( I ) ~ h i ~ ~ i ~ a . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ n i i s s i d ~ ~ . : o,?wjilu- I
ted by th= Stat2 G >varnrnxt under s lct~on 98 of t hc Himachal Radesh Panchayati Raj Act, ,1994 (4.0f $9,q?)6+nd ,articles. 243:E.,and .:243-Y, ;-of the Co-titu tion of India shall rev re^, the h n c i a l position ,of,, the-. Corp,orrr- rionandmakerccommendations,to,fhe Governqent asto,-:; (,,: , ,:-, _, . - , - ..-
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. . . . . . . , ,. ,, , . th : net proccqls;o# thc, taxs, duties,, tolJs.and fees;leyiab!g, . . . . . . . . .by-the: State, .which,may be divided betyeen tlimlandjtbq , - . . . . . . . ,. . - . . . . allocalion bctween the C0rporation:atlall Ieygjs of theiq . . .
respc~tive shares of such proceeds ; . . . . .. , - 4 , ! , , .'; , m . I - 2 , , , , . , I ,:.I:, .:-!l~ <; cia f he d?icrmi?a$~~ of tlh ;axor, duties, ,bql Isand, fees i,wbii~h
may be assigned to or approprjatcd by the Co-.pxation ; . , , . * 4 . ' , , , , , : f 1 . , , : , , , : I: .... . . . . .' (iii) tho: garits-iri-ai& fo the- Coipotati on frbni!the ConsoIidited
Furd of the State.. ; :. d:~.m..t . . ' . . . , . : J , . . I I I > 1 . . . . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . ,(&) :the m;asures iiecJed to.improve .th; finnxicial $bkiti~,n,(df the , , . , , . , . .
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, . . ,(c) any other matter; rcfkcd to, the 'Finarike Commissioii by*tho: Government in the . interest !,of .- sound 5rit t i~s ' 'of'.'. thk.; Corporation.
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: ' (2) ~ h c Gavernmcnt rl ls l l cnuss awry recommendation made by the Einancc Commission under this section tog~tlier . with an explanatory rnerno1,andum as to thc action taken thurcon, t o bc laid before the LcgiuIa- ture o f tho State.
i ' .80. Budgetea~,cfinrates.--(I) Tho. Corporationshallnot later thanthe
%st wcck of February of cve:y year, adopt for tbe ensuing yoar a budget ~ 3 t i - mate which shall b,e:an.estimate of the incomc and expenditure of tho Cor- poration to be received-and incurred oq account of the Corporation.
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' '. (2) The; !budgat esi)i,nate.adoyfdd undcrwb-section (1). shall. be sub- mitted ,to the. Govmnmmt not later !ban, last. weck of Febnrary p r ~ d i ~ g
8 the .year. i $,which the. budget estimate relates. . . : . . , ;, 4 , , . ,#! , . !, I . , , -;i,;!- -, i
(3) Tho, budget q~imatar rsobiv:d by i haj'&&; mern 'indm fub- ~ c l j o n (21, ,&all be retyrncd lo the, .Corporation. ,.beFo!e -the 3 1st day of March aftar approval without' any modification or with such modification as the Government may deem fit.
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: ' (4)'l~hi budget estimate shdl.beprepared in such manner and shall pi*ovide for all such maners a5 may bz prescribed. '
81:-''Pb#er' of Corporation ' Ib alter budget t'srin~aces,--(I) On the recomncfidations oP,thc C6mmissioncr, the Corporation may from time
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'special or urtfores'ecn crequiremcnt - ,ai!ing dwj?.g the' ' sajd year ; - . ,
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(iii) transfcf tho amount or. portion 05th.~ ?mount of the budget grant under any hcad to the account of budget grant undor any
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' (iv)ridu&th$ ~m~uni.of,.thkbuds~t"~~n~&d~rlhy hosd r . . , :: . :
Provided that duc regard shall be had to ail t,ho, r e q u i ~ p m . ~ of this Act,and in making any increase or ah$ additioriaI budgej grant the esti; mated'cash balancc"at the close: of.ihe. year shall not be'ieduccd below the sum of one Iakh rupees or such hig'Iier sum a s , the Coryora'tion may deter-
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. i ,,(2) Ev&y increase in.,=. b1ldgot grant, and every. addiiioaal budget grant mad'e m aqy ,year undm sub-section (4) shall be made-with the prior api)r.oval,clf the Government and after such approval.: ha11 be deemed t o ba included h the budget cstimate finally adopted ior that year.
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:O (3.j,:T.hc Com'rnissiomr may, from time LO time during th,mpar,-- ? I , , 1 , , , . , . ,
i .. , : , . . (a) reduce the amount ofa.budget ;rant ; Or . I . .I: . . . . . (b),s.anctiun:tho transfer of any ampunt within nbudgct grant:
Provided that cvcry reduction if it cxcceds fifty t.housand rupees shall be- rcported forthwith by the Commissioner to the Corp~mrion aIld Ihc Commissionor shall' give effect to- any order that may be pass& by tho Corporation in rclation thcreto.
(4) The Commissioner may, from time to timc during tho yaar, sanction thc tramfcr of any amount not exccuding fifty thousand rupefs Wirhin a rniuo~. hcad if 511ch trmfkr doeq-not invollvea recnrrmgliabiIiW.
82.' Po~t:er of Gor~ofu tiottm f o rea!jrrsl income dnd expenditme dunirg. the year.-11): If.at , m y timwduringthc year it appears to the Corpora- tion that, notwithstafiding, any reduction of budget grant that has been midc under s-ction-81- the incomcof- tbcmpwation. Fmdduring* the same y d hi!? riot iuEc8'to m,mt thedcxpexditure sanctiofied h tha.&l@t esthitte, of that year and to laavc at the dose of: tht yew, the:&& balance~spscifid or determinod undet the proviso to su b-section (1) of section 81 thm it shall bo incumbdt on thb.C&pwafion:w sanFtioa forthwith, any measures which it may consider 'mCessarp for-adjusting tha! yea+s ineome to the,
, . exp&dim&. ' . - ' . . (2) For the purposo of sub-section (I), thc Corporation may either
rduk bha sanctiond exponditnte-of, tha.yeaz sa far as &may be pwsi bIe to do with regard to all the;~eqniromeno ssfrthis kt
, : 83! ' Provisions UJ . to m~expended brrdget. grant .-If: t h k whole. a any par*, of any budget :pano inckdd: in t &[ budget, estimates: for - a y e a I re mains uncxpended at thc close of that yes , and them- Weof has.notl boen takcn into account in tho opmiog balance entared in thc budget esti- mates of:aoiy of tbe,nat two follawing, y w s , t b e , C o m ~ ~ ~ o p e r may, sanc- tion the expenditure of thc such budget grant or tho unexpcnded portion thertof,during:the nrxt hvo €ollow~qg, ycar;s. £or the. completion of the pur- pos& of objeck for, whi@ tEiebudge8 grant was ,origihaliy ma& a d n o t for any other purpose or object.
CHAPTER-VIII - . , + . , .
TAXES AND FEES' , , a
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84. Taxes et c. io be imposed by Corporal ioir md&t~~is and arrange- . . . , . . .
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, . . , , . - - , . nfenf gf.cer!qia .taxes.cuil~cted by, Goperrmrenl--El) The .Corporation sball, . , .
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for the purposos af this Act, ~ev~t'c fol Towingtaxcs :- . . .
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(a) t&s on'?3idhigr,+ l s p d r ; ' !* . , , ,
, b)l,sach~ih~~itax,,~~t.8u~h~f~:a~.ihk.~tate~overm&mey. by. . . , . , -notifi~ti~n, in gch ,case;dir+t. .; , -
(c) a duty on the transfer .of! immonaMmm properties. sitclated within the limits of the municipal area in addition to
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thb'&y3jmposed undm , . t l k l -Indian.- Stamp - I899 .!:#: , . ' . :(A,,lof~ ,1899)::aS. in: form ffo. th$htima:w@ b tha State * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .
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mortgge ,with possossi~n of' imm0~8ble pto- s l t n d ~ , tcd in tho municipal area at such rate,as the State Government
1 rndy,~ by notifidon; direct; which. shall: not.be, less;than nno por centurn and more than two par centurn on tho amount of the considoption, the vahre of tholproperty or; th*; amount ! secured
- , .by the moztgago, as:s& forth inth;i instnihnt. Tbei-said duty
sl~all bq collcctod by the. Regisbar. or S ~ b r R c g s t r ~ intho shape of non ~udicial stamp paper at thc time of registration of thc docum& and intimation thoreof shall, be. santta the, Cmporation imrncdiately. The amount of the du$y so callocied shall be paid to th-, Corporation.
(2) Subject to the prior approvaI of the Govornmontj tho Corporation may for the purposcs of this Act, in addition . to the taxes spe.cified in su b-section (1) levy,-
(a). a tan.on proftsion -, trades - tailings and cmptopwnts ;
(b) a tax on vehiclas other than motor vehicles and animals ;
(c) a tax on the increase. in urban land valumcmscd by the exocution of any development or jrnprovemcnt work;
(d) show tax;
(e) tax on consumption of onorgy aL a rate not exceeding 2 paisa for auer.y. uqih of olactricity consumed by any patson withip the municipal area ; .
sewerage tax on commercial buildings ;
- (g) any otha tax that may be.imposed; undm the pravisiclns of the Hirrmchal Pradmh Mrtnicipal Act, 1984. (U of 1954):
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Provided that no tax shall be imposed un&r,this sub-section unlcss an opportunity has been given in the prescribed manner to the residents of the municipal, area to file . o b j b h i ~ and tho objectens if any, thus received have been'considered:
13)' The taxos'as specified, in str§iom (I),: a d k u bsecthn (2)'shall be lcvied at such rates as may, from t h o to time; kspscified.by rliwwvarn- ment by notification and shall be assessed and cdlccted in accordanc~ with tba proyisions.of this ,Act, and the- by~, lays made theretinder! . ,, , ,,
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(4) The Government may, by speeial~ or &mkral ordw, direct, the Corporatiqn to impose.any~@x falling-under . sub-scction (1) or sub-section (2) 1 not already. imposed, within such- pcrjod' a i may ' br sficcified!. and the., coiporationshalrth'creuponct-accordingly. .
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(51. If the Corporation fails to carry out any ordw passed undcr sub- section (4); tee Govcrnmerrt may , by: a- suitable order irotified'i~ the ,mcial a z a t t o impose the tax and tHe ord&-so.pssed: s h a l l ' ~ p e ~ t e as i f , tho taw. had been duly imposed Eiy the Corpcr&jon. under s t ~ & s c c t i b ' o ~ s . section (21, as the case may be.
85. ~ e e s f hot may be chn#geged. hylria.~(IrPwcztion.-(l) Subject to the prior approwl of the State Govarnmont thc Corporaijon may in tho mannor pmcriW, levyta f w w i t h r e g a ~ d ' . t ~ t h e foLbwing:- *
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($a. fee on advortiuafi::n:s other! than: advar tisarncnts in: tho news- papers;
( l i ) a fee on building applications ; . . . , . ! I
[ i i i ) dcvtlopment fee for providing and maintaining civic amenities in certain areas ;
. . (iv) a fce with rcgard to, lighting ;
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( v ) a fee' with regdd to scavenging ; . ,
( p i ) a foes in the nature of costs,for providing internal soryicor in a buiIding schcnlc or town pl?.nning scheme ;
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(vii) any other fco as deemed fit by the Co~+porationfor servias rendered: ,-. ,.;,, -:! . . , , . . . .
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(2) The rates at which and !he conditions silbject to which the fecs as laid down i~ sub-section (I), may be lrvicd by thc CorporationL, wou!d be decided, by the Government.
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, . : - ' 86!" ~owpb i i ehh n~ id raies of rascs of Ian& an& b..iiliiii~~s.-(l) Savc as
otherwise provided in this Act taxes on lands and buildi~gi ,in the municipal aroa shall consist of thc following , namely :- - ,:-,:! [.r,! ., -. , -.. 'I I d ' , ' . : :. . .
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. ,, (a) a waier bax at such pmcentage of the rateable value of lands and build hgs as the Govcmmcnt may decm reasonable for provi; diris water supp:y In tho m~rnicijial:area-cL !in' .ieu thereof water chargos of such ratc as may bc decided by the Governrncnt from
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# . . . (6) 9 gcncral ta$.not.rtprc than, fifte$,pcr ccnf'to +eraf$a~le .va l~ i ,~ to land and bui ldinzs within -the municipal arpa le~;.~:: J":'!''. . T,:
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, : ;:.! Pr9,vjdcd th;lt the gper,ql tax rnay:b.a 1eviad:on . . . . . , . a,gaduated,s,cale. . if the *LJ.. . . . . . L +.I
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, . . - .. . , , I . ' ~ m ) v i d c d further' !hnt @c g c & p ! tax k u l d &.be.lc$$ibii&;$e i&& :
and buildfn~s wjthin the abadi rleh of viHagc~ forming phit to the. municipal* area prqvided tbey are self o c ~ p e d . , . . , . ., , . . . , <(,!l, * ;f,a , , ; , ' { !
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Government may exempt the ccr{ain classes, or ,categoi.i&.of perso$i.o~" . . . . lands and brrildings from the paydent of the general tax. ' I . .
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, 87. ,,:Premises, if.. , .. respect -. 01, ~vlticir .'ivaier t a i o i ch&-ges are to 6q , leyie$-&avc ',6,othqF!se proyided in this ,Act ,the wat~'tax'sIial1 b$,levicd.; . , . . . . . . . . only in reip:ct~oflaiids and buiiding5,-: , .-. :,,, 1 , a . I . . . . . ', li!;, 1 . .
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, (a) to which a wagr supply is furnished from or which are tbnnrctd "
:IIII ., by.rneans, of plpes with, -municipal. water wprks .; .or. - '
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(A) whic-h are situated 'in,&ylportion :of the mvnicipal~ateain~w~oh I . tht: Commissioner has given public notice that sufficient water is
. 1 . av~ilable .from; municipal wata' wwks for o reasonable. supply to all the imds a n i b-liidings in :h: said p ~ r t i ~ n . , r ,
, 88. Delern!i!rrr, ion of rateable rdtce of lands and buildings assessable ' ro m.res.--'Subjcc! tr, ' ~ e rules, i f any made by thc Sbtc Govmnmcnt in this behalf,, ,the rateable value of any land o r building asscssahle to taxc, rkcified ln section-' 86- shall be,-
(a) in the cas of land, the gross annual rent at which it is let ; . J - I ,
(b) in the case of any building, the gross~annual rent at which such building, together with i ts appurtcnancm &d any hrniturc that may be let for use for enjoyment therewith, is:let, subject to the
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-., :: , ,. , (;) rvd$ d d k t i ~ f i n nit exocodi'& isn@r, cent 64 'tho grow an- ,j8.h,,.i Ji >!',
nnal tho Commissioner iricach parfikular case may ,.! ,,, :I: 8 ,
corisider idsonabla allowvancc on account of the furniture . Iet q$kwith ;
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(ii) a deduaion of ten per cent for the cost Of repairs and all ,.',I :,., . ,,) .: o m expenses . , necessary tol, maintain the , building in
- a's+,&, tu comm+bq suchg:Oss a@ugt:rcnt!;The deduction ,mi ! t , ! . I - - , , under this iub-clatJs&'shall'G~'cal~lated on'ththe balance of the gross annual r a t after the deduction, if any,under sub+
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( i i i ) where land is let with a hilding,sdehdeduction, not excee ding ten per cent of the gross annual rent, as the Commis-
, . . , , , , $onor, in,@ par4ti~Jar, c+e ,mfiy,,%?;ider; reasonable on ac*uqi2of tb,~;,,a~bua(, $ ~ e a d i t u e , : if any, 'annually in- curred by the owner on the up-keep of the land in a state
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tor uw or 3njoyrnent'therewilh,' a r i let by- thi same contract
<:.I ,.:+<:id; ,,i,oy by @k:~nt cont~ac~s,,$rlq if :by different ,qontiacts..whether . . 'sii$6oniracts:afa,m~aP . . . . sunriltj lne~ly.r~at,d~~se.i i lt imes,; . . . . . . .... : 1.' ::li J L I . ' , ,.. (1.. . . . . . r ; , \ I , I , I . . A
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Explanation-II.-The tern, ; !g~ og,. .pnn!ai reqt". s h J! ; !not! :incltl.& anv tax payable by the owner in r m ~ c c t of which the owner
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(i) in the case of land, ten pircent OF thb &st of land ; -
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... coskpf: gcctlfrn of the .buildipg,aqd: t h wst.of Iand r
;:(I - . - P~ovided.tl+t,lp the, ci)!mlatjo.p ?(.the .pteablc,va/ue,of any ''I' '~,b~il~~ng;'tenp~rcentu.m0~th~iateabIetalues~,dete~i4ined
sk21l' hi: dkductkd for tIicl '&is t OF ?epaiiiis and for ' a11 oth& exRcnses necsssarg to maiyy~n the building r - ' . . : : ' 4 A , . , 1 . 1 , , I > a , . ,, . ; ..)
Provilicd further that where-the property IS in the occupation of ?he ~ m c r -for~h~-purposo of 'his own rcsidenco, thcTanrmal n l u e shall first .be deturmivcd as in clausc ,(c) and'further be rcduced-
(1) where the covered area of a by full amount so determined ; bu2ding8uodor self ouq pation .:does rnt.exooed7one.hundned . . . .
' square mbtm ;, . .
(2) whore the covered area of a by hflamount so deter-
-. I. > . building exceeds one bmdred mined, for first one .square-mok , . .; . . a n d r e d square metres
I I . 1 - . .- , -and %y: half rif the amount , m?determinea for the araa by .r#hi& it exceeds one hundred square metres.
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(i) In relation to that part or portibn'of h k h ' h d or building to which ,clause (a) or (b) applias as determined under tba
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, ., -*;(ii) kiwrolationto'the ?&aining,~art~or-~6~an of such land or _ , , I , . : 'buliding- ~s'detaiaihtd i d e r dams .'().:
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Explanation.-For the ~urpo&'df ,*this 'scetibn "cost of land" and . , .,.. ,
"cost-of erection of .the building" shall mean cost, ofland andl . . , . ,
~ : c o s $ ~ l o f ~iecfion- c@b:iiildinprnt the tirne'dfpurchme of suc b
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> . . I - , - , 'm:L ' : . '89; 'mm=i io i . ' .:df :&ion ~~r9pe1(ties.-~vtwithstadin~ anything contahkd-in %he'Porcgdingprovisbk oflthis" Chapt er,Wrds ard buildings being properties of the Union of India shall be exempted .from tho taxes on ~ s ~ w d % u i l ~ n g s spedjfigd in secriorL86 :: :- - I ,
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Fmvidetl4hat i ~ l l i i * in athis .&tion t&h41~p event ' t h e T Corporation from levying eny of the said taxes on such lands and buildings to which immediatclyl WXme @e 26th i!fanuaw; '4 930:;ih.ey'~arelliwHe, or stseated as liabIe, so long as thrr.x'mn%ues to' ba:&jby $ w ~ o r ~ o ~ & t i o n on 0 t h lands and buildings :
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Provided further that nothing in this soction, shall prevent the brparation'3from dharging&e~%erffi.ce~chrges in 4en+Fstmjccs pr ovidcd as may: be'4evia%leW pm Q ' o ~ ~ m ~ d f F n i a . W u ~ t i h s .
9% 3tibidenCii of (ibxei :on'-lands dti@b$i~#i~~~~-~l) '?ho taxes on Ws' . , hd"tiuTldings . . , &h+n'ba . . L 1 , . p'irnarflylwia . , We asffllo ):,. , ws :- , I
(u) if t h e ~ ~ k i a ni'bnildhg' i i ' l i t , upon fhio11&&oi'.; '
(b) if the land or building is sub-let, upon ~ h c supcrior !cssor ;
(c) if the land or building is ~nict, upon thr person in \vhom the ri&t to let the same vests,
(2) If any land has been Iet for a tern1 cxc~cding onc ycnr 1o.a tunant and such tcnant has built upon the I+d, the' ,taxes on.lands and buildings assessed in respect of that land and, the ,b~i ldihi mc~tcd ,ther,con, shatl be primarily leviable upon the said tenant, whether the land, buitd iag a,
, I I . .the occupatioc of such tenant or a sub-tenant of such tenant.
.E~p lmat ion .~The term, 'tenant' inc!udes a n y pcrson dcriving t j t l ~ lo the land or building erected uq'on such lard from tho tenant whether by opertion of law or by transfer intervjvos. . : , . ( ,
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. (3) ,~s&rnei i 'bf any building to a tax und& this Act wv&ld not impIy or be proof df .the'fact that the building is an apthorised one; - ' - '
. , : - . ; ! ; , - > [ ! f : : . . 91. Apportiomelir~of li116iIi1y 14' taxe.f on laiirls mid briildings 114efi
premises assessrd are let or mrbier.--(I) If any Iand or building assessod. to taxes. specified in,: ection 86 is let and its rateable valuc cxceeds thc amount -ofrent paynble in're~pect~therc~f to the person ;upon whom under thc pro- visions of 'section 90 the said taxes are leviable, that person shall bc i~~t i t lcd ,to receive from his tanant the - difference + bctwea the arnounk. of the said taxes.Ievi€d upon him and the amount which would be, leviable upon him if the said taxes wei-e calculated on the amount of rcnt payable to him. ,:: ,
. - , , . . . (2) If the land ar building is sublet and ia rateable value crckedr 'ihc
amount ~ f , r e n t payable in respect lhercpf to the tenant, by his sub,tcnonts or thc amount of rent payablc in respect thewof to a subdenant by thc pcrsm holding under the su b-tenant, thc. tenant, shail , .b,c entitled to,rcceivc., f ~ o m his su b-tenant or the sub-tenant shall. be ,entitled ,m receive,. fro~ny$ess$~ holding undcr him, as themcase may be, the digerencd between .any.suni -rcco- vcrcd under this section from such tcnant or sub-tenant and,.thc amovnt of taxes on lands and buildings which would be leviable in respect-o[ ;$c said land or building if the rateablc vaIue thereof were equal to the difference between the amount of rent which such tenant or, sub;teqant.r;c.~ivcd.and , I- , thc
, , . . 'amount of rent which be pays. , , , , , , . - , - , :<:,-. ., ,I:,-
. (3) A h y person entitled to .receiveany,su~.~~pnd~orlthis . s e c t i p ~ , s h ~ J l hav&;'for the recovery thereof the. same rights-.and, rumedics a as ~f . sjyc>.+w were rent payable to him by the person liom, whom;hq,is ent~t!cd .$9. ,.,. re,cci~e .. , tho same.
, . . . r . . . . 92. Reioivry -of tqxes.bll l h d s * and builrI$~gi from' -o.cctplcrs.-(1) On
the failure to retover, any surnydfie b;T! account of tax+ ~spccified 'in-section:86 .in rapect of any Iand or:, hilding 'from the person prirnaril~~~liable~herefdr undcr section 90 the Cqmmissioner shhll in the,prescribed mahr~er repo~er:From every occupier of such I ~ d , o r building by tittachm-ent of the Tent payab1eW such occupjor, a portion, of the total sum due which beal s, as nearly as may :bg the same propor tion to, ihat suni1as: t he rept -.annually pay?%]& by such 0-ccupier, bead. to ' the :total amount!of rent annually.payab1e 1n~respect.i of
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(1) shall bc entitltd-;tb:' be rkiiiibihed by tbe,person-primarily .liable forithe . !, : , .'. ,: ,;:. >:; ;
pzyment and may in addition to having rccourss to othcr remedics that MAy &J ofie'h. tb! h!m, &~dmt:tl?c: ammnt ta bt s&ovcrcd from t hc;, amounl of any rcnt from c inic lo time bccoming d u ~ frern.ldrn,ta su6h person.
93. 7d.iek 011 /an& qn? birilhfings amfifst &ki-,rge 011 prenrises - of1 lvlrich fliey ore dsses;eJ.-Taxes &C dfidet' this Am' i h rbspem Of ,anym 1and.m '6uildi,figs~~l1~slibj~tt'tp"ili4-~~0tr'fiir~~&tof the lamr-evcrnrre, ifanyjdue to the Ojveinn\c?rf, ttc K,llrst,kfifge . t h d f m . , , ,: : : ~ i . . ...
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E.~plrrt~nlion.-The t o p 'taxes' in thiq,,section shall bp deemed to in- qlurlq thd costs of ,:ekovery thereof'-and' t ~ i d '$ddty, , i f : ttpy? pdyablc as spezificd in,the b y g - 1 ~ ~ s ; - I f . ( . , , L , . ,
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94: dssessn~et~!!r list .-(I) Savo as, otherwis,c.provided in this Act the corporation shah causc an a s i o s s n ~ i ~ f i s f - e l all laad's. build&&-h ihc municipal area to b: propaid&-iii iijcli flbi'rr'i3?1d ~babr'-ddd~tb~;t#iining:slich particuhq with respect to cach,!and a ~ . d building, as may be prescfibed by bya-la~vs~ , , . ,
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- . ($ ~ h r m t h a assasment I* &? bceY pjdp&cd, f <,*+i$m $lid1 g i v ~ p~trIicnotice,,tj~broo~; ,.and. .of *c p ~ a i ~ ' d $ r k k~e:l!st',& 'a'*o$Y
- t-h~eet3f hay- ba mspnrt~d-~ andoyeny psrsqn c l a i h i a to be'tdk,a\~fi~f - 1 b ~ ~ e at owrpioi: af &yllhd:m building in,clt,dsd j? tho liif aha any dt f imi~ed agent slClwch p~rspn, shall. be-at l i h t y {Q iqspct 91e.list. and .. to r&d'e~eavt 1 1 . . . .. . _ . therefrom frcc of charge.
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~,drrte, fi6t ~drs'flt$i:dbeilidiith thbftuaft~r.; whmi h&~llrpiocced ,to ~ n s ~ d e r !h& fardhbib vahi t ddf'iHn$~4.tid: Mi llllfig~, wwrod in-, $he assessrnoIl t list4,$ litall) cYS& 'SnWhiliht akipIlfiQ';& W illfifip !sf@ th1hst tirne.asses*I-&r @ thh5ib!d$&&o b~ h31y:IhftW~:m tldlfi& i8 iacre;rsd).hb shall aha.. i&. wfiit&i hddbe ~IiefkdF,td.thh,Wier dt f& iiiy 1&c or. .ocau@icr, of , . t hg, , : sr;
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.(4f. ' h $ i j ~ j t j ~ t i ~ n ' ' a a ~ttt&blb khre:in'%byu~tbt .mtrm:asientore&jn 4 c assessment Iiz t, shall be. rnado in writing .t&';: tR& & h i s s i o ~ a r l r ~ . b i ~ r o tL, . . dlk,fl~*d*i!!.tYc %tidB andr6ha11,state in trHatirgsplaj.tha q+@ab!c valyo <t+f OW& nlkfter.iS 43flpt&jm:~&aIl:abjectid~iso -ma&181~a&,~~F,re~~(d$d,,~n
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'ptrsiim.makina thoni s h 4 be alhuyed a= o.$Grt&iiify' b~~%.kjii&heaj& either In parkontbr: by,aut harised,agont,, by a Com~niitee~c~risiE$iX~,$f w d dfiftief&dtg elkctmi~ by, t ha.Corpbrafio~ fqrI'hat pqppsic ;iiiK &j . ' w @ i ~ d d ~ d ~ r ~ W gn '0ficdr.ofithe ~or~orati~n~~~~Zhprised:b~,,$j~~fp:this%&~~~ . ,: ., ]Id, . , # , ' ', .,..(:I,>a, , I - " , >; .. -. '
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,(6) W h e a 1110 bjrn[:gm: hay? :h,&.di&h&d 'bf&@ 'rekidail"-' gf! 'the . , . . , . . , . .
rat eable,valie hhs , b e icomp~egd, thc +ssniint liit i ~ i J !'ti$ aqthenbmd by the signamre of the commissioncr, or- & .ibe. kai,2 ' n i + y ' ' : b a ; ' t E ~ ~ i f ~ ~ t authorised by him in this behalf, who shaji'~&~ii'~'th;it'~ex~tr~r *'tat. en?. : i f h y , ii6 which atnendments have,b,?en mado as sb~)vn, therein, po valid :abj~~otr!hiis bm madc to, t bej rates blq;vpiiii &.any: Ib'thki'&atteff ~el-h~rcd in the sa~d I~st. . ,"A. . . 8 , . , , y . , , r : 1 , ,
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(7) Thc asscj%ment list so wthenticatcd sl~nll be doposited in the office the Corptwatiofi and-shall b: open for inspdion free of charge during
office ~ O L L T S to' ai l .d~wars, 4zsaues and oaupiers of Irtnds a~dbuildipgs comprised thcrcin or the authorised agents or such persons, and a public notice tbat it is so open shall ,furthvith be pu bl i sW.
, . , . -.: :95. Evideariury value $ assessm~rt lik-~ubjcct to duc aItcraCions as may theicamr. be made in h e assesbnmt.lis t unbr s~ct ioo 96 and 10 $ 3 ~ result of w y ,.appeal wdt: uuder .lhe provisiQns qf this Acl f he entries in t& as5cssmwat list,authep.nticatd and deposited as p;~vided in section 94 shall bs acceptrid as c~nclusive.tvidew~, for 4erpw.pses of assessing any IAX levjed under this Act, of thc rateablo vaIuo of all lands and buildings to which such entries pespectively,selatc, , . . ,
(a) by inso~ting therein tho name of any person whose name ought : J . ' i&.b,eijnseflcd ;'or ' L 1 , . ,.. . ,
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(f j by altoiing the arwasment o n thoria&: -qr.: . t ~ ! l d i ~ @ ihifh hBJ been erroneously valued or assessed through fraud, mrstake or
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(g ) by inserting or altering an entry in Yespkht of any'erectd, re-e~cted, altored or d & d aftcr tho preparation oftho
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. (2) &=fore &aing smy mpndm&ttundpr sub-swbiy (13, ~ ' ~ ~ m m i s ; sionc;.sb;ild give veo~~fiy person.,aiW&d by*, &mandmqrlt, . w t i ~ ~ cf *.riot less than o m month that he proposes to mako the amendment and c o n s i b bny objactiods which may be made by such person. .i : , , , r ' , , ., - 6 -
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&b ~ommisgiomr t o m e P ; M ~ r f ~ ~ . ~ e whoJe?r any par& @ ~ b . G r @ q @ ~ a n e w - a s ~ s m a list.evety : m a r t.o.tadopt~$he,vaj&@~aRd a s s w W ~ l t conkained ind be i~i&:Lfor - any ymr 1ricb:s~halter4lons as : in pafit icular cms-:bi, doomcdfleeixsaky, as thc~ajuation~and iassessme~t~f~.~t-he~ year. giving to , psr*as. nffjcfcd ..-by such .aItomlioas ,,the srkm ,.nQtl% QC vdluation and a:sossmcnt as if a uzw ils-j~,s~mnf li~t.bad bm.prepared :
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. Pro Qiilcd that the valuation and . assessment contained in the 1i.t for any ydar shall nat be adopted for a. poriod exceeding live years. R :
98. hroticc of transfers.-(1) Whenaver the tit lr of any person primarily. [iablt for the payrneqt of taxos specified in Sectior 86 on any land and building i s trnn?fcrrcd tlie person ivhose title' is transferred and tho berso'n to whom the samo is tlansfn'red shall within three months .after execution of the instrument of transfer cr after its registration, if t is ,rcgi? tcrzd , or aft-cr the transfer is eKect,d, if no instrurnont is
execiitcd, give notiqi.' of such trnnrfer in writing to the Commissioner. 1:. . <I . j , , : ., '
(2) I t , t hc cvcnt of the dcath of an$ person priniarily liable as aforesaid the parson, op whom thz tit Ie .of tbe deceased dt~yolves, shall give . . n-idiicc' of s~ich devo IU tion to the Co mm~ssio,nc.i . within's,ix . , . . months-frqm ', t hc
. . . . - . , . . datc of the dcath of the dcceascd. ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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may be detcrrnincd by bye-law made under this Act, and the transfer00 or tho ot,her~parsbn on whom the,titiil devo lvcs shal l , if so requirqd, be bound to produco bcfore the Comrnir;sioner any docu rnont eviden~ing the transfer ~rd,cvolution. . , ,::, ', I . ;- : . . . ,, . . . . . .
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noidtic& -to thb Commissid3e7, shall, in addition :a any penalty to whch he may b; ,s~bjbcted!uidei .tko provisions of this Act, oant!nuad to be liable for qlp-psymant of all taxes spacifizd in section 86 From time to t ~ m e payable
I i iii'respcct: of the I h d or bui ldirig~transfe~ed unti I he ,givas such noti= or unti 1 th 3 tra.rlsfcr has be& recordcd . in! )tho' ~~mmissioner's book, but nothing in this section shall be held to affect the liability of t hc transferee for-t]ie:$j;ymd!ltof t k ~ a s : ' l " ' , ' ~ ..- . . : : ! : !, - - . '
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title notified to him undm this section in , his books and in tha asses-ment list!-. .: :: , 8 ;-,.-.,<.- . . I:. ',',:, d b ; , , : * , &
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(6) On a writtcn request by the ~ o - i s s l ? ~ ~ r ; ; ~ h $ ~ i ~ i s ~ a r or Sub- Registrar, havir~g jurisdicti~n in the municipal arer?, appointed undor the Registration Act, 1908 (16, of~l908),.shall furnish sy ch particulars regarding thc rc@stration ofjnstmme,nts pf txhfcr qf immoyeawe propertie4 in the municipal araa, as the C o ~ i s s i o n e r may,from,twe to . . .. time . requirc. .
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(7) Such information shail be furnished ar soon a$ may -ba a i m tho rcgisiraiori'aPaa i&ifimkrit o'rt++nsfer is~:'tiffected;or. if the Commissioner I
so raquests; . . . by pcriodical'i;eprris'at , , , such intcrvals,~ 'the Cohis ioner -may fwUr..,- '. . . ':,I:! .. , . , ' . ~ 1 1 1 ' , ,
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erecfed or when any building is.i-e-bilt or. onlarged or w h e n b y building . . . . . . . . . . . - . . - . . - . . . . . - . . . . . . . . wvhicli has bcen' 9acanfii;i;riocci1pied;-the person primarily Iiablefor thofaxes
spocificd in qktion 86 ass'css&d ;on the buildiag, shall give notice ,thereof in writin& to the'Comn~issioqer, within fifteen days' from the date of - its comp: le!idh ofloccupation, whichever first occurs or the case.niay be, frdmthe date of its enlargcmqnt or re-occupation and .the said taxes shall bc assess- abl0 on the, bhild*g f r o ~ 3 ~ h u said date;, , '
100. Notice of demolition or rcmovnl uf building.--(I) When any building or any portion of a building, .which is liable to the paymcnt of taxes specified in sectiofi 86 is den~ol~shed or removcd,othcrwise ~ h a n by order of thc Commissioner, the person primarily liablc For the payment of the said taxos, shali givc floticc thcrwf in writing to thc Commissioner;
- (2) Until notice is given by parson as rncntioned Gndor sub.&ction (i j, he shall continue to be liable to ibe payment of such taxcs as h~ wwlild have bcca l iab!~ to pay in respect of such bbuildjng if the Samc or any pw tion thereof had not been dcmolisbed or removed.
101. Power gf Corn#nissioi~n td ~ f 7 l f for igforkfltios.-(I) TO enablo th: Commissioner to determine rhc ratcable value of any land or building
t and th: p:rson p:imarily liable for the payment of any taxes specified in section 85 leviable in respxt thereof, the Commissianer may require the owner or occupic; of such land or blildins, or of any port~on thcicof to furnish him within such reasonable period as the Commissioner k c s in this behalr, lvith information by such owner or occupier-
(a) as to the name and placc of rcsiden~e of tho owner,or occupier or of both theowuer and occupier of such land or building'; -
(4 as to tho moasurcments or dimensions of such land or building or eny portion thcreof and the rent, if any, obtained for such land or building or any portion thereof; and
(c) as to the actual cost or other specified delails conncctcd wit11 thc detef mination of the vaIuc of such land or building.
(2) Every owncr or occupier on whom any such ,requisition is -made shall ba bound to comply with the same and to givc true information to the btst of his k a ~ w l d g c qr belief.
. . . (3) Whoever omits to comply withlaay such requisition or fails to give
true inform'ation to the best of his laowledge or helicf sh311, in addition ta any ponaity to which he may be liable, be precluded from objecting to any assessment made by the Commissioner in rcspcct of sucli land or bnifdiag of which hc is t h ~ owner or occupier.
102. Premises onwed by or let to, livo or n~ore persons ili se veraliy to be orrlinariIy assesseil us one property.-No twit hs tand i ng that any land or building is owncd by, or Ict to two or moie persons in sevcralIy, the Commissioner shall for !he purposc gf assessing suc l~ land ur bui~ding to Yaxes specified in section 86 treat the whole of:it as one p!opeyty : *':
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Provided that the Commiss;oner may, in respect OF any land or -building which was originatIy trcatcd as one propcrty but which subsequently pass= on by transfer, succassion oi'in any other manner to two or more pelsons who divide the same into-several parts and occupy them in scvcraIly, treat, 6'ubje~t .to any bya-law mado in this behalf each such sevoral part. or two or more of J U C ~ ~cveral parts mgcther, as a separate property and assess such part or parts to f h ~ said taxas accordingly. . .
103. Asse,rsm?n [ in case of nmg lganr ation of premises.-If any land or building, bearing two or more rn lnicipal n~ambzrs, or pmions thereof,
bo arnalgamatcd into one or more ,new przmisos, 3ltc Conunissioner~shr?Il on sqch amalgamation asign to them one or more nurnbsrs and assess tficrn to taxes spccifiod in soction 86 accordingly :
Provida&thnt thatot ai assess~nrmt on ama1gamafion shnli not be greater than thc sum of I hc prcvious as3cssrnc.rlts of thc scvcral premises exccpt whoa ~ h r e , i s any rb+nl~~atiop.~F any. of thk s a i d promises. , :
104. Power of Cumn~issioner to u w m separately ~oru-houses @ortion 4 of btri1dings.-.The Comrnissi onor may ,in his discretion nssess any au t-buses appurtenant to a building, or any portion of a land or building separately fiomsucb buitdingor,as~the~ca~e may-bay fiarnfhe rost of such Jsnd or ,b~~ilding.
' ' 105. Power of Cbn~ntissio~~cr io enlpl& volue~s.-(1) The Commis- siom mqy, if hc thin& fit, cmploy one or rnmc ampctcnt persons to givc advice m.assistanct! h-cacarmection with,tk -valua$ion.of any land or puilding and any pe -son so cmplopd shall have power a t , .all ~.easonable time5 and after giving duc notice, and on production, if so required, of a.ututhorisation in w~i~g.in~t~strboh~f,fr~m~t~ Cornmissiqnor,.-t~ enter on, survay and valua any 1md tor bitildiagwhich.tho Comntissionsr may dir& him to S I I ~ vey and value.
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(2) No:parson, s h a l l ~ w i ~ l l y delay or obbtr-~ct ~ ~ b w c h ,person in the excrcisc of any of 'his pwfers nndar .this section. , , : :,
106. &cusery,.o,.of: lolls or taxer.--i( 1) In case o f.non paymat 01 any toll on demand, th,officor empo wnrcd to aollcc~ i b saw.may spiw any articlc or any vehicle or afirnal on which thc to I1 is chargcablc, or any part of its bwdcn afsu-Ficient.vahc to saticfynhedcmirad. . , . , I _
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(2) ~ b k Corporation aftcr the lapse.af 6ve days f,om:the sei& and after the issue of a procIamatioli fixing thc timc and placo of salo may causc my p~apxty SO ~ c ~ z B ~ , ~ o ~ , s o m ~ h ; f hereof, as may bc - n u c c ~ $ o r b o sold .byauction tp satisfy the dernand.with&~ expmcs occasioned .by-.the s@nul2, custody and-sale thmd, uniessrthc.c!dem;td and . c x p e w arc in the,, , meaqr , .
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aatura w b i c h . c a m h e kqpt ,for l$w days withgut serious rick oi,damage my ba:wld aftor *the lapstt.~of.svch shorfes,,,tim.as h e m y , bwing rcgarde
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107 ~~ax,onvelricles'&ld&~tpo&;&~) A tax vnhr clause (b):of r u b scction (2) of scction 84 shall bo lwied at rates specified, from time to time, .by itho G w w m n t in diis -bohalf.on,-
(a) wehic!~~, o?hci .than G o t or hides, and , b ther obeuayanm . .. . - . . . . . . . .
plying for bjse and kcpt within,thc qinicipJ a& ; , : .: , .! .- . ,.. ... . . . . .
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(2) A vuhicle or animal k ~2 t outsidc tha Iirni ts of the nu~nicipal a1 ca but rogdanly wad widtin such l im i ts shall 'h deemed.tcp :bo ,kapt for use in &.he nrunh8rpal ,arcs. . I . .
308. i%x on* whom l e v i f f b / ~ . d T h e LAX on vehiclesur an:m;lls ulsall bo flrv~dble. u p m the owner: of, or t b person hav* pmscssion or contra1 of such veh'shs or mrimnls in re;pca of which the tax is leviabil; :
, . , Pfovided,aJlar in the casc of an aninla1 generally uscd or' omiloyed ifi
drawingahy veliictu, thc mx in,rapect of ~ r c h , ~ r n a l , shall ba leviable-upon the owner of, or the p:rson having posscssion,or control of, such vcbide, whcthor or not sucl~ animal is owncd by such Owner w person.
. , 109. Exc~iptiomfrom fax# on vehlcla~ artd a n i m a / s ~ ( l ) The tax
tihdor G W ~ W (a} of'mb-'s~~tim.(:l} of S B G ~ ~ O D - 107,.shall n0t.h Iwiablo in . , , - rospeot of-
• (a) vehicles bftlonging ~o the Gorporation,. Goverameat . or the Uniowof India;: I
. .,, (b) vehi~les intended c ~ ~ b i ~ e l y . fur 'the EOf?~~ynJrco(fiea o f c-ga
of the irzjurucl, the sick or the dcad ;
(2) ,The tax u i d e ~ clswc, (b) . of sttbsdqjon (11, of section 107 shall not be -1bTiiablk -ifi mpecr af ,anin~als-belongiq, w the Co~poration,. ..the G3vernnfe~;ui the:Govtrnmeat - of Cndirt. ' - - ;
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110. Levy of rleseloprr~eni tax.-The Corporation shall with' the ap- groval. of the, Stata Qavotarnenf. 6l1Srgc .bsclupmc:r- fax ~ f l rho increase $'the v~,'hre dF t h ~ Imd or hi cmprkdct inn schme:put. intmoparation wifiitl'thb m~dicCpal'xreer.utkler Chnpccr XLX,. bl~tiztot ncamiiy, rcquaed fm
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I lk "'2htit n!:@ d & ~ e i ~ ~ ~ ~ ; a l a x i ; ( l ) %hi: davelopment..tax shall-,& ah nrnoutft cqild 1 jtb onti,balFio#,t he d~€t'mancl: bakweclr; ih market vaIuc:of the Iatrd M bufldhgort rhe date $peified in '+rho notification.. issu4 under- sub-section (2) and die market va Iue of such land OT buj Idi~~g yn or- ,imsdis! tuIy before,the date on which thc s~homc aftcr sanction is finally notifid iiitubrCbap&t 'XTX :' :- I , . . . , L A 8 : - , . , , m ! , , , i , , I
Provided that for thc purpose of calculation undor this section'the I& sfiail' be rreaad WfrckoF 89 baildine. ,
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(2) TLta St%te~o$mlnbnt &dl, by naslficstion in $hi OtBcial Gazette, dwlara tba date: O i i l whid tho schemc shall. bo doemmi to %vc been fhplbtab. , F . , .I . .. , , : > . + I - .
L, ! , . :312. payt~rertr- of develop~~~wif fax.-Ever y owner of land, pr building mdntiond.in seotion,:l!lO oc any pe1:son having an 'i~terest therbm'in respcct ?Ethe i x i crnw~ ia tho value.of such land or lpruildings, shall ih-the manner htlruimf%r: p~ovidd,. p?y to the Chrgoration such , de~eldpment . . , .. tax as may be assessed by the Commissionec, , , .
, 113.. . Notice :PL~,Q.~ l e t i ~ n : 4 f s c h p t - State Govqnmont shall by notification ,in:@i,O d' . cia1 G~zt te ; doclaj'e ,@e date on . , which . a schame shall be deamed to hay4 bpcn ~ 9 g p i + d . . ' ! ;: ,
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114. Assesst?tenl of developnrertt fax.-(1) The Commissioner or an o&cer authorised by him in this bchalfshaI1 at any time affer.the pub- l icati~n~ of the Notificritiu~l u n d ~ r scction 1 13 assess the amount of development tax, payable by the person concerned and shall giva a notice ia writing M such porsbn stating the mount of the tax a d the jastalments, if any; and thc dates on which the tax shall be paid iogethm with such ofher particulars: as tlllzy be necessary.
(2) Any parsonon whom a norim of assassmcnt is scrved under sub: section (1) may, within one month from the dato of service of such notice filo an bb]cctionagainst suchassessment before the Co-issiorier ur an offic~r autborjsed by hjm in this behalf : . . : Provided thnt an objection may be entertained after the expiry of the pried of on0 month if the Commissioner or an oficor authorjsed by him under sub-scction (I) is satished that the failure to fib: objwtions was due to any cause bbyond the-control of theobjector. . .
(3) Aftei. rn anopportunity h a hen given to the abjector oi king heard, the Commissioner or an officer autborised under sub.sectjon (1) shall dccjda the objaction and may rhcn cunfhm modify or canal the assessment.
(4) If-tho person on yhpm a notico of assessment is sarved under sub; section (I) - fai 1s to ale an o Madon undm ' sub-section [2), the order, of assess. ment shall be ~onclusive and shall not be questioned before any Court or Tribunal. . . , .
- 115. Tax on advertisements.-fl) .Every pcrson,, who erects, exhibits, fixtsotretains upon or over any lmd, bu~lding, wall, boarding, frame, post or structure or upon or ia any vehicle any advertisement or, who displays any advertisements lo public ricwin any manner whatsoever visible.'kom a p~lblic street or public place (including any advertisement exhibited by means ' of .cinematograph) sbail pay for every advertisement which is so kractcd, exhibited, .fixed or retained or ao displayed to public vicw, a fee calculated at suchrates, as may from t ime t o time, be specified by tho Government p 2 . .
Provided that no fee shall be icvie'd und k r this se~tion ~n any advertise- , , .
menr which,-
(.) appears in newspapers, r a~ateE t o a public meeting , or to an election to Parliament or Legislative Assembly or thu Corpora-
. - . , , .tion or to candidature in respect of such election ; or ' '"(b) i s exhibited within the- window of any buildiug if thoadvcr,tise-
ment relates to the trade, profession or .business carried in that building ; or
, ' c) relates to the trade, profcssioa or business carried on within the
, ku~ci or building lipon or o v u which such adwrtisamant is di- . ... . . .- - . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . .- . . - . ,: .-- .
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. bited .or to any sale or letting of such l a d or building or any . . . . . , . , '
effects therein or to any sele, entertainment or meetingto h held on o r upon pr in the same ;or
< . . (4 itdates , to the &me ofthe land or building upon or over.which the advdrtisement is exhibited, vr io the name of &a owner or caccupisr of such land or buitding ; or ' '. ; , . ,
(e) relates to thd business of a railway administration and is o.uhibi- ted within any railway station or upon any wall or other property of tIlc raiIway adn~inistration ; or
(f) relates- to any activity of the Govorm~cnt or Union of India or the Corporation,
(2) The fee on any advcrtisem~nt leviable undcr this section shall bc payable in advance in such number of jnstalmonts and in 'such manner as may be determined by bye~laws made in this behalf.
, . ~x~/anut;on'-1.,-T1le word 'structurc' in this section i n c u e s a,ny
moveable board on wheels used as an advortisemont or an adver- tisement medium.
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Explanation-IL-The word !'advertisement" in.relation to a-fee'on adv&i tisenlent undor ;this Act, means any word, lcitor, modc], sign, placard, notice, device or representation whether illuminated . or not, in nature of and employed wholly or in part for the purposes of advertisement, announcement or direction., , , ,
, . . ' 116. Prohibition of adver'irsement witho~rt lvriiien .permission of Cap1' 'missiot!er.-(I) No advertisement shaIl be erected, exhibited, fixed , or retained upn'or over any land,/ bu'ilding, wall, boarding, frame, post or structure or upon in any +chicle or shall be dispIayed in any manner. ,. what- soever in any place within'thc municipal area withaur2he written permission of the Commiisioncr gcantcd in aucordance with byc-laws; madeunder this Act.
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(a) the advertisement contravenes any bye-law' hiade undcr 'tkis . , . Act ; or . . . , , . - . ,
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(b) the fee, if any, due in respect of advejtisewt has not bgen paid. ' r '
(3) Subject to thc provisions of sub-section (2) in the &s'e 'an advertisement liable to the advertisement fee the Commissioner shall grant permission for the period to which the p a y ~ e n t of the fec relatus aog no. fe. shall be charged in respoct of such peimissi~p. I I .. . ,
: - . 117. Permissio~r oj' C m i s s i o a e r to beco~tre pqiq in eertai~r cmes.-Thc permission granted,under section 11 6 sha1l:bgcomo. ,yoid .in lhc, ,'*hlloying cases, namely :-, : . . , , , . - - . I . , _ . .- : ,. . I . . .. :- ' *
(a) if thc~nd.vertis~mcnt ccqntraveacs any ,bye-laws,,!nade pnder rhjs Act; . . . . . .
, . . . ,, - . . . (b) if any material cbange i s made in the adyqrtisemcnt or any part
thcreaf without the previous pelmission of the Commissioner; '<, c . -
(c) if the alvzrtisen-nt or agy part thcreb;f' falls.'dthermisc than . , - tbrough accident ; , ., . - . . . . . . # . . . ,
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(4; if any:additionor: altoration is n~adc to,.or;in;tha,building, walls boarding, framc, ,poskoc structu~: up,onr or, ovor which the ;tdvcrtisemznt is crcctcd, exhibited, faed or retained if such additim OK altorationinvolws: t,he,distwbanco af,the aavcrtise- ment or any part thereof ; and
(e$: if the building, wall,,boarding, framo,.post.or strucuue.ovcr which tho adverti~emcnt~is. erocted; , exliibited;, OY retained is dernolishod.or destroygd. . .
118. Preslimplion i i ~ case of co~~truvention.-Where any+advertisement haas Been-cxhiHited; fixedlor retained'upon orJover rigy~ land! htlrildiw, wall, HosrdIng, frame; posrorstrncntre'or uponlw inany vehiclbotv displayed to public view from a public street or public place. ik contravention of the provisions of this Act or any bydaws made thcrcunder, i t s h l l be preu med, vnI8ss~aml~un~1:aontrary: is pmv~.~n~tHc:con~vention. bas, h u m . com- mitted:By; the cp%rsan~om ttie pmons.;on w h o m bahalft the: ahi t isemeat purparclsbw .Hobon tHeagenm OD ss&.personor.pmo~.
119. Power of comrni&onen ini WE ofroimtravention~f-u-. any advm- tisement is erccted, exhibited or fixed, retained in contravention of the pra~isionsnfisention11il6; tba-Gommissioneo m a y ~ r e q p i r e t b ~ a w n ~ o r occu;
- pienafithe!l~~d~.building~,~alI,,b~~&ng, frame, pnst,or.-struqture.or. , ~ i c l c upornor o.vecor inlwhiohitha.sarne;ia erprated, e ~ b i t e d , &&or. +tainedj,to
- tnka do.woror remo.vrl~uch~adver-tiscrn~~,o~~m;ly, entor.any, land, Siildyg, propefCy OR- v&cI~~;t l ld~ have the adve~tisernmt, dismantled,.,tataEen dbwn on w m a . ~ d o n ~p~jled~.dc~ofd~or- screened.
120. Fee on bvildi~rg app1icalions.-Evcry pcrson who makes an' ap- plicst ion-t ~ ~ t h a C o ~ i s s i ~ n e r : f p r ~ theaancticln.pf.a.buildin~p.1811 shall pay alongwith the application, fee at such rate as may, from time to tfmc, be
, specifid by,!,^ Gaxornment. , , , . , , . I .
121. Tinte at14 mantler of payment cf taxes [email protected] as otherwise provi,de&in this Act, anx tax or fee levied under this Act shall be payable orr sucti.'datts, iaw-cH-amber oF;lnst~ltnonts;arid, i ir~such~~et+a~ may be dcterrn'ncd by bye-laws in this bchalf: . .. -, , . I .
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~ v i d t d ~ t h a t ~ i f ' ~ h c tax OF fee~i~rrot~paid~~thin~a~momh.af;iha~e dhte; aaAinr&'at.thC.i-ate.oFbnc'~e~cent:pb month skiltba* chafigerh fm every calendar month or part-tifereal' . . . . , , . . . . . ., .-.
' 122? ~ m s e n r & . i i o ~ ~ o ~ F i i ~ ~ ~ , fox o~,fw~-[Ql)-Whamany tax ar. . fce has become. dire;. ttit Cbmmissibmr~~shl~~~l~ musw. to; Uet'prd30ntedi to:rltha: person liable for the payment thereof, a bill for the amount- h ~ : ! I
l%vidM'tImt nbxsuah. liill~sl~all~be~nscosso~:i~-~~b~cas~ of- (a) tax on vehiclcs and animals ;
(blshrnv tax ; and;
(c) tax on advertisement. . . (2) Every such bill which shall be in the prescriM:farm; shall for the
purposes of this Act be considered a notico of demand and shall s p ~ i f y
fit particulars of thc taxor fee and the pcriod For which thc chargc is mado-
'(3,) .If.the,smount specified-in- theibilltis.p~i& within a.ppc.iqdrqf:sft~!p days 'from t~~px.csenQtion~f Irereof,-a;febatc lofl tcn per)cent.sha 1l.b :a l I~~cd in the amount of tax or feo.
.C4) 'TPthcAtax on. *hides and animals &or the show :tax .is .not paid after i t has become duo, the Commissioner may.msoltorb ser,wd:~p~n~.tbo gorson IiabIe For the payment of the same a notice of demand in the pres- dibed form.
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~ ( 5 ) For wacyinotiw of dernandae~vedmdur:s*tiq(4]& firle ,qf s ~ c h ~ a m ~ u n t l n o t ~ o ~ i n g f f r f ~ ~ ~ ~ u p e k , m mayrberdsbrmined by; byelawg
- + made in this bshalf shall be payable by the person on whom the notica .k. sorved and shall bg included in tho costs of recovzry.
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?-El. Gonseqrrerrces of failure, to pay. m, or&e r wititin. thi~!y d u ~ . d f the:parsonlliable ! for4brpaymmt of'a~itaaorfeo .not,within :*big@ days Aorn#tb. %FV& of: the~notiae of demand 1 under .sub,mtion -.@) 4ar ,
sd'b.soctim~~>~f~scetion' lQQ,.pay rhc samc,!the: tmorlf~R~~e~hertwith~tb coswoF~rceova~~y~Sball: bmreco.verablem ,thr3imam-proided:beceifi;!fte5, :
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124. Martner of recovering tax or fee.-Any sum due on account @ tax or ~ U O payable under this Act may bo recovorcd, togetbor with cosls of ~ov@jipWyd1Itw;iany-oF . . . ,.. t h ~ f6llowing!prooesw, iin )the [manner tprsscrib- dd- ., J ,
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(ii) by dia&aht.adsal~ota~dcfiyltei%.i~~3~1$.~r?~crty ;
. . t(;lii3 , b y l t b ~ t t a ~ m ~ I a 4 p J ; J p b ~ f a , & ~ 1 t ~ r ~ . imrpova b!etpcop.ert~ ; . !,. >(iu) 'l~the,cwtxsfapctrq/.~nd..tal!,:by~tbee~dwre and .sak 6f p o d s
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. [fi), 'in 6hq ,'c@o of- Bxcs .on. fands;~nd~%uiIdmgs~theatm~hrnento~ r e i t tlue'in rospect q'frt~e:piop$~ty p - . . , ;laaki ' - ,
( v i ) by a suit. . I ' .
mowble rpraper;!~, ,the, CRmmis~iqner j%mtay.time,rlfter :b.tw&s bccoma due, seize and detain the vehicle or anjmal or both,@, jf,tfra watr or other person entitlcd th~rcto doos not within sewn days in respact of a ,Wi&laqn&xw.o ,dqyys,in ~@spe~t.,~f,qiwk& r)n~,\&&te,of $ ~ c h ~ o i w . e and datmtisn, &im titho is10 .and e y ; the, taxdye,~gaWr.wia~m,chg~p iSurzed~in-mwwfia~ witb.*e .ise*r,e ,and &team$ ,~JE C~mkissiqger ~ ~ ~ 1 ~ * s e l t b e ~ s a r p ~ t o ,be ol&*a p1Y,~&c-gr,o0w~ ef .ihe,,saIe.gr ,suqh
emwadas laf~~ewid. , i mkthel eafar i s wguir:exin, tb&s .$a ofit@ sumpre , w d , ~ . ~ ~ q g q s
be given at the same time to the person whosc propcrty has been sold or his' legal representative and if the samo, is claimed by writtcn qpplication to the Gommissioner within onc yew from the date of tho notice a refund there of shall be made to such person or his representative. , . .
. (3) Any surplus riot- claimcd within one year ,g aforesaid shall bc the property of the Corporation.
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2 6 Demolitiotr etc. of btri1dirig.-If any building is wholly or partly dernolisl~ed or dcstro yed or otherwise deprived of value, the Commissioner niay;,on thc application in writing of the owner or occupier, remit or refund filch portion of any tax' assessed on the rateable value thereof as he thinks W. . r
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127, Retnissiolr or refturd of tax on lands and bui1ditigs.-(I) If any building ' together with land appurtenant thereto has remained vacant and uhproduwive'of rent for sixty or more consecutive days, the Commissi~ncr shall remit. or-refund, as thc case may be, two-thirds of such portion of t he &'tax and the general tax assessed or the ratcable value thereof as may bc proportionate to tbo nurnbcr ofdays during which the said building together - with thc land appurtenant thereto has remained vacant and unproductive of r a t . . .
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-:I (2) 1f any'land fiot baing land'appirtmint to building, h& remained vacant and unproductive of rent for sixty or more consecutive days, the Commissioner shall remit or refund, as the case may be, on half of such portion of the &c tax and thc gencral ,tax asseqed on .*e rateable value thereof, as m g be proportionate to the numbor of days during which the said land Itas remaified vacant and unproductive of rent.
' , - - -13) 1fahj land'*ether app"rtena1lt to a buildiG or ndt or any building 6& remained vacant and unproductive of rent for sixty or more cbnsecutiva days, the Commissioner shall rcmit or refund, as the 'case may be, such por- tion,of thc, water tax assessed on thc rateable value tbereof as may bc pro- portionate to the number ,of days during which-the said land or building has remained vacant and unproductive of rent: . . . .. . . .
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. , , . , Provided that no remission or refund of the water tax shall be alIowed unless an $plication in such for* as may bc prbscribed by byeilaws made in this behalf has been made to the Commissioner to ~ t c p -the suppIy of water.'to ,such land or building and that the Commissionr' is satisfied that 4avi1ig regard to thc circumsta~c~s of any casc sucb iemission or refund should b~ aIlowcd. '
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128, Power io ' ,h j t r i re en fry in k i s s m e n i lisi of de fdils ' of buil- !
4irigss-(l) For tho pur'posk'of obtaining aF.partial remission or refund of.'tax; ,the o v e r of a.building composed of separate t&em&nts'may request . .
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the 'Coq,missiober, at the time 'of the assassmcnt:of thc buqding, to .eriter in . . . . . .
tlii assessment' list in 'addition-to the rateable value of the whole - building, a note regarding any detail of the tatcablc value of each separate tenement.
(2) Whciany tcnemcnt, the ratenble,valuc of which has bd@ thus ab$ar8kly rccbidod. llsr nmaincd yacant, ~mprodulivc of ~onfifor sixty or more 'consccuti~e diys such portion of any tax assessed on tho rateable.value
of the whole building sl~all bc rcmitted or rclrnded and wauId hove becn rcmitted or rciunded if thc tcncment has bccn rateably asscsscd.
129. Notice to be girerr of circtu~zsfanws in ~ # ~ i c h retnission or relulrl is c l ~ j ~ ~ i e r I . - N o remission or refund under section 127 or section 128 shall be made unless notice in writing of the fact that the land, building or tenement has become vacant and unproductive of rent has been givcn to the Commis- sioner and no remission or refund shall take effect in rerpect of any period commencing marc than fifteen days before delivery of such notice. -
130. What building erc, are Io be deemed vaca*ll.- (1) For the purposes of scctions 127 and 128 no land, building ' or tencment shall bc dccmed vacant if maintained as a pleasure resort or lown or country house or be deemed unproductive of rent if let to a tenant who has a watinu- ing right of occupation thcrsof, whtrther hc i s in actual occupation or not: . ,
(2) The burden of proving the facis entitling any pcrson to claim rclief under scction 126, or section 127 or section 128, shall be upon him.
131. Nutice to be-given of every occ~pation of vncuni'lc(~~d or building.- The otvncr of any land, building or tenement in respect of which remission or refhnd of tax has been given under scction 127, or section 128, shall givc notice of thc re-occupation of such land; building -or temmcnt within fifteen days df such re-o ccupation. 1
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132. Appeal against assessment eft.-(1 ) An appeal against tbe levy or assessment of any tax under this Act shall lie to the Divisional Com- missioner and every such appeal shall subject ro the provisions of this Act . . be received, heard and disposed of by him.
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(2) 1n cvcry appeal, thc costs shall be in the discretion of the appellate authority.
(3) Costs awarded under this section to the Corporation,shall be recoverable by the Corporation as an arrear of tax due from the appellant.
(4) If the Corporation faib to pay any costs awardcd lo an appellant within ten days after tbc date of the order for payment thercof, the appcllatc authority may order the Commissioner to pay the amount to the appellant.
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132. Co~rdirio?rsofrigl~l ro dppedI.--No appeal shall beentertained under section 132, unlcss-
(a} the appeal is, in the case of tax on lands and buildings brought witbin thirty days next after the date of authentication of thc assessment list under section 94 (exclusive of the timc requdtioned
. for obtaining a-copy of the rclcvant cntries thcrcin): :. or, as the case may be, within thirty days of the date of the receipt of the
. notice of assessmegt or of altoration of assessment or, if no noticc has been given, within thirty days ofthe date of the reccipt of :thc not ice of assessmeat or of a1 toralioo of assessment or, if no notice has been givcn, mitliin thirty days aAcr the datc of scrviceaf the first noiice of demand in respcci thereof:
Pcovidcd .that .an qppeal may bl: admittcd.aftcr thc.expiration of the pcri~d~prescribe'd lhereforz by,this.section i'f:du-qppellant ,satisfies the appcilate authority tlia t hc'had suEcicnt cause fornot prdferiing ,the qppm1 within tbat,pcriod.
@) khe amount, i f <any, ,in ,dispute ,in ,the qppea1 has,bbop depaitcd :by;theapp3llantrin the ~ffi~etofithc~Gor~floration.
d34. Finolio .of appellate 0raers.-Any 1 g 9 ~ o ? .aggr ieiid by,& ordcr passedein apneai~uad~r ~sectian. l32:~yqwith~nItlur~yY daysof,*.cam- munioation to him of such order, makc an application in wriling to tho State G~vernmeat for.reyision (against thc said .orderand.thc Statc ,.G?vern- mefit may confirm , alter ~r -resc!n'd.thc said;order :
3rovided.that ,the G.ovetnmcnt shall, n0.t-pass :an ordcr undw -thissction Pajudickil: to-?ny petson .without giuipg.suchpersan-a reasonable vypartu; nity of being head.
lS35. Taxutio~r nof totbe ~guestiond excepl auiHer .-ihis Ad:--t(U No objcction4hall.h- tdken-to any cva1vatic.n -or .assesrmcnt , nor -shall . r h liability of any person to be assesscd or taxed be quesrioned in any other +mamorcor-hy-an y:~ther authsrit* tbn.islprnvided: in( this.-Acf .
~(2)1Nomfund~f~anyita~shalItbecl~imablc~by~~~c~~on~ther~ise than in accordancc with the provisions of~this rA~ t , .and -,h r.dw -be thereunder.
1136. .Power, lo. inypecl. f or, purpa~ e s s i l . .&ierr~~i#i!~~ ' flri -rntedtile value -or tux.or-fee.-(L) . ~ e t ~ ~ ~ s ~ ~ o . n e r ? r , a n y . . o ~ r ,pcrssa; ,authorise'd.Iby him in this behalf, m a y w~thout glvinpqy [email protected] n ~ t i ~ c , cqter ypon and make an inspection of-
(u) my'land-or!buiIdiw'for the purpo@,of detemiining~&ratcable va tue of such land or building ; , .
: (b> ;any stablc, garage, ora.xmath~bausa%ar any~plonewbreinrbe may I have:reason& bolio>w:tha t tthem_.isamy. ~ehicla qr wimal.li&ble
to a tax or fee under this Act ; ? .
;M a n y i p ~ o a i r i p r c m l s c s * . ~ i ~ ~ h e ~ S : - ~ c a ~ ~ n ~ ~ o i ~ l i e v c a r k ~ ~ .ust~or.a~o?a.b~utlto ~hc-iused;f~r;any ; p e r f o r ~ c e r o r . ~ s h ~ ~ ,in respect of which the show tax is payable or would bc payablc ; and # . , ,
(d) any land. building or vehicle in or upon \+hich any advertisc- merit liab!e,to..fte.un&r,this Act -is.cxbibit~d~or$>gl;!yed.
(2) IFhe;~&mmissioner:~y, byr\r.ritten summoos, 2tquire ,th; gticndance .beCorei himrof:myrpsrson. whoma bo: bas rcmson rto bdiee , , t~~be #liable to . . ,
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... ~the:payment:ofiilr.basin respectuofia v&icle.w. animal;.or< o fkny ,sar vant of , . .. .
m n y ~ s u d - ~ s o n d - ~ y , ~ ~ o s u * h , p ~ s m or sarryzat:ss to, the num bcr rand:dmufipt im.~.whides:and:animals owned.-by. m:indba passt~sion or >mblor dm&ntrol of wh~person; ,d. rewry fperSQa {Or :smvant of such :pmsm so. s~vnmoned~shaI.l:b~dmund .to :attend, hefom ..the-. Cammissioner ,,d; togive iinformt.ioni lo1 tilp bus t l ~ f r l l i s - ~ o ~ l c d g c ; ~ d - l ~ o f . as to th-: said maltcrs.
, ,137,. Eo111position,-(.l3,, Su bjout .to .tho ru1u.i nl;ulc in this beliaI~,,tBc Gomn~istiio~~or, .may \ v i a rho.pre.vious S W ~ C ~ ~ O A ~ O ~ , die: Cbqmraiibn d l o ~ my! perscla~ ta cowpound any. tax for. a.pwiod- n~tcxcceding.omyeis at:a~tima: .
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<..(il) E V ~ ~ W . ~ ~ U O by 1-~on.of,tha,compo~tioqofa.taxundmsu'd- r-s~tim;(-l;) shaIli.be rsoo.vared as an4 a r r w af. tax.uadcr. this Acf .
: 138. ~rreco.~erobla~d&ln-(.laTha~~mrnisri~dhay mi* o f a n j sum due on:ac:cco,unt.of~any. tq+or ~ f r t h a cosg oEsel;ovaring.any,~x rsudi sum is, in his opinion irrecoverable : , - . ,
PmviQb that~no- s,yw .exwtdjkg, 6 n e thol!sandd.! mgees shall bc.writtq 5 -of& ijcv favoun of m%flnrrr p.son. wirhou t a e ~ r c . v i F ~ , s a m : t i ~ ~ ~ ' omtc Co#
.poration~, , , , , . , , . , ... , . . ,
(2) The Cornmissionor shall report to' tKa 'Cbtporatih kvery- &&in wbicb.any.sum.has,been written off,under sub-soction (1).
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w r i t l ~ r r i ~ i j c c , ~ c h ~ l ~ u p ~ n any-pcrsbit- in rhe-muniwipl:'wsv to:i%rnishr wk information as may ba necessary for the purpose of ascertai~ng :-
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,: * '(uj whcthwsuch: i n h ~ i t ~ ~ j s ~ l i a b ~ e : ~ ~ ~ a y ~ a n ~ -ti%. orr &e. impbsed bj:.tbwCorporaxio undm thib Act. ; .
f b ) aT wBat amount. hwshouidi h~assessedk .or: r -j;, ::, . (C),,, htba~ate~ble i;rlh~o~the.lknd~ or 5uiidlng- whi&Heocmpi&ami
Fhe.name Gd; addhss+'of llle ci,*er:o~ -1 bssd. t t iwcof . I! ,: - . . I , . . . . . - . . I
(2) If any p ~ s o n wEea ca~kd'hpba Gdkr s u ~ - s o c ~ m ( ~ . ) tot fhfxdah infoxmatian neglects t o furnish it within tho period specified in this behalf I by tho Commissionm or futni~hbs- ifi~rnation which is not b e to the b c s ~ I of his knowlcdgc or bolicf, ho shall beliablo, in addition to any penalty which may be imposed under this AWtoltje' assessed at such amount on account of tax or fea as tho Commissions may deem proper. I
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I&: hl,l&.t b -m~atu~~liit I iris crfiitiil M E B S : ~ ~ ) : t@ng c m t ~ d ' - i k this E b p t e ~ , wfiar~~~&eq~scritie~auth~~is:s~tieM &t any;pronerWhas brr~orrbacoudj ' ~aruzi.ed~or: a 3 s e s s 0 ~ t f t r o n ~ ~ u d ; accidbnt. or' miStxke.wh&m owthepar s: OF th~90~~at ionsor : a n p f i o a ~ or employees of the Ccirporai3~fi0r~of'~t3ia ass*^; iv may,. afmsiylngtol. the assessee an .o@ortunity of being heard or after making such enquiry ag it may dee&fit: passSan.ordW amending. tlio a~sossrnantr air@@ mn& and sing the amount of l%r p~yablafor that: praperel anckom-tbe.issua:af such a f ordbr ~ e b a s S ~ s m e n t ~ ~ i s ~ thm--in;fb~cs: sBai I: su t r j h tor the: u d q i f any, *sed in appPPm~'orreviSion: mbc-d eemed m-. hnve bm:ainemded~ acmrding]y witheRd&fi.om*[email protected] ~3rnar.y. or4flrst~dap ofi April; o ~ r h t Jay of JuIy, or rust day~of'Obtober next @ilowing.thw. montfilin &ich;&e order is Pgssed. : , I S . .
(3) , Any person aggrieved by, an ord& of rH0. praurafredc a-rity may, $ifin a pcriod'of Wrtyd'ays ofithedateoFmmmuni&ti~~a.~BSjrnr of the ordkr; filo-G.'a$~a1:W Ylb G b v m e n t - which. shall, deojde &e app 04 aftcr giving to tho appallant an opportunity oQbang head
l i t . !:?I 11 r'z.-I:r! error 11 01 ro nfcct Jiabilily.-NO nsso~sment and no chargc .or demarig on'account of any tax shill1 be impcachod,or affacted by reason only of any mistake in the name, residcncc, place of business or- occupation of any.person liable to pay the tax or in tho description of any property or thing, or of any mistake in the amount of the assessment, chargc or demand, or by reason only of clerical error or other defect of form, if the directions containkd in this Act and the bye-laws made thereunder have in substance and cE-ct been complied with; and it shall be enough in tho case of'any such tax on propcrty or any assessment of value for the purpose of any such tax, if th= property taxed or asscssed is so &scribed as to be gmerally known, ind it shall -fiat be necessary to name the owner' or occupier thereof.
,,., 142. , Power of exe~npfion.-The Corporation may, by resolution passed in this behalf, cxempt, in whola or in part for any.period no8 exceeding one ykr from the pa yment'of- any taxj any person who by reason of poverty, may in its ophion, be unable to pay tho same, and may renew such . exemp tiop,aq , .& oftcn,?s:,may , . , be necessary.
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may by ordm exempt in wholo or jn part from, the p a y ~ > ~ t . of ~y tax any parson or.. class of.p&sons or any property or d&c?iptloh of ,property. . . ' '
. > , m . . .I, ,. . , , ',.. I: . . (21,. If at any time it a p i a r s to the Government, on komplaint rnids'iir otheiwlse, that any tax imposed is unfair in its incidence qr, . that the levy tllereof or of any part thoreof is injurious to the-interests. of the gcaeraI
i t may require tile Corporation, to take within a ,specified pmiod, h,~surss t o remove the ob~eceom; and, if wit$in lhat period the require- ,,,t js aot covrqplied with to th? ,satisfaction of the Governmat, the aovcrment may,'. 'by not ifimfion; sussend, the levy of the tax or such Gait t hereof wtil ,the objection .,. has beaq . . removed.
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144. Palver of Corporition to borrdiv.-(1) ~ h c Corpbratio~i -&&+,'in pursence of any resolution passed ,by it, borrow by l i l y of debentyrp or oth'eiwise on the security of any immovcable p r o p t y vested in it or .pro+ p&dtto :be acc~uirad by it or . of all or any of the taxes, rat=,; &ssas, ' f&&, adcharges auchorised by.or under this Act,or i3om public'hmcial institu- tiom, any sums of money which may bc .required :- . . - - .
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a) for acq-uiring any land which it has power to acciuiri; ." r . [b) for,crccting any building,,which it haJ po? to mcct; : .. (c) for thee~ecutionofanypermanentwork, theprovisionof aq$,,
, plant, oxmthe doing of any other thing which it has power to. . . eire~tc,pro~ideor do,if;the costof camyingoutihe purposeh
question ou&t to be spread over a term of yaars ; - (4 to pay off any debt due to the Governmant ; (e) to repay a loan previously raiscd under this Act or any 6 t h .
.': . * , # . A a previously in force; or ::' : :If) for any.ntha ,purpose for which the C.orporation is, by virtue
i : , , - or this- Act or any othor law for. the time . being ip force authorised to borrow :
Provided. that:-
(i) no loar shall br: raised without the previous sanction ofrhc G o v m m c t ;
( j j ) tho amount of lorn, tho rato of intmat and tho terms including the date of flr>+?i~n, the limo and mct3od of ehc repnyrnent and the like slixli ,be subjcct to the approml of thc~Govmnment.
(2) When any sum of n~onoy has bcon borrowed tinder su b-section ( I ) , no portion of any sum &money burrowed for any of the purposes refwred - to in clause (c) of sub-section ( I ) shall bo applied to thc poynlcpt ofsaiilri~s and atlosances. to nn)r.Ccqmation ofEcass m-other Comation cmplo yccs other than those cxdusively omployed in cornaction wish h e c:u~ying out of.that purposes.
* (3 The Cotparation shalt be dkomcd 'to -tzo a. local - abt-hority for tho
purposes of Local Auth~ritics Act, 191 4 {9 of 1914). f 45. Thu. for rtpaymet~l of money borro~vd zuzder sect iou 144.-T hc
time for the repayment of any money borrowed under sactlon 144 sha.11 in .,
no case o~cemd sixty years and the time for repaymat of any monoy borro- w e d # ~ tha-p~g~~@af-dbGh~~g'bIg any grcvia.~s loan shal l n?t; w e p t wid1 the aprass sanaioa of ,the Gova v t axtad bgyoad the unexpired por- tion of bporiod £or which such p;oviois !om w.+ sanctioned.
146. Form arrd etgecr o j debelit urcs.-All dcbcnhtres issucd 11.nder this c h p t a . sbalL ,kin mch f a m as thc.Cs~:porati,a~a may wit4 the prc~ious s a n c t h n ~ f , ~ h e . G b ~ ~ ~ I t , &tarmine and s b l l k tramferabb in su@
f manmr.as s h 1 J knxprassed thaeiqand Chc right to sue in rospect of the mofieylse+r,+ by +ny.o€such dehmtur.es.shal1 vest in the holdcrs thereof for. b & g : w i ~ ~ ~ t any,pxfmnce. by roas,on of soma of such de- bentures being prior in date to' qtbers.
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147- &c@t by jaw Iwlriers-far r lu irflerwi or d~vi&~rd-- When two or rnoreporsoxts sic joint holders of arty debmure. ',or scqtiij; issued under. , this Act, .snpaie.ofsu~l~ .pafsons may. give +me%ctual roceipt for, FPY jnts': rest or.dividmd.payable jn; rspect ~f such d e b o q e u .or sequity, . uhle3s no,tica to t h ~ -contrary has bccn g i v a to , tbi .Cprporatbn by rhc otlia ' pexsans. -, ,, .
248. Mainlenance and itrveslm ent o f s i j i k i ~ ~ ~ fmd-~1) The Coiporat idn' '
s h a i l ~ ~ ~ k i s . g . F u n d s . f o x ~besapaynqst of mmy boaowed on de- b-= issued .aid a l Q ~ Y . c w y xa;lr inLo such sinking: fun*, such .sun as ~ i l 1 be &eiencfw.therepaymcnt witbr~thepgribd fixd.,for., thq:loan of aUnoneys buowed on be debentures iswed. .
? (2) All moneys paid into the sinking funds shaH, as soon as possible beinvested by ~hcCol&sjoncr in public sec~i t iw a d cvay suchinvent-
shdl3e.rtiported bs the ~ ~ ~ ~ s i o n ~ to thc Corporation withi? Weea .day:. a ' .
(3) AlIdivi&nds&d other sumsrmivcd inra;pe&of ;my such in^&: ment shall, as soon as possible aitei rccejpt, bc paid into the sinkifis funds and invtzted in the mannar laid down in subzsection (2).
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(4)' h t y i n ~ n t m n d e u n d - e r ibis sectibn may, subjectto the provi-. siom of wbsmtim (Zj, be varied 'ortr amposcd.
149. Applimriott of sit~kitig f/rrirJ.--A sinking fund or any part thcrcof shtlll be applied in or towards 111c dischugr: of loan or a par1 of thc loarl for which ruc11 Tt~nd was crcatcd, and un*.jl such loan or par! is wholly dis- chmgcd sha] 1 nct bc nppIiod for any othcr purpouo. . .
150. A~ll~lral sllrflnenl by Comntissio~~er.-(1) Tile Commissioner shall, at the o , ~ d of cvcry year, ntbtnit 10 Corporation a statement sl~owing :-
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(a) tho amount which has been invested during the year under saCtion; . .148; . . . . , d
(b) tllcdatcofthe last invest~nenf madepreviovs to the,submission.. of thc statomont; , . . , , . .. . . , - . - , - A ,
(c) the aggregate amount of the securities then in his hand; -aridm. :,
( d ) . the aggregate amount ,which has upto tho datc of the statempnt boen appiicd under s e c t i ~ p 149, in. of tbwards , 'discharging , , loaps.
(2) .A copy.of cvcry such statcmpnt : shall 'aIso bc submitted to the I ' .. <-.., ,:; '. ! . . ,. . . . I . ,
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151. Priority ofpaynlvl for intei-est atid repayinenf:bf~ lomx 'over oK/~er , ,.
pa~~nrerl!s.-All pay mcnb: duc frdni' tho 'Cdipbratiofi:~~; account of inti5a.t : and repaylncnt of loans shs(.l bc ma& iri firiorjty of: all other p~yrneiits due :
from the Corporation. , ,,,.! ,' , ; <,!"., ,. , . - - . " . $ . . . .: e:
152. A ~taclrincrrt of Corporation Fwirl. for: recullc$ of mfiey'.borrb~ved " from Gocernnrenr.--(-11 If any money borro~vtid or'dchriled zo'have - beeit' ' borrowed by the Gorporation from the Governmei.~or'&;Jiy--mtef&t or'costsi due in resped thcieof bo not repaid according- to"t~ id~~oor .d i t ic?~'~f ; , ' t~e~ loan, tho , Government may attach" the : . Coipoiatiqn " -,., : , , Fund:'br.'n'nyY~+a~$; ,i tlioreof. . , I ! " , ! !, '.[, , ' . ,; .. .,> - -
(2) Aftm svch.,&achnicnt l o &ion excidt an officer app&jniid iti this behalf by the Goterwiwit skiall in any way deal with,the attaclibd' 'find; but such officer may do alT acts in respect, thweof *hi~h+ an~:Co~p~rat'ion,.~ authority, o%ccr or o tfim eplplb yc& might Xave don? i f , siii;fi'''attachmerit ' - '
had not fak& place and-iiiay'apply.the procccds'iji satisfakfian'of.thd erd - +
ars and of all intwest and costs due in respect thwcof and of all cxponsds'~ca-' 'i used by thc attachment and subsequcnt proceedings :
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Provided th-ac:&o 'sirch aa'.:acliinent shall dcfeat br prbJudi& any-dcbtmfor: which-th6 find iv$s-&-ei-eviously cljarged in accordance with'law; and all such .', prior chaigcs shall-be paidou't of thc proccods of the funds Gefo~e any part; '
of tho prococds is applied to the sjtisfactioil of the dobt 'duc to the Govern-. rnent. . - I ,
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153. Power to nrake regit1otions.-Tlie Corporai-iop. may rn<ke'.rG@lations '.! to carry out thc purposcs of-this chaptcr including! in particitlar ,'~he'issue, ,' of d~~plicate in case of loss of debonturcs by theft, destruction or otfi&miie, :. . and repewal of debentures on payment of,fces prescribed in this beha1f.b~ - .I< .- ' . >. . - suchieplaiion~.- ' " ' , .
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154. Property m l e d in ~ o r j u r a i i o r ~ miti ,nm*cgh~ierit hjifblii iilsiiiithrjs' : 1). Su bloct to any special rescrva.tition made or to any special conJitioq
imposed by tho Governmcr;.t, plr', propmjy , . . of ~ h c nature hcreinafiu . . - iq:. :,
this section specified and siL~tatcd wiihin the ml~nicipal arca, shall vest in and be ulzdar the ~ontro l of Clis Corpration, and with all athe; property, which vest< i l l the' Corporaiion by virtuc: of the ptovisions of this Act or any othcr ,law for thc tirno bcing in force, shall be hold and applied by: it for the yurposes of this Act, that i s to say,-
. (a) a1L sich-public towns, wvaHs, gafcs, market, stalls, slaughter I .
hu~!scs, manuru and depots and public buildings of cvcry dm- cription a$ haw becn coglstructed or arc majnfained out of the
P . . Cor.pration Fund;, . (6) allpub~cs~s~~s,spr~~&md~orksioit~~sup~l~,storag~and
distribution 0.f w?tq.for public purpose, and all bridges, buildings cngincs, materials and things conngcted thvrowith 0: appmtainiug
a thereto, and also any adjacant land (not being private property) appertaining t o any p~rblic tank or well;
' (c) alt'public suwcrs and all drains and sewers, culverts and watd coilrses in or under any public street, or constructed by or for the Corporation along sido any pu hlic strcee, and all works mctorial
- . , ,and things appertaining thoxto ; - Ed) all public jamps, lamp posts, and apparatus connected therewith
or appertaining thcrcto ; i e ) , all land or other proprrty cransferrcd to the Corporation by the
1 G~vernment or acquired by gift, purchmc or otherwvisc for public purposes ; . .
- . :Cf) al t pt~blic str-ceb, not bcing land ownd by Gover3micnt and the paymenis, stones and other materials thorcdf and also trecs
I growing on and eroctions, materiaIs, implements and things, . pl.ovidcd. for such streets.,
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b (21 where by immovable property is, transfor~c~'othcr~visc than by salc by tbc .Govcrnrncr~t. to .the Corpqratisn f ~ r . .public purpnsc; , it shall bc dec~nbd~tr, bc a ~op.diti~n of.such, transkr,,unlgs specially provided to tho contrary that should thc property be at any time^ rcsumod by Government the cornpensation payahle , th?ru-for .shall in no aase cxcacd. tl1c amount, if any, paidto. t h ~ Gov~~~?rnan?.for the trapsicr, t~gctlzer yilh t h ~ cost or the present value rvhichc~er shall be Iess, of any building. err cted, othcr works execute on the land by the Curpuratiuo. . . . . . . . !! . . ,(3) he, ~ & ~ & t t i o n shall maiptain a register and a map of immovable pr,optrrty of which it is the proprietor or which vests in it, or which it holds in trust for the, Government. . . . , . . . . . , ,
-.: :(4) The managemom, cohtrdl and .adrnini:b.ajion 'of wery bublic I i ~ t i h t i c r l rniiifitaincd out of the Corporntion Fund shall vest in thc
corporation, ., ; , ,
.... :I r . . , . 1.. ,(5)! +%onany publip institution has beon p!acedindcr tb; direction, nvtnagenent ai;d ,conlrbl,of the Col;poratm~., all .propuety, cgdowm~nts and f u ~ d s b;!ongiog 'thcxto shall bo hcld by tho Corporati03 in-trust for the p.urpascs to which such prope~ty, cndowmcnts : and fiilids wurc lawfirlly applicab!~ ar thq, time whcn the iwtitutiol~ was so placcd : _ '., .
' . t i ' I hovidcd ~ l l r i t t l ~ o cxtmtgf ~ h u inllcpcndm ntrll~ority of thc ~crrjmrntion
in rz~pcct cif any s~ich insiibi t.ic~n niay be prescribed by, tlzr Govormle~t,
PROPERTIES A N D CONTRACTS
155. Acqrrisi~ io~ l of irllnro ~abIc properf y by ugreentmri .-Whmcrr the Corporation dccidos to acquirc any immovable propmty, for t h parpose of t h s Act, tllc Commissioner shall acquirc such property on behalf of tho Corporation by agreement on .such terms and at such price as .may bo ~ P P ~ O V O ~ by t h ~ Government.
156. Procedure allte,i ir~tttrovabie properly camtot 6e dCqlk+ired by agree- n ~ m ! .-Whmvw'c haiComnrissioner is naahlc .'to acquire any i movablc propzrty. undo. ~tction 1 3 5 . b ~ agrmmmt, Go-vmment,may at ahc I cquest ofthe Commirsicrr~~ acquire,rhc samc -under the prm;sions of the land acqnsi-tion Act, '1894,o of 1894) ~ n d on paylncnt %y fhcCDrporation of tho compcmation afflarded -uder that A d .and :of 'tkc ch;ir&es incurred by the Governmcac incamaction with tke piocding, w h e a f t e r :the .)and shall ,vast in shc Corporation.
157. Disposal of proper! y.-Witk6tofpcct to thdispad.of property be- longing to thcCorpmatim, LIu follawiagpr~visions shallhave effect, namcly :-
- : (a) . tho Commissimtr may, with tho prior approv.aJ>of ihe Corpo- ration,-
( i ) dispbseof, by sakor otherwise, any movab38 property be; lon_eing to tkeCoporation-tho wlue M which-docs not ex& om lakh rupm; ar .
(ii) grant a Ioaw not exceeding a p e r i d of ten years, af any im- rnovablc property balonging to the Corporaticln; or
(ii l) sclinr-gran.ta,tmminpcrpetnityldf,any hmova+ble- o p r t y if= belon~ing- t6 ,$he 'Corporation tb M u e of which oes nM
. .- exceed one lakh 'm-peos M the a m a l ,mt of ~ h i & d m nvt exceud $en thousand rupoes ;
(b) in',mses.not coverod by clat;se.(a) &em Commissianar ,may; with the sanction of .the. Government ~on~r~comrnendaticm of .&t: Corgar a-
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t io~ , 'Wse: sdl, Ict out on'hire m atherwise cra& anypropwty mcrvab!e or immovable bdont ng rtw b 'Cmporation ;
Cc) the comidaration for which any immovable property may be sold' teased *or ot&.rvisa --$ransferred shdl not be 1ess:tha;;the
: 'v&lue at which mch~immo~a%le : p q c * y cou1d;be.sold, Ieascd m' otherwise transferred in normal and WT mpeMon;
(4 the sar.ction of the Go~rnment under thc aforesaid clauses may be givon either gemaal ly for !any class df tam .w speciaElPIfor any partimlercasc; ' '
le) subject to any condition or lini itation that may be speoifidd'%v or undcr any othor provision of this Act, thc foregoing pro -
,. . visions of this suction shall sppa.to every disp&al.of :propty . ' .
, belofiging to the Corporation made qnder, .cr for ~ F Y purposes af &is Art;'
. ffj overy case of disposal df ~propdynndcr cb~iso:(n) sha+l be r e ported by the Cummissioner-withmi* delay to-the.Direeor;sad
(g) scll or grant a lcnse in respcct of pro~rt ics , nrnenitics and utili- tics craated on ioans rsise8'fr.om -non~Gover,mental sonrces 10 liq~~idatc~lifilities.
158. Contracts by r7nrpornrio~r.--[I) Subject to thc proviai~ns of sections 1 59 the Corporation shall ba conlpctcnc to cntcr illto and perform any .contracis nocaqsary for the purposcs of this Act.
(2) The cweacts 3y tho Corporationunder this Act would be mado in the rnanncr prescrib~d.
159. Praoedrrre for making contraels.-With respect to rhe rnak'ng of contracts, thc f~Ilowing provisions shall havo effect, nameiy :-
(a) cverlrsuch contractshall bcma.deonbch;llfaf.thc Carpomtion by :tho Cammissioner ;
(8) nosuchoo.ntract, forally pUrpQse~hicb inaccordance withmy provi5ion of lhis Act Cho Cl;missimcr m3y not Carny .Wit ivithou t tho approval or sanc~ion of thc &~.pc,i-at icn, 5 hall be made by &imuntil and unless such, approval or sancticn has been duly ob%ined ;
(c) .every contract involving .an a x p d h u ~ not weeding am lac . or such higher mount as the Carpclrati~n may fiq-may be ma& by $heCommissiom~;
(d} n@ contraGt, otbm than a mnmact falling uuda clmse 44 hall .$e ~ a . ~ ~ s ~ $ h c r a m has b d made with. the prior iappmvnl of the Corpo~ation:
Provided that contracts exceeding rupees f3ve lacs in value or such I d e r higber antoant t h e Gavarnmenr may Fnc, shall bc on1 crcd 'inw ' by
thc Corporation only after prior .approval of the Gavermeat.
160. Mode of execxd iw cot~?racts.-(I) The mode of cxecu ting c matram undorihig Act s h 4 i . h preprescribed by by~iews inithis-BthaIf.
(2) No contract which is not maduinaccwdajlm with 4h~~poviGon~ of this AGL and bye-laws made thereunder shall be binding qn the 'Gw;t.t.ic;n.
CHAPTER XI
ACCOUNTS Am A-lJDlT
.16L # a i ~ t c r t m c e ~ ~ a f f i v u * ~ ~ ~ - ~ ) The~t:shz+ll be;kcpt in mch manner and in=& form as nlay bo,qrmxi?~cd by aegul&nsiacwu~ts~ of receipts and expenditure of thc Corporation.
(2) TiUr~laim~;rsmarrt ic . :nedh sub-sect& U) a r t fiframcd, the c ~ a v j s i ~ n s of the firnachd Wadah Mx~icipal *ACCUU~~.~&~, 1975, PIC-
smtly~inTose in r e w t of.& munici'patitics shal l :beqqhdb: .
(3) The accounts of the Municipal Corporation Fucd shall be audited %y ,a.separale and indcpcndrrnr audit agemy, under the c o m l af the Director.
(4) .For :the.purgosej nf examination and audit of tho ~o~pkration accounts, thDauditaeapcy shall h u e access to a1J'thc~'Corporalion Accounfs and to all records and corrmpondmcc relating thcrcto m d the Conuniv &Rer shall *-fm&%-if.l~ f n r ~ i s h to the audit. . q m i c y ,axplmtion coocrning a;~y .recejpts -a!. expsadhre --i~&h~ t h y may GI] l for.
162. Report bjl nurlit o~eticy.-( I ) The audit agoncy shall,-
(n) report to the Corporation any material imprpp:'iety or irrcgula- rity which it may at any timc o bservr: in the cupendiPmc 01. in tlic recovery of monuys ducto t11c Corpcration or in the Corporation accounts ;
(b) fitrnish to the Corporation such information nr. it may fro ~n titile to time require conarr.ing the progress oLt he audit.
(2) On ~+cceipt of the rcport lrndur sub-section ( I ) the'corpcrntion sl~all take such action thereon as may bc deemed necessary.
(3) As soon as may be after thc cominenccmcnt of oaeh year, thc audit agcncy shali delivcr to the Corporation, a report of the cstirc Corpol-aticn accounts for tho previous year.
(4) Thc ~on~mis 's ioncr shalt cause the said rcport, ro bc printcd and shalifoi~vard as soon as may be a p~intcd copy tlicraof to eacll.nlcmbcr.
163. , Acfiojt by Com~~~issiorrer olz,the report;-( I ) Tho Commissionor shall, as soon as-may bc, remedy defects or irreguIatitiei, if any, pointcd out in tho said ropol-t and shall also forwird.~vitho~it delay to thr: Govarn- mcnt, so many copies of thc said,scport as .may be required by the Govcm- ment with a bricf stitcrncnt of the action, if any, taken or p~oposed to be taken thercon. . . . . .
(2) If the:c is a diffwc~ce of opinion between the audit fgency ,: and : the Conunissioncr 01. i f tb Commil;sionor dous not rcme'dy tho ddfccts or ~rregu1aritio.s pointcd out in tho report within a reasoqa)!e pcriod t1i.c audit agoncy shall r c f c the marrcr to the Sccrctary, Locrtl Gover~ni~ent De~~artrncnt whoso docisjoll shall b!: final and bind&. . ,
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, 164. .. rProcerJ~rre to be folloiced by a~tn'it agency.-(1) Audit agency shall audit the accounts of rho Corporation with tho assistance of officers and
, ,. other employem sub~rdinate to it. . . . , , I I
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(a) audit the accouqts of expmditure-of the Corporation and shall ascartain ~ h o t h m Jrioidcys sh6wri th&cisixs having h e n disbursed wmo leg+Ily avaitab!~ for, 'and applicable to the scrvice or
- pldp3se to which thoy have ',been .app!ied 01, charged: ; and . , . whcthcr, the;expunditure'conforms to- bhe authority which g o v m
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.. (b) :audit the accounts of debt, deposits, sinking fynds, ,advances, * suspense. and remittance transaction of thc Corporation .and
report upon'thosk accounts and upon the results of vcrification of the balances rclating thmto.
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(3) The auditor shall examink 'aid audli tha statornenj of accounts relating to the comrncrcial services ccmd~icted in any department of the Corporation, including the trading, manufacturing and profit and loss ac- cou nh, .and the balaqcesheets.wvhe-e such accounF afc ~n?jnt aindd urder the order of the Corporation, and shall certify and roport uponthcsc iccounh.
(4) . Thc auditor shal l , in consu~tatibn with the ~ofr;missjhner and sub- jcc t to any directions givw by thc Gove.nmcnt, dcferminc the .form a.nd
n1mcr to \v l~ic l~ hi.; rcpor ts on the accounts of thc Corporation s11all bo p r c p ~ c d and shall 11ava authority to call ~tpon ajly offiwr of the Corpora tion to provideany information necessary for the prcpnration of that reports.
165. Polr1er 6J mtdiror ro ~rmffke qlcerics ctc. mzcl call .for retrm~s etc.-(1) Thc audiror may make such queries and obsmvations in relation to and of the accounts of the Corporation which ho is rcquifod to audit and call for such vouchers, statements, returxls and explanations in relation to such accounts' as he may, think fit. . . . ,
" I . s - ,125 Every ,such quer.y or pbscrvation as aforesaid shall bc promptly
taken into considoration bythe officer. pr authority lo whom ic may be addressed and.return4. without dclap .with the necmsary vouchers, don\-
4 ments or expimations.to thc auditor; , , . . ,
(3) The pqwers of the auditor with rcgmd to the disapproval of,. and the pjqccdure withregard.to the setl-lemcnt of objcctiorls totJc expenditure from the r errenues of r he Corporati on shall bc such as may ba prescribed in consultatiop wilh the auditor. . i ' . ( .
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(4) if &r i d i t o r &nside.rs it'desir~bld that i,he whole qr any part of the audit app!iod b any-accounts which he is requkad,to audit shall be condyctcd in the offices in \vhich, those accuunts. oriiinate, ho may requiro that those I accdiints t-ogethor.,.with all boob aad docllments having relation thereto, shalt at all conveqicgt times be made ayailable to thusaid, officers for irkpfltion. . , . , .
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, (5) The audiaror daIl have the pbwk fbj'rdquiro that any bo'& ooi'othec ! dokments rblating'to thc' accounts4he , , , . is ry~ijr,ed to a ~ d i t shal! be sont for . ,.., , . , n , inspection by him ; , . ,
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Provided that i f the, docummis ara confida$aI h.c sha!~ be'rksppnsiblc for pievhting disclonuo of thcir conterits. ,, .- '
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( Tho ;iudit ageilcy shall hivc'authority .t6 framc stading ordms and to give diracciow on,all matters r.e,:ating to audit, and pxtinrlarly: in res- pect of tha mothod and thc extent of a-adit to be,applied and the raising and: pursuing of qbjcction~~ . ,: -. . .. I - , :,.. ::, . : ,
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WATER SUPPLY, DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL ,
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166. ~efi#itions.-~n th is Chaptar, runless the context othcrswisa ,
requires, the following words and mpr essions in, relation to water, supply b shall~havc.tho respective meanings* given below, namely:- (. ,: .
(a) where the p:emise_s supplied with water abut OD tbe part of - the streot in which tho main is laid, and the servico pipe cnters
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building on themstreet and has a ,stopcock piaced in those p r e - rnises and as near to the boundary of that street as is reason-
. . - . : ab!y.. practicable, so much-of the service pipe as l i ~ betwem
the mak and that stopmck; : . . : :; , . . . ,: t . ' , . .
(b) is,m~ 0 t h ~ ease, s~ m ~ c h of the SCSY~W p i p , as lies b e t w e a ~ tbo main ad &the b ~ t m l a ~ y of tohie. sbees in which the main is l id , a d in~bdcs t.h* ferrule at -the jtkn~rion of tht~ sorvkc pipe with tho main, and also -
(i) where the communication pipe ends at a stopcock that stop mch; a d
(ii) any stopcock Wed on,&% -mmmu.&ation p&? bdmm the m.d thoreof and the mab ;
(2) "&' rnoazaa pipe laidsby the Cwrpomtiw, for tha purp%e of giving a general supply of water to individual cwsnmws and includes any apparatus used in connection with such a pipe;
43) ,, " v i c p i m so, sbsctr OF any p i p e f a ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ g watcr &om a. main to zqtyq~am ism asl is smEiect 40 water pressure from that main, ot.~ould.be so mbjecl h t For tb cIsingd-sow tap:
(4) "supply pipe" mean so much d any service pip whi& is no? a ~Omrnunication pipe;
(5) "hmsk main'? m e w a main comttucted for tlm puFmses- of ~*[email protected] &om a source of snpp1-y to a fXtm ozbrewSv&. m:fi0111 one fi,lba or; T ~ S I W V O ~ $0 another f Z t ~ orr r ~ e i ~ i i ; ,W for tho purpose of conveying watcr in thIk, from'one part ,of,Phe limits of supply to another part of those limits or for tho purpose
I af giving or -t;Tking a s~pp lyo f water in bulk;. (6): "~uatez!&ting- -in&.pjpos,f&her than m a b ] tip, , cocks;
,mh.as;,ferrtib, met$+s, &kirns,~k&s and &BF, sirnib; appa- ., ~ : u s e d : h corw&~with~$Bo mppIy: a a d : ~ e N water;
$67: " ~&,rtei .to ept ire. Coibbrat ion to carry' alrr sur veys&d.fornrrrraic pro- posals.-Thc Govarnrnrnt may require the Corporation to-
. (a) cjrrr y out a survey $.tha exist& consumpfiion .& anddemand for watm s u p ~ l i e s i n & . m ~ p l z e i . ~ d o f . ' ~ . . ~ . r a o w ~
, ' / ' < 6 an or avaitaljlc for t6e1im~iiicipaI area; (b) piepare an ostirnate of t h o filture water supply requiremmls of
, , , , tho municipaLarea;. (c) oany out a survdy of t & . & i n g . w y . of- &aB.disposed of
and tho mannu in which it is disposed of; . (d), f o ~ a l e p r a p o s a l s ~ a & t ~ ~ .,.
. . (A). theexisf i ~ g - or Arlure w g e bisp~sal- rq iFwnem Of bha . - . muidput area; -. , . (ii) tho existing or future sewage disp@sab4 se@WntS. inthe
municipal area inc I cog+osals for the manna in which and Y the placc or places at w ~ c h such scwage should be carried, . ,kceat& an$ gisposahf. , . .
168. ~ o l v e r lo constrtict arfdifiondl works.-If tho Corp~ratian is of the owm hbat t b e L k s and ahkproptxtk,fmrthc t ime, being-wbtihlit f ~ S b p u r p s e o f wmr.sicpply, drainage mdausgedi-t araha&cpUe: for the p a r p ~ o of wmiem, supply. af,wtur m.fm t b ~ p o ~ f i P . p Q p m ) drainagu and efficient disposal of sewage unda this Act, it may take steps in accordance with the provisions of *Act fmthe. (XI- of( addi- tional ~vorks, whather within or outside the limits of the Corporation and forGh:,a~qpisition of addhionari .pro.perrties. for, such w o r k
16& : , E;~ciornr iaalatk-$a water erwLy7(l) P.slnltjbs thc duty of tha-.hpmation w pahstqsftom m:timd- :-,
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(b) for p: oviding a supply <if ~ I L C I lesornrl watur in pipes to every part 01 t 112 municipa 1 alnca in which t l ~ r c are houscs, for the domcst ic ~'rlrposc of thc occup;tnts tbcrm f, and for taking thc pipes afford- ing that sup;~ly to sucIl point or polnts wi I1 enable the houses to bo connectad tlrereto at a rrawnab LC coyt, so, howcver , t1wt this c la~~sc shall not rcquire the Corp~ralion to do ?nything whish is not practicab lc at reasonable cost or. to provlde such supp1y to any p?rr of municipal area where such a supply is already available at such point or points aforesaid;
~ c ) for providing, as Br as possible, a suppIy of w h o l ~ s o m ~ water otherwise than pipas to evwy part of t h e municipal &aa in which Chore are houses, for the domcstic purposcs of the oc~upants tbmeof and to which it is not practicabIe to p nvida a supply in pipes at a reasonable cos8, and in which dang ,r to health arlses fromtheinsuRiciency or unwholcsomonesso€ thc rxisting supply and a pilblic supply is rcquircd and can be. provided at a rcasun~b!acost,md for sacuring that such supply is available wihhin a raasonabls distan+.of ovary house in that p.qb.
(2). If any question arisds under clause (b) of sub-section (1) as to ~vhetllet anphing is ar is not pr,acticablc at a rcasonablc cost or i s to.' fhc p i n t or. points, to jvhich pipesmusa be taken in order t o cnable hour.cs tobp .comet- red to them at r:ssonsble cost,or undar clause (c) thorcoPas to whceher a public suppI y a n bc provided at a reasonnble cost the Corporztion shall determine that question and therkpo'n the Cd-ssione sha 11' give offect to that doter miweion, , I.
E 170. SrrppIy nf ~vafer to connected premis~s.-(1) The Commissioner may,onapplication by t he olvncr of any brrilding arrange' for supplying w a t ~ from the nea:cst main to such building T i domestic purposes in such quanti- ti@ as be deems reasonabIe,,and may at any time Iimik the amount of water
C to be supplied whenevsr he consid exs necessary. ,
(2) ar art' from bhc charges for the d.omestic supply a3 rat03 as may be fixad by th: Gavanmcnt , additional cha~ges wiIl be payabIa for thd Fvll ow- ing, suppIies of water :- . .
(a) for aoima 1s or for washing vehicies where such' anin~als'ar vahiclus are kept for sale or hire;
(b) fa! any trade, maaufactrrr'e or busiue~s ;
\ Ic) for fountains, swimming baths, 'or for any ,ornamental or:
mechanical purposes; - , .
Cd) for. gatdons or for' purpqsy ofirrigatibn; ,
(e) for wlrtcring loads and paths; L .If) for-building purpozes. - - ,
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17 1. Power f~ srrpply lvflferlfor !ton-dordstic purpdses.-(l) Tho a m - , missioner may supply water for any purpose other t6an:a domestic pwp?sq : onsuch terms and csnditians 6onqjst;tbnt with this Act and the bya-In~srr*ide ! thereunder as may baf,aid down in this b ~ h a t l by the Corporation in rcmiv-.
ing a writ t~n applimtia n spdfying thfr purpose for which the supp iy, is rcquiredand thequantlty likely to ho consumed;:
Piovided that for b~ilding water supply shall. bcimadc.foa', a p r l ~ d OP one year in the first iwtance, on an appIicntion acco nipanicd
by a m p y of a b~ilding plan du Iy s:ulctioncd by a compotcnt authority and tllurcafter bc c.utonded, by six month.; at a tiutc, for a period o F riot cxczcd- ing the pxiod xllowcd for the co~npletion of tho cp~~struclion or for rhl-cc yeus wvhichcvcr is less :
Provded furt h:r illat thc water supply made, for.;.he ' building purposes, on or bcforc '.hc commencsmcnt of this Act, shall continue for a period of t h r ~ ~ yca(s reckoncd from such coirtrncnceincnt.
(2) Thc Comlnissioner ]nay withdraw such supply at any time i f it 5houId appear necessary to do so in ordcr to maintain a sufficient supply of watcr for don~cstic purposes.
172. Ilf~killgco)lnec!ion wirh ~~arnicipal water ~vorks.-(1) Wl~ere an applic3tion under section 170 or section 171 has bcsn rcceived, all necessary communication pjpcs and fittings shaIl be iupplied . by the Corporation and the rvor k of laying and app tying such communica~ion pipes hnd fittings shall be. ex~cilted by Cor,poration agency under 'the orders of the Commissioner, b ~ t tho cost of making any Such c~pncction and of all communication pipcs and fittings to supplied and of all works' so executed, shall bc paid by the ownor or thc pcison making such application. The Corporation may eitl~ar pr0vidc.a metcr and chaigc rent; for the same or may require the owncr or applicant t~~prov ide a mctor of such iiic material . r a and description
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(2). ~otwithrtahdin~ hnyihing contained iri rub:secti~b (1) the- ', commissioner may require a i ~ y orvnei or person applying for a supply of watcr to provido all com~nunication pipcs and fittings and to cariy out at his own cost undcr.his supor vision and inspection all $lie work of laying and applying such. communication pipes and fittings. , . .
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,173. Obliga?ion dbljqner oroccupie<tq$w notice of ~ltaste 4 water.- ,';
b y owner or occupier of any- building or land' 'in o r on which water 1
supplied undcr this Act is niisused frob -negligence or other circu% i stances und-er his contra! or used ?vit+out permission in excess of the quan- tity fixed under sestion 170 or section, 171 or in, which the pipes,'mains or obhcr works arc out of repair to such: a'n extent as to cause waste' of IvJter, shall, i f he has knowledge thereof, be bound to givc notice ; of the . same to such officer as the Corproration,may appoint in this bchalf.
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174. Crtitil~g of stlpply to preinises.-lf any rvhoso premises arc supplied with water, qoglects Fo pay the,wator-tax or any sum payable, under section 170 or soction 17 1 when due, or to give no$ice as- provided in the last preceding section, or wjlfully or negligently misuses or caus-cs waste of water thc Corporation may cut offthc supply of watcr from the said premises.
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175. New prel~iises not to be occtrpied yitlrotrt arratrgetnp~i. for, water supply.-lt shnI1 not be lawful for the owncr of any premises which may bo ncwly constiwctcd or reconstructed within any portion of he municipal area irkiespe~t of wh'ch f ho Comrnissipncr has- given public n0tic.e under clause (b) ,of section' 87.m ocwpy i i or cause dr permit it to bc occupied . until he has obtained a: cerf ificatc from the Comnlissiona that .there. js p~qvided within, or within aieasonablc distance of, tho prel~ses; such . .supply of wholesoma water as appears to thc Commi~ioner.to !be adequatc , for the: pcrson who may occupy, or be employed in, such promises for their ' doqcstic purposes. ' I . , , . .
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176, Prlb/ic g r c ~ t i r i u r ~ ~ water sllppl~g.-(1) Thc Commissioner, with the app;oval of the Corporation, may.provido gratuious suppjy of wholesomc rvatoi to tltr: pgblic rvithirl ihe municipal area and may, for that purposc, erect public Iqdroats or other conveniences .
(2) The Commissioner, may, with like approval, close a p-1b1ic hydrsrlt for ~t lzcr convcnivn'co \ithen i r is no longcr, required for ~ h c snpply of
' wholesome w$ci to thc public.
177. Porwr fo lay moirts.-(1) The Commissioner may, Iay a &in a whclhcr wi~hin or outside thc limits of thc Corporation-
(a) in any strcet-; atld (b] with tho consent of ovary orvncr and occupier of any land not
forming pa~.rt: of a street, in, over or on that Inad, and may, Tram timo to ttnlc in respey of, rcpair, aftcr or rencw w n l q at any
, t iqc rcmow any main SO 13jd whether by virtuo of this section ,., . . .
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Providcd that where a codsent req&irkd, foi tho p&pbse ' of this sub- sation is withheld, the Commissioner may, after giving tha owncr, or Gccup- jer of tho lapd a written norice of his intepeion so,:,b do, lay thc , maidin, . ovcr or un that land even wif bout such consent.
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. (2) W h o the ~ o m r n k r i o n ~ ~ , . in exercise.6f tho,] powmi under this sc~t ion tays a main, in, ovcr or on any land not form~dg part ofa street or
t inrp~cts, repairs, alters, renews or removes a main so-I~id down in, oyyr or .on any suchland, he shall pay compensation ,to. cvery-person interested in ,that. land for any damage done to, or injurious affection of that Iand by
b reasons oE,che inspection, laying,-repair ,,alterntion, reioynl , Pr rcmo~al or the-main. , ,.. _. . I .
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. 178. mwer to lay servicepipes e!c.-(1) The &mmissioncr may, in any strcnt, ~vhethcr. within or outsido!thcUmits qS. thc Chrporatiori, lay s ~ c h ~crv ice pipes with.such stopco,cksland 0thcr:water fittings as he may deem necessary for,suppIying water to premises and may, from timc, to. timc, inspcct, repair, alter o r - j e g e ~ v and may, at any time, remove any ser,yicc pipe' ,laid , in a street whether ,by virtue of ibis sect jo~ or otherwish. . , ,, .
. , .. i (2) Whc;o a service pipe has been la~vtully laid in, over or on the land ', n o t forming .part of a strccl,.thc Cynnissioner may, ,from timo to time,
enter upon that iand and inspzct, repair, aIter, renew or r~movq thc p i ~ 0 . 0 ~ lay a ncrv pipe in su bstjtutio~l thereof but shall pay compensation for any
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' 119. Prdvir[on o / f i r c ' ~ ~ ~ ~ r a ~ ~ t s . - ( l ) . ~h~:&~1rnisri6bjar 6~ , -hi- dram on; i~a~er mains ( 0 t h than :trunk mains) at such p1acas.a~ may be
i most convenient for affording snpply of water for extinguishing any ;fit which may break aul and shalI:keep, in good order and from timc sp tlme rwlow; every such hydrant. , .I . : -., , : . , , . ' . .
' . (2) ' T o ddoio $Nation of every hydrant placed updo; ;his sc=tio'n lettara, marks or fi~wrcs shall be displayed prominently on some wall, bu~ld- ing or other structure .near such hydrant. -
(3) As soon as any such hydrant is cornplutcd, thc Commissioner shal1 deposih a kc1 thcrc~f at each place where a pu biic fire engine is kept a d in,wch other placcs as he deems ncccssary.
(4) The Commissioner may, at the rcquest and exptnsc of the owner or occupier of any factory, workshop tradc premises or place of business, situated in or mar a S ~ T C ~ L in which a pipe is laid (and not being a crtrnk main and being of sufficitlllL dimensions to ,carry a hydrpnt), fk on the pipe and keep in pood order from timc to time to renew one oramore firc hydrants to be uscd only for extinguishing fires as near as convcnlently rnay be to that factory, workshop, trade prcmjses or placc OF business.
( 5 ) Thc Com~nissioner shall ailow all porsons to takt water for oxtin- guishing fires from any pipe on which a hydrant is fxed without any paymat. .' ,
:180. . Power to anter prehrjses to defecr ;cmle or l n i s ~ e of aattr.-The Commissioner or any Corporation officer authoriscd by the Commissioner in ~vriting may, hetwccn sunrisc and sunset, enter any premises supplied with water by fhe C-orporation in order to exarninc if t hre be any waste or,.n~isusoof~uch~vater~andth~Comi~sioner orsudhof f i~r shall not 'b&rofusod adniittancc to the premises nor shall be obstructed by any per- son in making his examina tinn.
181- Power to tes! ~rwter filtings.-Thc Commissioner may test any ' watar fitting usod in con~leotion with watcr suppf ied by the Corporation.
' 182. Puiver lo clore or restricf rue of ~va le r from polll~red sorrrce of sppply.-(1) If thc'Comniissioner is of opinion that tho watm in or obtained .. . '%om any well, tank or o thet source of supply not vested in the Corprarion, being na!r;r which i5 or is tikoly to bi uscd for domistic purposa, or for the preparation of food or drink for human consumption, or is likely to be; aorne so polbtcd as lo b3 prejudicial to health, the Commissionor may after giving: the owneror ocuupior of the promises in which the source df supply is situated a reasonable opportunity of being %enrd, by ordor direct, that the source o f supply be ppermanentIy or temporarily closed or cut off or the platcr'theiefrom be used for certain purposes only or 'make such order as .a~prnr to'him necessary to prevent injury or d m g r to tho hwlth of persons j ushg the rirhter or consuming food or driak prepared thcrewith or therefrom.
,-- f2) Before,making any order under this section, the Commissioner may c8?nd t€t& water to 'bc analysed at the cost of the Corporation,
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(31 If the pcrson to whom an order id made undbr :this section fails to comp!y therewith, the Comniisstoncr may do whatever may be nacessary for giving &eet to ?he order and'any expenses 1easonab1 ineuhed by bim in so 2
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doing may bd 1,ecovered by him from thc person'in efault'as an arrcars of . ,
tax under this Act. ,.I :-- . - .. -- : ,:183.' 'Water y b e s e l . I I O ~ ta be p J m d where lvuier will be polluie3.-(1) . .
NO water pjpos shall be Iaid in a drain or on tho surface of an opcn~ch~nef or.house gully or within six meters of a cmspoal or in any position whore Fe'pipo is likdly to be inj~~rcd' oi.the wator 'therein' polluted ; a d no wcll or i ~ n k elcccpt with .the ooriqant of tho Commissioner, no I cistern shall bc constructed within six mcters of- a.latride of 'cesspool.
(2) No latiinc or cesspool shall be constructed or made wiihin six mc- ms of any well, tank, water pipc or cistern or in any pusition where the pipo well, tank or cistmn i s likely to ba injured or the water thcrcin polluted.
f 84. Joirrt d t ~ J several liability of owners art(/ occtpicrs for ofler~ce itr relalio~z to w t e r slipply.--[f any offence rc1atin.g to water mpp!y is commit- ted under th is Act on any p:crnises connacted with thc Corporation watcr works the owncr, t l u poison pyimarily tiable for the payment of thc wvatcr tax, and thc occupiers of the said prcmiscs shall be joiutly and severally ljabla for such offcocc.
185. Public drairrs eic. to m i irr Corporatioti.-(1) A11 public drains, all drains in, aiongsidc or under any street, and all sewage dispos41 works whcthor con~tructcd out of the Corporation Fund or otbcrwisc and all works, rnatcrials a d things pertaining thcreto which arc situated in thc municipal area shall vest in the Corporation.
(2) All public and other drains which are vcstcd in the Corporation arc hcreaftcr in this Act raforrcd to as Corporation drains.
(3) For the purpose of enlarging, deepening or o thorwise repairing, maintaining any such drain or sowagc disposal work so much of the sub-soil pertaining thercto as may bc necessary for the . said . purwscs shall also bc deemed to vest in thc Corporation. , .
(4) All draim and ventilation-shafts, pipes and all appliances and fitt- ings connected with the drainage works constru~ted, orectcd or set up out of the Corporation fund in or upon premises not belonging to the Carporation, whether-
(a) before or aftcr the commmcemunt of this Act, and (b) for thc u.se of the owner or:ocmpicr of such premises or not.
shalI unIess the Corporation has o thcrwise determined, or does at aay time otherwise determine, vest and be deemed always to have vested in the Corp~ration.
186. ConiroZ of drairls and w wage d i ~ p o ~ ~ l works.--( l ) All Corporation drains, a11 scwage disposal works and works, materials and things appertain- ing tltoreto, shall bc undor the control of the Commission.
(2) The Commissioner shall maintain and keep in rapnir all municipal drains and sewage disposaI works and when au throriscd by the,Curporation in,this bahalf, s h I 1 construct as many now drains and sewage dlsposal works as mny from rime to time bc ncccssary for effectual drainage and sewage disposal.
187. Cerrain ntatters not to be passed irito municipal drairts.-No person shall throw, empty, or turn into any Corporation drain or into any drain communicating with n Corporation drain-
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(a) any mattcr ,likely to injure : thc drain,or to-,interfere with the frec flow of its coatonts, Or to nffcct prejudicially I ~ B irwtmcn.t and disposal of its contents; or
(b) any chornical, refusc or wastc stcam, or any liquid of a tcmpera- ture highor than forty Fivc degrccs cclsius being rufusc or steam whichor a liquid which i5rhen so heated is either alone or in contbi~~ation will1 thc contents of the drai.rl, dongcrons or tllc causc of nuisanco, prejudica I to health; or
(c) any dangcroos perroleu rn.
. Exp1mzaiiorr.-"In this sectEon the cx~ression" " "danrrcrous nctro- lcum"'11as the same meaning as js assigncd tb it in thc ~ctroGurn AC< 1934 (30 of 1934).
188. Applicfliiow by otvtiers and occttpiers to drain ilrfo n ~ ~ ~ i c i p ~ l drdirrs.- (1) Subject to such conditions as may bo prescribed by bye-laws made in this behalf, tlic oowvnor or occupier of any proniise~ having a pri~jatc drain, or
. the owner of rrny private drain within the municipal area may apply to the Commissioner to have his drain made to comnlunicnte with the drains and ths~eby to discharge Foul water and surface wnlcr from thosc prumises or that private drain : ..
Provided that nothins in this sub-section shall cnti t lc any person-
(a) to discharge directly or indircctly into any Corporation drain- , ,
( i ) any trade effluent from any trade prc~i~iscs exccpt, in accord- ance with byc-lams madc in this behalf ; or " '
(i9 nny liquid or othcr matter tho discharge of which ,into. Cor- poration drains is pmhibitcd by or under this Ace or any other law; or , ,
(b) whcie scpzratc Corporation drains are provi4ed-i for f ~ u l watcr and for surface watcr to discharge directly or indirectly :-
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(i) foul water into adrain,provided for sur~+ccwaler;or,.' (ii) except with the pernlissidn of the Cornrnissioncr, surficb watcr
into drain provided for foul water ; or :., . ,
(c) to havc liis drains madc to cornniunic~te directly with a stor?l . . .
i . watcr ovsrflow drain. I
(2) Any pcrsan dcsirous of availing, Jiimsclf of the provisions of sub-section (I), shall giva to tl~c ' Cordmissioner a noticc.of his proposals, and at any tinlc within one month after rcceipt thereof, the Commissioner may by notice to him rcfusc to permit the coi~imunication to be madc, if it' appears to him that the mode of conqtruction or condition . ~ f the drain is, such that thc making OF thc coinmunicntion would bc prc~udicial to th'e drainage system, and for thc purpose of examining the mode of costructioa and condition of thc dzain lie may, if necessary, require it to bc laid open for inspection. - : t ! i
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- (3) The Cornmissioncr ' may, if he thinks fit, construct such part of- the . I . - - . , . - - - .. . - .. - . .. - - , . . . . . . - . - , . , . . ,.
. . . . . . work necessary for having a private drain madc to conmunicate with .the ! ' -
municipal drain as i s in or undsi- a. public strect ' n n d in such a case!ihe expeees incurrcd by ~ h o Comrnissioncr, shalI be paid by 111o owner or o m - pior of tho prcmiscs, or as tlie case may , bo, tho owncr of tho private drain and shall be recoverable from tho owncr or oca~picr as an arrears of tax under this Act.
189. Dt~it~crgc of rrrrr/rainecl pre~~risfs.-(I) Whcrc per rniscs arc in the opinion of thc Co~~ul~issione~., wilh011; mficient m a n s of cficcfi~l drajnagc and a 1nunicipaI drnin or sonle place approved by the Commis- sioner fos tllz discharge of lilt11 and athe: pollulcd and obn~xious ma ttur is situntzd ot a discnncc of n o t exceeding thirty metres from any part of the said premises, he may, by \wit tcn notice rcquirc the owner of thc said
premises: (11) to nl:rke a drain emptying inlo such Corporation drain or placc; (b) to providc and sct up nl l such npplianccs and fittings as nlaY
appzar to the Commissioner ncuasary for the purpose of gathering , m d receiving tllc filth and otltcr polluted and ohnoxi?us mattcr
from nnd,convcyjng the same OR, the said promises and of offec- tually Aushing,sucb ,drain and cvcry h l u r e connected therewith;
(c) to remove any misting drain or other appliance or thing u s d or intended to be used for drainage'which is injurious to heal& ; '
(d) to provide-u close drain in su bstitutiom 'of an open. drain or to . providc such ot1lcr npplianw or thing eitbcr ncwly or
in sll bstitution of:any existing appliance or thing or to , pra,vide both a cl oscd drain and such b thm appliance or 1 hing in substi-
. , : tut iohof the existing open drain and othar applinncc .or thing which' is oflikcly to be injurious to health; , ' . # I . .
(4 to provide-and set u p qtl sudi, appliances and fittings as may appex to thc Cornmissioncr to h nccessasy for the purpose of gathering and receiving ~ h c wastc water from floors and gaIIeries of buildings wbep they a r ~ .?yaslicd, and conveying the samc through spouts, by down take pipes so as to prevcnt such waste water 'from discharging dircctly onstrccls or inside and Iowc porti~n of the premises ;
( f ) .to onrr y out any work to improw o r re-mode1'an existing drain which is iqadequnte,.,insuficicnt or faulty. . . , , L . . , . , .
(21 Wh?rojnnnycascnotp~.~viJedf~rin sub-section (l),anyprohises are jn the opinion, of the Commis'sioner, widlout suEc~e?t means of c f f c c ~ 11x1 drainage, hC may, by written notie, requir~ 1hc ownor o,f tile prcmisk-,
: (a) to* co&tmctra 'drain up, to a point to be prescribed .in such gotice' . , , . . , Gut not at'a distance of riiorc than thirty motras.frorn any part 04
the premises; or . . I ., . . , . (b) to conrtmbt a cldoa ca~spo~l h' sockage pit aird drnin or drains
supplying into such ccsspool o r sockaqc pit, (3) Any requisition for .the coristruction of any draih under subsection
(2) may contain . . any of the derails specificdin subsection (I). , . . . . . . . . 190.. ~ e r v prenrisci $ t e;be e r e ~ i e d ~uitlrwtt dra;nage.-(I) It 'shall not
I be lawhl to erect,or to rc-arcct ?ny prmiscs, in the municipal area or to octrrlpy any such prcmises ualcss- 4 . . 4 , .
(a) a drain ba ~0nstructod of such size, ma!orials, and with such f d I ' assha11appearto~eCommisrionertobenccessaryforthceffet
:, : 1 tun1 dqainagc ol' such prcmises .;
:: (b) thcf c havc'ben provided and set up on such premises,such 3ppIi- ances- and fiitings as may appear . to the Cornmissioncr to bc
, necessary for tbo purpose of gatliering or receiving the filth and . . other pollutcd and obnoxious marter from;. and conveyjng the
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snnic of, thcsaid p r c m i m and of ~ffectun!Jy fl~lshing the drain of :he said premiscs and evory fixtl~re connected thercwjth.
(2) The drain 30 constructud shall emply into n Corporation drain situ- ated a t a distancl; o f not cxccxling thirty rnerrcs f ro~n hhe prgrniscs, but i f no C l r p 3 r ~ tion d r ~ i n is aitustcd within thnt distanc3 then such drainmshall empty into a cgi~pool situatcd wr3in that distanu: to bg sp~cified by the Comn~jssjonor for tho purpose.
9 Po lver to drnin grotdp or. block of premixs b j combined operfltiom.- ( I ) If it appzars to thc Commissioner thq t any group or block of pre- mises may be drajllcd more economically or advantageously in combina- tian than scparataly, and a Corpora:ion drain OF Sufficianr s h alrrady exists or is about to ba constructad withia thirty mcbw of any part of that group or blockoCprcmisos tho, Commissioner may cause that group or block of pcrmises, to bc .drained by a combined operation.
,(2) , Tho expsnsm incurred in carrying out any work under sub-section (1)in r a p k t of any group or block of premises shaH be paid'by the ownors of such pr cmises in such proportion as h e Commissioner may delermil~u and shall be recovorah~e frpm them as an arrear .of t a x under this Act.
(3) Not l e q than &'toen days before any such work is commmceb t l ~ c Commissioner shall give to aach such owger-
(a) written notice of the nature of thu.proposed work; and
(b) .an estimate of the expenses-to he incurrod in rcspect theroof and of the p~oportion or such expcmos payablo. by him.
(4) The Cononisrimer may require the omerr of such group or block of prqniscs to maintain the work executed undor this section. .
$92. Power qf Commissioner ro close or limit the tlse a f prfvate drain itr certain casei.--Were a drain connecting any premises with a Corporation drain is sufficient for the eaciual drainage of such ptwiss and is other- wise unobjwt ionable. but i s not in the opinion of tbc Commissioner, adapt- ed to the general systam of drainage in the municipal area, hcmay by writtennoticc addressed to the owner uf h e prernisos, diract-
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(a) that such drain be closed, discontinued or deatroycil and.that any workncccssrtryfot:thatpurposebedone;or' -
. (b ) h t such drainshall, from such date as may be specified in tho notice in this hehalf, bc used for filth and poIIuted water only or for rain water and un-polluted sub-soil 'warer valy :
Provided. that- ; ( i ) no drain may be closed, discontimed or destroyed.by the Corn-
missioner under clause (a) except on condition of his pro- . . . - - . . - . ,i . . - . - . . . . . . - . . . . - . ... .
. . vidinganothcr drain cqually cffeciual f o r t h drainage ofthe . . . . . .. . . . .. .
premise3 and comnlunicating with any Corporation drain which .he thinks fit ; and.
f i f i n : the.expmswal the comtruction of any draih sn provided bu the Corporation and of any work done under clausa (a) may be paid out of the Corporation Fund.
193. Use of drain by apersosolr orltcr 11~111 oaaer.-(I) Whcrc the Com- missioner eilher on receipt of an application il-r 111 t ho o \ n e r of any prc- m i s s or othrrviso is or opinon that tbc only or the nlosl convenient means ofaNuc~ua1 drainage of the premises into Corpora~ion drain is through a drain belonging to ano ther person, the Cornmiss ioger may, by notice in writing, rcquire tho ownur ol'such drain to show causc wirltin ;t p s r i ~ d spoi cifiad in the notice as ro why an order under i l l i s scction should not ba made.
(2) Where no cause is shown withi3 thc spccificd period c?r the cause 1 shown appears to thc Commissi~n~r i n ~ l j d or insufjicient, tho Commis-
sioner may, by ordcr in writing, either authorise the owher of thc p r m i s o s to use tho drain or declare him to be joint owner th~reof.
8 (3) An ordcr mado under sub-section (2) may contain dircctiors r l s to-
(a) t h e p a y n ~ o ~ t - ~ f r ~ n t ~ r compensation bytheowner of thz premises; (b) the construction of a drain for the prmiscs for tho purpose of
connccling with tho aforcs~id drain ; (c) the entry upon rhc land in which the ofor said drain is situated
with assistanis and workmen -at all reasonable hours; a d I (dl the respectivk rkpo.wibiliiies qF thc parties for ' maintaining,
rapairjog, flushing, cleaning and emptying the afar6caid drain. 194. Sewuge btId railz w t e r drains to be distinc!.-Wherever it is pravidcd
in this Chaptot that the sieps shall or may bn takenior the cKc'cr1u~1 drainage of any premises, it shall be competent for thc Commissioatx lo re'quira that thara shall be one drain for dIth and pollutcd watcr and an entirely distinct
I draid for rainwatar and u n-polluted sub-soil watbr or boih rain watkr'and un-pollutcd su,b,soiI water, each cmptying into separate Corporation drains at other suitable placos . , .
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195, ' Powers c$ Comnrissioner io regtire owner lo cnrry ottr - cerrain-~~lorks for s u t ; ~ ~ c c i v r ~ :drainage ,-For the purpose of efficicnt. drainage- of any premises the C o ~ i s s i o n m may by notice in tvriting-
(a) re& any courtprd, allq,or pnssage ' betlveeh two o ; ~ , mpte buildings to be paved by &a ownor o r o*crs of such b~iiIdings, with such makcrials and in a such manner as-may be -appro'ved by the Commissiopor ; and
Ib) reqliire such pavin'g to be keit in propbr'ropair. ' : , : : ,. - , ,
1%. Appointtnenr of places for the emptying of drains and .disposal ,of selvage.-Tho Commissioner may cause any or all of, the Corporation drains to empty into, 9 d all sewage to be disposed 6f at such place or pIacos,'as
' . . ' ' . he considers su~table : . - . . r ; . . , , ,
. Pcovidod &at no piace which has barn not before the+,commcg~ment of this Act used for any of the puproies speciiicd in this- section, shall after such comencemont' bc used, thorefor -wivitl~out tho approvaI -of LIIG COI poration : . . . .
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Provided furthcr that on and arter such date as may bo appointcd by the G o ~ c r ~ n t in this behalf no sawage shalI be ' dischdrgcd ' into any water: poursc until it has bien'so tiooted as not to effcct prcjud4cialIy tho, $uri<l &rid qudlity of the watar into which'it is' dischiuged . ' - - < .
197. Conae~~iion wit11 n*r!ler 117orX-s arid nrrrhrs !lor I o' 'b'e m:r,le 1i7iflioii? pfr- rnissian.-Willlou t thc wr i l i~n psr~llission'of Co mmissibni.r, rf0 pcfsan sElri11 for any parposcwhatsover, at'any,timitniakp or cause' to Bo. mrida any connection or communiv~lion' rvilli'a~ty drain' r6fkirtcd"to 'in"s&ction 186 6 r acy w~tbr-works, constructed or miiitained bj, of, vested ifi tHc Corporation.
198. Bailrli~~gs, rnil~iwys aadprivate srreets liar to be erected or consrrrrcr- el/ over t l rai~s or water , ~ r r ~ r l i ~ ~vilhorr! Per~?~issior~.-(I) Wititou t thc written p:rmi;sion of the ,Comriitision%r no i'aili~ay or private ' s ~ e k i t , sliall be construoted and no build&, \+all; or pthW stfirchrtb- sh'all ,'be oreaed' on any municipal diain or- 0%. aiiJ wa'toi . , w8rks consttu~edaor niaintaincd by or vested-in tlio Coipoiatldn. ' . ? I
(2) If any railway or p: ivate streefbe con4fiuctkd'ol' qby'Wiidin&, wall, 'fence or st hchlrd eikcfc'd d& $ii$, dt ajfi'br' w ~ t ~ ~ ~ i l o r I & as ,~fdf-~q~iid.ivivith~u t th& wiitkn 'rji3mission: ihf Corrrh~isslo~ef may remove. or of hc~Wisc dcal wirh the same as he may think* fit. . . , . . . ,, . .
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(3) The expeimcs'incurred by che.Gm~isripne; in so doing sh'ail bc paid,by fie owpor of the yrivatc,street or o f the fence, mall.or othet stc~~urc 8s the case may be, by thc railway adjjdifisirXildh'0~' ' t W' pcrson offaiding aad'shall bcri:i:dvei~~bla'as"a~ziiPest:df . ,: tax- ulidki:this , , Act:.
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1 g9. , , R ~ ~ ~ J I J , 01 me7 o >iobe~lj> fur aqicditc[sJ firie$,'dfc:-Q ) : ?Tfic' COM- rnirriondr may place andmiiii?xi~ aqudiiis, cbnduid arid'lixf8s'~fmalnp oy pipes or wins ~vor,.undcr; q tong o?''ai;i:iiss 'Iby iM6vable' ' @ofl$+ky whclhor withi! o r ~ i l ~ i d e the liniits, o f ihc . mfffiieipal area, i f ni?c&saQ through an agreement, arid may'at'any!tiiiiei:fiiii ~ I i c - pwiebse of Wfiiing, repairing, altering or rcmovjng any aqueducts, cnndiiitii2 at IhrcC! of nihtfh 91 pipcs, or drains, after giv!ng a rcqonable notice of ,hi3 intention so to do, cpter on any piopzrty ovcr,,und$r; aldrig'oi'a'c~~ss' +hich'tXe'~qukbdcts, , ,
Conduits br lines of mains-or pip'es-ar.driiris have . ,bi:&l'3thc~'d:: , , ., , : ># : I
. ,Piovidcd that the Corporation shall not ac,quire any rigfit othor tban a rightgfuserrin thcpr~pbrtyoVer,uhdkk, al@ikdi;'dcr'bSs"ibb%ch &ij aquc- dG,ct, conduit or line df mai& . , d i . p i p ~ s : : o ~ d i ~ i l is:pl~id/" - , . ' : ' . I . "
(2) Thepowcrs cpnferred by sub~<&id i$~ ( l~ -$~&l~~~dt ' kc ' Qerciscable in respect of any propcrty ~cs~e'd'irilhe Govkiihi'eht' ,d;dr lrnfldt' tho'Contro1 or managcmqnt of the Govorqent or, rajIway adminisiration or vcsted i:?:any local 3utbarity:savc :+itit the ps~iiiissioS'd'f tho'G3~ethiddt;or rsilhay administration or the lpcal authq;'ity,;+s tJ$'chsd-~ay kc; a3d j f l ,. kcDfdbir& . I
with any bye-laws made in this behalf : , .
Pravidcd that thc Commissioner may, withcut slrcb' pethm%k?Oti, fepair rencw oranlend a?y,oxistiqg y r k s of lhich the, chgractdr or not to baaltorcd if such repnii, r@ijvd-*r drami$fiagt is urgknilf$%~~ in!ofdcr.to maintain without ihterrupi;okt6e~s9pply ofJ *iitcr;"dka!n?g$ UP disposal of serirage or is such that delay wou Id tii dtibgefdtis. tb. ~.heblth, human life or propErty. . . " I
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. (3) ,+In the'cxeicise,of ihc powors confeirqd upOd hita by tliiB"s,ddtion t~&rnmissionqr: sliall causo as litt!c damage and i n c o ~ v c i e ~ ' may be possible and shat l makc lull con~pciuatiori . . foi 8iii'dnmii:c'br . .. ih&~V+idfim caused by him. : , I ; $ ,
,200. Po lifer of olvller ,of prci~lises lo place pkes at~d clrairrs iIirorrgii lasd b e l o t ~ g i ~ g f o o t l r e r p e r s o ~ ~ s . ~ l ) If it appears..to ihcCoinlllissioncr tbatthc only.or rnost.convdnicnt mc?w of water supp:y. to and drainage of, any premises i s by placing, or carrying any pipe or drain over, undcr, nlogg or aaoss thc ,immovab!c prope:ty of ano th r , pcrson, the Commissioner - may, by order .in writing, authorise the owner of the prcmists to place or carry such pipe or drain ovcr, undcr, a!mg or across such imovable,,p;opcrjy' :
Provided t ha t before nrztking say such ordcr thc Commissioner shall give to the owner of the imrnovablc property-a reasonable opportunity of show-
t ing cause -\vithin,&ch ' tirne.3~ may. be prescribed by ,byelaws madoin t.his beb:ilf as to why the ordcr shwrld r,ot .bc madc :
Provided further. that the owncr of thc premises- shall no,n~qu,ire!any 1 right olhor than a right of user in the prcperty ovcr;under, aIong:ordacr~ss -
whjclz any such pjpe or drain is,placed or carried. , '. (2) .Upon * the ma king of ana otder under sirb-section ( I ) , thc owncr, or
thii promisesmay, afrcr givingro~sona-b~e nolice of his intmtiom60~m do entcr upon the imrnovablc property with assistance and workmen at any time between sud rise and sun set for the purposc of placin~ a pipe or drain over, under,~along~or'across,such immovable pibperty or for thqprpmcaf repairing the same. , ' - . , , ,
(3) or carrying ad pipo .drdrain under this ~eo( i~n. oslittle' damage aspossible shalt be done t o the jm'movwhle':@psrcy and. tho omur of the pren~ism shall-
D (a) ' cauie the pipo ar drain to' be placed or carried with .theileast practicab!~ delay ;
(b) ' . f i l l in; rcinstatn and make gaod at,his 6wi1 cost a,n& w.itb t b e . I ~ ~ ~ t b p*aclicab!c delay arid land wp&d;bmken.up or: romoved -for: the
purpose-of p lacing-or +rrying.such pjp.e or drain; .and , ,(c) .pay.co&~,matioaio tho owner of th&m&ovabk propw,t)' and
to any other psrson who sustains',.damagc .by rcaion of the placing or carrying of such pipc or drain. ;
. . (4):.1i thc ownerot.thc i&ovablo proWbY,,o&'; under,klopg.pr dcrors which,a.pipcor d ~ : n has. bccn plac,d or . ' d i d .under., t b j s .s~ctiou ~vhjJe, such immo vabIe property was not ~bui It upon, dekires to erect any building on su~h;proper.ty, .she .Conunissioncr shall by nqt i~e .in wzitjm. require tjle!o;waer of !he prornisGi. to.close, r*o.ve.or 'divert the pipe OK drin in such rnamerps~Wlbeappr,ovkdbylu'~aii$to fillin,,reiostateand m&o ood the .i*?vab!i piopsrty 4 s >f tho dipc or. drain :h&i n o f b c ~ *.hcd8 . or carried .,qver, unda,,?long or.across the samc : .
.. . .. - ' Providqd that-no such rcqijiition sh i11 ,b ma& unless intheopinion of
the Commissioner i t i s necessary or expedient for the construction ofthe propose@ buildkg or .xhe :safe .@ope$ ..,thereof .that hhe p i ~ e .or bdn phould. be,,closed, removid or diverted.
201, Rail~udy adtui~~isiruiion io be i?iforl~zed ill ceriaifz crises.-1 f f i n . Cor- poration desiros to placc or carry any pipa or drain or do any other- work fioffp~.Ged ~~h~e~ator~~~plypr.tpainage,acr~ss any railprqy W, it .hllp.nCorsn,tbex;Ljl~~ay ,sdm;l$stratlpn. wI)o, may. cxesltc $he s a h e . at the, cost of the Corporation. ,:!r, I . , :
202. Pon:cr of Co~nn~issioaer to execrrte ~rork after givirrg trot ice to tire person liable to (lo so.-(1) Whcn under tho provisions of this Chapter any porson may bc rcqnircd or is liablc to cxecute any work the Com- missionor may, in accordance with thc provisions of this Act and of any bye- laws mado in this bohalf, cause such work to bc exccuted after giving such person an opportunity of executing the samc within such time as may be spccificd by him for this purpose.
2 Thc cxponses incurrcd or likely to bc incurred by tbc Commissioner in thc executionof any such work shall be payab!c by the said person and thc expcnses inairrcd by the Commissioner in connection with thc rnaintenancc of such work or the enjoyment of amenities and convenimcos rwdered p~ssib!e by such work, shall be payabIo by the person or persons enjoying .such amcnitios and convonicnccs .
(3), T1ic expcnses rclferred to in subscction (21, shall bc rocovcrable from tho person or parsons liab!e thorcfor as rn arrear of tax under , this Ace.
203. Power of Cot~rmissioner to affix sl~aflis etc. for vetzlilat iorr of drair~ or cesspool.-For tho purpow of ventilating any dinain or cesspool, whether
. vcstad in the Corporation or not, tlic Commissioner may, jn accordance witti bye-laws made in this bphalf, erect u p ~ n any premises or affix to the outsido of any building or to my tree any such shaft or pipe as may appear to him to be necessary.
204. . Power of Coln~nissioner to exuttiine arrd iesi draifl ek. believed to be def~.cthe.-(1) Wherc it appcars to tho Commissioqcr that therc are rcasonabk grounds for believiug that a private drain or ccsspooIs is in such condition,as to bo pre~udicial,to, health or a rnlisance or that a private drain communicatingd~cctly or iqdire,c~ly ~v~vithamunicipal drain, is so defsctivc as to admit sub-soil watcr, hemay examine ik condition and for that purposc q y apply aqy test other' than a tcst of watcr under pressure and if he dcems it'nccessary open-'the ground. -
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(2) If ~n~cxaminatioq thc drain or ccs:pool is found to bc in proper , , . . , c ~ n d i t i ~ n , the Comniissiorior shall, as soon as possible, reinstate any ground
iirhich bas bwn oponcd by him'and make good any, darnagc done by him. . . ,
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205:' ~nploy/~tei t t ~ o j ~over'nnze11t ogeacies for repniis ef &-Tho Govod- mj nt may, foi~icasons to ba rccordcd; dire? that any spoci6ed work, repair, reit \val-or replacement which, is to bc'undertakai by or for tho Corporation undor this Chaptor; shall bc carricd out on behalf of' the Cbrporation by the Govcrnmcnt and tlin Corporation shall piy the charges thdicfor at ' the
i rate. and subject to the terms for the time being applicable in the case of ~vork:constn~cted by thc Government on bahalf of a local authority. . . I
206. Work t'o be done by licerwed p2tltttber.-(1) ' No pcfson othcr than 1 : I; : . :. ,; . - . . r - : : :.: - - -.-- .-. . - , - . . . . . . . .
a Iicensed plumbel- shall exccute any work described in this Chaptor and ! . . . . . . . . . . .
no pcrson shall pcrmit any such work to be executed cxccpt by a liccnscd plumbor :, ' ,; , , . ,
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+ ' ~i&vid$d'that-:itin thg opinion of theCcinmisiipnor, tho work is (df it I
ki'jrisl ni'fuic, hc may -grant psrmis$ion in writink 'for thF: c~ecution of such wark by a psrson other than a Iicsnscd plumber. ' -
(2) E v ~ r y pcrson who m p l o yces Iiccnsed pIurnbcr to cxtmlc any work shall, ~vliop so requirad, furnish 10 the Comniissknc~~, the name of such plum bcr .
(3) Whcnar.y~wotk is o~ecutedcxcept inaccordaxe withiheprovision of sub-section(1) such work shall be liable to be dismantled a t the discretion of the Commissioner without prejudice to thc right of thc C a r poratbn to prosecute undcr this Act the pcrson at whose instance such work has been cxccuted.
I (4) The Corporation may make byc-laws for the guidance of licmsed pIumbers and a copy of all such byc-laws shall bc attiched to every licencc
to a plumber hy thc Corporation. a
(51 Thc Corporation may, from time to timc, prescribe the charges to be paid to licensed plumbcrs for any work donc by thcm under or for any of the purposes of this Chapter.
[G) No licensed plurnbcr sllall, for any lvork refctred to in subsection (5 ) demand or receive more than thc charges proscribed thcrcfor, under that s u b - s t ion.
(v Tbe Corpotatio n shall make bye-laws providing for-
(a) thc cxcrcjse of adequate control o n a11 licensed plumbers ; (b) the inspection OF all works carricd out by thcm; and (c) thehearinganddisposalof complaints made by the ownersor
occupiers of prcrniscs with regard to t hc quality of work donc, matorial used, delay in examtion of work and the charges made by a Iiccnstd plumber.
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(8) No l i ~ nscd plumber shall mntrwene any of the bye-laws made unde~ this sectionor execute carelessly or negligentiy say work under this Act or make usc of bad mate[ ials, appljnnccs or fittings.
(9) If any lirenscd piumber contravoncs sub-section [S), his licence mag be suspanded or cancelled tvhdhcr he is pr~secutcd under this Act or not.
207, Prohibiriotr of ceralin ats.-(I) No parson shall-
{a) wilfully, obstruct any p:rson acting, under the authorily of thc Corporation or tlte Commissioner, in setting out the lincs of any works or pull up or remove any pillar, post ofstake fixcd in the ground for the purposc of setting out liacs of such work or- deface or destroy any works made for the samc purposc ; ar
(6) wilfilly or negligently break, injure, turn on, open, close, shut off or otherwise interrcrc with any lock, cock, valvc, pipc, nzeter or orhcr work OF appratus hlonging to thc Corporation; or
(c) unlawhlly obstruct the flow of, or flush, draw off, or divert, or take water from any mitor work belonging to the Corporation O r
I , ' any water course by which any such wator is supplied; or (d) unlawfully obstruct the Bow of, or flush, draw ofl, divert or .€&o
sewage from any sewage work belonging to the Corporation or
.-brcak or 'damage any electrical . transmission lint rnaintaincd by corporation; or
(e) objtr~ct any oficer or othel. employ,~ of the Corporation in the dlscharg: of his duties rndcr this Chaplcr or rcfuse or willully scglcct to fiirnish him with the mcnns necessary ior lhc making of any entry, inspection, examination or inquiry I hereunder in relation to any -water or scwage work;
((I batho in, at or upon a-y watcr work or wash or throw or cause to cnter thcrcin any animal, or throw any rubbish, 'dircot, filth iato .any svatcr .work or wash-or. clcan therein any cI0lh,..w001 or Icailler: or. the skin of,any animal or cause the wier of any sink or drain or any stu3m-cngine or bo ibr or any,pollutcd wLtcr to turn or be brought into any watcr-work, or do any other act whereby the water in any water-work is fouled or likely to be fou Icd.
(2) Nothing in clacse ( b ) of scb-sccction (I) shall appIy to a consumer closing the, S ~ O P C J G ~ 6xed on thc service pipe supplying water to his pi emiscs so long as he has o btaincd the conscnt of any other consumer Whose supply will be affected thereby.
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STREETS
2Q8. Ve~irrgqfplfbl ics treels i~z Corposatiut~.-(1) All stccets within the municipa1,area which are or at any time become public streets and thc pavemere stones and other, materials thcr-cof, shall vest in the' Corporation.
(2) All public strrets vesting in the Corpration hall be under the con- tro 1 oP thc Comrnissicner and shall be maintaincd, controlled and regulated by him in accordance with t,he bye:la~vs made in this bchalf.
209. Fulrctions of Comnaissiorrer in r&ect fl prrblic sl~~ers.-(l) thc C>mmissionar shall, fcom time to,.tixpe.cgqe all public sirccts vest~d in thc Corporation to bc fcvclled, rnctcllcd .or paved, channeled and altered or rcpaited and may widca, extend or o thcrwise improve, any such strect or cause thc soil thereof lo bc raised, !owered or altered or may p!ace and kcep in repsir fences and posts for I h,c,safety oSfoo~p?sscnge.ers :
Provided. that no .widening, exteqsion or.othc; improvement of a. public straa? thc aggregate .cost,of whit-h wilI .axceed.tcn thousand rupess, shall be under tafrert by tbg.Comm;sConcr exccpt with thc, prrvio~s sanction of the Corporatjcn. . r , ,
(2) With the prwious satlction of thc.Corporation, the Conmissioncr may pernlanehtly close the whole or .my part of a public strect :
Providcd that before according such sanction thc Corporation shall by noticepublishd- in the mapner specified by byc--laws give rea:onable oppor- tunity, to thc residents likely to,bo affected by such closurc to makc suggcs- tions or objcctims.with ~cspect m-~suchrclobor~adshll.mnsidtr all such SUggceZiMls or obc&ons,!which.may bc made;&-bin w,ne mcmh &om the date .o'f the-:publiaation 4 of: t,he.sslid notice.
210; D jspnsfll of l a ~ ~ d f o r m i ~ ~ g silk oJ p~rblic .rlrt?et~ per~~mmetrllj~ closed.- Whcnevcr any publ,ic street or a @rt thcrcof i s pmmafiently closcd under
' sqb-szctiori (2) of section 209, the sitc o f b ~ c h strtet or,of tbee'portion thereof may be dispostd of as [and vesting iri the Corpuration.
21 1. Paiwr to )?jake neil;prrblic slrcca.-The Comm'issioncr may, at any time with tlle 'pfcvious sanction -of r hc Corporation-
(a) lay ont and 'mskc new public rtroets ; [b] construct bridges and wb-ways-' ;
turri1or di~2rr, any pxisting~blic stre-ots'; lay down and dctorrniou the position and dirootion of a street or strcctS'4fl any part'or: the mrficip&l. area; #otwithsta&in'g! that 'n6 prfiposal for :ha a r e c i i b ~ ~ f any b~ilditlg in- thu- vicinity. has bcen'received.
212. Mi~rin~~jin niilil~ oj Innay p ~ h f ic strats.-?lfe Corrlmissibriir s hk11, from tirnk 'to tirric, wirh thc silnction' n 1' tba Cor porat iqn; specifyth"c,M~Um width of different classes of new public strcots ~ccorditlg to the'mthre'o f the traffic likely to ,be carried thereon and the streets with which ,they join.atr>ne qi. bo th'.ehdi; diic . i b ~ i t i c s ifi ~Hich'tHey ?rb'sitdated'tlfe heigh'ii, upto a i c h b ~ i tdiirgs, atintting -thereon ,pay bc-crkdedmld othtr:similhr-' considcralion; . .
213. Por~fcr to pro11 [bit Ecre of public srreers :for cerrairt kinds: of trafitz- (1) The Commissioner may,--
(a) pwhibit~.vchicula~ tl.afh in any public street or' *? portion *, ~rhcrcofiso as to, prevent danger; obstruction or: inwnven3mce
to' the:pubfic or to BJriure quitcness' indany Iocality; . ) #rohibi~:in:re~pwt ofla11 public.sttcets or.. anyrtparticulafi public
streets thc transit of ~y ~clchicle of sucli:f~r-m, fcadsttudfah, weisht or size or laden with such heavy or un~vidcly ohjects as
. , may bbc;ikely to-causeinjury,to the roadways, or any construe- ,. tiojn,t4ereon, e x ~ p t under such, conditions7 as. to time,. n~ede.of
, tile 'tract icn or locomotion, ;use- of- applianca for. the.,prstecti#n u f hadways, number of lights and assistants .and otfiei. ,*era1 precautions, and upon the payment of such chargcs as may be
, , specified ,by~tb~.Cornmissioner:~e11era1ly or specially in oach.oase ;
(c)' pro hibit access t o premises ' from any partialar pubIic.street carrying high spcad vel~icular traffic :
' ~rovided'that the Commissioner +all not take action without ~JIOS:RIIC-
tion' ofthe Cdrporatiou in cascs,under; dauses .(#).and (c2.
(2) N~tjce~~oEsuch p ~ ~ h i b i tion .as are impql;ed:undq: sub-section (1) shall bc.posted inlwnspi~us-places a t a n e a r both.cnds ofpublic s h e s or portions thereof to which they relate, unless such ,prohibition applied ,generally to all.public strceu!, . , ,
. , I ; 2v: Pp;vcr lo iciqllire Imd bnd buildings for 'pub fic streelx pnr(y0r puMi~ parking places.-Su hjcct to the pro visions contained in Cl~ptar Xi the &n>rnissioner may,-
(cr) acquire-snylknd rt;qujred'for'the:~pOse's of opisniflg;widhng, . I.; cxtcriditig orlotlierVn'sc impl.o$rtg:ziflY p~iblic strect or' of making
any oa\V public street and -any i.nildin& stantling upon sttchlonti ;
(b) acquire in relation to any such land or boilding, all such land with buildings, if any thcrcon, as the Corporation may think expedicnt to acquirc outside the regular linc or the intcndcd regular linc of such street; or
(c) whcn any land, whether within or outside the limits of the municipal arm, is required for the purposes of this Act tha Govol nmert may, at tile reqtaat of rhc Corpornt ion procctd t.1 acquire it r nder t hc provisions of the IAmd Acqukition Act, 1894 (lof 1894)and on payment by the Corporation of tbe compensation awarded under that Act, and of any ot hcc charges incurred in acquiring the land, the land shall vest in the Corporation.
~ x ~ l a n u r i o ~ r . ~ - ~ h e n any land is requitcd For a new strcetor for the improvement of an existing strcct, theGovernment may on the request of the Corporation proceed to acquirc, in addition to the land to bc occ~picd by the street, thc land necessary for the sites of the buildings to be erccted on both sides of the street, and such land shall be deamed to be required
'for tha'purposcs of this Act.
215. , ,Defining regtrlar litles of streeti-(I) The Comlnissioaar may d e b a line on'one or both sides of any public street in accordance with the bye-laws made in this behalf and may with tha previous sanction of the Cor- poration rcdehc at any time any such regular linc :
Provided that, beforo according sanction the Corporation shall by public notice afford reasonable opportunity to the residents of qremi~es abutting on such p ~ b l i c street to make suggestions or objections with res; pect to the proposed radehed line of the street and shall consider all suggestions or objections which may be made within one month from the date of the publication of thc said notice :
I I - . Provided further that the regular line of any public street operative under ! any law in force in aqy part of thc municipal area immediately bcfore the commencement of this Act shall be decmcd 10 be a lint: defined by the
Commissioner under this sub-section. , . . . .. . . , . . . - , , (2) The line for the time being defined or rcdebed shall be called thc . . , . . ,
regular line of street: .. . . . . , . . .
(3) No person shall construct or reconstruct any building or a portion thereof or any boundary wall or other structure whatsoever within the regular line of a street except with the-written permission of Commissioner :
" Provided that if within 60 days after the rcceipt of application from any pctson for permission to 'costruct or reconstruct a boundary wall or a por; tion thereof the Commissioner fails to take steps to acquire the land within the regular line of the street in accordance with section 218 then that person may, subject to any other provisions of this Act and the bytilaws mado thereunder, proceed with the work of construction or reconstructioh of 'such boundary wall or portion thercof.
216. Setting back of briildilrgs to regular line of street.-(1) If any part of a building abutting on a public street is within &e regular, line of that street, the Commissioner, may, whenever it is proposad to repair, remove,
Const!.uct 01- roconsrrucl or luiikc any additions io , or structulmal aitoratiohs of, any portion of ~ U C ~ I buildins iVhich is wi\liin h~l .cgulnr Iinc OP ilia street by any ordcr which he issues concerning thc additions ,to rebuilding, con- strucijon, rtpair or ,~ltc:ntions of such building rcquirc: such ,building 10 bc set back to !he regular linc ol'tllc strcct.
(2) When any buildins or any part thereof within- thc r g ~ l n r linc of a public street falls do\m or i s burnt ' ~ Q I Y I I or .is; j~hether by thc ~ r d c r of t l~c Con~rnissio llzr ~r O ~ ~ I C ~ ~ V ~ S C , taken dawn; r he Comniissioncr may forth- rvitl~, take po ssesslon on bchnlf of thc Corporation of tl~c po1.1 ion of tho
I land within thc rogular line of i h u strcet thcrctoforc occlipicd by thc said building and, if necessary, clcar ihc s n m ~ . , ~ , . I
. . . : . . 1 (3) Land acquiredkder this scctibn shall be dccrncd to' bc a pnrt of thc
a . public street and, shall vest in thc Corporation. . ,. : .; ': J: ,-
217. Comp~lsory ser~i~~g.back b$'b t1ildiIfg to. ngulor ~ P I ; of- ~ ~ , - r r r .-(I) Wlmrc any building or any pnrt thereof is within the rcgular linc of a.public strcol and in the opinion of the C~mmis>ioner it is ncccssary lo sct back the building or part h r c ~ r 10 tbc rcgul? linq of the strcet, hc may, by notice served on the owner in accordmm w1t11 tbc.provisions of this Act mquire him to show causc \\filhjn such period as may be specified in the not irc ns lo wvliy such building or part ~hcreof rvhich.is.: within thc regular linc of the street should not be pulled down wd the land within: thc rcgtrlar line acquiccd by tho C ~ i s s i o n e r on behalf of tho Corporation.
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. . . (2)' fi ruobo\kcr hi ls ti;how cnvsi as le&red b y sub-icc;io.n il). I the Conunissionor may, ~vltb tlic appl-oval of rhe Corporation, requirq:the
owner by another notice ro be scrvcd on hin~ in accordance with \he provi- sions, of this Act, to .pull, down -the building or part .thereof rvhich is
,wiibiv the re y l a r line of the street wi~hin such period , . as ,spe.cified in he 3 , - ; :notice. . . i . . . I,. . . . . . . ..
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( 5 ) 1;: hithin suci<period thc ormraf the building f&ls to i u i l h.own the building or par1 fherco f as required by the Commsioncr, the Commas. sioncr may puU down thc samc and a l l the cxpenscs incurrcd in doing SO shaIl be paid by th-e owner and, be recoverable fro= bin1 as,au arrcar of tax .under this.Act. - , , . , i . T , . '
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Corporation of ihc partion:of;the land within thc reguIar line of .the, 'street +qccupjcd,,bythe said building,pr part the~eof and such land shall thcreup~n hdcemed to bc a,partof tbe public street and shall vcst in the Carporation.
c 218. Acqvi~ition L$ open Id td qr~d Inrid occrrpied by .pldfforn~s: PIC:: witJ~irl the regular li~te bJsti;eet.-If an$, land, whether open or cncloscd, 'not ~cs t ing in-tllr Corporation and not occupjed by any building is within he regular
'line of a public street or if n p!atform, verandah, 'stcp: compound, wall, -hedge or fenecnr some other structurnl cxtcroa1:lo a building abuttin? on a public st1,ect or a portion of such platform, vcrandnh, stcp, compound, wall, hedge or fcncc or sonic other siruciure is within r heregular line o fstich street, the C~miss ioner may, aftei' giving i o the o\vn'er ofthe land or building not less than sevrn days notice,of his intention so r6 do, take posscssiorl on belialf of the Corpol.ation of the said land with its enclosing wall, hcdgc or fcnce, if any, or of thc said platform, verandah; step, compbund, wall,
hedge, or fencc,or .other st! ucrlu~coof a portion thcroof wl~icll i s .within :thu,rtgulnr 3ine of the public~szect, and -if necessury, dear qhc snmc m d -the ;land 60 -acquired shMl ,rhe?aupe+n bf ,deemad to Ibz part -of fhc public ,s-tr&et anti ha11 vzgt;in.fhr: Gorpxntion :
Provided tM t whe1.c the land or building is vested in thc Government or t-he Central G o w m n t , che Comrnissiouer shall not rake possession ,thereof wjthout the previous sanction -of ithe Government or the Gntra l Grrmrnn~ent, -as thecasemay be.
219. Acquisi lion of retlalnirrg :part (of- lbuilding 'and 1at1d after .tl!eir portio~l lvit Iiirr rrgrrl ar l i t~e of street lhuve :been aq~dired,--r(ll.) W h r e a lnnd or building is partly within the regular line of a public street and thc Com- lmissioner is set1s6e.d shatbthc l a d remainingiaf~~bxeqitisitionaf the por- tion withic the said line still not bmuitibleler fitlfariany b f i c i a t l use, the may, at the request of the owner, acquire such land in addition to the lnnd within :the a i d ~ i i n ~ and such szlrpius :land .sbrtll h r d t x m d $o .be a p ~ t of qhe public ~treetxind.shall w s t ~ i n the Gmpora'ti~n.
(29 S.wh sq!us land -may itherafter h e u t i l i ~ d lfor &e lpurposo ~f .*tting Forwwd a 'bullding under section ,230.
,220. S~ttingfmward ~ofbuiiding .yo ,r&rr~ar ./it@ -of -s tr~et . -~. i ie .Corn- ,.missianer may, xpun such €erm,;as :he tbi~ tk-s fit, ano w any buildhg $0 'be set forward for $he pu-pase~of'impmving The rfbgular :line oCa public streel may, with the sanction of the Corpora tion by notice requircd any building
to btwnsetrfar&ard .3n thecaseaf rrecon$truc~iontthemof wtif a:new .cons- .truct ion.
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1; , :&xpknra#e!~. -Yo r 'the -purpose of this %eGtion .a wall separazing any '.premises:f;ram.a public.str&t&aTl.k.dwmed rtokia buildkg,l;l.nd~it dml1;b~ deemed a sacient compliance with pcrmissiw, or requisiti~n to set forwakl a building to the regular line of a street d a wall of such material and u&i&nsims 4 s :aTe approved .by i hc ammissionor !is lerec k d .along the said f irre.
221. ,Cmpemarion ro 'be paid ,ill certairn ,cases ' L J ~ leetting ;back or setting fonvard of brrildings., etc.-(l) CbmpcnsUian &all be paid by jhe Commissioner to the owner of any building or land :~equ?red 1% ,a pnbli~'-arwt mdm 4he proviiions q f section 2 tk5, 2.1 7 and 21:g TOT :any !loss Wh2h such bwner .m3y sustain inr-camequcnce -,Uf %is bdlding ar land 'king 3o!eclqnhd .&rid ;for8-my expenses .incurred--@ 9uoh amel.,inaconsequonce of-any lord& made 'By t l~k C~mrdissioner .:
Provided &at- (a) any increase or dcorease in thg yalue of :lhe .?m4inder offhe
prqwrly of ~hichrthe.buildjng~or land soaquirad fo!wd part ,like& to -accrue, om .the ~ t t i n g -back -to the reg~l ; t~ b e of .t.he s~reet, ,sbll-be .ta&n -intosonsideration and.allo.ived ,foi..jn-&or- ,mining& amount of suckc~mpnsation .;and.
I@) -ifraq,such inorease in Je value .exceeds .the .aqo&t,:.f loss swtainrtd or ewnses j,ncuyed by tho :owner, @ Commissioner may r&o,mr .from him h;ulf,of the -amount of such !excess .as a Wment , .c ha rge .
(2) If in consequence of any order to set forward a, b~ilding, mde by the Comnussioner, Che,owner of such building sus~insany loss or damage, compensation shall be. paid to him by the ~om~nissioner for. such- loss of damage after taking into Sccount any increase in value likely to accnue, from thesetting forward.
(3) If the additional land whkh will be included in the premises of any person r e q u i d or ~ r m i t t e d under sub-section (2) to rsc t forward a building belongs to. the Corporation, the order or pemnission nf the Com- missioner to set fooward the buildinp shaU be a sufficicnt~convrryance to the
I said owner uE the said land an&. the price' to bep.?id to the Corpora tion by the. owner fan such additional land1 and tlie-other termsland conditions of thc conveyance sha l11< be seb f o~ th in; theorder of pcnl~ission.
1 (4) IT, whcn the Comnlissioner required.any building to be.set forward,
the owncr of the building js.disstisfied with the price h c d to be- paid to the Corporation or with any of the terms and conditions of conveyi,nce, the Commissioner shall, upon rhe application of the ow~er: at any tima within fifteen days afmr the said terms a d conditions.arc communicated to him. refer the case for the determination of the Court of the District Sudgc whose d~cision tkreon shall.be final.
22L O~u~rcr 'i oblig~fior~. ~vhca de a1 ing with. land or building sites.--If the o \ a c r of any and utiIises,.seUs, Ieases out or-otherwise disposes-of su&
hnd-for t l ~ c c;onstrru;.ticrn ofbuilding hereon, heshall lay down mddmake a street or streets giving access to the plots into which the, land. ma3 be divided and connecting withancxisting publicorprivate strccl.
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223. Lajroui- p!rurs.+li) Befork u tiifsing, selling or ~therwivisetdealin~~ with any Ia ad- under section 222 tbe: owne~dt&orwf sha.ll.send.to cheCornmism
t sioner a written application with a lay out pIan of thc land showing the f~11o- wing parliculm , namely :- r
(a) thc plots into which the land is proposed to be divided, for the crectionlof;'buiIding theereon$ and' pmpose~or purpnses for> which such builtlingsare~to.beuwd. ;
(b). the, reserva tionor a 1 lntment of a'ny sitelforany strcet, opcn\spm, p ~ r k roc ration ground, schooI, market or any p~I)fii:pdrpcfse ;
('9 t h ~ . j n m & d lcveI.dirtc tion and width oPstree+ or. streets ;
Id) the rcgular line 0f'street.w streets ;and' , .
(e) the arrangements to b made for levelling, pavinpi, metalling, flagins, channelling, sewering, draining, conserving and lighting strdet. on streets.
(2). The pmvisions .of thisAnt..and the- bye-Iaws made thereunder as to width of tl~c public streets and thc hcight building abulking therroa sh31GappIy in the case of streets referred to in sub-sectjon (1) and all thc psrtiodam rekrrad to, in. thak sub-mtion shalt ba subjpet tw tha~qnction of ha:- Corporation. r . , .
O r rle~noiished, tile Corumissio~lor may pass an order directiilg the altera- ti011 or dcu~olitioll o f such street.
225. PL~II~L'T Co~>v~lissio~tcr 10 order work to be carried out or (0
cnrry ir hi~bsselj irt tlefmr1t.-(1) If any private street or part thcrcof is not ]ev(:l[erl. p.lved, mcta [Ied, flagged, cham~elled, sewcred, draimd, conserved or lighted to the sntisfiictioa of b e Commissioner, lle may by notice requi~e tlie owners of such street or part and the oowllers of the Lands alld buildings f ro~~t ing or nb~ttting on such street or part to carry out any work which in his opinion may lx neccssilry and dwitliin swh timc as rnoy be specified jn sucIiiiotice.
(2) If such work is not carried o u t within the time specified in the notice, tlic Commissior~er may, if 11e tlli~iks fit, execute i t and thc expenses inc~rrrccd shall be paid by the owners rzferred to in suh-section ( I ) in such proportion as m:ry b: determined by Lhe Co n~rnissioncr and sha 11 be re4:over- ablefrom tl~emrlsanarrearsoftax undcr thisAr;t.
226. Dsclarniion of public sfreers.-[I) If any street has been levcIkd, paved, mct:~Iled, fiaggcd, ch2nnclled. zewercd. drained. conserved and lightcd undcr tllr pr~visions of section 225. thc Commissioner mry. and on the requisition of the nt~joriiy of the o\vncr referred to in sub-section ( I ) of that section shall declare such a stre:! to bea public strect and thereupon the strcet shallvest in the Corporation.
(2) The Cclmrnissioner lltav at any time, by notice fixcd up in any street or part thereof not maintainable by the Corporation, give intimation of his inten t.;on to declare the same a pubiic strect and unless within one month next after such notice 11;1s been so put up the owner or any one of the ~e\~erJI owners of such strcet or such part of a street lodge objection tlqreto at tlie Corporatian Oflice, the Commissioner, may by nutice in writing put, up in sucl~ streetoiswh pnrc, aecI?.rc the same to 'be a public street vested iri the Corporation.
227. P~.olribitio)~ af projcctioti zcpoj~ sfrcth etc.-(1) Except as provided in sectiou 233, no person sl~rllI erect, set up, 3dd to or place against or in front of any prcm~ses any structure or fixture which wiII- . , ,
(a) overhang, jut or project into, or in anyway encroach updn and obsir~tci in any wny the safe or coovenie,nt passage of the public along, any strcct, ; or
(b) jut or project into or encroach upon any d r i n or openchannel jn any streets so as in any wiy to interfere with the use or,V*oPer working of such drain of channel or to. impcde tl!c .iuspectloF crc~eansihg thereof. , , -
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(2) The Commissioner may by notice require the owner or occupier of any prcmises to rcmove or to takc such otlier action as he r n ~ direct I n rclationto any structure or fixtu* whichhas b ~ n crectcd, r e t - u ~ ~ ~ d d e d to o r m p l a ~ d agaiust, or in frant of: the said premises in contravention of this section.
(3) lf tlic occupier of the snid plemises rcrnoves clraltus any structure or fixture in accordznce with such notice, he shall be entitled, unless the strtlclurc or fixture was ercc:eil, :st-up nr placed by himseIf, to credit into account with the orvncr of the prcrnises for all rezsonable cxpenses incurred by.him iil.complying with the notice:
228. Projection owr srrct ts rnqr be pern~it tedi~t cerrai~i ccrses.-(I) The Commissioner may ~ i v e a. written pcrlission~ on such terms a at1 on payment of such f6e. as he in each casc thinks iit, to the owner nr occc?ier: OF rhe. building OT any street-
In) to erect an arcade, over such street or any portion thereof ; or
( b ) to,put up a vcranda h, balcony, arch connectingpassage, sunsha6e, weathcc frame,,canopy, awning or other such structure or thing, protecting £rom,any story over or across any sttcct or portion thereof :
Provided that no pern~ission sha 11 be given by the Commissioncr for the erection of any arcadc in any public m e e t in whichconstructicln of an arcsde has not been generally sanct iorted by the Corporation.
(2) The. Cornrnissioncr may at any time by notice require the owner or occupier of any buiIding to remove a verafidc h, balcony, sunslladc, weather framc or the likc put up in zccordancc with the.provisions OF this Act and such owner or occupicr sltn 11 be bound to take action accor6.ingly but shall bc elltitled to compensation for the !ass caused ro him by such rcmova 1 and tKecosb incurred thereon.
229! Ground floor door rtc. !rot to open outaard.~ oa strecrs.-Thc Commissioncr may: at any. time by noticc require the owner of any prcmises on the ground floor of which,any door, gate, bar-or window open6 outwards upon a. street or upon anq! land required for: the irnprolrernent ofia street in such manner as in the opinion oE the Commissioner is likely. to obstruct thc safe or convenient pr?ssag of the puhlic along such street, to havc the said door, gate, bzr or window alrercd so as not to open outwil.rcls.
230;. Pr~hihiiiott. of sfruct lrres, f ixiures or rleposil of tlri~tgs in streal. - (1) Na person shall, except, with the. permission of tlw. Commissioner, granted in this bchalferect or set-up any w?-11, fence, rai l , post, step, booth or other stcucture whether fixed or movable or whclhcr of a permanent or temporary nature,.or any' fixture in or upon any strcet or upon\or ovcr any open channel, drain, well or tank in any strcet so as.to form an obstruc- ! tion to or an encroachrncnt upon, or projection-over, or to occupy any por- tion of such street, channel , drain, well or tank.
(2). No person shzIt, except with th~permission~o6 the Cornmi, ~sioner ': i and 011-paymcnt of such fw as he in each case thinks fit, pBce-ar deposit upon , .. . .
any street, or upon any open channel, drajnor wall'in any street or upon 1- :--:,.:. - , - .
any public place any stall, chair, bench, box, ladder, baie or other thing ;. . .
wliatsoever, so-as to fbrm an c?bs'.ru~tion, thtretw or encroachmenti thcreon.
(3)) No&ing. in: sub.se.ction. {I)I shall apply, to u a ay! emtion. 017 t h i ~ s to: which clnusa (c), of: sub-sectipnl(ll) of section.335 applies:md:nothingin~ sub-section (2) shallapply to building materials.
231. S p ~ ~ ~ * i r r l pro vision rrztfrrlir~g, af r&.rs bclotlgit~g to Go~ei-r~nrrtl t .-- No~wrthsla I I ~ ! ng any thing contilimd in secticm 220, 227, 238 or 111 clause (5) of Part C of scxtion 395 anti subject to uny gencrsl or speciaI order +hat t l ~ Governmcrrc may make in dlis1beh%'lf, -if any street is rested i n the Gove cment-
(rr) thc Cornn~issioner sl~a11 not, in r c s p t clf such street grant per- mission to do ally act rhe dojng of which withnut .his whittcn pcrnuss'ion would contravene the provisions of ssecfion 227 or section 228 or allow any building ro bc sot forNard under fhc provision uf s~ctior~ 220 except with the sanction of rh: Govern~neat which may be,given in revect: o h class-of cnscs gcneraL1Iy ar in respect-orri particular case ;
(b) the C~mrnissioner sh?lll, 'if so required ' by"t6e Gowrnrncnt, exercise rhe power conferred ugon him by sectiu~lti 220, 227, 228 or clrtust #'Part C ofsectipn 3950rany.byc-lawmadc in exefcise ~f fhe ptiwer cmferred liy &F aforesaid clausc (51, in r-spect of encroachment or averllanging structure bn or o ~ c r such str&t or Uqy mnr~r~als,,goods or ilrti~les of merchandi~e dkpotijtcd on audh street.
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232. Power to r e m ve atlytliiti~ ilc1;~sitcd 'lbr .exposed for idle in ion- travetrtion of shis Act.-The c~rnmissionor may, w i i . h o ~ ~ nc tice cause, 'to be scruoved-
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(a) duy ~kU,~chair, bench, ,box, ladder, .Mie or other .thing whatso- ever plnced, deposited, prqjccted, attached, or suspended in, upon, from or to any place rn contravention of this Act.
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(b) any article whatsoever h%wked or expascd for she on any public, place in .aontnvention of tbis kt and .any vehicl*, - package,. box as any other ,thing in m .on whk ~ . S U C I Z arricle s placed. - i
233. Prohibifion of teif~eritrg of atlin~ars and milkifig OJ cot tie. -(I) ,No person sha'll tether ;any animoi tar a u w or permit the same to be Whcred inanypublic s t m a t . . , , , . m ,.
(L) Nc person sInIl milk OT ea- OT permittto berniIkcd.any,c-uw.crr buffalo in aoy strcet.
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(3) Any animal trthered orany cow orany bufX?.lo 'found b;tini m i i k c d . ~ aforesaid in any street may he removed by the Commissionrr or any Corpo- tation Ofhcer or employee and b:.impaunded and dealt w.ith .under the ,pro- visions of the Cattlc Tresspass Act, 1'871 ( 1 of 1871).
234. Precmtio~~s d~trir~g repairs .of streef etc.--(,I ) The Gomnrissioner shall;so .far, as is .practiwble during bhe constmrctio~~or repair of m y public streek, or any mdr; ipald~ain.or~mypernises vested in the 'Corpo~tion-.
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(a) cc~usc the same t# be fenced and ,gmded .; .
(b) take proper precautions against nccidc~~t by shorting up anrl ptotccti~lg the adjoining buildiogs ;
(c) cause such bars, chains or posts to be fixed across or inany street in rvl~icliany such work of coilstructiorl or rcpnir isw~der excuu- tion as arc ncessary in order to preiren t tllc pnssa gc of vehiclcs or anima Is and avert danger.
(2) Thc Cvm~nissioncr shall causc such street, drain or prrmises to be sufficiently lighted or guarded during night whiIe under construction or repair.
(3) The Commissioner shall, wit11 all reasonable speed, cause tllc said work to be completed, the ground to be filled in the said street, d n i n or premises to be repaircd and the r ubbishoc~sioncd thsreby to 'be removed.
. - (4) No person shall, without the permission of-the Conmissioner or
other lawful authority, remove any bar, chain, post OF shorting, timber or remove or extinguish . , any light.
235.' Sfreels ?rot to be opened or broken rrp' mid building matcriais not to bc deposited thpreon dthorrt pern8issioa.-(1) No person other tlmn the Cornmissiollcr or n Corporation Officer or other Corpora tion cmployee sllall withq'ut thc written permission of the Coinrnissioner-
(a) open, brciik-up, displam, take up or make any fillera lion in o r cause any injury to the soil or pnvement or any wa 11, fcncc,
. post, chain ar other material or thing forming patt of ally street : or',
(b) deposit any building material in any s trc~t ;or i ,
(c) setup inany strcetany scaffold orany temporary ercction forthe purposeofany workwhatever. or any posts, b~ rs, to1 Is, boardsor other things by way of an enclosure, for the purposcs of ~naki~tg mortar or depositing bricks, lime, rubbisl~or other materials.
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(2) Any permission ullder clause (b) or dlause (c) .of sub- . , . . - . . .
scction(l) shall be terminable a t the discretion of the Com@ssioner or ' his giving not lcss than twenty-four hours notice of such termination to the perspn to whom suchprmission wasgrapted. . I
(3) The Commissioner may, without notice, cause io Ix re&oved any i of the things referred to,in claus~ (b) or clausr: (c) of sub-section (1) which
has bcen deposited or set up, in any sstcet without the permission specified !
in thatsub-section or which having beendcposited or set up with such pcrmis- sion has not been removed within the period specified ill tlie notice issued under sub-section(2) : . . . . . , . . . . . . . . -
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Provided tMt nothing in this sub-section shall apply to caies'undcr ,clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-scction (1) in which application fdr permis. sion has been made with such fee as maybe prescribed.by thc Commissiclner in this b2halCtt~t no repIy has been scnt to the applicant within seven days frornt thc dace of the appIication.
236. D i a l of I e o c t t /I is s h ~ ~ t e r . -(.I ) Any n f r he thing caused to be rc~noved by the Commissioner under this c llapter sl~all, a s s the owner thereof hum5 up to take bi~ck sucll tlli~qs e.nd pays to the Camrnissio~~er the.shargcs for the :removal and .storage of such th ing . be disposed of bypubIic auction or in such other manner and willlill such ~irl~e as.the Commissioner t llimks fit.
(2) The charges for rcrnova 1 and storage of the lllings mid unZcr sub- section (I ) shall be p i d out of the proceds of tlic salt th:reoJ ant? the ~balancc, ifany, shall be paid to the-owner d f h e things.eo1d on a clniln beillg
i made therefor within n ~ i o d ef.two w ~ r s Gom tlic date of sa l t , and if no such c l a ~ m u made wit h~n the said period, s1i;lll be credited .to the Cwpora- tion.
(a) with the sanction of the C~rpoxa.lioa de~errmine thv 0an:c or numW by whichm~ sttee.t or pahIic placs vesfed.in t Ile Corpo- ratlort.sha?l%e known ;
(b) causz to be put up orpainted ata conspicuouspnrtofany building wall,or p h c ~ , a.t -0.r near eacb snd,.co~ner or.en(ranw of such seee t -or on some..c~a~e,erni~~% ,?art oJ,suqh strcct, the nitrnr: or numberby WI~ich'i't is tb'bdkndwn ;
.(c) cause ta be p,ut up .orpainted on~.boards.n'fsuit3blc siw ,tk- same of any public place vcsfed in thc Corporation ;
CII) determine the iurntcr or subnukher by which any ip~cmisos Qr vart'o'f such ncemi%sshcQb.e known and cause~such number ar iuh-nuraber ib ttu.fixcdLta the siile.0 r .a,uter door a f sucl! premises orto some place at the entrancc of thecnclosure tliercof.
(2) No person shall destroy, remove, deface or in any way injure or altcr such name or numb~r or sub+nu~lber,or:p~t ,up:arpaint;any name or number or sub-number diffcrcntfrom that put up or paintcd by order of thc Commissioner.
238. Comm issioller ro'ialcc slkpsfor ke$airiqg or ellclosi;tg plflces.-(l ) EF :any #lase-fs;.lin-the,v@inion of the Conuhissjbnm,~ want of suficient repair or protection or enclosure, or owing to some~work4being carried on thereupon, dangerous or causing inconvu~kncc. to passengers along a strect or to other pzrsons including the owner or occupicr of& said plzix, who have leg1 access there to or to the rleighbo.urhood thereof,,the Commissioner may!by n~ticice in widting requirc.the owner m ot*upiei'of such place to mpsq probut or emlose the-samc or ;rake:such othg-st+s.as sha l appezr to the Commissioner necessary in Mdcr to prevent-the'.danger or incon- venience alising thercfmm.
,(2) Tite.Cj~missioner may,,'b$fore. giving any suqh nciticc or bcfore tbp=~ioa'ofanysuch notick has expired,' t a k q s ~ b ten~p~ikry mcasuresas he thinks fit to prevent the dangcr or irconvenience arysing thercfrcm and any qpenses incurred by the .Comnlissioner in .taking,, pwh temporary measures $hall bz r~coverable~~ro~.rbe.owner.o~:o&~~ier, , . .of the place as ananears-df fax under this Act. '
(c) to convert into a dweIIing house any building or any part of n building not originnII~ constructed for human habitation or, if originally so constructed, subsequently appropria tcd for any other purpose;
( d ) to convert in to more than~nedke~lin~houses a building originally constructed nsone dweuing house only ; .
(c) to convert into a pIace of religious workshop or into sacred building any place or buiIding not originally conrir~rct~d Tor :,uch purpose ;
to r ~ b f , ~ r c o v e r a n open spa= betwe&n wallsot buifdings to thc "I
exant ofthe structure which is formed by the roofing or covering of such space ;
(g) to convert two or more tenements in a building into greater o r Iesser number ;
({I) to convert into z srall, shop, warehouse or godo wn, stable, factory , . or garrage any building not originally constructed for use as
such-or which, was 11ot so used before the charge ;
(i) to ccaverta build ing whkh when orjginallyconskucted was IegaU!, . , exempt from thzopration sofa nybuildjng regulatbnscontained
in this Act or in any byc-laws made thereunder or in any other law, into a building which had it bcen-originally arected in its converted form, would Iiave bcen subject to such buiIding re- gulations ; and ;
( j ) to convert into or use as a dwelling house any buiIding which hw been discontinued as or appropriated for any purpose other than a dwelling bouso.
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' 242. Prollibitio~~ qf erection oj' building wirlrout s~nction.-h'o person shall erect or commoncc to erect any building or cxecute any of the works s p e cilied in section 244 except with.tbc previous sanction of the Commiss~oner, nor olherwise tban in accordance with tho provisions of this Chapter .and of the bydaws rude under this Act in relation to the erection of buiIdings or execution of works, - . .. . . , ' I
' 243. Liecrion o/bltilding.-(1) Ewry peraon who iotc hd,s to erect a: building shaIl.apply for sanction by giving notfcc in writing of his intention, toxhe Commfssioncr in such form and containing such fdormation as may be prescribed by bye-laws made in this behalf.
(2) Every such notice shall be accornpanjed by such documents and plans alongwlth specjficatjonas may be prescribed :
Providcd that evcry such plan and spedfications shall be duly signed by a qualified structural cngineer who shall be registercd with the mum- cipality for, tho purpose. ,
p , .(, ;, . ! .' r : , 8 x P ~ n a k . - ~ o r the pnrposcs of this sub-soction the expression ''a
qualified struc~ural engineer" means a graduate [civil) engineer.
244. Appl i~ l i t io t~~ for a ~ l d i f i o ~ t ~ to or repilirs of bttilding.-(1) Every per- son who' ihronds to cxccut e'any of thc foliowing works, namely :-
(a) to make any addiiiou to a building; (b) to makc any altcration or rcpairs to a building involving t hc
rcmoval or rc-crcction of in any extcrnal or pntltion wall thereof or of any w d l whi'ch supports thc ro'of'thcrcof to an extent exceeding onc half of such wall above the plinth levcl, such half to bc measured-ih superficial metrcs ;
(c) to makcany alteration or repairs to a frame bbildiag involving thc removal OF re-ercction of more than one half of thc posh in any such wall thereof as aforesaid or involving tho removal or re- ection of any such wmll thereof as aforesaid to an.cflcnt exceeding onc half of such wall abovo plinth level such half to bo mcasurcd in superficial, metres;
( d ) to make any altcration in a building involving- - ,
i) ,the s ~ b ; d i v i s i ~ ~ o f any goom ifi such ,bui-ldingw as to convert the-sa:mo ihto two' OF .morn separatw roGms; OF
(ii) tho convcrsion of any pnssage or spqce in such building into a y'o06~l ,br,-f&ms -
( e ) to r&pai<,rernove, construct, rcc;onstru-ct, or make any addition to OT s t ~ c @ i a l a3crati;on in.anjr pbrtioa of-a building abutting d i - a street ~ h i c a stands within, the r;eguIar line of such street ;
( f ) to close perrnancntly any door or window in an external was (g) to rcmova or reconstruct the principal stair case or to alter its
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shall apply for sanction by giving no tiae:imw&iflgo-f Ms:intmrion to tho Commissioner in such form and containing such information as may E b - p i f c ~ ~ d W by byehlhws made im r&s' bbblf. ,, ,
(2) - Soery &oh1 fi&lea sba;ll. 'b ;ascompanied.by such documcnts.and. pWs r s :ma be..d pia06ib&. - ,
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245. Conditior~ of vdiid nolice.-(1) Person giving thc ltolh q u i d by soction 243 shall specify the purpose for which it is intended to use the bnir&lrg,to ~ + h l ~ h wch-mica~elmes Bad 'a p m n ' givhg b6e. b e r . e i r e d by:&otibll .ZMjshrrlI s~cifywhathm tb prrpose for Mh&: the buadhg:is
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b~irrg mad is ,prop0 sed, -0 r likoly , ,to 'be changad by the :aea&on-wf-the , , , - , , , , . , , propo scd work.
i ' :(2) Nu notico shalt be ,vatid untiI tdhb ~inPurmaimrrequhd undcr
sub-section (1) and any Mtber (irrf6~matkn and ~Imr 9hieh. mamy -be . . . . . - . . . . . . . . , . .. .. .. . . . .. .. . . . . . .. , . - . . . . . . - - . , - requirod by byeiIaws made in this behalf have been furnished to the satis- L .. . . . . . . . . .
factiamo f the Commissions , alongwith tb ~noticc; - . , . ., 1 , .
246. Sarrctiorr or refusal of building or work.-Cl) The &m&ssionpr shall sanction the erection of a buidling or the execution of a work unless Mdh .buildingor wkk wbuldkmtraV&e any of thmptovisibns-afstrbwiion (2) of this sectiari_or.tile~pr&kiak,of scction,250. , , . , . I , !!, .
(2) Tile grounds on. which tb sanc~~io n of a building cr w r k may bc r&wd shall bc thc followjng, narncly :-
(cr) that the building or work or thc use of the site for the building or work or any of tho particulars conlprised in the site plan, ground plan, olcvation, spcdon or spocification,wcnrld, conicavene tar: pro- visions of any bye-law madc in this bejtalf or of any o.t hcr law or rub, bye-law or order made undcr such othcr law ;
(b) that notica for saction docs not contain thc particulars or is not prcparcd in the manncr rcquired undcr rhe bye-laws made in this bchaIf;
{c). that any illformation or documc~its required by t bc Commis- sioncr undar this Act or any byc-laws madc thcrcundor has or havc not bcc!~duIy hfinisbd ;
Id) that ia cascs falling under soclion 222 lay out plans havc not b e 0 sanaic4ned ,in acc~rdaacc with scctiop. 223;
(r) that thc bttilding.or work ivould be a n unc~:oachmnt on Govern- mont landjor Ian& v o s t d in thc Corporation ;
(f ) that tho site of t ha building .or w o ~ k doas not abut 0.n a. street or projc~ted stre,ct nnd that t h e is w. access to- such buddigg or woxk from any such strim by a .passage or pathway appcr- taining to such sitc.;
Cg) that thr b~ilding or work would bc in cowavantion of any schom samtioncd undcr section 260 ; and
I (Iz) that a buildingfor habitation, -docs not pro.videfor a f lush~ra water seal latrine.
e (3) Thc Commissioner sLaU communicate th.smctjon tq,the pgson, who has gi,ven tho ~ t i ~ c ; d, wbcrc 8hc!cefySes simctioaoa8nY?,f the grounds specified in su b-section (2) of this sedion or undcr s e c t i ~ a 3 4 : ho. shall record a brief statement of his reasons for such refusal and communi- catc thc r e b a l alongwith thq:,reawq thcrcfqr to .!he p~xso.n wh? has givanthe notice.
-(4) Tlle sanction or ~ e f w a l as .afbr.esaid sha1l.b~ cornmu~c,ated in svqh manner as may be specified :in:the.bydaws made ,txl -this b~half. , . .
247. When bailciillg or work ma; 'be proceeded lvit h:-(1) IYhero within a period o f sixry &ysatter the receipi of any n o t i , c s i ~ d ~ r se~t,ioq 2 4 3 ~ ~ section 244 or of thc hrther infox~ation,if aw,rqguired undq,scctlw 24s the Commissioner does not refuse to sanction th-e buidling or work or upon rafu-I do.esnat c o m ~ n l ~ t e the refusal tq t h ~ p.e~sos who has,@vc,n the norice, the kmammissionzr sbnU b~ doewd .to have a,ccordsd sqqipq tp -thc WIdiag nt workand p e r s q by whom thenotiq'has been given, shall. be ftec. to commmc.and procxed with .the b u i l d i ~ or, work in accgrtlance.'uyifh his intention. as. expressed ia the notice and thc do:mrncqts and plans a c c m - Panying4hc same :
Pmvidod that if it appears to thc Ccmmirrioncr that the site of the promsed building or :work :is likely !ta . b ~ .sKmied ,by, my: sckme.sf 4 q ~ l - sitioa.c~f-M;for~any.pubIi~+pu~,pose'u by a n y ~ p r o ~ s ~ wgtllsr-liar: 0 f . a public skeat ot.uxtmion, improvement w i w q g o r 4terartio.p sf ~ P Y str@
the Commissioncr may withho!d sanction of the buiIding or work for sucli pcriod not cxacdip sixty days as he dczms fit and the period of sixty days shall bc dccmed to colnmencc from the date of th: expiry o f the period for which the sanction I~as bccn withheld.
(2) Wli9re a bnildin~ or work is sanctioncd or deamcd to ,haw boirn sanctioncd by tho Commissioner undcr sgb section (I ) , thc pzrson who has givcn t hc f i o t i ~ sshal I bc bon?id to ercct the building or exccute ttie work in accordance wit11 sucll sanction bnt not so as to contraverlc any of tllc provisions of this Act or any othor law or of any bye-law made t hercundcr .
(3) ri tlhs porso n or any o i ~ c larvfully claiming undur him does not cornmencd the crcctio n of tltc building or tho execution of thc work within one ycar of t ht. date on ~vhicl~ the building or work is sanctioned or is deemcd to havl: bcen sanctioned, hc shall havc to give notice under section 244 or, as t l ~ c case may bz, undcr scction 243 for frcsh sanction o f thc buildinp or the ,wark and the provisions ofthis scction shall apply in relation to such notice as they apply in rclation to the original notice.
(4) Bcfore commencing tho< crcction of a building or execution of a work within tht pcriod specified in sub-section (3): thc pcrson concerned shall givc noticc to the Commissioner or the proposed date of the commen- cement of tllc erection of the building or the execution of t he work :
Provided that if t h2 coir~rn~nccrncnt doos not' tiko place within 'seven days of the date so no tificd, the gotice shall be deenlcd not to have bccn given and'a fcsh notice sl~all be necessary in this behalf.
( 5 ) Where the building plan is sanctioned or dcemcd to have bccn sanctioncd, the pcrson, at whose, instance building opcraticm are to ,be carricd on, sha I I, aftor thc excavation of the foundation and beforc!starting conspxctidp thercon, intimate the Corporation about tbc excavation of the foundation. , ' ,
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(6) ~ b ; r the purposc of ascertaining, whether- the strata of the laad, over which a builiding is to bc erected is geologically fit, and the building operation thcreon can bc carricd out in accordance with the sanctioncd plan, the Corpora tion may, within seven days from the' intimation under sub-section (5) , cause inspection of excavafcda foundation to be madc by such persoqs as it may d;rect ,, and in such, manaer as may be prescribed. : .. >. , .
provided that the person'at whose insianc'; the building operations arc caiiied out.shall be associated in the inspectiop.
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(7) ~ h c persons making thc : inspection under sub-section (6), may communicate to the pcrson, from whom jatimation,under sub-secrion ( 5 ) has been rccdived, its vicws in regard to the result of such inspeclion and may after ascertaining the opinion of' the said person; recommend to that ,
person the action to bc takcn as a -result of such inspection'a~d ab@ report to the Commissioner the action, if my, which is proposcd" to bc taken for thc purposes of implcrncntation of any such recommendation.
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- (8) On the' recoipt'df the report-under subsoaion (71, the :Corpo-:tr ration may, within seven days from the date of'intimation i nderlsuti-section , IS), give such direction to the person wnccrned, as it may dwm fit.
248. Sar~ ~rr'v11 uccorrfed iIr1~1er ~>~isrepresc:t tu(iol~.-If it t ;I ny 1 inie a frer the san~tion of an1 building or work laas bzen accorded, thc Coolmiss;oncr js satisfied that 5uch sanction was ac~ordcd in co racqutnco of any rn atcr ial misrcprescntation or frnudulcl~t slatomcnt contained in the notice given or informat inn I'urnished undcr sections 243,244 and 245, he may by ordor j~ writing, ancal for reasons to be recorded such sanction and any building or work comm~nccd, eroctcd , or donc shall be deuncd to have been com- menced, erected or done without such sanciion :
Piovidcd that bclor e making ally such order thc Conin~issicner shall give reasonable opporiunity to the p e r a n affected as to why such order
r should no.t bc.madc.
249. Buildin& qt corners .of sfreets--The Commissioner & require b
any building intended 10 be erected at~t the corner of two streets to be round- ed off or splnyed or cut vfl t o such height a ~ d to such extent as he may aaturminc, and nlay acquire such portion of' the site at the corncr as he may consider necessary far public convenience or amenity.
250. Prosisio~rs as to' btulditlgs m ~ d warks on eithir side of nav ~streets.- (!) Thb erektion of any building ou :either slde of a new street may be rcfusdd by'the Comnlissioner unless a n d until such new strect has been IeveIled and wherever in the opinio~ or tlio Cumm'issioner practicable, metalled or paved, drained, lighted and laid with a water main to his Satisfaction.
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(2) The erection of any such buildingor tho oxcbtion ofany such work may be rcibsed by the Commjssioner if such buiIding or any portion
L thereof or such work comes within the regular line of any street tho position and dirccti0.11 of which- has- been laid down .by the Commissioner but whicli has not'hcen acluplly co'nstructcd,or i f , s~ch , buiiding-or: any portion thercof
'I nrsuch workis incbntravcntiunof any,lbuildingor any other schemeor pIan prepared under +is Act g any other law for the time being in [orce. . ; , . , .
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sanctioning the ereciibn of a building or txccution of a wo~k, shall spkcifl n,ri?asq~ibb$r r i d , a F : tllc'immrnenymont of the, building ur wm k wiihjn yhich':rh? buildiag'~i work is to be completed arid jf thebuilding or work not ~ornpleted within th: pariod 'so specified it shall k t ,bc witinued the*: after wjthout freshsanction obtained in the m m e r hereinbefurcprovidd&l, unless .tpe , ,&mrnissioner on application madc, tltcrefol?, has nllowed ao
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' 252. ' - ~ i o ~ i g i i i & i rtghinst .rise of inflammable ' n~ulcriuii rbr br~ildings cfc. i~~ithorrl perrnissio~r.-ln such--areas as may bt sprcificd by byt-laws made in this, behalf, no loof, vor.ahdab, pa~da1 or wall of: a,.building 01 no shed or
fence shall be constructd!or r e c o n s ~ c ~ e d of clyh, g a s , ,lqaves,.mats or other Inflammable material cxccpt wiih the ~vl~ittcn permission of thc Cofi- missioner nor shall any such roof, vcrandab, panda], wall, shed or fena constructed dc :iaconstmcted'in ' any year bc rctained in subsequent year except with -fresh' permission obtained in this behalf. . I ,
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.' 253. Order of clemoliiion atd stoppage of buildings Q& works in cektahr ens& and crppea1.-(I .) Whwo the srection of any work has been comcnenc- ed, or 'is':bcing carried on or has been completed without .or cdntrary to.
tho sn;ncrion.rcfcrred $6 in soc1,ian 246 or [in mnlravcntion,of any condi$ion subject to which such ~smction has bcen accor,dcd or inrcontra~~ntio~ of the p~evisions of this Act:m bye-laws ,mu& .tbreundor, ithc Commjssianer may in addit-ion t o m y . orbor action or at may ,be aken under this Act, make an order directing t-hat such.crection or wm.k shaH.be demolishd by ,& parson:at whose instanoe ,f.hc e~eotian or work. has been oummenced or is being ~amied on, or 'has &en -completed within sur;h.pcrbd -(not beieg less than seven days from $ha date m which?a rwpy nf the onder of demo- lition with a brief statemcnt .of the reasons therefor bas been delivered to that .parson) as may be spscified in the order of demolition:
Provided that no order of demolition shall be made ~ n l c s s the person has bcen.given, ,by mans;af a notice, served 4n such m a m r as the Cnm- r n i w i o ~ may $hi& frt, a msonable~~ppo~tunity a f showing cause, lviy suah ardor should not :be made :
Provided further .that wherc :the .eectioa-or work, has.m.t bceneom- pletcd, ths Commissioner may by the same ordor or by a separate order, whe&m;made atxheseima the isuc~af _E~.rwtice.uad~~ the,:&st .provi~o.or at my:o then time, di~c~titho parsonoto ~sto~.tha mectios sf W O I ~ : .qt$ th cxpiry of the period i~ifhin which an rappeal against the order af!demolition if.msde, may rb .prefmed under sub-section, (2).
(2) Any pxran aggrieved by an order of the Commisiomr under subsection (1) may prefer an appeal against the order to Distiict hdgeafxhe munieipai area:lvithin t h ~ peciods~cified,in .the ordm for ithe demolition.of.the wfectionlor work.to which it relates.
(3) rWh~;an:uppeal is lpr+fared;under subection @) ,a@inst. =:order oPdemolj$ion, .tha Djst~icf Judge :may -stay she anforwment ,of that .order on such terms,lif any, and for such.ipariod, as iti,mrytthiuk fit :
Provided that where the erection.df any bullding or 'excution-of 'any work has not been completed at the time of the making of the order of demolition, .no .order strtying the enfoccumqnt of .the order of de:r.oli tion shall -he y a e by the Ilistfict .Ju'Bge, utlles resonale opportunity .of beipghez~d is afforded 'to the Commis~ion8i and securi'ty , sacbnt i nrhe qpinjan of-the ;DiS~~t'Zu?g~, ,has been iurnjshd gaen 'by Yhe~'appe1lanf for,,nof ,prd;dzcainglwith such tirectibq or work pending $be dispasdl of thc~ appeal . . . > , . .
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(4) Save as piovidih in ihis section n o court shall entertain any 'sGts, applications or other prweedings for injunction 'or other 'relief' argadt the Commissioner, or .restrain hirn ,$om taking any action or making any order :in pnnuance-of-tbt,proViSioB: df 'tliis section. . * , .
(5) Every order made. by the ,District Judgu on appe3'1 and!svlbject otily'p such atdei, the arder of demolition mde:by 'the ~Condsjontr shkll %e'final and cowldsive.
:(6) -Nhnxe m~appdl:has henmeferied, against an order af demdlition made by thc Commissioner:under: sub-seetion (13 or ,\+re 9 order .of demolition made by the Commissioner under that sub-section has been contirmed on;appeal;,whufher wit#..or cwith~ut variation,.tIte -.p:- a&nr;t uPh-om:tho:ordcr has bmurnadel shdl aon\pJ j.withthe mqer within the .per- i~drspecifid.t-hereb~ar; as &he :== may be, ~vitbia the!pcriod, if;any.kcd by,
the District Jildgc on appx! , and on tllc failure of thc person to comply . with thc ordcr within siicli period, thc Corlm~issioncr may hi mscll' causc the crcction of the work Lo idiidh t l i ~ ordcr relates. to bc demolished and the oxpemcs ol~such demolition shall bc rccovernble from stich per son ns nn arrcnr of tax under this Ac:.
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254. Orck.; ofsruppngc of bt~i/iJirlg or works itr'certcii:~ cares.-(I) Wherc tllc t-reciion of any klilding or C X I . ' : C ! I ~ ~ C ~ ? ~ o f any work 113s bcen c:)mmanced or is bsing clrried on (b-it 11x5 nqt b::n complz tcd) without or ,coaeary to thcsanction refcrrcd to in section.246 or in cmfraventior of any., condition subject to which snch sanclion has becrl accordad or: in cbntravcnticn, of any p ovisjon.1 of this Act or bye-laws made thcrcrl.fidar, tlrs C~rnmihsioner may In addition to any othcr action that rnc.,y be taken uMer this Act, by or- der require the person at whose instLncc:the. building or,thc work has been commenced or is bciog carricd on, to stop.thc samo forthwith. . ,
(2) Tf an ordcr made by thc Commissiohc- !unrlCr section 253 or under su b-section (I) of this sectio?i direCting.a~~y person to stop thc mc.ction cf any building or cwcution of any worb is not complied ~ v i t l ~ , the ,Conlmis- sioner may requirlt arty lpoliuz offimf to. rcaove such person and all his assistants and workmen from th~.~~prcmiscs .within s u ~ i l time :as may bz specified in the requisition and ntch , po-liec offccr , shaIl conlply with. the requisition ascerdingly. I I , ,. . . , m
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(3) Aftccr the reqi~jsition uader subscclibil'(2) has 'lieeil Cohiplied d t h , tlie Cominissioncr may, i f 11c thigks fit, depute by a written ordcr a police officer or a corporation officer vr at11er cos-p-ation , o m g b y e c , to ,watch +
: the premise; in ordor to ensure that the ~iectiori of tbc biiilding or the exc- cution of thc work is no't.contimed: ., ,
1 (4 Wh:rc 'a poiic:: officc~"&' a ~orbqi+a~ib$&fficer aid: btht:-' 'Corpo- ration employee has bszn dcputed ~inder sdli-kcctib;'n (3) t't'tkitch the pre-
- mises, the cost of such $sg:~tation shalt bc paid by .,the. pqrson at \:hose instance such erectiqa or ex~miio~.'is hying cfi$tiriukd.;oY' to whonj :notice urldcr sub-section ( I ) was g!v;h' a d sshall'bg r'c$ovcr&blii fr8m Such pefgon as an wi-ear of tax upkr this A:!,. .," . , ' , . '
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( 5 ) Whc-o thc awnon df riib bJi1ding subrn&,ihc revisid, lan,, . after the 1~0s-k has bzen stoppzd b3 him or the work i s completed lY y him and deviations-fron t l ~ c sanctioned plan are' minor,in ngtur,e; thz Cvmmissioncr may su bjcet lo tho special a d gensral diraetions , of the Statc Go , - , A wbrhcnt
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(5) Not\v:ih;tanding anything to thc contrary contained in this Act, the Corporation may, aficr affording a rcasonablc opportunity of being hcard, dcny or withdraw the civic arncnilics including water and sewcrage zonnection. iF t hc owner of t hc bn ilding makcs deviations from thcsanctioned plan by additionof a storcy beyond the sanctioncd plan, erection of a building on any Government land or land vested in tho Corporation, or by covcring any public road, strect, path or drain.
255. Power of State Go vertin~trt ru give dirtclions f 01. co~~rportt~rlir~g dc via- t i o ~ u fro111 srrnctioneii plan, Without p rcjudico to the pro visions contained in this Act tile Gs \lxnment may, from timo to timc, give such special or gonerat directions in thc mattcrs of policy in relation to the compounding of the cascs involving deviations from the sanctioocd plans as in its opinion are requ irad to be f~ l iawcd by the commissioner for cp rnpounding such cases under sub-section (5) of section 254 of this Act.
256. Power or Con~.trissioner to reqlrire alteration of work.-(1) Thc Commissioner may, at any timc during the erection of any building or execution of any work or at any timo within thrce months aftcr the comple- tion- thereof, by a wcitten noticc specify any mattcr in respect of which such orection or execution is without or contrary to the sanction rcferred to in saction 246 or is in contravention of any condition of such sanction or any of the provisions of this Act or any byc-laws made thereunder and require the pelson who gave the notice under section 243 of section 244 or the owner of such building or work cithcr-
(a) to make such alte!.ntion as may bz spacificd in the said notice with the object of bringing the building 01 work in conformity with the own:r said sanction, condition or provisions, or
(b) to show cause why such altcrations sbould not bc mi~de within he period stated in the noticc.
(2) If the poison or thc owner does not sl ow cause as aforesaid ho s.hall be bound to make the altcrations specified jn the notice.
(3) If ;he psrson or the owner shows cause as aforesaid, t l ~ c Commis; sioner shall by all order ojther cancel the noticc issucd under su b8ection ( 1 ) or confirm the same subject to such modifications as he thinks fit.
257. Cor~pletion cert$cdte.-(1) Evar y pcrso n who amploys a licensed architect or cnginmr or a psrson approved by thc Cammissionor to design or erect a building or execute any work shall, within onc month after tho corn pletion of the crcctioo of the building in whole or part thereof or exe: cation of the work, dcliver or scnd or cause to be delivered or-sent to the Commismissioncr a noticc in writing of such completion accompanied by a ccrtjficate in the form prescribed by byelaws ~ a d c in this behalf and shall I g've to the Commissioner all necessary facilities for the inspection of such
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(2) No person shall occupy or permit to be occupicd any such building or use or pcrmit to be used any building or a psrt thereof cffcctcd by any such work until permission has bcen granted by the Commjssioncr in this bchalf in accordance with bye-laws made under this Act :
P r ~ ~ i d ~ d that if t l ~ ~ Gmmissioncr fails, within a pcriod of thirty days after the rcccipt of tlrc notice of completion of a buildlng or part thcreof to communicate his refusal to grant such permission, such permission shall be dcenied to have been granted.
258. Resir itmt io~u U ~ I rtser of bltilrlit~gs a11d renr oval of dc~ilgeror~~ b~til- & I ~ . - - ( I ) Vn psrson shall, without the writtcrl perruission of t h e Commis- s i o n ~ ~ , or otllerwise than in conformity with the conditions, if any, of such permission-
(a) use or permit to be used for human babitiition any part of a building not originally erected or authorised io bo u ~ c d for
5 that purpose or not used for that purpose h c f ~ r c any aIlera- lion has been made thcrein by any work cxecutcd in accor- dance with the provis:ons of this Act and orthe bycIaws mada thcrcunder ;
(b) change or allow t be change of the use 01 any land or buiilding; (c) convert or allow the conversion of onc kind of tencment into
ano i her kind. (2) If it appears to he Commissioner at any timc *hat any buil-
ding is in a ruinous condition, or likcty to fall, Or in any way dangerous to any porson occupying, resorting to or passing by such building or any orher b~~ildin~ or placc in the ncighbourhood of such building, thc Cornmissiofier may, by order in writing, require the owner or occupier of such building to demoli~h, secure-or repair such building or -do one or more of such things within such period as may bc specified in tho ordcr, > so as to prevent all cause of danger therefrom .
(3 ) Thc Commissioner may also, if he thinks fit, rcquirc such olvncr t or occupier by the said order either forthwith or beforc proceeding to
demolish, scmro or repair the building to ket up a proper and sufficient board or fcnce For the pcotectian of passers-by and other persons, with a convmicnt platform and hand raiI wherever practicable lo serve as a footway for passengers outside of such board or fence.
(4) If it appzars to the. C~mrqissioncr that danger from a buiIdjng which is in ir ruinous conditron or likely to fa(! is imminent, he may, bcfore makipg the ordcr aforesaid fence off, domoUsh, secure or rcpir the said building or takc such steps as may bc necessary to prevent the danger.
(5) If the owner or ac'cu~ier of tbe building docs not comply with the order within the pariod spccificd thercjn, the Commssioner shall take such step; in rdlation to the building as to preyent all cause' of danger therehorn. . .
(fi) A!\ cxpanses incurrcd by thc Commissioner in rcIation to a build- ing under this soction shall be recoverabIe from the o\mer or occupier thereof as arrears of tax under this Act.
259. Porver to orrltr bl!ilrlirrg io he vaclrted j i ~ ccr ihin circtrmslu~~clcw.-(I) The Con~missioncr may by order in writing direct that any building which in his opinion is in n dqgcrous condition or i s not provided with sufficient mcam OF cgrcss in case orfirc or isoccupied in ~ontravention of section 257, be vacated forthwith or within such period as may be specified in the order j . .
Piovidod ~ l ~ a t at ths time of lllaking ~uc l l order ~ h c Commissioner shllk rcwrd a brief statcnlent of the I-cusons thzrefor.
(2) Il' any pzrscn l'ai ls lo vacate the bui [ding in pursuance of s u d ~ order the Cdrnmissioncr may dircc: any police officer to remove s-LIC~ pcrsrln fronl Ulc building and thc policc officer shal! comply wit11 such di i .ca l~n accordingly.
(3) The Con~missioncr shall, on (he application of any person who has vacated, or has bccn rcn~oved f r o ~ n any building in pursuance of an order madc by him, allow such pcrson to rc-occupy the building on tbr: c ~ p i r y of thc pzriod for which thc order has been in force; provided that thc reasons OD account a f which tllc vacation was ordercd hnvc bccn rcctificd or have ceased, to cxist.
260. D~:Eldfi~g sc l r tm- . i ( l ) Tho Corporation may, and if so rcqu ired by thc Gavernmcnt shall, within six months of the date of such requisition, draw up a building scheme Ibr built area, and a town planping schcmd for unbsilt nrc-,asi which may among other things provido Col the FolIowing ma- ttcrs, namely :-
(a)- :the rertriction,of the ercction or rc-ercction of bv.ildings or any. class of buildings in tlic whole or m y part of tlio city.anrl cf ihc
", use to wbieh they may be put,; ' ) thc pi-escr-jption of a building1 line on cithqr side or both sides cf : any strect oxisting or proposed ; .. . I
'(c) thij amount of land in such unbui It area which shall be transforred to the Corporation for public purposes including usc as public streets by owners of land eithcr on payment of compensation -or o thorwisc;~pro~idcd that the tota1:amount so.transferrcd shall
,: ' not excecd thirty five porxent and thc amount. transferred wi\hout
,payment shall not cxcoed twenty five pcr-cent of any onc owncr's ' land. within such unbuilt arca;
((1) the determination of i he size and shape of n reconstituted plot so as 10 rendor it suitablo for . building purpsses and where the plol is a lrcady b,uilt upo,?, to cnsure thpt the building, sp far as possi-
. ble cqmplies wit 11 ilic pio~isioris $'f ~ h c scheme in respect or open . , . . . , . . .
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(f l , the formatiop of a rcconstitutcd plot by thc transfcr \vholly or partly: bf t , h ~ adjoining lands ;
(g) , th+ allotme~~j,of a plot toanypjvacr ~ ~ s ~ o ~ s & s c ~ of !and in . . firtheranccoftheschcme;' - "
(h ) the transkr o f omncrship o f a plot from one person to another ; and I
' . '(9 , the dctajls of thc Internal scrviccs, cstinlated cpst for providing ' I .
thcm, the extent of the Iiability of t11c olvners'of. buildings and , , .. .. .. . . . . . . . .. . , . . - - - . . . . - , , . . .. lands for the paymcot of k he - cost and thc manner of paymcnt of . .. . . , . . . .. .
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Esp1~1rqtion:-For, , , . the purposes of this section- , .
. (1') ' tgc "rbcb n'stitutcd plot" shall mean a plot : which is altered in ~lvnwshjp or. btherwisc as a rcs$t,df.rpnhing of a tqm.planuing
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(2) '"internal scrviccs" shzl I mcan-
{ i ) mcta1iin.g or roads and paving of Footpaths; ( i i ) turfing and piantation will1 trccs of open spaccs; (iii! strect lighting; ( i v ) adcquatc and wholesome water supply;
(17) suwzrs and drains both i ~ r storm and sullagc water and necessary pi0 vision for ihtir ireatmcnt and disposaj ; and
(vi) any ot1l:r works that the Corp~ration may think ncccssary for thc dcvclopment G f t hc area comprised in !he schemc.
[ I ) \Vhcn a scheinc has been drawn up under thc provisions of sub- c section ( 1 ) . the Cgrp~ratipn shal? give pablic notice of such schemc and
s11allrlt thcsan~ctimeintimatcadatcnot less than thirtyclays from the dntc of such notice by which any pel-son.n~ay submit to the Corporation in
i~i!?g any objection or suggestior~, with regard to such scheme which he may wish to makc.
(3) T l ~ z C~rporation shall consider every objcctio n 01. suggestion with rcsard to the schcme which miry be rcceivcd by thc date intimated under thc proviso.rls of sub-section (2) and may modify thc scheme in cnmcqucncc of any such o bjectiog or suggcstion 2nd shall ihen forward such scheme as originally drawn up or as inodificd to thc Gove:nficht which may ~ a n c t i ~ n such schcmo or may rcfiicc to sanction it, or may rctui-n ' i t to the Cor- poration for rcconsideiaiion and re-subn~isicln by a specified date. *
(4) If a Corpol-at ion fails to su brnit a ,scheme wjrhin six months of being rcquircd to do so unde; sub-scclion ( I ) or fails to re-submit a scheme
I by a spwificd datc, when rcquiredbto do so under-sub-section (3) or re-submit aschcmewvhich is not appmvzd by thc Government, thc ,Government may draw up a schemc of which public notice shall bc given by notification and by publication wit hi!^ tbn city togcthr with an intimati~n of the date by which any person may suba~it in wi l ing tc the Govcrment any objcc- ti011 or suggestion which he may wish to make and the Gavernrnent may sanction such schernc as originaliy notified or n~cdified in ~ ~ n s c q u e n c e ' ~ f any such o b j ~ ! i o n s or suggestions as thc Government may think 51, ,a$& thc cost of such schzn~c or silch partion o,f tlh: cost as the Government may dccm f i t shall bz defrayed From the Corporatio!i Fund.
( 5 ) While sanctioping a scheme the Government may impose mndition for the submission of periodical reports to it on the'progres's of the schcme and for the inspcction and,supervision of the schemes.
(6) Aker the scheme has been sanctioncd, the Corporation shall pro- cced to provide internal services as soon as possible and complete it within a period of five years from tbc date of its sanction. '
- (7) If nndcr the provisions of any scheme sanctioned under the prc- ceding su b-sections the erection or rc-crcction of building in a specified arca for,a spccificd purpqsc is prohibited, any pcrsop who 'after.sucl~ schemc is sanctioncd, uses any,building 'Tor such purposc shall, unlcss~it'ms uscd for this purposc bcrorc tlu: sch.:mt. was sanctioncd, on conviction be liablc to fino which may cxtead to five 'thousand rupees, and-if after ,such conviction
he continues to usc such b ~ i ldng for such purpose shall be linblc to h e which may cxtend to one hundred rupccs for cvery day during which such usc continues.
(8) For thc purpose of drawing up a building scheme For built up arms and a town planning sclienie f ~ r unbuilt up areas, thc Corporati~n may, and if so required by the State Government shall, cause thc geolcgi- cal survey of thc municipal area conducted by such persons and in such manncrs as may be prescribed.
Espla?iatiort.-For the purpose of this section-
(i) 'built area' is that POI tian of a municipal area of which the groater part has been developed as a b~rsincss or residential zrca; and
( i i ) 'unbuilt area' is an area within the local limits of a municipal area which is declared as such at a special mecting of the Corporati011 by a resolution confirmed by the Governrncnt, or which is notified as such by the Governmcnt.
SANITATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH
261. Provision for k i l Y 'cleansitrg of s (reels a ~ d remo~tcll of- rtrbbislr mid fiIt11.-(1) For thc purpose of sccul.ing the cfficien t scavenging afid cleans- ing of all streets and premises, the Commissioner, shall provide-
(a) for thc daily surface cleansing of all streets and the removal of the swcepjngs therefrom; and
(b) for the removal of the contents of all receptacles and depots and of thc accumulation at all piaces provided or appointed by him undcr the provisions of this Act for thc temporary deposit of rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious mattcr.
(2) The Commiscioncr may, by public notice issue directions as to thc time'at wh~ch, the mattner in which, and the conditions subject to which, any matter referred to in sub-scction ( I ) may bc rcrnovcd along a street or may be deposited or otherwise disposed of.
262. Rubbid eic. to be properly oJ Corporatio~l.-A!1 matters. deposited in public reccptacles dcpots and places provided or appointed undcr section 263 and all matters collected by Corporation empIoyecs or contractors in pursuancs of sections 261 and 266 shall be the property of the Corporation.
263.- Provisio~zs for placement of receptacles, depots atrd places for r ubbislt etc.-(I) The Commissioner shall-
(a) provide or place in proper and convenient situations public rc- ceptacles, depots or placcs for the temporary dcposit of rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matters and for the b a t disposal of rubbish, filthand other polluted and.0 bnoxious matter;
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(b) provide dustbins for tbc temporary deposit of rubbish ;
(cj g:o~idc ~ ~ h i c l e i or other suitablc mcnns for the ramoval of rubbish and offcncive matters ; and
j r l ) provide covered v~hicles or vessels for the removal of filth and othcr palluted and obnoxious nlatters.
( 2 Tht C~mmisrioner sllall mnkc adcqua~e provision for preventing rcczptaclcs, depots, dustbins, ~chiclcs and vcssels refcrrcd to in sub-
section (1 ) from bccoming sourccs of m~isancc.
2 64. Dsr y of o~v~icrs arxtl occlipic*s ru collect miif deposit rtrbbid~ elc.- It shall bc tlu duty of rhc owners and occupiers of all prcmjses-
(a) to have the pren~isos swept and cleaned ;
(b) to cause al l filth, rubbish and other poIluted and obnoxious rnarter to be colloctcd from their respective premises and deposj- led at ssucb timas as ibo Commissioner, by the public notice pres- cribe, in public reuvptucles depots or plaws provided or appointed undcr section 263 for temporary deposit or h a 1 disposal thereof;
(c) to providc receptacles of the typc and in the manner proscribed by thc Commissioner for the coilcction thcrc~n of all filth, rubbish and other polluted and obnoxious matt~r from such premises and to kkcp such reccijtacles in good condition and repair.
265. , R~',,~ovnt of rrrbbish efc. accru~~jlfared or! pren~ises rrsed os factpries. B ~vnrksl~nys .etc.--Thc Comrnissioacr may, if he thinks fit,-
(a) by writtcn notice rcq~~irc the owner or ~l;cupier.of anJ' premises uscd for carrying on any manufacture, tradc or b s i n e s s o t used
t as a faciory, wo!kshop, tradc prcmises o~,marke.l +i in any way so that rubbish, filth and other polluted and'bbnoxious matters are accumulated in large quantities, to collect all such nibbish, fiIth and 0 t h pollnted and obnoxious mailer accumulating thcreon and to r in~ovz the same at such time and in such carts or rcceptacIes and by such routes inay bc spccified'ii the nolice to a depot or placc provided or 'appointed under-scct!an' 263 ; ar
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(b) after givingsuch owncr or occupier noticeof hisintention cause all rubbish Elth and othcr polluted and obnoxious matter accu- mn~ated in such prcmises. 10 be removed and charge the said owner or occupier for such removal suoh fee as may, with the sanction of, the Corporation, be spzcifiad in the notice issued under clause {a). . J -
266. Pr ohibiliurt uguirtst acc~m~ilufion of rrrbbisl~ et c.-( 1 ) NO owner or occupjer of any pl ernises shall keep or allow to be kept fcir more than twenty four ~ O U C S or otherwise' than in a recepiaclc approved. by the am: missioner, any rubbish, filth or other pollutcd and obnoxious matters, on sucl~ promismor any place belonging lhcrcto or neglcct to cmploy proper means to rcmovc such rubbish filth and other polluted and,obnoxious maltcr Cram or to cleanse, such receptacle and tordispose such rubbish, filth andotbcr p~llutcd andubsloxious matter in the .manner directed by the
Comrl~issi~ncr or fail to colnply with any requisition of the Commi~~ioncr as to rIw constmclion, repair, pa\.cmcnt or dfi~nsing or any latrine or urifinl on or belonging to the prcmiscs.
. (2) No omcr or occupicr shi~II aliow the watcr of any sink, drain, latrine or urinal nr any rubbish, f i l th and othcr polhrzed 3nd obncxious matter to run down on or to be thrown or put upon, any street or inlo any drain iaornlong the sidc of any strcct excpt in such mamcr as shall preve~~t any xvaidablc nuisance from any such watcr, rubbish filth or otller polluted and obnoxious matters.
(3) NO person shal-1, after due provision had bcen made in this respect under the foregoing provisions of this chaptcr for ~ h c deposit and removal of the same;
I . (a) depdsit any rubbish, filth and othcr pollutcd and obnoxious nlatters inany strcet or on thc verandah of any building or on an u~lochpied ground along side any strcct of- on thc bank of a water course; or I I
(b) deposit any'Eith or 0 t h poIluted a d bbnoxious inattcr in aoy , . dustbin,q in any vehicIe not intcnded for the removal o i thc
same; or
(c) doposit rubbish in any vehicle or .vessel intended for the remova t , .of filth and othcr polluted and obnoxi~us rnattcr.
467. Ca~?ut~@sioner's p o w io get premises scavemgcd a~ni clem1ser1.- I!' any premises arc;not properly and regularly scavenged or clexscd Or are in a f i l~hy and unwholesome condition, ihc Commissioni3r may cause them ,tyi bc aq+y+ngqd. apd , c , l e ~ e d and rcpovel; the ,expenses fi:olu the oivncr or,
; ,wl the, c+$c;m+y bbo,,qc?pjet is an arioat 'o,f tnx'undcr this Act. .. 268,- Pubcc Iqtfiil,is, uritrcrb etc. -cl) The Con~missioncr shall provide , I
and; .;q?p\ajq.i$, p&Lpr a$ cpdvcnient p3ce.s s&:ent number 01' pub1:c laSr,nes ag4 urtnals. . ,
SD constructed 2s to npr to be a 'nu'sance, and esubgshments and ha11
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I 269. Cmsiriicliorr of larrittcs mrd vr.i~lals.-(I ) Tllc Commissioner may
.require r h ~ , ~ W r . or occupant of any: scrviq latrine, wi~thin ,a ~ t r j o d to be apecikd ip.the not:ce,.to:dernol-sh- or c!o:e such, ,ser~:ce 1atr:nc ? nd convert :in intO wa kr &h. 1atrrine;a~d. 64 tlre failure to conyert such ielrinc, the Cornmissbner may himself gct the same convert@ ,qpd ,recover ~ h c cost in- curred thereon from the owncr or occupier, as the case may be. . , , m ,
1 (2) No b~i ld ing *:arts shall- bo sanctioned by ihe -ram tion unless i
tha:provv;sions for f ush or wa,tec seal latrine is ma& . . . . . . . . . . . . , : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . .
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230; LatrQlar and ~lrirtals etc.'irr.ne~v bhildings..-(1) It s h a 1 ~ not be la wfu] tolwe~t any residential buiidlng,without pmyiding, flush q r water seal. latrine and a~comodation,for:bathing ~rjFM.ivqshing clqt&s.,and utensils on each -flbo~ bflsuclx ' building, aa:may be ,presccibd..
~le proescribing such accornmodat!on i t n ~ a y n each (2) Wh' case be delerm1ne.d-
(a) whether such 'buildiog shall be ser~ed by the flush system or by water seal system:
! b) what shall be the site or position of each iarr'ne, urinal, bath:ng or washing place or sib and their number on each floor and their clear internal dimensions. . . 1 . .
(3) It shall not be lawful. to erect a res:dcn~ia l buildings conlpor cd of separate tenements on the flat system without providing atleast one la ;rim and one bathing or washing place for servants on the ground floor of such building or atany other suitable place in the same premises. . . . , ,
, . . . (4) In this section the exprassion to erect a building,has the same
meaning as in section 241. . r
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271. L~trines and urtirulfor iubourers e1.c.-Every person employing work- men, Labour or other persons exceeding twenty in number shall piovide and maintad for the separate:use of persons of ezch -sex so employed,
[-latrines and urinals, ofsuch.description and ,numberas ,the.Commissioner may by notice require and within such titne as may be fixed in the notice and s&aU keep the same in clean and proer order. . - .. . , .,
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272. Provision of lutril~es and urinab,for mgrkers efc. -The Connissioncr !pay by notice require any owner or manager of a market, cart s ~ n d , cattle shad, theatre, railway station and other places of public resort within such time as may be sp=ci&d in such notice to provide and maintain for the sep I .:ate use of persons of each sex, latrines and urinals of such decr;p- tion and numb:; and in such p~sition as may be specified and to keep the name in clean and proper order. .. . J ..
' . . ' I ' - , ., ' .'<, , <, , >,,,. , . 273. 0tfl:f pro virions as to private latrines.-The Commissioner may by written notice- .. . .' j ., .,
(a) require the owaer ,or,'other person having ,the .control,.of any private latrine or urinal not to pat the same to public use; or
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( b) reqnire the owner or other person having control of-such prim tc latrine or urinal which in the,opinion 'df the Cornrnissioneflcon-
' - . stitutes a nuisance, to remove 'the la trine 07 the urinaI ; or .. '. '.:. 8 . 7". . ' - I ! . .
(c) re qu,ue ariy person-having the coritrol,whe ther aa owner, lessee or - occup:er of any land or biiiiding- - . . t + ' .
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s&icien+t roof, wall or fence from the view of persons passing by or dwelling in the neighbourhood ; or ... .
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(ii) to 'cldansse in such manuer.as the Cr>mmiss':oner may specify in cht notice any latrine or urinal belonging to the land or building ; or . m
(4 where any premises idend& or used for human habitation are - without' arryAlatrin;e or. urinal'accommodation or are provided
with suscient latrine.or urinal accommodation, require the owner, lessee or occupier of such prcniises to pmv;de swh or such additional latrinc or urinalaccomrnoda tion as m y be prescribed, if necessary, by cawing any part of such premisestto bt vacated and demolished inaccordance with the bye-lawsrnadeh this behalf.
H4. Rcmowl of congested bui1diug.-(1) Whtm it appears to the Com- missi~mr that any block,of building in an unhealthy condition by reason of the manner in which the buildingsitre crowded together, or uf the narrow- ness, closeness, or faulty arrangement of streets, or for the want of proper draageand ventilation, or oftheimpracticability ofclemsingtlte bbuilding or other sirnihr catsst, he shaB cause the bmk to &.inspected .by tke Gar- pontion Health O&er and the Co~poratian Engineer, who shall ma&-a report in writing to b r e p s d i n g tk sanitaryconditim of the block. . . , .
(2) If upon receipt of such report the Con~missioner considers that the sanitary condition ofthe, black is likely- m cause ria k of diseaqe to: the in- habitants of the bui1d:ngs or of the neighburhood--m. ather wise .:.to j endanger the public health, hc shall with the approval of the Corpora tion ~e1ec;t the buildings which in.hIs opinionshould wholly or in part be r e m e d in a&r to abate the unhealthy cmdition*~fctb bbck and may thereupon by m ti- in writing. require the owner of such buildin& to! r e m e : . them within encb period as may be specified in the no* . : , .. .!a:. c , . .
I , . . . , ,. . . , '. , , , , ~ r o i i d e d that before i d ~ g the *tie, redruble ;, . -ctppdrt4Pity
should be afforded to the owners to show cause why the buildings should noe be removed. : . . ' ... , . .- .
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owners for any buiW i ~ . s o m w ~ e d which :may have been erected :under proper aathority. . . # , . .c ; . ,
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to remove it, is not complbd with, then, after thc expiration of the time s p i & d iu tfre mt& be G o d s s i ~ n e r may himself remove the buildinjg required to b removed by the notice and recover from the owner of, t& building theexpemsof suchremvalasan+rrearsof tax,under this Act.
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275. ~ o r k of ~owmissiolter to feguire i&bw&tit.of 6rrildit1gs i(~If;t fbr.i?atnsl utmbirarion.--(I) Whcrc the &qis+oner upon iqformtinn in his b~ssession is sa t'sfied ,that any building is in any respect unfit for human habitation hemay,unlessin~hisopinbntbebuilding~k~ot capableata reasonab!e expense of being rendered fit, scrve upoii the owner of the building ang$:e, r e q u ~ n g . h i m w i t h i n s ~ h ~ c n o t , k ~ g l e s s than thirty daysas may be sp~cified in the notie to execute the works of i m p r o ~ e d t specifid, therein and stating that in his opinion those works wiIl render the building fit for human habitat9n. . I
(2) In adhition to aeruing,n*ticc yd$ this aect$q,& the owner the Commissioner m a y sirire a copy of the notice ori'any other person having aninterest in the,.building whether-asa lessee,n~prtgagqor,othe~wisc.
(3) In determining whether a b;irding can be rebhrcd fit for human habitation a t a reasonabje expense regard shall be had to 'the estimated cost of the work wcesgtry. to render it.so,. . & and ~ e , valuej-. , which it i s estima,kd that the buikiing willhave w,hep-the works , rrrecoypIeted.
216. Erftrc~r~re!rt of notice rcqt~iritrg e,recution of worksof improvenlent.- If a n ~ t ! c e under section 275 requiring the owner of the building to execute works of improvement is not complied with, then, after the expiration of the t.irne specified in the notie the Commissioner may himself do the works required to be dole by the not:ce and recover tbc expens~s incurred in con- nection therewith as an arrears of tax under this Act.
217. Power of Conut~zissioner to o r d ~ r demolition of bt~ildir~gs t{rIfit for hvnma I1abitatioa.-,(l) Wh:rc the Commissionm upon any infbrmation in his possessinn issatisficd that any building is unfit for hurnsn habitation and is aot,capable~t a easonableeapense of him rendered so fir, Iw shall serve. upon the owner of the building and u p any other .paon having an interest in thc building, whether a s a lessee, mortgagee .or otherwise a
b notice to shrlw cause with in such time as may be specified in the notice as to why an wdcr of dcmcrlition oft he building should not be made.
(2) I f any of the p-rsons upon whom a nb;tice h's bcen servcd umler' sub-sect~on (I ) , appears in pursuance teereof before the Commissioner and gives an undertaking to liim that such person shall, within a period specified by thc m i s s i o n e r , execute .such works of imprbvemcnt in relation to the building as will, in'the opjnjon ol the Comniissioner. repder the baiIding fit for human habitation dr an undertaking that the building shsU not be u5cdfor burnan habitation unti.1 the Commissioner on beingsati- sfied that i t has been rendered Et for that purpose, Canc=l the undertaking the Commissioner sha,U not make an order of demolition of the building.
F (3) If no such undertaking as is mentioned in sub-section (2) is given. or i f in a,c.asb where any such undertaking has ken given, any work af imprbvemenk td,which thg undertaking relates is not carried out within the spxcifted -pei.idd br'ththe building i s at any time used' in contravention nf the
*. terms of the undertaking. t hc Comrnissiuner shall forthwith make an order of demolition of the building requiring that thc building sha1I be vam t d within a' peiiod to be ,specified in the order not being i& than thirty d ~ p from the date of the order, and ,th8 t it sha11 be demolished within six weeks of the . . expiration' of- that pried.
I:, i; ' I . , , , . (4): 'where an order .If demolition of a building undk t h i s section' has
ken &de; the ownei of building or,any other pzrson having an in-t therein shall'demolith -that building within the time spwified ' in that ,b:half by -the order;and if the building is oat, d'iinblished, within tba t time, the ' Cokmissioner, shalldemolish , a e building aitd sell th: ma terials t k o f . . . . -1 . , .
( 5 ) Aay expenses indurred by the Commissibjm under sub-s&tio* (4),, if not satisfied out of t-hc proceeds of the sale of materials of the building shall be recovered 4rom the owner, of the bujlding or anothsr person h a v i ~ g an interest therejn as,an'arrear, bf tax under this Act.
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(6) ln d:termining fh the purposes of section 275 and this a&ao whcther a building is unfit for human habitation, regard shaIl be had to its condition in respct of the followisg matters &at is :to.say:-
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(b) stability; - - > , A - I ' : 'I (c) fr :edom from daGp; : . . I .-
( d ) .natural light and air; (e) I water ,supply; (j) drainag? and sanitary convrniences ; (g) f~cilitics for storage, preparation and cooking of food and for the
dispoza I of rubbish, filth and other polluted matter;
and the buildi~ig <ha 11 b: deemed to be unfit as aforesaid if Ind only if it is so Par defecti*e in one or mere oi' th: said matters that i t is not leasonably suit- able for o1:cupation in that condition.
Expifftraiion. -In sctians 275,276 and this section, "work of improvc- meat" in relation to a building includes any one or more OF the following works, nameIy :-
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(a) necessary repairs : (6) structura 1 alterations: (c)' provision of Iight points and water taps ; (d) . constiuction af dra ins, op2n or covcred ;
;" (e) provision of latrines and urinals ; ro~is ib i qf additional or improved fixtures and fittings;
ilp or paving of court yard;. ( rcrncival of rubbish, filth and other polIuted and obnoxious matter ;
( i ) any other work including tbe demolition of any building or any part thcreof which, in the opinion of the Commissoner is ne- cessary for executing any of the works speci&d above.
(7) The provisions of sections.274,275,276 and this section shall not apply~in relation to any building etc: in any area which has been declared to be a skm area under the RimachaI Pradesh Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) k t , 1979,,(19 of 1979). ,
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278. ins&;tbry huts and ~ l j r d s . d ~ h c r e the CommirsioIler upon any information in his.posscssion.is satisfied that any hut or shed used as dwel- ling house or as a stable or for any other purposc, i~ Likely, byreas on of its being constructed withouta plinth or on account of the impracticability of
. . . . . . . . scavengingand cleansing it or owing to the manner in which it and other buts . .
or sheds gre crowded together, to cause risk of disease to the inmates there- . .
of or to ,the inhabitants of the neighbourhmd, or is for any reason likely to endapgcr public health or safcty,,b,e may by notice in writing requitc the. omer or occup;'er of tlte hut or shed .or the owner or occupier of the land . . on which the hut or shzd stands to remove or alter the hut or shed or carry out such hprovqment thereof as the Commissioner may deem .necessary within suqh hime as may. bq specified in thc notic:. .
279, pril~ibilion against 1vasi1 ing by \vasl~.&man.-(1) . .The Commissioner 1
may by public notice, prohibit the washing of cIothes by washermen in the exercise of t l q r callings except at such places as h e may appoint for the .. .... . . . . . , . . . . . . , . . . . . . . .. . ...
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(2 ) When any such prohi bition has k n made, no pcrson who is by calli~g a washerman shall in contravention of such prohibition wash clothes except for himalf or for personal and family service or for hire on'& within the premircs of thc hirer nt any plac: other than a pIace appointed under
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280. Obligation to give in orlltatiotr of datlgerous diseuse.-Any person d being i~charge of or in atten ance whether as medical practitioner or other- wise, upon any person whom he knows or has reason to believe to be suffer- ing from a dangerous discase, c.r bcinp owner, lessee, or occupier of any buildi~~g in w h l d ~ IIC k~lowj that any such person is so suflering shall forth- with g i x information ir rzspzct of the existenct of: suck disease to the Cor- poration Health Officer.
282, Removal of patient ro lzospiiaI suflering front dangerous disease.- ;when any person suffering from any dangerous disease is found to be -
(a) without proper Iodging or accommodation; o r ' (b) Living in a room or house which he neither owns nor pays rent
b far, nor occupies as tho guest or r e l q t i ~ ~ of person who owns, or pays rent for it; or .
(c) living in a sarai, hotel, boarding housc or othx public hostel; or . (d ) lodged in premises cccupicd by mzmb:rs, c f twc or' more families,
the Commissioner or any person authorised by him in this behalf may, on the advice of any medical offic~r of the rank not inkrior to that of an assistant surgeon, remove the patient to any hospital or place at which persons suffering from such.disease are received for medical treatment-and may do any thing necessary for such removal.
282. Disi~fecfion of buildings and articles.-M'hcrc thc Comrnissi oner 8
is of the opinion th2t the cleandng and disinfiction of any building or Z"" of a building or of any articlc in such building or part of which are li ely to retain idection or the renewal or flooring of any building or part of such building and the renewal or plastering of the walls thereof, wouId tend to - prevent or check the spread of any dangerous disca~e; ,hz may, by notice in . writing,. require thc owner or occupier to cleance and disinfect the said building part or articles, as the casc mey be, or to retiew the said flooring and if necessary the said plastering also within such time as may b? speci- . fied ifi the notice :
Provided that where in the opinion of the Commissioner the owner or occupier is from poverty unab!e effectually to carry out any such requi~ition, the Commissioner may at the Expense of: the Corporation cleanse and, dis- infect the building or articles, or as the case may k, .renew the ffoorlng and if necessary, the plastering also..,
283. Destr~ciion of infectious huts or sheds.--(I) Where the destructibn - of any hut or shed is in the,opinion of the Commissiodctneccssary to prevent-. .
the spread of any dangerous disease, the .Oommissioner niay by notice in writing require thc owner to destroy the hut or shed and tIie materiaIs there- of within such time as may be specified in the notice;
(2) Where the Commissioner is satisfied that'the dd:struction of any:- hut or shed is immediately necessary for the purpose of preventing the spread of any dangerous disease, he may, order the owner or wcvpizr of the:hht or shed. to destroy ' the same forthwith or may himself cause it to he destroyed: : . , ,.. , . . ,. :. r - ' . .
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( 3 ) C l-n?: Ij a ti01 rn*y.:bs pnid .by the Oommissioner, in any case
which he thinks fit to any pzrsnn who sustains substantial loss by the dm- tract5on of any such hut or shed, but, except as so allowed by thc Chn~mis- sioner, no claim for cmpa~sat ion sha I1 ljc for any !,)ss or ~!arn~-p,c caused by any cxercjseof the power conferred by this section.
284. Mcons of disinfection. --( 1 ) The Cornmissioner sha 11-
(a) provide proper places with necessary attendants and apparatus for th= disinfection of conveyances, clothing, bcdding and other articles which havc been exposed to infection;
(b) cause conveyances, clothing and othcr articles brought for dis- infection to be disinfected either free of ch~rge or on payment of such charges as he may ~IX.
2 The C~mmissioner may notify pIaccs at whicharticles ofnclothing, b~dding and conveyances or other articles which have been exposed to infation shall be washed and if he does so, n@ pcrson, shall wash any such ttdng at any place not so notificd without having previomIy disinfected such thing. , ,
(3) The Commissioner may. direct the destruction of any clothing,
bedding or other artides likely to retain infcc tion and may give such com- - r l - - --- pcnsa Lion as he thinks fit for any articIe destroyed. -- -
205. Special meamres In case of out-brmk of .dangerous or cpide~nic di- seaes.--(I). In the event of the rnunicjplarea orany part thereof being visited or! threatened by an outbreak of 'any dangerous disease among ,the inhabitants thereof or of ,any epidemic desease among any animals themin the &mmissioner, if he thinks that the other provisions of this Act and the provisions of any other law for the h e being in force are insfiient for the purpose may, with the previous sanction of the C~orporativn,- , . .
. -. - . !(a)! take suchspecial meadres;and. , ' . . .. .
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' (b) by publ'c notice, give SIC h d irections to be observed by the pubEc : or by any class or section 'of the, public, as he thinks' nemisa~y to prevent thc out-brzak or spread of the,disease : , : -
,Provided that whee in the opinion of the Commissioner immediate m m r e are necessary, he inay take action:without.such saoction as afore- said and if 1~ does so, sha U forthwith report sukh action to the Corporation. -
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(2 ) No ptrson-shall cornmi t 2 breach ofany direction given under sub- section ( I ) and if he does so he sllall bc deentcd to havc committed an offence .. . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
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286.. Ifdrted clotlres not to be .rent to wushermi?lt or to ialmndty.--(I ) A p=rson shall not scnd or take to any washebermen or to any laundry or place s:t apart for the exercise by washermen or their calling for the purpose of king washed or to any place for the purpose of being cleansed, any cloth or other ar tide which he knows to have .been exposed to, infection frorn'a
dangerous disase unIcss that cloth or article has been disinfccted by ar to he satisfwtion of ihr; Cvrpvration HBaIth Oficer.
( 2 Thc uaupier of atty building In which n pcrson is suffering froma dangerous d i w s c shnll, if required by the Corporation Health 0f ic . r furnish to him the address of any washerman to whom or any laundry or other p[am tn which clothcs and othct nrriclcs from the building haye- been or will be, seut during the continw~nce of the discas: Tor the purpose of being wshed or cleansed.
287. Cmltu~nit~aliot~ and rlirinfeclian of prrbiic convryarrces.--(l ) Who- ever- ,
(a) uses& pblic convepn& while suffering from a dangerous dim%: b Or
(6) k s a p ublIc co&eyancx for the carriage of person w& is srrffer- ing from any disease; or, - ,
Ic) U S a pubiic conveyance for tbc arriagc of the corpse of a person who bzd died from such bimsc ;
shall bc bound to t& proper prewutions against ftre communication of the disease to other person using or who may thercsiftcr use the conveyance and to notify'such use to the owner, drivu m,p?rson'inchrge of the conve- yance and further report without delay to the Commissioner the number of the convqmce and the rtarne of t k p r w n so n~tifiect.
r . . (2) Where any persot% suffering from, M the (;orp= of any WD.
who hzi d ied'froma'dangerous disease Itas ken arsied, in pub1:c cfirrveyance which o+',inarjly plies in the mwrirrpa 1 a r e w any part thereof, the d i i ~ a * thereof;'sha 11 fb'rthwitlz report the fact tO fhs Cdbissiones who &aIhf& with cause the conveyance to be disinfected if that has not already h a done. ... I
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(3) No sachconveyan~ shall bt: again brought into lrse anti1 the Corporation Health OEcer has granted a cettifimtc stating that it can -€e w a d without causing risk of infection.
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(4) Whoever fails to make to the Comrnissione~ any report which he is required to make under this section shall be guilty ofan offen=.
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'288. Driver # colirqeyar~ce naf bouned to carry p e r h sufleri~~g frcitn rlangerorr~ &seascs.-Not witltstandi~g anything contained in any law for the time being in force no owncr, driver or person inch3rge of a public convey- ance shall be bound to convey or to aIIow to be conveyed in such conveyancc in or in the v!cinity of Municip~f area any person mffcrirtg fram a diiiger- ous disease or the corpse of any person who had died from such disease unless and until such person pays or tcndcrs a sun1 suEiicient to recover any IOSS and expenses which would ard-inatily bc i m m d disinfecting the con- vewncc. .. ' I ,
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ZB9. Disinfecfion of. buiTding3 before lertit~g ~hc same. --(I) where. any building of p~rZof abuildiniis intended to be Idinwhicharty person has, within six'*:ekq i d c d iakly preceding been suffering from a dangerous . . . . .
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il iseaze, the pparson letting the building or part shall, before doing so disin- fect the same i n such illnnner as the Corrrmissioner may by general or special notice direct together wit11 a I1 articles therein liable to retain infection.
(2) For the purposes of th is stction the keeper of a I~ostel, hotel, lodg- ing house or sar3 i shall k decmed to Iet a part of the building to any person accommodated in such hostel, hotel, lodging house or sarai, as the case may be.
290. Disposal of iqfecred nr f icles ~ritlrotci ilisinfection. -No person shall, without previous disinfection give, lend, sell, transmit or otherwise dis- pose of tllc another person any article or thing which be knows or has reason to believe was exposed to contamination by any dangerous disease and is likely to be used in or taken into the municjpal aka orany part thereof.
, ,291. Prohibition of nrakitzg or selling of food, eic. or washing of ciozl~es by itrecfedpersons.-No person while suftPring from, or in circumstances in which he is likeIy to spread any dangerous disease, sball-
[a) makc,mmyoroEerlorsaleortakeanyp~rtinthe busincss of making, carrying or offering for sale, any a'rticlc of food cr drink or any medicine or drug for human consumption, or any article ot clothing or bedding for personal h e or wear; or
b take any partin the business of thc washing cr carrying of clothes. . -
'292. ~htver,ores&ror~ro/Iibi1sale of f ~ ~ d o r d r j ~ ~ k . - W f ~ e the munioi- pa1 area or any p r t thereof i s visited or threatened by an out-break of any dangerous disease, the Commissioner may, by public notice, restrict in sucb manner or prohibit for sucb period as .may be specikd ip the noti=, the sale or. preparation of any article of food or drink for human consumption
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specified. in the notice or the sale of Aesh of any de~ription of animal so , specified. .
291. Control over ~veIIs and tanks eic.-31) If the Commissioner' is of opinion that the water in any well, tank or other place is likely if used for drinking,.to endanger, or cause the spread of any disease, Ile mey-
(a) by public notice, prohibit the removal or use 6f such water for drinking;:or
(b) by noticc in writing, require the ownEr or person having c o n k 1 of , such weU, tank or place to take s ~ c h steps as ,may bc directed by the not ice to prevent the public from having access to or usink such water; or .
- , , - . ( t a b such other steps ashe may consider expedient to prevent the I ' . out-break or 5pread of any such disease.
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, . . . . - . . . - . . . . ,. . .. - (2) In the event of the municipal area or any part thereof being yisjted . . . . or threatened by an out-break of a dangerous discase, the Corporation Health Officer or any person authorised by him in this bzhalf, may without notice and at any time, inspect and disinkct any well, tank or other place from which water i s or is likely to be ts.ken for the purpose of d r i n k i ~ g and may further take such steps as he may.thiik fit to ensure the purity of the . . water or to prevent the use of the same for drinking purposes.
$94. lvofpersons s1flcsingJron1 darfgerorrs cliseases.-No person shrt 11-
(a) kllowing that he is sitKering frcm dangerous discase expose other persons to the risk of infection by h s presence or conduct in any public stmet or pubiic picue;
Cb) having thc care of a person whom he knows to be suKc~-ing from ,a dangerous diseasc mvse or permit thi t pcrson 10 exiose other persons to the risk of infection by his prescncc w &oxduct in any such street or glace as aforesaid ;
( place: or cause to bbe.placed in a durtbjn.or other receptdcle for the deposit rif rubbish, any mattcr which he -k~luws to have k c n cx- posed az .or W i n g infection f ~ o m a dengcrous dixrase znd which 'has not been,d isirrfcctd ~ropcrl y ; , .
, ,(d> &ow o r a w e .IO be thrown into any latrine .or uringj any ' matter .which he knows to hati. been exposed to infection ,from
a dangerous disepse and which bs not been dIsir;f~cied properlv.
295. Jljsposul of infec~io~s corpse, ~vjlere m y pcrsatz ha3 died f r o n ~ orr)l
d ~ n g e r o u ~ disease.-Where any person has died from any dangerous disease, the Commissioar rqay by not* in writing-
.(") =quire ,an$- person , h v h g &rge of corpse to donvey the same .to -mmuary thereafter to IIX disposed of .-in . accordance with law; or
(4) prohibit the m p a l ofcorpses &om !he pIacc whwe the dcatb P occurxed :excep.t for the purpose of being bwnt, buricd ,or from
being conveyed to a mortuary.
296= Conditions of .rervire of ~ o f a i Karomcharis nnd certuit~ othcr cInsses t of persuns,!ernpIpped :in Corgaraflan .senilces. -+j ) -90 .pgr*on being :a Sit fai
Karamchariempkyed in the Corporation service shall in the abscnce of any contract authpfisingng him so tucdo, =sign .his employment .without having given one month's notice to the Comrnissioncr or shal I abstain himsulf or neglect or refuse -to ~pedom bh duties with ut: reasonable cause.
(2) The Corporation+mayrb~ rrcsolu(iondke~t1tht o ~ o r . from such datc as may be specified in th~~resolutioa,~i.he prwisions of this w t i o n s k u 4 ~ 1 y .in.L-llr: satreof: any,specikdruIaas ..of persons-cmploye'd by the Cor- :psraEion rwhosa ,f:unotions, am intimately c o r n e d with .plrbIic halt b or . d w $ , J . .
. ,, I - , . . . . 291. PO wer to cn0 far irijurmalhn r&arding/burningh and.huriuI grorcnd.-
The Commissioner.magt, by 'no tioe in wxiting,:qnixe the owner .or F s o n .Waxge'df aa~;b;liilding or-b~iaI,growds, cremation ground or eIectric ixematorium' to supplgr such 'information as may be specificd in the ~ o t i c e concerning r he condition, managemnt or psition .or sw-h ground.
298. Permission fur use uf new buriing or b u i : i a Z g r u u ~ ~ d . ~ ~ ) No place ,.whkh, bs a0.t &con used as..a burniug.pr .buual,gr?urrd, a e m t i o n ground br Slectric c&aroriutYbk€ore .the .conlmence&nt..of .this Act, shzll be so u'ed ~ifioutfie.prmissio~~ 'ina writing of [the C o e s i o n e r .
( 2 Such permission may be granted subject to any condition which the
Commrssioner may think fit to i r n ~ ~ s e for tll: purpose of prev~nting any annoyance to or d a n s r to the health of any pcrsoii residing ill the nejghbour- hood.
299. Power to reqtcire closi~ig o f burrzirrg utld bitrial g r o l r ~ ~ d s . j l ) Where the Commissioner, after mnki~tg nr causing to be made local cnquiry, is of opinion that any burning or buiial grourids or cremation ground or electric crematorium, 1x1s become off:nsiv3 to, o r dangerous to the, health of pcrsons rcsiding in the neighbourhood, he may with the previous sanction of the Cor- p~rstion, by notice in writing. require the owner or pcrsoi inchnrge of such ground to close the sa mc from such dateas may be specified in ' thc notice.
(2) No corpse shall bc burnt or. buriztlat'the burning or bprial in respect of which a notice h3s been ~ssued under'this . sectiori. . . . , . .
300. ~ z m o v a l o/ corpses.-The Commissioner nmy by public nohce pres- cribe roiutks by which alone corpscs may be reinoved to;burning or burial
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301. Disposal of dead aninzals.+l) Whenever any animzl ,jn the charge of any person dies, the person incharge thereof shall within. twent$four
I I . . I ' hours either- (a) convey the carcass to a place provided or appointed under se'ction
263 for the final disposal of the carcass& of dead aninials; or (b) give notice of the death to the Commissioner: Whereupon he shall
ca use the carcass to be disposed of. , . .
, (2) In respect of the disposal of the carcass ,of d d atiimals: under clause (6) of.sub-section-(I ) the g~mmissioner may-char$ such fees as he
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. PUBLIC SAFETY AND S&PRE&ION OF NU,ISANCES, . , . . , .
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302. Prohibition of nrtisanccs.--( I ) NO person ,shall-, . ,-'..I' ... .
- . 1 ' r , . . ,. f . i ., ,'-.', , . . . . . . - .(a)' inany public strmto'rpibiic place:- . ' ,, a . -- . . ' . . ' : i d ' , : .Ir- :
( i ) ease himself; or .- . ; I . - ' t..; -. . ' . (li) carry, meat exp~sed to public 'view-; or - -:, -r;:- .. . . -
. - . . ..':i 5 .: . . ( i i i ) picket animals or collect carts; o r . - - ;)?.?", r : ,- - 1 -. I (iyj. being,engaged in.the-removal of rubbish, fiifh or-: other'pESUu-
. . . . fedland obnoxious .: matter' ;willfully - or, negligenlty:: +@it . .
zny p ~ t i o n thereof to spill or fall or neglect to sweep. away or otherwise e ffectuadly to removc any portion thereof a which I
, .. . - ~~may'spilI'ocfalt~in'suchst&~arpla~e;br; . ,u ' \ ,\(!? . . n , : K -
( v ) without proplr abthority a,~~~~uE!~hh~ny,~~u~dingjim~nh$edt, , . past, rva ll, fenc0, trees br:o ther thngs,ady! bill, nbfice- orb* i
, , - . ! ,!, ," , , ' . .. . . ' . . I document; or .,,!! . , - ... (vi) without proper iuthdrity deface ' o r write upod oi'otherwisi: . . , . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . - mark any .bqilding, rnonume.?t,.>post, ,w:ll, feace, (Fee. :,.. or . . . . . ,
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( v i i ) withoutpr5pkrquthbrity r b ~ 6 v s , ~ ~ < f o ~ , d , ~ f ? ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ $ e '
,ubliterah !,ny .nQtlce or 'dqe r dqctgii~~t prut-:up:; o,iIkqhibi&d under this &kt ,or thc' hles or' byellaws. made tliertufidei;'dr
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- (1:iii) without prop:r authority displace,-dainage, makc any sltcra- . . tion in, or oth:rwisc interhe with, the pverrtent, gutter, storm,
- water-drain, sign-board or other materia 1s of any such street or any lamp, bracket, dirtction ,post, hydrant or water pipc nmincaincd by. the Corporation in any such strcet or place or, extinguish a public I i ~ h t ; or
(ix) carry rubbish, filth or ether pclllutcd or obnoxious mattcr at any hour pml~ibitzd-by the Gmmissicrner by public notice, or
-. - . in any pattern of ca rt or. recept3cIe whir h has not been approved for the purpsse by - the Commissioner, or fail to close such cart or receptacle when in use; or
(b) csrry rubbish, filth or other pollutcd or obnoxious mattcr along - any route- in contravention or any-prohibition made in 'this behalf
t . by the Coi~nlissi~rrer by public notice ; or , (c) deposit, or cnusc or permit 10 be deposited, earrh or materiaIs of
- any description or any rubbish or~poIlutcd of obnoxioris matter . . in any plflce not intended fur the purpow or .in any public street
' , .or-publib place or unoccupied land under the rnanagernrnt of . t h o Corporstlon; or
' ( d ) make- any gravc or burn or bury any corpse a t P ny placc not set apart for such purpose; or
(c) nt any time or place at which the samz has b ~ e n prohibited by the Comn~issioncr by public or spcial notice, beat a drum or turnton1 or blow a horn or trumpet, or beat any utensil, or sound
. . , any, brass or other instrument, or play aw .music; or
ffj' Gisturb thy public pcqcc or oder by signing, screaming or shouting I ' ' . Or by using any apparatus for amplifying or reproducing the
human voicc, suc;lt as a megaphone or a loudspeaker ; Or jg) loosc any animal so as to cause, or negligently aUow any animal
: . ' ,. ' to d a ~ ~ s e , injury;dangcr, ala~rn ' or annoyance to any .person; or ' ' (I$ sa* with' the.wrjtten. p-rmission of the Comrnissioncr and in such . .
. . . - S$iier as he authorise itore or use night-soil, cow-dmg, . manure;rubbjsh~or aity,other substance omitting an offensive
snietl; '6r (i) use or permit tn be used as a latrine any place not jnknrIed for
. . . that purpose. . ,
(2) Every person'shall take all reasonable mcans to prcvent cveri child 11ndcr thc.ag~ 0; twelve years being in his charge from casing himself in eng:pub!ic strNt or-public place. : , . m
(3) T I I ~ k h ~ i or keepei of any animal ihall not allow i t straying in pybIic,str.~t or public pjac.c without a keeper.
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: ,(4) Any,,animaI found -straying.as aforesoid inay be removed by an oficZr or emp~oj'cr5 of thc,Corpora tion or by any plice'oflicer td a pound.
(5) Any swine found straying in a public street or public place shaIl bc liable to be destroyed by any officer or other employee of the Orpoption appointed i n this beh9 If.
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303. PO IYM of ~ o ~ f n i s s j ~ h e r - to require. remb.vuI or abatement of nuisan- ce:,-Wheretthc Comissiorier is of ppinion tba t-tberc is a nulance bn any land or building, hc Ina y, by notice in writing, ~cquirg the person by whose
act, default or sderence thc nukatu htises.or continues, or the owner, lc.,see or occupier of the. Lid or bwlding, or one or more of these perwns to remove or abate the nnisancc by taking.such measures.in such manner and within such period as may be specieed in the notice.
304. Registrtrtiort and cotilrol of dogs.-(I] The Corporation may, by bye-laws rllade in this behalf,-
. (a) requirc the registration by the rcgisterNg authority ap ointed .. , by the Commissioner in th is behalf of all dogs kept wi&n thc
municipal areas ; (b) require that every registered dog shall wear a: collar to which- sha 11
,, . - b~attachedamelaltokcn#beissuedbytheregisteringauthorjty, and 6x the fcc payable fom tho jsgue thereof ;
- (c) rcquire that any dog which has not been registered or which is , . not wcaring such token shall, if found in any. public place, be
&mined at a place set apart for thc purpose ; and '
(d ) fix the fcc whkh shalli be: chaxged for such detention and pmvide th?t any such dog shall be Iiable to be ddsnycd ar otherwise
, , disposcd of unless it is claimed .and. the fee i~ respat thereof is paid within one weak.
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' (a) cause io be destroyed or to be coniinkd for such pe~iod as he may ; direct,any:dogor~~eranima~whichis,oaisreasomblysuspected
to b~ suffering from rabbies, or which has been bitten by any dog or other animal sdcring or suspected to be s,uffering from
. . . . . . . rabbies ; : . (b) by pubIic.noticedirectth=t, after suchdate as-may be speci'fied in . -
: the notice, dogs which are without collars or without marks, , . . . , 'distinguishing them as private praperty and are found- straying . . . . .. . -. on the strcets or btyond thc enclosnres ,of t h e ho,uses of their
owners, if any, may be destroyed and cause them to be destroyed accor$ingI? ....
. . . . (3) No damages shall be pay~ble in r c s p t of any dog or other animals
destrogcd or otherwise disposed of under this section.
- (41 No onc, being the bwner or person incharge of any dog, shaIlallo.w it to be at large in any public street or public place without being nluzzletl and without bzing secured by a c b i n l 3 d in any case in which- !
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(a) he knows that the dog is IikeIy to annoy or intimidate any person; . - . (b) the &mniission-,r has,, by public ,nolice d m g the p ~ v a l e a , of I
rabFes, directed that dogs shalI nob be at large without mumIeded and chain lends. . . - - . - - , , . . . . ,:. ' . . . . . .
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(a) allow any feracious dog which bclongs to him is in @s cha$ .T'.., .. . . . . . . . . . . . ' . .to .ti at- j q e witlwut beirtglm~~td' i. dr
' (8 : - (b) ~ c t on or urge:any dog or otheranima:l to actack,'wo~~or:intimi- . , . . - - ' . : ' .. date-any person ; or"'- . . . . -
MI- (c) howing on haviag.reasun to belkvc that any dog or animal belong-,
ing to- him or in his charge has been bitten by zny aim I suffering or reasonably suspected to be suffering from rabbies, faiI or ~ g - lect to givc irnm-diate information of the fact to rtc Con~missioner or give inforwtion whch is fi.l*.
305. Std i t~g or c o i e c t i n ~ itflianimrrble ntateriak. -Thc Co mn~issioner may. by public notice, prohibit in anycyse where such prohibition appearst0 him to-benccessaryforthe preventionofdangerto lifeorproperty, the sEcking- or coIlecting of w o d , dry grass, straw or other innamma ble materials or the placing of mats or thatched huts or the lighting of fires in any pIace mhich may bt speci$ed in: the notice.
305. Care ofnokedlighrs.-No person sbdlset a nakcd light on or near any buildinginlany public sttcet- or other p u b l i ~ pIace in,sucb manner as to cause danger of fire :
Provided that nothing in this section shall be deen~ect to prohibit the use of lights. for the purpose of illumination on. tmbe occasion of a festival or public or private entertainn~cnt.
307. Disclmrging fire~vorks, fire urnis ere.-No one shal I discharge any f i r ea rm or lcb otf fire: works or fire baUoans qr engage in any gdm ie such rnanncr as to causc or to be likely m ca.use.dange~ to person passing by or dwelling or working in the nejghbourhood or risk of injury to property.
308. ' Power lo require builriirrgs, u~ells, ztc. lo, be rcttdeficd safe.-Where I any building, orwaI1, orany-thing al?ixed thercto, orany well, taqk, re#rvior,.
pool depression or excavation , or any baak or tree, is in the opinion. of the Csmmissioner, in a ruinous: state, for want of sufIicient, repairs, protection .
I or enclosure, a nuisanc~ or dangerous to persons passing hy or dweIlinfi or working in thc,ncighbawho,od, the Commissioner , p l y ,by , noth in w&iog re@* the o.wner or prt-owner or person, c l c i m i ~ to be. the * we-r or pirt-omcr thereof or failing a n y of them, the occupies ihercof, ta senlove the same ot may require him to repair, protect or enclose the =ma in such manner as he tbhks.m~ssary ; and if the danger is.. in ,the opinion of the &&missiqner immineht, hc shall forthwith.. take such steps'as.%e eiaks. necessary to avert the snmc.
309, Eltclosttre of waste l a lu l , used for ittyroper p1crposes.-Thc Com- missioner may, by notice in writing, require thc owner or part-owner, or pefsomcIaiming,to be. the owner or pa~t-owner of any, land .or bui44ing.o~ C&c bssee or ,ithe wrson clniming to be ffie lessec uf any sdch llnd whkh by =son, of mi- ofi disputed amiship QC other cause; has ernained in a c u p i e d and has become the resort of the idle and disorderly person dr a4 petsons who hare no oskniiblc means of subsistence or can not giv0.a ~ t i s f ~ c t o ~ ~ o u r ~ t of tbernselves or is used for gaming or ;rnmoralpnrpos~ cstbtkwise, masions or is likly rn m a s i o n a nuisance, secure and emlose the same wrthin such time as may be specified in the notice.
ErnrneTION A m PRBVErnON OF FlRE , - . .
. . 310.m ' Estabiishrncn$ md maintenance offire brig&.-hr k!pre~eatioL
a d extinction of fire, the Cwpmation. may, and if the Smte Go~ernrn*
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so dirccts shall, establid~ and maintain a fire-brigade and provice implements, machinery or means of communicating intelligcncc for the efficient disch~rge of their duties by the brigade.
31 1. Pa wer of rtretnbers of fire-br.igude,s and orher persons for arppressiorl of r e - ) On the occasion of R fire in thc municipa I area any Magistra tc, the Oornmissioner of the Corporation, any member of a fire brigpde main- tained by the Corporaticrn directing the operations of men belonging to the brigade, and any'polce oficer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector may-
(a) remove or order the removal of any-pcrson which by his presence- interferes with or impedes the operztions for e~t;r.~ui:hini: the fir: or for saving life or property ;
(6) close any street or passage in or near which any fire is burning; (c) for the purpo*s of extinguishing the fire break into or through or
pull down, or cause to be broken into or through or pulled down or wed for the passage of houses or othcr appliances, any pretnkes ;
(d) cause mains and pipes to be shot off so as to give- greater pressure of water in or ncar the place where the fire has occurred ;
(e) ca l l on thc pcrsonsinclir~rge of any fire engine to render such assis: a n c c as may be possible ;
If) generally, take such measures as may appear neccessary for the preservation of life or property. .
(2) When any Governrncnt building is endangered by fire, the officer of the Public Works Department for the time being incharge of the building may also cxcrcise the powers conferred under sub-section (I) .
(3) , No pxson shall be liablc to pay damage for any act done by him under sub-scct~on ( I ) and (2) in good faith.
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(4) Any damagc done jn'th6 exercise 6f a powei conferred or'a clutY4 imposed'by this section, shall.be deemed to be damaged . by . . . fire . 'within the meaning of any. policy, of insurance againgf'fire. . , . . . ' I '
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by the last foregoing Section 'shall be subject to'any regulations, cbndjtions' or restrictions which may be imposed by the rules.
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- 313. Provision of rnunitfidal , markets and .slaugI~ter 'lrorrses:.+ I ) v r h Oommissiancr, when authorised by the - Coiporation' in, this behalf, may provide and maintain municipal rnarkets.arid'sIaughter houses in such number as ,he, thinks fit together -with staI1s;i shops, sheds, -peris ,and o~her buildings and conveniences for the use of persons cariying-on trade .or.busineSs8 in,# or frequenting such markets .or slaughtk houses snd may provide and main; tain in such markets, buildings and places, machines, weights, scales and measures for the wcighment -ix'ineasurement of goods s ~ i d thercin.
(2) Municipal niaikefs-and 'slailgliti:fhofisEss shdliM,, wder the control of the, Qommissidner . who+.-wy at any time, :bp -public ndiice;:cIose: any
, ': rnunicip~1,market'br slaiighter h,ouse.or anypait tberecf. -.I. . -. : r .: ,. .' . .
- 314. Use of m:r~licipnl mrrrkets.-(1) No person shall, .without the general or special permission. in writing of the Commissiouer, sell .or expose for the sale of any aninr~l or arlicle in any municipal market.
(2) . Any person contravenin$ the provisions of sub-section (I), and any animal or article exposed for sals by such person, may ba summarily re-
. movcd from the rnarket by or- under the order& of the Commissioner or
. any officer oi emp loyecs of thc Gorpotation authorised by the Comrnissio~ler ;,in this behalf.'
315. Private n~rrrkets atrd sfalrgllter hauscs.-(I) No place 0 t h than a.municipal mnrket shall be used as a . market unless such place has h e n
'licensed as a market by the Oommissioner. , -
(2) No plack other than a municipal slaughter house shail be used a slsughterhouse: .
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(a) LO ~cstrict.dc .slaughter of any a n i ~ a l ~ i i a n ~ . ~ l & e .on 'the occasion of any reIigious festival or ceremony, subject to such conditions
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(b) to prevent the Commissioner, with thk sanction of the Corpora- , . . . tion, frorn'setting apkt places for the slaughter of animaIs in
accordance with religious customs.. ! . . . . - . : I . : . . . 316. ~citrdirio~w of grunt 'of license for private market.--(l) The Corn-
missioner may 'chdrge .such fees.as he thinks fit to ,impclse for the grant of a licence to any person to open a private market and may grant such licene) subject to,s,uch conditions, consistent with this Act and any byellaws m a ~ e thereunder, as he thinks fit to impasc. . . . . . - .
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(2) -when the Clommissioner.refi%s.to grant any licence, he shaIl record a brief ststement of the reasons for such refusal. . .
. . . . . . !: . (3) ~ h d ~ ~ o m ~ i s s i o n e r may, with 'the previous approval of the Cor- , . . , . . - paration and f ~ r reasons to bl: rzcorded, suspegd a .liceme in respect of a , . , . , .
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-private market for such - - .period as be think @,or cancel such licence:. _ , - 1 . - . ;I, / - ' ' ,
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,id; ,pkvided ,that su~ki1icencish?ll bi cancelled.withoyt . ., giving an oppor- luni ty of being -h+rd to, the licc~cee: , . . J . .
; - . (9);. ,A priv+e.parkqt of which .the licence has been suspendcdor caq~!c-,l- jk3 as: ?foreasid$+h%II bb:$closcd with ?ffwt,:frdm such date as,may be Speci- 5fiZd - jn . tlag nrdcr: qf suspensiqn or pncellatiofi. , . I ., , . . ' .... ' . . r . . ' ! r . . , ' - { I., 317. , Prohibition of' kee& mark;ts bPe,i. without licence gte.--(I) '&a person shall keep.opep for, public., q e any,. ,market in respect ~ f . , ~ h i c h a licence is required by or under this Act without obtaining a liwnce therefor i~QVhib .the,,!iceoce thcrefor is sspended or after the same,. has been ,- . .
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suspended or canceIled, the Commissioner shall caqe a nt>ticc.o[ the:grant, . . .
r~fusaI, sus ension or cancella tion -to b .pasred in such language or langu- ages ache%& necessary in sornc aonspiovous place byot nc&r theentrance to the pisc:: to which the notice -relates.
318. Prohibition of use of rmlicensed market.-No persons knowing that any market has h a opened to the pubIic without a licence having been obtained thereof when such licence is required by ui'er this Act or that t.le licenee granted ,therefor is for the h e being suspended or t h t it has b:en cancelicd, shall selI or expose for sRIe any animal or articlc in such market.
. 319. Prohibitton of fiusiners and trade.+11) No animl or art& .shaIl be sold or exposed for sale within a distance ~f one hundred metres of-any municipal market or licenced private market without the permission of the Cammissioner.
( 2 Any pxson contravening the provjsion of sub-section (I) and any animal or -article exposed for sale by such p,ersan ]my be summarily removed by or under the order of the Commissioner or any officer or .empIo.yee ,of the Corpora tion appointed b y him,in .this behalf.
320. Levy ,of st~if&es, rent <and fees.-The Commissioner, .with the pre- vious approval of the Corporation, may-
I ' . . , . ' ..(a) dfiargc such stnfiaies, renu or .fig as may from time to time be
fixed by him in this behalf- ' '
. (i) forThe~occupatian~or useofanystaU,shop,.a~,shedmpen -in a -rnMicipal. m a ~ b t nr municipa1:slaughkr lhouse ;
: .(ii) , .fqr &.Tight -to exp~se~arJicles for s a l ,in .a mwiaipalm~~bjat;
(ili) for the ure of machines, weights, SW-les and measures provided ifor #in any municipal- make t ; and
( i v ) for the right to slaughter animals in any municipal slaughter homeivd for.-the feed of.~uch:animab :Ware $hey ,are !ready
- for .sfmughter; (or (b) put upto public a ucrio?~~.or dispose .oT,%y ,private,ele,.the prilii-
lege of occupying or wing any stall, shop, stand, shed or pen in , - a municipal rnadcet or .municipal 4slau hter h o w .for rsuch
~ria(andonsucheo~ditienrss:bcmaydi~:h.
321 1 3tatligcs~rent~, k c ; to -bk pub1lshed;-A dopyof&e~b%le;otf.staI~ages, -rerits and -fees, if 'any, chargeable -in 'any mnnicipal market~or, ,municipal slaughter house and of the bye-laws, made imder'Lhis' Acts 'for the p u r p e of rqulating the use of such market or slaughter house printed in such *lmguage or ' l m p g e s %s f i e 'Commi~ondr awy direct, $ha1 \be a&ed in ~~e-c~on~p~cnous;place in the'mrriket-orsl~ughtm ho*. .' ' , ) . a . . .
322. ' Butcher 's flshmongei's and podlterer 's lirence.+T) No .perm,n~shaII without or otherwise than in conformity wirha licence from the Cmnlriisfivnel carry on the trade of a butchcr, fishmonger, poulterer or importer of flash -interdi;d far .human'fb;od mvse nny dace for-$he saledPIlesh, d6% or poultry ,Mbnded fh .Huihgn: rbGe : ' ' . ' , . . .. . : . . . L ..
Provided that no Iicence sha1l.b~ required-for any place ukd fot the saie or storage f&r sale of preserved flcsh or fish conwined in air tight hermct:cally staled receptacles. . , , . ,
(2) The Commissioner may by order and subjcct,to such conditions as to supcrvjsion and insp,wtion as ho.,thin ks fit to impo~c, grant a 8 l;cencc or may by order refwe for reasons to be recorded .to grant them nc. ,
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. (3) .Evc~ys{cbIicenccshall_expireatthee~d~ofthc yc.ar.for~r!,iibich i t is granted or at such earlier date as the Cornmissioner .may for special rcasons spzcify in the licenw, .
, . - . , , . , .. . (4) If any place is used for the sale of flesh, fish n-r&uitry in coniraven-
tion of the provisions of this section the Commissioner may stop ,r&c use 4 !hereof by suchm,e.ansas hemsy considcrncccssary. . ,: ,.> . , . . * . . /.- ,:
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s;'ol~er.f(I) No person sha 11 without .the previous permission in writing b f ~ h e Comm~ssioncr establrsh in a n y premises or materially alter, cnIargc or cx- tend, any-factory, worksho~.of trade premises in ;which it , . is.rntcn&cd to
.. . efiploy stwm, electricity, 'water or other mccha~icql power:. . . : . 1 . , ..' .. I . , _ 1 . ..
(2) ~ h c ~ommksioo~r ~syrefurrto~iursuehpcymiss ian, i fheis6f bpinion that the establishment, alter? tion, enla rgc'ment or extension of ,such
,factory, - wurkshup. qr. trade premises, in the * praporcd. position, would'be objectionabie:by reaEons of the Censjty of.&c.~r>paLtiop in the negihb~iLr- hood thereof, or ~vould be a n~dsarce 10 the i n k bitants of the neighbow- hood. . . ..
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324, , freniises plot to be useti for rertuir~ purposes ,vitl,o,t[ l i c ~ ~ ~ c e , ~ ( l $ . . N ~ pcnon. shall use or permit to bc . wed any i premises for ' any ' of' ttrc
t foIlowing purpozes without or otherwise ~ h z n in confirmity,withdhc k p s of a licence issited by the Commi.~sioner in this behalf, namely:-
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- (a) any- of tie purpder rprkificd in ~rrt-~.ofthc-~ehedbjk.=i; . . ; .k (b) :.any purpozc which i$, in he c-p!nion of- . the ' . . C o n ~ m i s s i ~ r
dangerous to,life; health c.1- prcperty or likely to create4 <nuisance; (c) keeping horses, cattle or olhcr' -.qw'druped ! a$iaials;ok!biEds
for transportation, sale or hire or for sak of the produce . . . . . thgreof;. o r . . . . ., . . . . . .
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( 0 ito-ring any of thc q;i&. ~ ~ & i f i c d i r ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ $ + ~ t > ~ : $ h k d ' a l e ; ~ ,.. , > , ,
except for domestic usc of those articlts:' ' . . - ,. . . . . , . r . . , - .<. ?,;'A' iF.'\
Provided' t h a ~ :the Corporation, n:a y t'r c :~ yc i l i ~ t .,pi! in!xs:in. zh$h.!h~ Iagpegate quantity of article stbnd for ~ri16 +ci,;.tl.r i . x i :~qd;~ '~ch:&m~iy hs nisy bcprercribed by byeilawa .in ic!piki b ~ o f i y :p&%i +t~cks sba)?-b exempted from the opera'tion of clairie { In). ' .:% . - -... -; .., -: :, , ;(2) .In prearibing rhe lcl ILS-OT a, ~ i c c ~ ~ ~ , ~ a ~ ~ l c d , ~ u n d ~ ~ - ~ h t s ~ s ~ t i o .. ,-- . r.A.- ~2 for ..the /. ,, uzcaf-jremiies i a's niills or irc-#;ya,riis'Qrff9( ~ i~ ! IZ~p~~~~f i s . t ) re , : q n - ~n~ss~oficr h a y , w:hcn he thinks fit, recjyi1~ ,thc];c~rcc, to ,p~p:~!@ ?,TEE 9 r pasrag withih t f i premises foi'chrls foi laa'd 1n8 and unIoadYng purposes.
.: Fimvided,thatlno. suc h$eebMf exceed five ;hundred -r ugces.
325. ~eizirre of certain animals. -( 1 ) If any horses, ca.ttle,o~othr:.qwd- ruped animals or birds arc kept on any premises in contravention of thc ~proxisinn:of~tionl 324.10~ are: found abandmedr and ~ ~ ~ n ~ i n g ~ o r tdthcrcd anatystreebos puh1iq:pIacc or onlanyzland klonging tanha-Qo~poration. the Cornmissionet,or~any &ke~-iornpawared lfbplxirn~mayrseize :Them land may cause them to be inlpounded or removed to such place as may be
rttppoiatediby -the Giovernmentton . t k . C q o ~ $ i o n ~ f o r 'this:purpw and:cost !of ~ 6 ~ u r e f of-,4heso;animalsfroj birds and~of>imp~tmding or remouinglthem and of fccding and watering them, shal- be :recoue~ibJe ::by snle bby auction of these animals or birds:
, , , . Previded itbat a~yomalsimin~~lcb.~m4sro&~birdsma~)rw@in osaven
days of this seizure get ~ncralea~&amhis-gayin~:clk~~sEino~~m&~B~ the Commissioner in seizing, impounding or removing and in feedin and
-jag suah~animslr owbirds, i.and~on~:hi~~rnd&~1a!-1i~~~\fo~ft,~- ~in$thasel~m81san&bjrds~issuedmder11tharp~o~isionsoF~ation 324.
42) -;~trencie=;the~ ~ommissiotler~ieof %ha ~~iniokrthatxhtha w e r : o ~ a n ~ premises for anymPdhe:p~psedad-ttorirt yruh;sectiort.l(l )rohsctiorsr384 ia causing a nuisancc and such nuisance should be immediately stopp~d, the
' ; O d ~ o n e e O m p r d e r $ h e ~ o w ~ e ~ o ~ t h e toccup:er.:o&he: premises taa top ,such tubancord~n.su~;timecasrmav h~swi f idd rin;&emdelrand~in.the :m&CoE.the,failge:ofaha~-c or o&upres~omrnply \vitb&chlorderj:the e 0 ~ o n e r r m w h ' ~ 1 f ~ o ~ ~ b l i : an. ofEce.r isubord jna re tulhimj t a w . d h
41sedrtoirbe stopped. !
(3) Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this section any Ipersbn-bpwh~mmnat~ wh~iinstaucer anyrhmes;; aml~or.otherqua&hped ranirhals?op birds iararrsr, i kept, Iahndaned or :~W'thered;:.sshalli 490th apnnishdblm andedst-Act . .
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326. PO wer of the Comt~~issioner to gte ve~rt use OJ brentises in particul(w area fo~pcn!pasea &fewe'd~toin sec~on 3E4.+l)~:Phe4Qommiss~er may give
4 r p u l i j i ~ ~ O W ~ f his intention: to ~deolare thnt'linl any2 areaqspe&ied, )in the rnotlmo p r s o m s h a i l : ~ ~ an3 pramks..forL.any. of ttk rpmposepreferrcd to z kiuEP9tt:tiaa <I ) bf~sectiom3244irhiclrma~ bwspdfied in;sach.no t i e . . , . .
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(3) The Gomrni?sioaer shall consider all,objations received ,withi.n the ~ d a i * w o d ~ g i v i n ~ a n y ~ n affecdd~by Ye-ndticc.afi.oppbhnirity-bf being '?Etdrd la&%ay thereupon-m9ke1d&1amidd i h'-ar;cor$anki$ith rhez n*ce %d$ublidhed~ud&r %bb-*ttion (I);~dth.~uthnid&ifisStiani~~if ahy;.as4wmay think fit. : I , . .
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-*inbst&k M - m a n n t l r -a$ the Corndssioncr nay dkferi.dne;.arld.khttll t8Fc ~6kffdf:frarn'$cUate of itsvpubl ic&on'in?h<pff;iall Oamte,. , .
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(5) No person shall, in an3 arca spwified in any declaratioq.pub1ished -.dhder shW&florin(4),-usean ypdkisef for any &f +hcpyrposes iiiferrdd:to in %tion 324 specified in the dec~aratiorr .addd+hc-'&rn&i~ionerm~~lFhRve
thcip~wer t@. stopm. the use.. of. any . such premises. by sucli' rnearis.as :l~ti+ consider nercessary!?
327;. I.icorrces~or.~~a~ukB~g ~rticles,~/c~-'l\lo &tso.n sM&&ithallt.or otgef; wisc ,than in-conformity with the tcrms of 'a licence granted by$hb,Gomrukc sioner in this beha If :-
(a):, hawk:.or-ex~>~&,. fbr sale iri, ,any;,pIatc .any.. article Ghameuer,. .whether i trbe fo'r human consmp~ion or not; . ,
.. (b)r, use,in.an%,p~aw hisskillin any handicraft awfor rendering bcyi& to and foi. the convcnicnce~qf.~thes publio!fon thcgpr-wses vf @ins or making a living.
- . , , ' , , j - 328. , Eu19n~J1otrsece to, sl~r~robedise ~ ~ ~ i i h ~ ~ ~ ~ l i ~ e ~ t ~ e ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i &t~hi ' is i i~ )ne$~e (!) . No -wrwn-.shSI,: witho uknr.r o,tharwiser:than~.in cgafbmiiyzwith, the1 terms ofip .a..licence,&anhd.,b J, the~,Commistiionar:~i n7 thisr%k14~ikeepl ,, aRr eating house, lodging house, hotel, boarding houses, tea shop, coffee hausc,,cofe,-,resta~&~rohsbmeqt FocmaSr any,; pi-: W x e .the gpbIic aresadlqiWd.afor,,re~+m~r.cfo~,the, consumpJim wBanylt !fwdr q~ - d r k b or any place whkrc food is sold or pl[~pargdf~r-,saIa~, , - . . , . . , ,
(2) The Comnlissioner m2vprqtanybwe cancel or suspend any licence granted under sub-section (lJ.jfl-d~?ia,p @ginion that the premises covered thereby are not kept in confdrmity-wit fi '.the conditions of such licence or with the pr,qvisions of any, bye-laws madc.,in. . this . .beh?,lf -I . . .
329. Licerzci~lg artd co~rtrol of ti~catre'circrrses a~tdb~accs of public' at~tuse- n ~ r r t l ~ N o - ~ r r n u ; shall, lwithod o q othanwjsedlw~ $rrconfptdty yitb the terms;of~Iiccnmgr?nkd,,by7 tb, ~mrnissi~w~,in,,t&ist~behart;.~.keep open any.-thoa*u,, ci~cu~,T.~harnaihous+dapcing~ h@t or: otheE,.sii@l&r place of public-xemzt, rtcreatlm, osamwment ?: .
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Provided that nothing in this scction shail apply to p ~ ~ ' ~ p ~ E f o r r n a n c e s in .any,; such .place. ... . , ;. . ' - . I . (.
33@. . , Pbludr .of , ~ ~ ~ ~ n i ~ s i s t j u . . t b i ~ t o ~ ~ u ' ~ ~ o ~ $ ~ ~ i i t i ~ & ~ s e d ~ ~ ~ i ' n i r u v e ~ I f i o n ojiiceocesTIf f h e ~ n l m m ~ i o ~ R e r i s ' p f , o p : i n i q ~ t h a t a n y @ ~ g & ~ ~ , lodging house,. Md,, b08rdi&,;k&1~~~.. tea,.shopr,.cqff~..fio~-,ca;f< . restaurant, refrcsc hn~en t robmpctother glrlce,wXerer .th%*pblic,dre.adbi@ed2or repose or for consumption of any food 'or drink or w&re food l s soId or prepared for sale, or any$heatq,@@ uq,cimathow~,,d~&~a&or.,$~dq~ ?@er pIace..of .p~bLic~~esort, ,resreationl!or-amewt.~s.kep&p~n, ,witZ1pqt$: licence or -0 therivise than in confdrmity with'the ternis o f a licence_grapte,Ff-;in respxt thereof, he may stop the use o f any such premises for a'ny such ?ucposefo~ a specified perisd :by $uch.mcaasa s hq mag c~q$&$~nec@ary,
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' 3%. Pi lwr & Cbnlrrlissiotrcr td i,tspect,,p~&eA 1~1tere r~nlniv.fcI slaughter of n~tituals elc. sus~ected.-(U lf the Cqmmissioner dr a n ~ l . ~ x s o q a u%orised by him in this- BkhaIf'hrrs- re?t$on..to-M1i&athh't 'ahyaninial'iritenddd for h~man~consumpri~nt~isr~ber'mg:1 slaa~hkred~or~ ,thatrthe4eh:)df any such animal is being soId or exposed for sale, anyripl~ce:~~or;f*11n~r not duly author$&.nndec i thisTAa t7, I1err may a$,any!!he, by#ajr,.o.q:nij&t\ with- out notice, inspect such places for. the~ppqgses-~f~.,~~$isfy&~himself as 10 whether. any, p~ov.isions of .. this. Act,,or,any, bye~law mqda under this . . ' I - . I : , . . r - .
Act .a!-tllc. tilac infurze -is. k i n g uontravencd thereat and may seize any ~ i i : ~ inimai b; the c?.r!.tzass of b u ~ h aninla1 or sucll flesh found tl~erein.
. .. . (2) ., The Con~rnissioner may -romevc.and sell by auc~ion or .otl~crwisc d i 2 ~ s c ofany,animal ~~~~~~~~~~‘br any animal or any Aesh seized udder sirch+xction-(1).
(3) I~.withinone,m~nthofswchseizurc t l~eawnerof.theanim~lcar~ass o'f'flesh Tails to spp=.ar and proves.kis c [aim to the .satisfaction df the Com- missioner or if the owner is convicted of a n offen= ynder this in respect oT-such anirrlal, ' c a ~ s s , or ,fleshj 'the proceeds a'f Any sate unde-r ssub- s&tion (I) :shaIl.jrest in the Carpration. . .
(4) Any pzrson slaughtering any acimal or selling or cxpssing for mlc !he flqh of'any'such a-nimal in any place, or manner not duly authoriscd under the- proviqi ns of ,this Act shall be punishable .with imprisonment upto six months and; inay b e arrcstcd .by any,police officer with6ut a. warrant. , . <! f 1,'- . . . - -
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.. (5) & ?lahi shall lie againsr'any persoh,for ctimjicnsation' for any daniage necessarily'caused by any entry or bji the use of any force'pe~ssary
,,, - < 4 for elT:cting any entry under,this section; ' '
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332. L q r o w l n l n t ich.&zt.-~here t b ~otnmir r ioner upon information is satisfi:d-in respect, of any area- . . . -
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' - , ' . - '. ., ." , . . . r .. . .(TI7 'that thk$uilding~'in:that.arca ae by reason of'dirregair brsanihry ':.:: . -:defects'uh@t-for hiiman. habi!atioli'o,iare by reasori df tliei,r b'ad ; ; -. .: - ,.:I ' - airangehent, or thee4 narrowness or, bad-aridngement of tEie s t r k t s
or the want of light, air,' , ventilation , or proper conveniences, dangerous or injurious to thc health of the inhabitants of the - ,, . - , , . , .. . . 'area-: and: . . - -
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.,... (6) that fhs mnrt ratiif.siwy, rnc,thad d e l i ~ g with the conditions in 4 . ' . .-'.', ''iKi$$rea.~isthe rearrangemeritand reconstriictionof the streefsand + ,
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! . 'EuiIdings i6 thc area"in'akordance with.an' improvernept '&heme, ,, , - .--' ,.: 1' - ' -
j- .- .E2 - .:, .:he may~tramean~im$ro$ement scheme .in 'respect of the area-in . *..,-, - -(-.,. ., ' acdhrdoncc.with . , th i bjioilaws made in this behalf. . ; r,< , . . , I . ' . I . . - 1 . -
' -333. .;lkari&i ' ii be ' $idiided for 'irr ari i ~ t ~ p r o yenl& i -sclientc.:+I) An ih$i5red:nri i6kIy. -;-!--. siheiii?'*m'ay' .: t . , , , 2 . provide' , for ,r , . . . , . 11- or ,any:.of the following matbrs,
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(; :. . . . , . , I ,. . i . . , , . . ,,, , . ( - ,-;. . - a) .th&ac~uisiiion b j agrecmenk or irider the l i t i d ~cquisition Act.
. . ,,,, ., 1894 (1 of 1894) any propzrts necesvry ,for or a f f ~ t e d by,thc 4'. +-'- txecutio?. df thc scheme'; . , , -
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- ~ j ; , . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a ~ i n ~ ~ ~ t o ~ i i n ~ i a i ~ c ~ ~ ~ i r d i i t h d ~ h ~ ~ ~ ; ' . :, . , ' Y;.i !I - :I,,:: = (5): : t h q ~ ~ d i s ~ b u t i o n sf sites bclos j n g to ~ w o e h of &m
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.... :.' : 'ttik?clbsuie: or-dtlnolitian of building .br pol-tions of buil(I.i'ngs - ? . < r: -:-. . un'fit. for,hubqn habitatio-q 3 ' , . . . . .
;,: ' j ~ ~ : , ~ , , ; ~ r , . , . . - ' - , .d, - , . . ., . , _ .I the-&h51itibn df ~b;trtlJti~e bhildings o r pdrtidns t'hiredf: ' '
Cf) the comtruction and reconstruction o r builrlings: (g) tile constr~tr-tion and alteration of strzets; (/I) L ~ I C water supply, s trz~t lighting, drainagc and otlicr c r i~v;ni:nccs; (i) the pravision of u r b ~ n ~mcnties and F~cilitics such as parks,
garden, pl?y ground; ( j ) thc sanitary a r r a n ~ e m c ~ ~ ts requircd for the area conipriscd
in tli: scbemc; ( k ) thepr~visionofaccon~modationforanyclassoftheinl~~bi~a~~~s; ( I ) t l ~ c provision or FacjIities for communic?tion; (tu) the sale, letting or exchangc of any properly co~nprised
in lhc scheme; {n) urban forestry, prolketion of tllc enrironkelil and 6f
ccologica 1 aspects ; . ,
(o) urban p 7 v ~ 1 - t ~ elzviation ; ($1 pro,motion of cultural, educationn1,and zesthatic-aspects:
(1) cattle ponds, prevcnlion of cruclty to nnirna 1s; . .. { r ) public :I menitibr including strcd light, pa rvng ! b ~ s , bus 5 t 0 ~ s . o s d
public ' conveniences; and (s) -any otl~cr matter for which, in the opinion of the ~ornniissioncr.it , , . is cxptd icnt to make provisio ys with a view to thc improveme~t
pf'the'arca to which the s:himc relates.
(2) yher~ any land is designate$, in.an improvcmcnt :c$eme a$ subjcct to acqursitioa'or i s required by the Scheme to be kept as,an opcn space thcrr, i fat the expiration of'ten yearsfroin the date of sanction of the scheme by the Government' under sub-section (2) of section 334 the land is not acquired by the Comrnissioncr. the owner of the land nla y serve on 'the
I Co,mmissioner, a notice requiring his intercst in the land to . bc so acquired,.
1 (3) If ttie Clom~nissioncr fails to acquirc t hc la within a peiiod of six months horn the receipt .of the n'ntice; the improvement schcme shaI1 ha vc etiect after the expiratian'nf tI~c,said six m o n t b and,i,f.the iand were not designated as subject to zcquisition by the Commissincr .or were not
. . rcquired to be k e p ~ as an opcn spsce. '. I
(4) The Corn n~issioncr may prep7 rc a schenie i n tbe slum in~provcmcnt and upgradation of t hz area. a s provided in the Himzchal Pradesh Slum Areas (Improvement a nd Clearance) Act, 1979 (1 9 ~f 1979). . . . . . - - . . .
, . , . . 334. khbntissiotz if ii,vrovcmlerit scllenic to the ~ o r ~ d r m i o w for approvrrl
and to the Governnrent, for sanction.-41) %.Every improvement scheme s h ~ 11, as soon as may b=, after i t has been framed, be submitted by the Commis- sioner for.approva1 to tlie Corporation and the Corporation may either approve the sclleme witlio.ut modifica tio~ls or with-such modifications as it may coasider necessary or reject the schemc with direction to the Corn- missioner to lzavc a frcsh scIieme framed according to such directions: . # :,
(2) 'No improvement schen~e approved by the Corporation under sub- section (1) shall be valid unless it has been sar.ctioncd by tIlc Government.
: 335. ' Prtblicaf ion of the ilotice afici s c h ~ r ~ l e is saactiot~ecl.-( i ) Arte r an improvement scllemc is snnctioncd by the Government. the Cornmis- sioner s h ~ l l p r z p ~ r c a r l o t ~ ~ ~ s t a t u ~ g ~ , , - . . . . ..
(a) tile fact t hn t I llc schdGe has been sdrictioried ' ; - -
(6) 11s b~undarios of the~arta.camprised i t11 the.scl~eme; and (c) thc ptacc at which past;cutars o f thc schcrnc, a map ,of the arca
comprised in the- scheme: -and.a sta tcmelit of the In nd. wkch it is proposcd,to acquire ]nay bc sccn.
(2): The Corn~nissioncr shn 11 cause thc aforcsa id no lice. to be published ia the Ohcia1 Gazctre and also in the .manner specifit'd. in scction 364.
33 6. Rel~ortsirtg .~c l~c~~tc . -Tbc Con~rnissioner,- while .framing the improve- mznt -scheme under- this chaptct -for any- area.. may: also framcl? scheme, (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the rehousing scheme), fdr tlie construc- tion; msinknancc and-managementof such and so many buildings ashe m a y consider necessary for providing accommodation for perso-ns wlio arc li kcly to b2 displaced bythc execution of: the improvement scverne.
337. Tt~tprov?ra?nt schenn mtd reho~tsit~g,, s c l i ~ m e lo con~p/$, ivirh, lnasfer piart and 'zorral d~~lreiapnrcnr~p~nn.-Nd improvement scheme.or .re housing schcme frarncdande~ this chap:cr n fter dcvcl~pmcnt plqn fo'r tIYd~tmuy\icipal area or a zonal deVelopPmcntp/an q r any.p$rt thereof has.becn ptepared in accordance-wit h l l a shalt be vat id -unIess qch;scheme is in cortfrb'rmity with the p;ovisions o r the dcveIopmcnt plan or thc zonal dcveldpmtnt plan.
. . 338: Pm visia,lr oj h o ~ ~ s ~ ~ ~ ~ a c c o m ~ n a ~ ~ ~ i o ~ ~ : for. thf emno lh+lll, lt'eokcr.
secflq~1s.-4f,the Corporation upon considers, tion of report frbrh thr: co,mmis7 sioner or any ot herinformation i~satis'ficd that i t is expgdie~il lo ,provide-. housing,~~cco mrnoda tion ' for thc cconon~ica IIy, wealicr scctkns, ,in any area and ' that such' nixommaditin. can be , pr~vidcd withb~tmakirlg~a n, improvement schcme thc corporation shall cause that area to be defied, on a plan and pass a resolution authorising thc Cornmissioncr - to provide such accommodation- . ,
(a)i by :the ~ercctionrof~~i1dihgs.o~ by-attach men^ mf.rlandt.bclongin~ to the Corpomtion.onofi la nd:acquired by $he:8oqaratio~fo'r~th~* purpose: -
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(6) by the conversion of any bui ldu~gs:belonging! to)-the:arpora$ion into dwellings for thc econo~nically weaker scctions.
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REGULATION OF FELLING AND PLANTING , TREES . , . ' , * . : t , . . '
339;: Prbltibitirtg ;: f e l l i t~g~ curting , I darnagi~~gp- (icstropng:~anyt twe~ ilt. any trrbanrarpn:.-N~ipersor shall dut:damagc; ddsiroy~ fell'or rainov~ any wee of thcqres~ribed~class;.~wh'ethorj ino[udcd:lnr. a ~privatc holdmg~or mbl: within the.iurisdicti~n~-of~ the&linicipal:CorPora tion: exmpWth.prior..~remkion obtained:l from , the:- State:. Government: under! the %,prowisions nlade.in7drthis Cliapter,or a rty :rulesvmadel-- thcrcuoder:.
(cr)' bgiidling:.dsiiling ofifin Ies, boring~and:umnfilpoisonousrsubstbncc; (by cutiin~and:ex.posure~of roots. or nra kinga-tree !dangerous!: (c) setting fire l o a tree or its brmchcs: (4 debarkingLotrstnippingpfCtthe..bar,k-;
.(el -cxtcaotion!of resin ari&gum: Cf) ~liappingr of: :brnnches ;
extractien and rer4ovaI;of1tomh~vaod ; damage to trces by throwing debris or stones;
but such dam~ge shi l not inrlludc the damage whicllis cnusdi--
42) :~by~opping.~oEbranches~of~trees~which~- are,rgrown .lmninly: for foddcr,: hmrbulmra b~x~ornamenta tlpurposes.
330 . : fion$tirufi'onw tip Trce (Atit/tofiity t-l3Tk,Stat* #wcmmant shall + by notification, constitute the Tree Authority consisring of the folIowing:.-
(i) thc ~ a y o r - o f n t h e - ~ u n j q i p a l . ~ $ I a t i a n ; (ii) ,the, Commissioner; ,
(P) thc'Divisiona i Forest Ofhccr hav~~juisdiatjon w e r , the city; ( i v ) the District Horticulture Officer having jurisdiclion over ihc city;
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. ., (Y)- . ~nei.C~uIl~i~~~r~+tO ,bc no~ninalcd by-rhcrM8yor. '
341. i~eelir~~'#f ' ~ r c e Aulhority.--(I) Thc Tree A v i h a ~ i ~ y ?halIInlect a t least once in two nionths at such place a11d tirnc as the cl~airma~l may
I de~ idc .
. .@) .T&C quoiun~ t t ~ cao~titutc~a, mccti o~,I~c;T~~F*~u~I+~(~ A ~ I I . , bc iGn~rmlf;,of the tota l:numbcfiqf:itsim~br.rs. ; , ,
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;.&Z. . ~ t i l i a . ,ofi ~ r e e - : ~ u r h $ i / a O tVdiths#fl&g8 in t h e h i , t ! ~ !Iree.Authority shall subject to any ge~ieral or specla1 ordcrfttbe-LState Gu~rernment be responsible for-
, , - . > . . ,,(a) , pres,errvation of &llrW~cs ivithiu;its. ju~isdi~tian;, > . -':L
,~fb)~nubtai~gg~dtclaration:~~oh~~1krsw~n ~ r m x t r ~ a n . & ~ b ~ u t ~ the , . ~um~e~~f~Wtt~~inrithe~r~~~ands,;i ,I: :
' . , (~)..~sp~~Fyigg~the~tendards q ~ r d i p g l h e mmb;i mid k.ind ,of ,,wee in .8ac~~~oc~~j#y~,~peroE land amrprqg h s au l l hiwe ; ,
([I) assisting prlvate and public institutions connected with p l a~~ i ing -.wd +prcsemation,of.$rew; -and,, ., ; -
. . -, (e), ~ ~ ~ f t d ~ r t a k i ~ g . mchrmhemes=os rne~surcs a s r q i s ~ bs:.dircated,f$om timvto- Grne;fo~achkuia@l~el objec t i ~ e s of, t;hasq prowisions.
. . . . ;rW. yfppoitlfaufll.oJ Eee.Pffiwr+3heXtaarGo;rrerru~antsh3Ji~oint dne14t mow .Hoxest OGe-rs n~t- .~belo wthe ranhog an AsSiscant-. ,Censmator obEmests,as,Trec , ~ f f i ~ e r ~ f ~ ~ ~ t h e b e ~ ~ i i b ~ i n ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ f ; ~ ~ Mwipjpal]Gorp~ra: tiw. ,rE~e~x.Txcc 0Iker;'shaJl exe~cw ,jwkrtot~on,ayer~tl~a whPJet!or~ sunh p;zrt;of.?tbaiare~ nf.,t&a.bl~lgifiipal, Gorpor~:tioniasi tbe:tSlaI~Gavernment may frdm tim: to time determine. ,.,
. . ~ ~ r ~ . ~ # p p E i ~ ~ i o ~ ~ o n p ~ i s s i o l ~ . ~ s a ~ 4 t i ~ ~ ~ l f i ! g ~ o r , r e m o w b ~ & # a we.- Q ) ; +nymzssvn in tend ipg$g ~.ut.,!fe lk.er,ramovo a ttreetwirhin:~tbe.~itmiaI
jurisdictio~~ of the corpxation shall make an application to the Trec OXcer, in such form and co~~ta in ing sucli particulars and accompsnied by such documents as mxy b= prescribed.
(2) Such application sl~ail be accompanicd by sucl~ fee as may bc prescribed. . .
345. Permissio~i for fellirlg of free.--(() On rtcejpt of appIica tjon from any pzrson to fell any standing trec or to cut, lop, reniove or otherwise dis- p3se of a PaIIen tree, the Tree Autllority sha 11, after making such inquiry as it may think fit, and with prior approval of the Government either permit in whole or in psrt br refuse the permission appiicd for:
Provided that n~~such'permission shqll be refused if the tree-.' . . . . . .
' ( i ) is dead, discased orwind-fallcn; or (ii) constitute-a- danger to life or property; or . (iii) is substantiaIly damaged or destroyed by fire, lightening, rain
of other -natura'l causes. - ,
. ' . . (2) a Where permission to fell a standing tree or to cut, remove or other-
wise d~spose 01 a falkn trec 'is granted,. the Trcc Authority may inlposc condition that the applicant shaIl plant another tree or trccs of !he same or other suitable species- prc.fcrably on Ihe sFme sifc wit kin six$ y ('i ys -of the date on which the tree i s felled or within such extendcd time as the Trec Authority may allow. 1 , . . . < .
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(3) The permission granted under tlJs scclion Jlall be valid fora period f' of 1 80 days from the-date on which the sanction is conveyed to the applicant, If the applicant.fails to cut, fell, lop or remove 1he trec'prrmittcd to becut, felled, lopped, or rernovcd within the afore'said - pcriod of 1 80 days,: the permission granted shall lapsc, unle3s the applicz n t o b t ~ ins frnm the Commi- ssioner an extensiol~ ofmtime ,017 3n application for extension and payment . . '..,.. . . , of-.prescribed fee.- ... I . . .
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346. Plnatir~g of adcfqllflfc nurrtbcr oJ1rees.-(1) Xf in the opinion of the Tree Officer that number of- trees'in any land-is not edcqua te according to
.. . . the standards prescribed ~ndtr clauie (c) ofsection 342 the Tree: Officermay, . . . . by order, after giving a reasonable opportunity to thc'ownermor occupier of the land of being heard, require him to !plant such trees or 'additional trce; and at sudh places in the land a s may be specified in the order.
' . , - I - ' , i'. I> ': . . (2) 'when an order is made under ~u~skct ion (1) the ,oWr or occupier
of the-land. shall comply with such order within,rhirty.days from the receipt thereof lorsuch 'extendid time -as 'the Tree' Office-r ?nay alIow:, .
.... 347. . P l a n f i ~ ~ g itt plabe.rof fdllen/de~tioyed, trees.-(Ijbwhenany tree bfafltn ordestroyed.byivjnd,fire, lighting, rain- or such o t h e r g a t u ~ l ~ ~ s . . . . .
. - , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . the TredOEcer may suo-morlior on inforha tion give11 to bin! after llolding . . . . . . . - - , . suchenquiryas 11e deems fit;by ordcr reGuire such-owner br occupier to plant a:tre;e'br!trees in' place of the 'tree,so fa,lIen:or destroyed as may be specified
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in thc order. . . , , .
- - (2) :.Wfien a-d order is madt'urider sub-section' ( I ) thc'owne'r:o~:bc~upie< bf the land ha l l wmply,with sucborder within khirty days fronl the receipu
tl~crcof or such cstcaderl t i ~ n r as the Trcc Ofliccr m:.y allow.
348. Respotlsibililies for prc~scrvntio~~ oJrrc~.~,-X+ hsn a n ordcr is ~tlade by the Tree OiTicer under section 345, szction 346 itnd section 347 subjccl I
lo the prwisions of seclioll 349, i t shall bc the duly of o\tilcr or o ~ u p i c t orthc land whIchisdirzctcd l o plant n trec to sec t h 3 t rllc l r ~ c grows p r o p c r i ~ and is wzIl preserved. It shaIl also be the duty of such owncr or orcipicr to preserve all other trees existirlg on the land a t [he rime of cflnitncnuement ofthis Act within tli: urea in wldc I i tlw land is sittiatcd.
349. Tile recovtpry of expe~lditr trc ott f bilrcrrl to r~clurply ~rirh nr0crs f ~ r p l n ~ ~ t i r ~ g of trees.-Where LIIC owner or occupier u f [he 1 ~ 1 t d T:i Is to era ~uply with any orders made by the Tree Oficer under section 346 or scct icru 347 or section 346 the Tree OKuccr may aftcr giving a rc:soncble opport~~~ i ty to
c sucli owner or occupier of being heard and with0 ut grejud ice to a ny <lther action which m y bz Ldk~ against thc dcfauiter under thcsr provisions ukc thc neccssary action himself and recover !he cxpendit ure incurred r h ~ n f o n ~ from the owner or the ~cchpier, as clie casc may be.
350, App pals.-41) Whcit any decision is given or ordcr is made under section 346, section 347 or scctwn 348 by tile Tree Oficcr an 3 p p ~ 3 j sl~iiillj l i ~ . to the Tree A.uthority.
(2) Th=app:aIshullbe madcwithi~~thirfydnysfrom~l~er;ate thcde~i- siou is communicated to or thc ordcr is reccivcd by the owner or ccc upier of ltle land.
I (3) The Tree .9uthority sball, as far as possible, decide the appeal within nincty days from the date of its .receipt aftcr giving a rensonable opporiunity to thc appellant of being heard.
* (4) Thc dccisjon of the Tree Authority sha I1 be finn i and shn 11 no1 ~e
questioned jn esy court of law.
353. ~eizure . -~hen'the Tree Officcr hai reason to bclicvc fha t c n* offence under the povisions of this Chapter has beon con~rnniittcd in rcspect of any tree h-, niay s'cizc the taols, ropes, chains, boats, ~chiclcs ornnimnls used for the commission of, the said offence a'longwit h tree or part thereof
:which hss b ?en severed from the ground or thc trunk, as thc case may he.
352. ' Pzttalty.-Whoever falls or abets the faI:ing of any trecdrca'i~sp ariy tree to be fe[led in contravention of the provisions of this Chzpter or' any rules mlde thcreunder without any reasonable excuse, fails to c o m p ~ '
with any order issued at conditions imposed by the Trcc Officer ar aity other officer subordinate to him in the dischnrgc of,thcir functions ?rndcr the Bra-.' visions of th;s Chapter shall on convk~ion bc plinishcd wiih iniprjsonn!cnt which may extond to three months or with fine which inay extend !o fivevq
I , , . hundrcd rupees or with both. . , , . . 4
Erpla~~atio~l.-Fot thc purposcs of this section a breach of the provisions of this Chapter or abctmcnt of b r cz~ l l tl~ercof in respccl of'
. . . ) , . cutting or destroyingsach tree shaU bp, a separate oflcnce. * , . I . .
. . .: 3$3..' Colltpo~turli,rg ,of qfences.-No offence or breach bf t llc p r ~ i s i o ns
bf 111is CI~ijpter s l~al l be cmnpou~lded by any authority e ~ n p o wered 10 com- p ~ u i l d witl~our providing tbr forreiture of the lrce fucl, or timber along with ;~rtic:es scizsd urlder section 351 in favour of the ~oncerned Municipal Corpora tion.
354. Opernriotl of otlier laws ltot barred.-Nothing in this Chapter shall be dzenicd to prcverit any person froin being prosecuted undorany other lalw for any act or omissiol~ \ ~ ~ h i c h constituted an offence under these.provisions or from bzing liable under such other law to higher punishment or penalty than h a t provided by these provisions orkthe rutcs made thereundcr. .
355. Power to woke rules.-The Stak Government may bc notification make rules to carry out the purposcs of thc provisions of this Chapter.
POWERS, PROCEDURE, OFFENCES ANIY PENALTIES
356. Signaf~~rc , colt(litio~rs, dtaation, s~rspnrsion, rcvocariot~, clc. of licen- ces nficl. ~ur i~ t e~z pe*nissio~ls.-(l) Whenever it is provided in this Act or any bye-law madc thercundsr that a Iiccncc or a writteh7 prrrnissiod may be grantea for any purpose, such licct~cc or wri tterl pcrniission shn l l be signed by thc Commissioner or by the officer empowtred to grant the same under tiJs (Act) or- the bye-laws mado thereuderm by any Co~poration Officer authorised by the Co~nmissioner nndh shall '*pecify, itl. addi'tion to any other m-itrrr rzqu;rcd to b: spzcified under any other provision o f this Act orarly pravision of any bye-law n ~ a d c t herc under-
. . 1 . . (a) I l ~ e di te of the grmt thereof; (6 ) the purpxe and t lic.p:tiod, if'any, fdr which it is granfea; (c) restrictions or conditions, if any, subject to'which it isgranted ; ( d ) 111: name and address of tlie p,krson. to whom i t is granted ;and: (e) t l ~ c Tee, if arty, psid for the licence or written permission. -
(2) Except as othcrwise provided in ths Act or any, ,byelaw-made tgcte,undcr, for cvcry such Iicence or,written permission a fce ma3 be charged
a t sukh rate as may from, time to time be fixed by the Commissioner with. the sanction of the Corp,oration.and such fec shal1,be ,payab:e,by the p,mon. to whom. the licencc or w r i ~ c n permission is gro nted.
(3) Savc as otl~erwise -provided in this Act or any bye-law made there- under any liccncc or written. permission grantcd under ,tl~is Act or.any byz~law m ~ d c thereundcr , . may,,,a t any time be suspended or revokcd by, the Comn~issioner 0 , r . b ~ the offic,et by whom i t was grgnted, if he isstatis- fled that i t has been s e ~ u r c d ~ b y the, grantce. t h o h- rnisrcpresentation OE . fraucV or if any of its restrictions, or conditions has "i cen inf$nged. ol: evadad . by the grantee, or* if the .grau@c has,been convicted. for the. contraycntion, of aiiy of the provisions of this Act or any byc-1aw.madc theicundet relating, to any rnnttcr for w l d d ~ the licence or permission hos b c ~ n grontcd :
~rovideb: that-
(d ) , bcfore.mn king.anv order of suspension or revocation, reasonable opportunjty sl!ould be afforded to thc grantcc of the l i c e n ~ or the written, permission to sliow;cau$e wHp it: s h ~ u l d notd- be suspended or revoked ;
(b ) cvcry suclt order s k i I i contdjn a brief sratemcnt of the reasoes for tile suspension or revocation 01' the licence or the writtcn permission.
(4) When any such licence or written permission is suspended or revok- cd or when thc period for which tl~t: same wvas granicd has expired, tile grantee sInlatI, for all purposes of th~s Act or any b y e 4 w made thereunder, be deemed to be wihout a iiccnce or wdtlen pern~issiorl untj] such time as thc ,order suspending or revoking the Ijcenrc or ~vriltcn per- misjion is rescinded or uutil the iiccnce or wri tlcn pcrn~iss io~~ is rcne~vcd .
( 5 ) Every gri~ntce of any licence or written pern~issi~n granted unclcr this Act sllall a t all redsonable times, while s w h liccnce .or wr.iltcn permission rcmains in force if so required by the Commissior~er or the authority by whomit was granted, produce such licence or writtcn peralission.
357, Po~verofen.nrrymrdin,~pectio~~.-ThcCommIssio~~erori:nyCorpo~ ration officer or other .Corporation employee a uthorised by ftim'in this be- half or cmps\vered in' this beha If by or urtdcr. any provision of this Act ma y entcr into .or upor1 any land or building with or without assistantsand work- men-
(a) for tlte purposes of ascertaining whether. there is or 113s been on or in connection with the land or building any contravention of the provisions of th is ACL or any byc-law made thereunder;
(b) for the purposes of ascertaining whe thcr or not circum~tstlceS exist which wou!d autlmrisc or rcqu;il-e he Cmmissiooer, or any prporation .officer or ,employee authorised or ernpowcred irl this:behalf to take any action or execute any, work under this k t or any bye-law made tbcreurtder;
(c) for .the purposes of taking any action or executing any work authoriscd or required by this Act or afly bye-Iaw made there- mdcr ;
(4 b' make any inquiry, inspection, cxtlmination, measurement, valuation or survey authorised or .required by or under this Act or necessary for the~proper administration of this 'Act':"
(e) .generally for.ihe purpose of cEcient discharge of the functbns by any of the municipal authorities under th is Act or any bye-l?,w madc thereunder.
, , 358. Porver l o enrpr Innd, adjoivittg l~ttcl in rclatiot~ -#u ariy work.- ( 1 ) The Commissioner. or any: person author~sed by him in this hhrt If or em- powvcred in this behalf by or under any provision of this Act, may enter on
, ,,+y land within thirty five merres.of any .work autliorised by o r under this . , Act .with or without assistanls and ~wrkmen for the purpose or .depositing
*rcon,any soil,gravrl, stone, 6r.nther materials qr for obtziding acccss I tD,Mch:workor for any other purposes connected w~th the execution of the
.. ,same. , . ,
(2) The person so ~uthorised shall, before entcring on any such .land , :stateqthe.putpasc *reofand sbU, if srr required.by the owner or occupier
, . thzrr=31;.tew oBso mich,of thc land as maybe required for sqihpitrposc.
(3) The pcrson so authoriscd s11a 11, in exercising any powverconierrcd by this scctian, do :IS little darliagc as may bc, and conlpcnsation sl1aI1 be pay- able by the Corporation in zccordance wit11 byc-laws nwdc in this behalf to the otvller or occupier of land or to both for any such d a m a ~ c , whethcr pcrrnanent or tcmporary.
359. Breaking inlo b~iildi~rg.+l) It shaIl be la wfulfor the commissioner, or any pxson ~luthorjscd by hi rn in this bzhalf or empowered in this behaIf by or, under any provision of this Act to make any entry into any place, and to ope11 orcausc to be opened anyboor,gate or othcr bi1rrier:-
(a) if Ilc considers the opening thcreoi ~leccssnry for ;he purpose of such entry; and
(b) if ~ h c owner or occupier is absent or being prcscnt, refuses to open such door,gate or barrier.
(2) Bcforc nlakirig any cnlry into any such place or opening or causing to b: opened any such door, gate or otlier barrier the Conmissio~cr, or the person a utl~orised or enlpowered i n this behalf shall ca 11 upon two or more respectable inl~abitants of the I~caliry in wEch thc place to be entered into . . IS situate, to witness the entry or opening and may issue an order in writing to them or any o f them so lo do.
(3) A r c p r t shall be made to the Corporation as soon as may bc after any entry has been made into any place or any door, gate or other barricr has bzeji opcncd under this section.
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360. Tit~lc of tnaking ett1ry.-Save as ot t~crwisc provided in this P.ct or any bye-taw made thereunder no entry authoriscd by or und.cr this P.ct shall b: made except bctwvccn the hours of sunrise and sunset. .
- 361. Co~~scnr ordit~arily 10 be ohtaitzcd.-Save as otherwjsc providcd in - this Act or any bye-laws made thereuhder; no land or buiIding shall be en-
tcred itito witl~out t hc consent of thc occupier, or i f thcrc is no occupier, o f the owner thereof and no such entry shall be made without giving thc said owne,r or occupier, as the case may be, not less than twenty four hotirs written notice,of tlie intention to make such entry :
, -Provided thn t no such notice shai1 be necessary if the place to be inspec- ted is a factory, worksl~op or trade premiscs or a pIzce used for any of the purposes sp-cificd ill section 324 or a stablc for horses or a shed for cattle or a Iatrinc or urini~l or a work under construction or for the purpose of
- ascertaining wliethcr any anima 1 intendcd for human food is sla ugh'tcrcd in ' that place in co!~travention of this Bill or any byc-law made thereunzcr.
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362. Regard 10 be had to sociiil or reiigidrrs usages.-When any place used as a human dwelling i s entercd undcr this Act, d uc regaid sl~all be paid to , . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . the social and rcIigious cu~toms and usages of the occupants of the place . . . . . . .
entered- and no a p i rtmcnt in the acturr I occupancy of a fema lc, sha Il be entcrcd or brokcil open until she has becn informed that she is a t liberty to withdraw and cvery rcasona bIe facility has been afforded to her Ior with- drawing.
363. Prohibition of o bstr~rqtibrr or tn31~s!ratton i,r e.~ccittion of ivork. -No pssson-shal I objtruct or molest any person aulhorised or empowered by or
under this Act or any pzrsun with ivhom the Corporation or the Commis- sioller has I;~wYully contr::cted in thc execution of his duty 01- ol'ar~ything which he i s autllorjscd urunlpo\rerrd or rtclujrcd to do by viriuc or in con- sequc~lce of any of the provisions of t i ~ i s Act or any bvc-Ian- ~ n ; : d c therc- under, orjr~fulfiln~eni of hIsccntcact,as the cnse may bc.
364. Plrbl~c nofirt~s ftorv to bc ~)trtdr. Iiao\\~~l.-E\:ery pub:ic notice given under tltis Act or ;I ny bye-jaw n~ndu t bcrc urider, shall bc in wriring ul~dcr tile signs ture o f the Commissionc; or of nny corporation Officer aulI~orised by him i n this beha If and shall b: ~vidc;y,maJc known in the ir,caIily 10 bc affected thereby, by affixing copies tl~crcof in conspicuntls public places within thc said loca Iity or by publi>h;ng thc sa nlc or by h. t of drum or. by
I adver~ise:ncnt in IocaI newspaper or by any two or nlclre of t h ~ s e means ;I nd by any oil~er means thu t tile :I ppropria tc nlunicipni a ittllority may think fit.
365. hk lv.~papcr i:2 ~i . l~iclr athldrtirc~~~~twf uf not itus fo l c p~tbl~sl~et/ .-M~ hen- ever i t is provic!ed by this b.ct or any bye-law made thereun$er that notlce slr;r It bz given by advertisc~ncrlt in Inca I newspapers or t l m 1 a ~lofification or jnfonnnti~n shn l l be published in ;ocnl newspapers. suclt notice, noti A- cnrio~t or infgrrnation slla I1 he irtsertcd if practicable i r ~ atleast two Ile wl- p~p:fs in such ianguages as the Corporation may from l i~nc to time specify In rlus be l~a I f :
Provided ~ l ~ a t if tlic Corpora tion pllblisl~es a rnullicjpal journa I n puhlicz- tion in that journal shall be deemed to 'Do a publ ica t io~ in a newspi7pcr of thc language in which t llc said journal 1 1 1 ~ y be publishrd.
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356. Proof o j conset~l, et c. of Conrrb~is,riontrr. cr c.-\vl?enevt r uilder this Act or any rule, regu1;l tion or bye-la IV 111ode thereunder the doing of or tlic
4 onlission to do anythi~lg or tfic validity of a11ythi11g dcpendli upon the ap- proval, sanction, consent, coacnrrcnr;e, declsrs t i ~ n , npi~~ian or sa tisfac tior of the Co~nrnissioncr or of u ay Corporalion Officer :l written Jocunlent signed by the Commssioner or ofticer purporting to coiive y or set forth, SUCII approva I. sa~~ction, consent, coacurrencc. i e d a t a tion, opiqion or sgtis- faction, shall b: si~tficient cvidence therear.
6 7 . Nai ic~s , PIC. in f i x r~lnsonrib~c tirtre.-Whcrc any notice, bill, urcl.er or requisition issued or made und~r this Act or any rule, regvlation or bye- law made t h c ~ u n S e r requires znything to bc done for the doing of whicli no time is fixed in this Act or the rule, re~ulation or bye-law, the notice, hill. ordzr, ur requisition shaIl specify a reasonable time for doin2 thc same.
36% S<q,laarre otr /lot ices etc. ~twty be stcrmpprl. -(i ) Evc ry licence, written p~rmission, noticc, bill, sunlwnns or other docunlcnt which is KC- quircd by this Acl or ariy rule, regulation or bye-law madc'tliereunder to b ~ a r the signature of the Commis5ioner or of any Corpora tion Oficcr, shall be deemcd to be properly signed if it Ixnrs a Bcsimilc br the signature of the Commissioner nr oficer, as the cnse m.?y be, sta mped thcrcupon.
(2) No thing in sub-section (1) sha 1: be dccrned to apply to a cheque drawn Upon the Corporation Fund under scction 71 and sucl~ clitsscs of
' documents as may be prescribed. , , , , -
1 .,I 359. Woric: c/r. by twh3:rl !o h? s?rve or si!t:(l-.%\l ~>?'.(re:. bill<, SUM- lu 1.1; all 1 3 1 3 ~ d!>:ua:nt~ required by this Ast or any-rub, regulation or
bye-Iaws made thereunder to bz served upon or issued to any person sha 11 b: served or issucd by municipal oaccrs or other C.~rporation employce or by other p:rsolu authqriscd by the Commissioner.
370. Service of troliccs, e(c.-<I) Every notice, bill, summons, ordcr, requisition or other document required or authorised by this Act or any rule, regulation or bye-iaw made thcrelrnder to be scrved or issued by or cn bc- Ilalf of the Corpor?.tion or by tlie Comn~issioner or any ~orporation Officer on any pzrson sha:: save as otherwise providcd in this Act or such rule, rzgula tion or byc-la w, be deemed to bc duly served-
(a) where the person to be scrved is a company, if ihc document i s addressed to a Director or the Secretary of the Company at its registered offics or a t its principal ofiice Gr place of business alld is ei thcr-
( i ) sent by registered post; or , (ii) delivered at the registered oEm or at the principal office
or place of bushless of the company; (b) ivllere the pcrson to be served is a psrtnmship firm, if the docu-
ment i s addressed to the psrtnership firm at its principal pIace of business, identifying it by the name or style under which its business is carried on and is either-
(i) sent by rcgistercd post: or (if) delivered at the said place of business;
(c) wherz the person to ,be served is n public body, or a corporation, a society or other body iT the document is addressed to thc Secretary, treasurer or other head .o%r 0.I , t ha t .body, .Corporation or a society a t its principal office, and is either- . ,
( i ) sent by registered post; or I !
(ii) delivered .at that o,ffice ; j ( 1 in any other case, if the document is addrcsed to the person to
be served and-
. . . ( i ) i s given or tendcred to him; or . . . .
(ii) if such person cannot be found ;is affixed on some conwicu- . - . . . . .
OILS psrt of his last knowm place of residence or business, if' with- . in the municipa 1 area, .or is given or tendered to some adult
ruemberof,his family or is affixed on somc ~ o n s p i c u o ~ part: of the land or bui1ding;if any, b-which it.re1ates: or
(iii) is ssnt by registered post to that person. I
(2) Any docurncut whkh is required or. authorised to be -served on ,the owner or occupier of any land or building may be addressed "the owner" or,"the occupier" as the case may be, if that land or biIding (naming &at land or buildiq) without Further name or description and, sha I1 be-deemcd to lx duly servcd-
(a) if the document so addressed is sent or delivered in accordance with clame (d) of sub-section ( I ) ; or
(b) if- the document so addressed or a copy hereof so addressed, is delivercd to some person on the land or building to whom it can b e detivered, is affixed to sorne~conspicuow part of'the land or-,building. - , , r
(3) Whcre H document is servcd an 3 partl~crship firm in accordance wit11 this section, the docunieilt shall be d,ccmcd to bcservcd on cach partner.
( 4 ) For the purpxe of cnab!ing any document, to be served on tfie ow;tetof'nny premises thc Comrnis~ioncr nial by notice in writing require the occupier of the premises to state the name and addtcss of the owner thereof.
(51 Where t h ~ person on whom a docurncn! is to bc servcri i s a minm, t LILC ~ c l v i C C upan, his guardian or any adult rnernber,of his family shrill 'be
deemed to be service.up.on thc minor.
C. (6) Nothing jn section 368 andsection 3 6 9 and in this scction shall
apply lo any sunlmnns issued undcr this Act by a Court.
(7) Assrv~nt i s n o t a memb:r of.,tbe family withintthe mca,ning of this section.
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371. &wer ill care c.fno~*-co~nplirmce ,virlt notice, eic.--In thc event of 3 nvn-compliknce withthc terms.ofnny notice, ordcr D r requisition issued to1 arly pcrson under this Act or a ~ y rule, regulation, or bye+tws made there-- under, tcquiring.such pcrson to cxccute ssly work or to do any act, it shall: b= 1awTul fdr the auttiority or officer at whosel instance thcrnoticc, ~ C Y or requisition has beell issued, whether or not thC person in default is liable to punishment for such defauIt or has been prosccutcd ur sclltenced b a n y punishment-therefor, after'giving'nor!cc in wrifing to such pcrsan, to take
I suchaction or srlch steps as a n y be necessary for the cornpIction of the act or the workrequireatu-badone orexecuted bysuchpersnnandaI1 thc cxpeuses. incurred on such aGzoua-shall b: payable. to thc Cornmissioner an demand,
I and;if nor p~id,ivlrithin'tcn days ihet sucli demand, shall be.recoverab1e asan arrear of tax undcr this Act.
- +372. Liablliry ofaccup;~r to pry ~n d$mdr oj: olvt~er.+J )If any &ticc, ,
vrdcr or requisitib'n has been issued to any pzrson respect of p p ~ r ~ y of which hc is ttic oivncr, the authority or uffi~er at whose.instance such notice, order.or requisition h'ds beenisslred .may requirc the.occupier ofsuchpxopcmy or any prrt tlicriof to pay to him, instead, of to the owner, any rent payable bjr-hirn*in respzct of suck propmy a s 4 falls d'uc up to the amunt recover- able from the owner under section 371 :
ProMded that if the ~ccupier~rcfuscs to disclose th corrcct amount of ~ h k rent payable by himor the name oraddressof,tl~e person to whem it is paylble, the autfiodiy or officel: may recover from the occupier the whole. amount' rwovcrable under section 371 as an amear of, tax under chis Act.
(2) Any amount recovered from an occupier instad of..from an omcr under sub-section '(I), shall. in ~e absence: of any contract between, the owher an4 the occupier to the contrary, be deemed-to have b e ~ n paid by the oyer4
373. Execuiloa of \pork b j kctipier i* d4dul t $ owmr a~rl dcd~tcriori uf exp~nsesfiu~n rent.-Whencvcr the Downer of any land or building fails to
cxecutc any work which he is rcquircd to cxecute undcr this Act or any bye-law nlndc thercundcr. kllc occupier. if n ny of sucl~ land or building mag, with thc apprava 1 of the Commissic~ner, exccute the said work and he s l~a i l , subject lo any contract between the owner and occ upicr to the contrary, bs entit!ed to rccover fro111 til: owncr the reasomb:e expenses incurred by Iiim in the execution of the work and may deduct the amount thcrcof from tlic rcrlt plyable by him to thc owncr.
374. Rditf to ngetzts ntld ~rirs~ees.-(l) Whcre any person, by reason of his receiving rent of immova blc propcrtp as a receiver, agent or trustee would be bound to discharge any obligation imposed by this Act, or any rule, bye-la w, regulation or order made undcr it for the dischargc of which money is required, he shall not bz bound to discharge thc obligation unless he has, or but for his own i~uprop~r act or dcfault might have had, funds in his hands . .
bzlonging to tlie owner sufficient far the-purpose. .. . . . ..
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(2) The burden of proving any act entitling a receiver, agent qr trustce . . . . . . - - .
to rdief under sub-section ( 1 ) shall lie upon him.
(3) Where any receiver, agent or trustee has claimed and established his right to relief under this sation, the Commissioner may, by notice in writing, rcquire him, to apply to tlie discharge of his obligation as aforesaid, he first moneys whicll may come to his hands on behalf, or for thc we
of the owner, and on failure to con~ply with the notice, he sl1a1l be decmed to be p:r;onaIly liable to discharge the obIigation.
375. Gmeral power to pay co~nperrsatiolt.-Xn any case not other~vjse pro- vided for in this Act or in aNy byc-law nude thereunder, the Cornmissioner, with thc previous approval of the Corpora tion, may pay compensation to any pzrson who sustains damage by. reasons-of tllc exercise of any of the palver vested by this Act or any bye-law in' the Commissio~ier or in any corporation officer or other Corporation- employee.
376. Cot~zpansnrio~i fo be paid by off~~mtrrs foy , damage caused by tl~etlz.- ( I ) Any person who has been convicted of an offence .against tics -Act or any bye-law'mtide ther eunder shall, not)vithstanding any pw'shment to which he miy have b x n sentenced. for the said offence, be liable to pay slich -compznsation for any damqge to the property of ,the Corporatjon rcsultihg' from the said offence as, the appropriate municipal authority may consider reasonable.
(2) In the cvcnt of a disputc regarding thc amount of compensation, piyable under sub-section(1) such amount shall, on application made .to him b: determined by the magistrate beforc whom the said .person was convict- ed of: the sa'id offence ; and on non-psymcnt oft hc amount of comperisa tion so determined, the same sha1I be recovered undcr a warrant from the said magistratens if it were a fine imposed by him on thc person liable therefor.
377. Modg of recovery ofceriaitt d1res.-In any case not express1 y provided for in this Act or any byc-law made thereunder any sum due to thc Corpora- tion on account of any charges, costs, expenses, fees, rates br rentfor on any other account under this Act or any such byc-Iaw may be recoverable from any person from whom such sum is due a s arrears of ~ax,under this Act:,
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Provided that nu proceedings for the rccovery of any sun1 under this seclion, sllall becommcncedafter the rxpiry of three years from tl lt date on which guch sum'bccbmes due.
378. Righl of owltn. io apply to covrf oj'tjre DistrictJudge ia ctrsr of o b s lrrtctiorr by occrrpicr.-(1) The owFr of any land or building may if he is . prevented by the occupier there01 from complying with any provision of '
this AGt or any bye-law made thereunder or with any.noticc: order or requisi- tion issued undcr sucll provision, apply to the court of ~ h c District ludgc, and where such application is made within any t in~c that may bc k d for thc
I compliance , with such provision. or noticc, order or requisition, tlic a w e r shall not be liable for his.fajlurc to comply with the provision or notice, order or requisitiori'within the time so fixed.
I ' (2) The cobit on receipt cif such applicatioh may ma kc a,u;i.itlcn:.ordcr
requiring the' occupier of the land o t building tb 3Abrd all reasonable frcili-. tie8 io the owner for complying with the said piovisiob, or no.tice, odcr or requisition and may a l s4 if it thinks fit direct that thc costs of such applica- . tion and order be paid by thc occupier. , . . ' . . , I . , . .
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(3) After eight days from the date of t-he order reft,rred to In sub-stction (2b the occupier shall afford a [I such.reaiona ble!facilities ,to the owner for the purpose aforesaid as'may bc specified.in the &rdcr.ana"in the evtnt.of,his 7 .
continued rcf'usal to do so, the owner shall be discharged c'uring the coa- tinuance of suchrefusal from .any ,Iiability,which may have been otherwise incurred by reasons of hii fniIure td''c0,mply with tkie'-said provisions or notice, order or requisition. . ,' , .
, , . - . . . , . I . I . : 379. Getreralj ow@ m ~ d procedure of tile court of DDisfrict Jlrdgc.-The
procedure provide&n the Code of Civil Pre'ceddure 19q8 (5 of 1909, in regard ,r 1,tO suits shall be followed in the disposal, of application: appeals'or refcrcnces
that may be mad& to thc court of die , ' District Judgeiunder this Act or any - . ..... . . . . - byc-law Aadr:, thereunder. , I i ,
, , . 380. Fees irr proceecli~~g bef.0r.e cotrri of 1/1e District Jt~dge.-(I) The
Government may, by notification in the O%isl.Gaeette, prescrjbe w@t fee shaIl bc paid-
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(a) 'on-any applioati&, appeal or, r e ~ e i n c e u+r t$is'Act or any, bye-law ma:de, thereunder !,to the court . , , pf '$he District Judge ; and
' (b) for the -issue; in connection .witli' iny inquiry.: o~.~ro&edings before that court under tfiis Act or byc:law, of any summons or other' process :. , J ',. I .
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Provided that the fee, if any prescribed undcr clause(a) shn l i not in czses in 'which the viilue of the claim or subje,c$ matter is capable of bcingestima- ted Inmoney, exceed the fees liable for the-time beingunecr the provisions of the Hjmachal Pradcsh Court Fees Act, 1968. (8 of 19681, in cases in. which th~amount of the claini or subject matter is,af:a',Iike amount; -
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:, (2). The Government may by like notification, determine:the prr:on by whom the fee, ifany, prescribed under clause '(a) .of sub-sectidn ( I ) shall bc payable. , . ,
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(3) Ns. applicatign,, a p d sr reference sha.11 be rccrivcd by the court of the D~str~ct Judge until the fee ~f any pre.scribe4 therefor under clause (a) of sub-section ( I ) has b x n paid :
Pcovj ded that the court may in any case .In +qhich it thinks fit so to do-
( i ) rectiyt an application, appeal 01 referenee made by or on hha If of;tpoorp~pon ; and
(4) i sue ppcqss b ~ b s t i U , o f a ~ ~ . ~ w ! ~ p.cn.on,.$ithouf:payment or on p'3rt payment of ,the fee.q.gr$~qyJ&rf, .vgdcy this s.e.qti,on.
391. Repaym~nA cf, halffes; op, saI(!egIeflI h e r & hdp~:i~~&-,Wbeneve r a4 a,pplicatios, app.9 L or. r c f ~ r e m m? 49 w&s d j s As$ QT .q qt byela iv.
made thereunder to tb~.c.owk.~f'th~~D~.tri~ t J,~dge?r 1s ~eJtk4 %$GeWgC ht~~~t~~p~.rtie~.R~for~the.b~a~&g,~Ifth~~~p,r>,unF9f- 9l \ , fqs;p8~4 .9.&4to. that time, shall h repsid by the court.tq,gaztic~ by wbom tk.same have ,
respectively been paid.
(a). ; ~ e l c p s s i ~ : ~ ~ . e m 1 ~ ' . 4 ~ ~ w ~ ~ ~ ~ ! \ p ~ c ~W19faJIUkdi tio,va~ djgttickjudge, p~ e~,t%xec;e~ve ~ ~ ~ l ~ q k ~ r s . ? a4rcfe~ews.v;pder th~s Act or any ru 7 e, regulation or bye-13~s q&,thcr~updgr, aqd to hear and determine such application and references ; and
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- (h) . ~ t h rbs ap~r?v%4 96:t.ke: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ d ~ q t i ma,&c;r~&~ a94 i a q p ~ i a r t e a ?arj!b: this, Aq!, QX a-ny.,:1;u!e,. ,re#ukt?oq. .OJ, .byplp.w ghde . the~eundar~, wo,yi@wfci,p ~y-mattel:,.~,om% tcP v,it+ F- weevise to the jurisdiction conferred upon the ..cpy~t -by - t & % . A ~ t wbich.
, - is not hcrein specifically provided for.
, (a] :qp*.upync$ any provisiqn .of any qf the sections, sub-s'ections, ~ l a s e , ~ , ' , ,pro\~isos or g then ;provisions ,o£:thishis AG t-, n~entioncd ' in the &st column of the table in tb Second . Schedule . ; or
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I b). +fails : p l y -wi@ %n)l .w&& l%wfu!y:, @ve.a,,tq . b ~ , l 9 r n Y . , . . . ~ e q u r i i i ~ ~ o l w f h ~ m%derypw klw w&q a ny.oKkhe, W d secllons,
sub-sections, clauses, provisos os 4 t h ~ ~ ~ p ~ ~ v ~ ~ i ~ g s shall be punishable-
: (;) ;with $gg,whi& mayY~ext~n$. tq t4Bi ampwt, spwi6eQin the - ltrtizd solw@nof thq s~iSTaPle ;a;nd
(ii) in th ~ q ~ t i 01 i q ! q p ~ ~ i q ~ ~ , ~ c ~ t r 3 , ~ e ~ j i ~ & : OX : f 4 j L ~ ; dtb: an additional h c which may cxtend to the -firnoun t specified
. . . , -, i n . t k f s ~ ~ ~ c ~ ~ u w . ~ $ t @ t ~ ~ k k , f o $ . . e , ~ ~ r ~ . d 3 ~ P.ving,wbich , . : V & ~ , G ! ? ~ . ! ~ F V ~ ~ F ~ W I L~q,f,&,U~~~nbWK5 a f t y 4 Q P v ~ c b.4R f ~ r ,the .
first such conI~.avention or failure. . ,
384. Gatera/.-Whoever, i n any case in which a penalty is not ex- pressly provided by rhis Act, kaiIs fo comply with arry,notice, arder or requisition issued under any provrslon thereof, or otherwise contravenes any of the provisions of this Act, sHall be punishable wit11 frne wtrfch may extend to fivc huddrd rupces, and in the.case4bT% cmtinui~g failure orcon- trsvcntion withanadditional fine which maytWnd$o%fty rbpmfor every day nftcr thc first, during which he has persisted in thc failure orcontravention.
385. Offenc~s 5y CohipdRics.---(I) Wbcrc rrn Hen& irndrr this Act has been committed by a company, bevery pison who; at the timc the
1 offence wascom$itted, W8.b india'ige ofarid wakieponsi ble-io$hd:Cornp~ny Br the candbc't of'thdbusineSs hF-Be.cdmpany, as kI1'as theeampCifiy~shaU bt deemed to bc guilty of the oRencc and sha 11 bc liable to lx proeetded
t against and punished accordingly; , ,
Provided that nothing contained in this mbstcnoncshill ren'ikr 6ny .sub person liable to any punishment provided in thc Pat if he proves that tllc- oRenc,was committed ivitliout his :lirkotKJid'ge! or 'thatdie je)rerciscd all due diligence to prevent the commission of suchoHtm6:. .
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(2) ~otwithstandin~ anything antairid in slrbriec tioh ( 1 ) wllcre a n , .offence under!thi.Act, #has been committed by , a company and it is ,proved b b t - the.olfedce*lias b e e i i ' c o ~ ~ f ~ d 'vjith' tHe.co3ientio'I' connivance I
of or is a ttributa51e to an3 ncglect 6n tbc part pf, 3Hfr director, manager, secretary or other oEficer of the company, such dlrbcfor, in anager, secrelary o r other officer shaU',&.ti&med t0'06e' Lgullty.df: tXdt ;o;fR&-"afid shall be
j Iiable'to be pr~meW-igaindlnd~ganisNkd'dt*c&'di~ly~
I - ; Expla~lrrijot~.--For the purposes of this section-
(a) ''f&'mpanJi)l mearisa bbdy t ~ 6 f a ' t ; e ; - a3id.imlbdcs a or ! other associa tion of iiiilili'8Wb ; abd i
.(b) - ::director" in-rela,tion 10 a firm means a,partncr in the km.
386. Police ~sfnblishmet~ls.-31) Every ~urpb:iatkil .sha lI, unless .relieved of: this obligtion by the Go~cqque$t, maint~in sufficient police cstablishment'for bpdlice reqbirdmeriq w i t ~ i n ~ ~ e ~ u d i c i p ~ f d i c ~ ~ n d for the performa-nw of the dutiesimposed db itbi the Act
. (2 :The Slioesblirhme4t iwidtaincd mid& subXcitiohi '(1) shall consist of part o k the gene i l 'police force iindet tfieGbvefYimeXt ?it& thc mtaning of section 2 of the Police Act, I 861 ( 5 of 1 861) a d ;s'Iiall'c~nsist of such
. numbor of officers a d ,men. who, shall respectively receive swh-gay, leave,
. 'allowances, gra mities ~ n d ' pensiois ps the tian: diqy fiom time to (:time. afm consultation with' the Diiecto+f:Gtine:rdl',df. Folicb, and subject . to the. h a l dkcision.oPthe G ~ v e r i i r n e ~ t , d'iect!
387. Arrest ufo&ders.-41) Any poli* o-fiter iiiay arrest any p a o n whocommits in.his view any offence against this Act or against any rde, regulation or bye-law rnado tkrereitnder-if-, ,
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(a) the name aaa addiess of suili pedon "be 'utiktlown to him : and
: (6) : suc;k person on &man? dalincs to, gide his. name and address - or gies a.liame and hddi8ss 'ivhich'-sycIi dffii2rJbas . . reason to
. . - - believe~o.:hefaI$c. , 4 , ,
(2) No person so arrestcd shall bc dctnjned in custody aftcr his truc name and addrcss art ascertained or, without the order of thc ncarcst ,Magistrate, for a period longer than twenty-four hours f r o ~ n t11c time or arrest c x c l ~ ~ i v e of the time necessary Ibr the journey from the place ofurrcsl to the court of such magistrate.
(3) It shall b: the d uty of R 11 police officcrs to g i ~ c inlnicdia tc informa- tion to the Commissioner or any other appropriate Corporation Officer, of thc commission of or the attempt, to commit any offence against this Act ,or any rule, regulation or bye-law made,thereunder and to assist a11 Corpora - .tion Officers and other Corpcration entployecs in the exercise of their lawful authority.
388. Pow2r to i/ulitrdc Icgd procbedi/ks eic. ntlrl obtairr l c g d crc1vict.- -.The Comniissioncr may-
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. ,.(a) take, & withdraw from, proceedings againrt any pemn yho is charged with - . , ... , .
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. (I) any offence againrt this Act or any rule, regulation or bye- , , ' ,.[ - , ' 4 ,'., , 1 aw made' thereunder ; or I I'
1 , . (ij) any offence whic@affects or is likely'to affect a?y property
-..' . . ., or interest of thc'gorp3ratIo1-t or the dud: administration of . ;>: , . . . . ,: ( . . , . .,. .
, " ..,ri -,.- ' ' this: Act,; ,or , - ,: - . . ,.- : , . ( i i i ) comrnit'hni any nuisance whatsoever; . , :,. ' '.
(b) cont~st or compromise any appeaI against ratcable val& or a s s c s h n t of any tax or rate;
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(c) take, or withdraw fromor compromise, pr&cedin&s undcr scc- . - - _ . ._. . tion 376 for the recovery of expei~scs or compensation claimed
to be duc to the Corporation ; I ;
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- ' (4 witl~draw or compromise any cliim for a sum n'o tcxceeding onc I : t houjapd rupee~.,against . . . , any person ; . > , . . . . .
. . , , . . , _ . . , , . , . , . (e) defind'!,ny suiild?'otber legal proceedihg,brought against the
- - Corporation' dr against the Commissioner or a 'Corpora tion . ,
O$cer or. other ,Corporation empIoyel: in respect ,of anything . , .. : ,do j e .qr'bmitted td be done by any one of them in llis oficial . , . - . - , capacity! . , ; , . . . - . I . I - . . , I . . f ' . ;.,
if) with'the ap@r@.$al,of the cdfpipbia tion, admit or &npiorni;e any i ' ~ ' , ,. , clain~~.suit or- other legal prpceedink'brqirght against"the Cor-
poration or "against the Cormriiissioner' or i any, C~rporption Oficer or other .Corpora lion employee in respic't 'of -anything
. d , done, orami 1 : tlcd to be . . gone as afoqesajd ; . ,
. r:: ' (g) withdraw or~drh~r~rnise i i y cliim agaihqt nhy person in respect
of a p~nalty piyable ibdei contract' e-ntered' :irita with 'such . - . , .p:rson by ,@e . . Corrgnissioncr . on ? . hehalf . of the , . , , . Corporatio!i ;
,. (It) obtain su+, legal advice a?d: , assistance as from, timc to timc . ' I . . .
.. .. , . ibink~ ?:cessary or exp:di~nt to ob'taiii or as He may Ix required by-the C xpir3tioa to obf aiii for 'any '6f the purpdses mention- ed in t i : Fdzgoing ctauses or for securing'Iawfu1 exercise of
discbrge ofany power or duty vesting in orinlposcd upon any municipal authoritjlor u ay Corporation of5cer or other Corpora- tion employee.
389. Prosccitfio~r.-Snve;ls~therwi~c provided in this Act, no court shall try an offence made punishable by or undcr this Act or a n y ru:c or ;lny bye-Id w mxdc tf~ercundcr, except on the compiajnt of, or upon informatron receiccd from t11c cornmissioncr, ~r any othcr o k r of tl~c Corporation nuthoriscd by i t in this behalf.
390. Conrposilion of oflc~rc~s.-(l) Thc Commissioner or any officcr of the Corporati~n autharir;cd by it in this behalf by a general or special
L order or a sub-committee of the Corporation appointed by it may, either beforc or after the institution of thc procecdings, compound any offence made pmishablc by or under this Act: o r ilny rule or any bye-la w made thereunder.
(21 Where a n of€cnce has been conlpounded, the offender,ifincustody, . shalI bz dischdrged and no furtt~cr proceeding shall be taken against him
in rcspect of the offence socompounded. -
391. Pruleclion of izctio~l of rlie Corpamtiut~, etc.?-No suit or pro- secutionshall be cntertaincd in any court against t l~c Corporation or against t hc Commissioner or a gainst any Corporation Officer or o [her Corporation cmptoyee or against any person acting under thc order or direction of the Corporation, the Co~nn~isiioneror any Corpora tion ofhcer or other Corpora- tionemployee, for anything whichis ingoodfaithdoneor intended to bcdone, under t h i s Act or any rule, regulation or bye-lawnlade thereunder.
1 362. N ~ f i ~ f to ba given of suits.-(I) No suit shall be instituted
against the Corporation or against the Commissioner or againsl a,ny Corpo- ration Oficer or other Co~.porationemployee oFagainst any person acting under fhe order or direction of the Corporation or the Commissioner or any Cnrpocatian OfFicer or othcr Corporation employee. in rejpcct of any act done, or purporting to have becn done, in pursuance of this Act or any ruIe, regulation or bye-law nladc thereunder, until the cxpira tion of two month$
, , a f l c r a o t i ~ i ~ i writing has bcenlcftat the'CorporationoBiceand,in thecaseof such employee or person unless notice in writing bas also been delivered to him or Ieft at his'o3ice orplace or residence. and unles!: such ~loti~e states cxplicj tl y the cause of action, the nature of the relief sought, the amount
, o[ compensation claimed and the name and place ,vf~esidence of intending , plaintiif, and unless the plaint contains a statement tba t such notice has brcn
so Ieft or delivered.
. (2) . No suit, such as is described in sub-section (1) ,shall, unless it is a suit for the recovery of imrnova ble properly or ror a. dccIaration of title thercta b= institutcd after the expiry ofsix months rrom the datc on whidl the cause of ac tion arises.
(3) Nothing in sub-section ( I ) shall he dmmed mapply to a suit in which t h m r i i y relief claimed is an injunction of which the object would be defta ted by giving of the hotice orthe postponement of the institution of thc suit.
RULES, IEGULATIOYS AND BYE-LAWS
393. Slrpp~ernctt ((11 pro risio~#.r rcspcct itrg r t i I ~ s . -(I ) Any rule ir.hic 11 tlic Govcrnmcnt iscmpowcrcd to makc undcr this Act may prsvide that any co~itr~vcntion th~~.coF sha 11 be .punisha blc wit11 fine \vl~ich m a y extend ro ouc tho usanil rupees.
(2) Evcry rulc madc ui1dc.r this k t shall-be loid as soon as may bc aftcr it is mqde, b:fore the tlousc of the Statc Legislature w11iIe i t is in session for a .tots 1 period of ten days which lna y Ix c ~ m p r j s d in-one session or in two or morc succcssivc sessions, and iT before thc expiry of 11ic session in which it is so Inid or the successive session aroresaid, rhe Ralrsc ngccs to ma king any nlbdifica tion in the rule or the Rouse agrees that the rule should not b= ,made, thc rulc shall thcreaftcr havc effect only iu such modiiied form or be'of no effect, as the case may be. howevcr, any such modification or annulment 5113.11 be without prejud ice lo the validity of a ny thing previously done or ornittcd to be done undcr that rule.
394. S~~pplcnt~ntal provisions resp~clitrg regrdations. - ( I ) Any re- zi~latian which the Corporation nllder this Act, may makc wi tll: 't2ic dpproval of Gavernrnent, may be a Itered, or rescinded by the Corporation with the approval of thc 'Govr;rnmcnt in the cxerciss of its pawers uhder this Act.
(2.) - Any regulation made undcr this section' may provide that wntra- ve~lt iol~ thereof sI~aIl be punrshablc with finc which may cxtend to five l~undrcd rupccs.
(3) 'No regulation made by the Corporation undcr this Act shan have effect untilit Ins been published in the Oficial Gazette by thc Goyernment.
'395. Poirers ro make by?-/arvs.-Subject to the provisions of this Act; the Corporation may in addition to any bye-laws whicTt it.is2empb\vercd TO m'ake nnder'any other provisiohs of this k t make bye-Ihts to providc -hral: or any. o f lhc following matters, narncIy:- I ,
A. Bye-laws rclating to taxation:- ( I ) ille rnlinrenancc of tax b o o k ahd registers by the ~ommisdioncr
,asd the pzrticulars which such' books and registers sfiodld contairi.;
(2) the inspzction of and the .bbtaining of copies .and erlt:$c ts:frem such b o o b and rcgisters and fces, if'any, fq 'f)b- cliargeyiforihe same;
:(3) the pdbt idation of rates dtam as d?termined .by 'the Govern- , . . . , . . . , . .
' mtnt ' from tin*' to ,time ; . . .. . . . - , , . . - . .. .
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(4) thc requisition by tlic Commissioncr of idformk?ion and returns from persons liable to pay \axes ; .
( 5 ) the noti& To bz given to thc Cnmmissioncr by ,any ge.rson who , , bzcoineo bhe owner or possess or. of..?, vehiclc or .animal- in:res-
pzctofwhich any trixis~ayab:eunderthisAct ;
(6) the.wearingof badge by the drivcr of any such vcl~to~c and rtru display df nuruberpIate on such vehicle :
(7) [lie subrnissioli oi' returns by the persons liable 10 pay ;\ ny wx under this A c t and
(8) any othcr nulter relaling to the levy, assessment, collection refund or remission of taxes \~~~dcrthisAr;t.
B. Bye-laws rcla till& lo *.alcr supply, d tail>zlgc and sewage disposi~l.--
(I ) he power 01' the, Co rninissiauer t ~ , . c l q s c wmter works . fot t l ~ c supplyofwater, whether for don~esrjc purposes or not, 01 for g~atuous q e and to. grohibit the, same and. use OF water ror tl~qppqrposc of business ;
(2) tba .r;omwli.on ,of suppb!.pip~sif~~ conveying to any p~m~isei a supply of water from municipa 1 water works ;
(3) tb.m%kinggnd.. r~newing c~nncctisns with. municipai h e r works :
(5) rhc power of the Con~~~iissioner to alter the position of caanecti'on ;.
(6). t~elequit~bledistribut~onwof water anppliedto occupiers;
. (7) ihe size, material, quality, dascdpion asd,spositioh of the pim and fiktings to bc uqcd for tho purposc of any con~!ection withanany communicatiom from any rnunicipi~k: wn ter wor ks and the stamping of pipes and fitting< and Fms for such sta~nping
(8) I s rim, ma tcria 1, qualily and deenplipn of pipes. cisterns and fiqhw.tyhichare ,fopndo a n anexn n~jnation .under,.t ho .pro-visions
- of this k c s ta ,be. sp -defe~tivo that d~ey:ca~not, bc: eflkctively repaired ;
(10) the prohibition of fraudulent and umuthoriised: ube of water a ?d -W:pwhi.bition,fi& rr,&ucl; iih sviinec,tion .wit.lva~e \qrs ;. *
(12) the regulation or prohi bition of thq di&ar,~e 04 dqysitrof offensive or obstructive matter, pol1uted'~vater or other poIlut€d
. , . . and . . obn*xip:Us ma 141 iqto s e , w e ~ ;
(1 3) the reguia tibn in any manner not specificaIly provided for it1 this
Act of the cons truc tioil, alteration, maintenai~ce, preservation, cleaning and repairs of drains, vcntitation, sllafts, pipes, latrines, urinals, cesspools and other drainage works ;
(14) the cleansing of drail~s ;
( 1 5 ) thc prohibition of c rection of buildings over drains witlrout permission of the &mmissioner;
(1 6) the connection of private drajns with municipa I drains;
(1 7) the location and construciion of ccsspools;
(1 8) the covering and ventilation of cedpools;
(I 9) the period or periods of the day during which trade cfEuent may be discharged from any trade premises into municipal drains;
(20) the exclusion from trade ,eBuent of all condensing water ;
(21) the ehination from trade effluent, before it enters a municipa I . . drain,. of any constituent which in the opinion of the Corpora-
tion would, either alone or ill combination with any matter with which it is likely to comc into contac t while passing through mugicipaldrains, injure or obst~uct those drains or make speci- allydi&ultortxp6nsive thetreat~nentordisposalofthesewage from those drains ;
(22) the maximum quantity of trade efiuent which may, without any I
consent or permission, be discharged from any trade premises . into municipal drains on any one day and, the hghest rate at
which trade effluent may, without such consent or permission, be discharged from any tradc premises into municipa I drains ;
(23) t h e regulation of the temperature of trade effluent at the time of its discharge into municipal drains and the securing of the neutrality of trade effluent (that is to say that ,is neither acid nor alka1ine)at the time of suchdischarge ;
(24) the charges to be paid to the Corporation by occupitrs of trade premises for the reception of trade effluent h t o municipal drains and disposal thercof ;
(25) the provisions and rnaiotcnam of,sucI1 an inspection chamber ! ormainholeaswill enablea personreadilyto takeat any time samples of what is passing into municipal drains from tradc premises : and. !
(26) the provision and maintenance of such meters as m a y bc required to measure the volume of any trade effluent being dizcharged , . , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . , ,
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from any trade premises into municipal drains,and the testing I I . . . . . . . . .
of such meters. . C. Bye-laws relating to 5 t i e e t s . h '1 .
(1) the cIosure of streets when any work is in progress and alternad - tive passage during the progress of such work ; - _ # . : ,
(2) the erections of a temporary nature during festivals ;
(3) the settilig up o f boards on buiid ings adjacent to streets during t h ~ i r construction or rtpni~ ;
(4) t;lz precautions to be taken when permission is granted to any private individ unl for opening or breaking up any publ'c street and the fees to b: paid for the restorutionofa streetinits~riginal sanction ;
(5) t h z p,-rniission, regulation or prohib:tioa of use or occupstio~r of any Street or place by itinerant vendors or hawkers or by any
- pw;dn for the sale of hrticles or theexzrcise of any caU:ng or the , .
setting up of:[ ny b ~ t h or stalland the fees chargeable for such I occupation;
(6) any other matter in connection with the consttuc.tion. rep ir, msintenance, namins, numbering and lighting nf strccts for which provision is necessary or should be made.
(I ) the regulation or restriction of -the use of sites for buildings for . different areas ; . . ,
(2) the regulation or restriction of buildings in di &rent areas ;
(3) the form of notice of erection of any building or execution of any work and the fee in respect of the same ;
(4) the plans and documents to bc submitted together with such . notice and the information and further information to M f i r -
- . :nished ;: , . . . ,.,
( 5 ) the level and width of foundation, level of lowest floor and sta- bility of structure ;
(6) the con~truction of building and the 'materials to be used in the construction of buildings : . . , .,+ ! ' . . .
(7) the height of buildings whether abmiute or rela tile to the width of strtets or to different area s ;
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(8) the~urnber and height of storeys composing a building and the height of rooms and the dimension of rooms' intended for t~unlan habitation ;
(9) the provision of open spaces, external and ink-l a*d adeque re means of IigIit and ventilation ;
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'i (10) the provision of rneans of egress in case of fire, fire escapts and , . water lifti~gdevices ;
::.-, (I 1) the provision of secondary means of access for, the removal of house refuse ;
( I 7) [lie r n q tzrials.nnJ mwhods o~construction~of~e~t~erna1 a nd lpnrty w,lIts. roofsand flours;
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(! 3) the psition, n ~ ~ t e r i a l s and rnariiods of kdnstiuctibn of hearths, smy+: cscxp=s, chimneys, slaircascs, d,yains, la trines ?nd ccss- . . . pii0Is; ' .. , , , , . . I ' . I '
1 ' . . . . . . s1,5) thc psyi11g of yards;
'' "'(1.7'j the iisrrjctidns 6il; i~~,fist iuctibh.b~~ri&tio~~licermin . , sites ;
.i ,f1-8), tlic measures to be taken: ,to ,protear buildingsfrom daruffarising . : I ? . -;., f r~rn~b~sa i l l ;~ 1 ' 1 : ~ . , . 1 . , : ;! 2 , . , , , ,..
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( 1 9 ) the wells, tanks n nd cistcrm and pumps fur the supply of wtcr for hurna n consumption in.con,mcrion rwithib,@ldings: ; .. ,
-:. ,'i 420) ' in? the'lc3sz;of, wdh;.,the, dimtrrsiogs of, t l i ~ ~ ~ ~ l 1 , ~ ~ ~ ~ e r n a n n e r of enclosing it and if the well is intended:.for &jp&icg purposes the mzans which shall be used to prevent pollution of the
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(22) thr scilii;h back of giriger and shops from the regular line of a , , . ' 8 ; ; : , , . s&&2Q4 < -,..,;, ,,*. , j . , , , . . . , ',, . .
--:+) 5- . - : I , : , . . . . . : , ' I ! ' ' . . . . . " , ' ! > / I ,. 3 .,:, :, (23) 111e construction of portable structures and pgmis$pn for such
constructio~l. - L k ,-. ', ': : , * , :, >;J :. ' , , ! 1 ,.: $ A L l : ! , r? i;i[c fk7fi+i 2i{j .: , E. Byc-laws relating to sanitation and publioh, Jtb,+ ..-.;; .,:
: I I , , , , 4 . . ; (2) t& provision of air spjces between latrines and buildings of
: : : A , :i , . . plaawused.fon~vambus purgoses: ;!. , ~ r r : . t , I I.:. .. ., . . - - , ' '.'! . ,. ' ', , . I
(3) the white w f i s h i ~ l ~ o f buildings ;
(5) .the regulfition or prohibition of tlle stabling or herdinp of :,;.L~:..,. :4nim~l$dPanycfalss of anihiaiLstYdg t o ' p w ~ r d81& tb?publ!c
health ; ',-). . , l l . . _ I , I . . _ I 0 1
' '$b).,thE1seiiliit b f 5 o i r i n k f abjfna,is. &yjrik :wjthifi th& lM3ts of the municipslarea and the regulM&fiX~'nd;~Bhtidl bf ponds ;
'its ! :. :yv't frg iisjlr&~il&+&&1gtio:ri10f \ ~ e : h e b ~ ~ u b f i c ; b8tfiingd'rid Wshing places ; 1, .
- - , (8) the pteuenttoon of thc spread,,ofdahgerous diseases :; , . .
(9) the segregation in or the remova 1 or expulsion from any part of , . , , tht,~municjpa 1 area or: the. destruction-of. anima 1s.sufferjng or
L , masonably,. suspected to be sdffmi'ng,'6romany in kclious or contagious disease ;
.. F; , f1O) : the !supervision, ~mguIa,tion, .conservaatio'n :and ,rp~.atct tio n from i1 ' ' tinjury contimi~a'tionr ordltrtspzrss 6.f-l sour~es,'a nd me; ns of
public water supply and of appliance's'fcr t,he distribut:on of I water ;
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(1 2) the proper disposal of corpses, the regulation and Inanzgen;< nt .! . ~of:bpaalng+afld~-buri~I;pl~eesandtother~pl~esiforrthe+i~po~a~
of corpses~nd ,tha:feesnhargw4lc~for-:the .use of s ~ ~ c h pieces whcre the same arc provided or maintained ill the txpenzcs of
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:.::i : F. . Bye-laws rcla ting to public safety and su~pression of quis3nces.-
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- ' 'c preyehtibri:~of-'!~i$ease~j~ri~tl1e~prp'niotidn'~~6fpublic safety or "~bonvefiieh&ss~afiyact ~hic@~o~k~d@n~f-~~;i~.:likcly to occasion
a nuisadek itrld'fo'r theWgu1a~tibri:~brJp?b'h'ib~~i'on of which no I provision is rpa.dc elsewhere by this Act.
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( I ) thc days on, qnd the hours d.ucifig which any,market.qr s:eugh- ter house may bekept bperi'forke ; : ' ' ,
' , 'p-)' th'&:regiila$ion ~if+he~desiBn, ~VgntiIa'tbn.~nHld@ji'nekk bf ma rkcts (-,I - , .. $ , I . I \
- _ , ;a'dbl;5l&ughtet~housq a fid .t&~iiiat~iiU6r?~"be~i-~cd in the con- ](! :i~!: . , & stru&ion;fhereof ; ' ;. s : '> ! . , , , , " - ' -:':; ' l - . , :,,>::
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(3) the keeping of markets and slaughter houses and tile lands i j a ,;::; :/c:.!, ' :. and ,. bUiltlipgs capper!ainip$,therefq rim,@ ciean;vqd sanitary - ' r r , - . : I ovnditio~i.the~remo~al~.af;filth, :rubpishrmdratber polluted and
obnoxious matter thoqfro.ma.~&itb~ .6'1lpply,therein of pure - . . .., , ,,,:
water and of a s f ic ient number of latrines and urinals for the ;use ofpersons usingvn freqhentingfthe.lsarO.e:;~. . : .
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(4) thc manner in which animals ;hall be admitted in slaughter . ; : . , : . , ~OUSCJ , ; : - I;! : w:,;, . L . , . .: z:j.,, ;,,-,, :!, :! ;:
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( 5 ) thc manner in which anima Is maybe rldukbtered ; 5'- ,3 jm ' ,- ' ,. . ,
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in market buildings and market pla'ccs for the conveni-nt use i i 5 ~ ~ 1 : : : -.:/ .,-. - 9 $ ~ ~ ~ d l ~ i c # ~ + ~ e ~ @ ~ ~ q n ~ i o f i n p . f 1 1 p ~ ~ r ~ ~ h r p e p t of such
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(7) the setting apart of separate areas for different classes of articlcs in market buildings and market pleces ;
(8) the dispdsal or destruction of animals offered for sIaughter which are, from disease or any other cause, unfit for human consumption ;
(9) the destruction of carcasses which from any disease or any othcr c a w are found after slaughter to be unfit for human consumption ;
( 1 0) the regulation of thc entry of anima 1 into slaughter house and bringing out of thc carcasses of such anima Is safer slaughter and the fee to be pgid for use of s k ughter houses;
(1 1 ) the proper custody and care of animals for the keeping of which licenses are gtanted under section 324 ; '
(12) the regulation of the import 'of animals and flesh within the municipa 1 area ;
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(1 3) the rendti.ing necessary of licences for the use of premises within the municipalarea as stables orcow,houses or as an ~ccommoda- tion for sheep, goat, or buffalo and the fees pa ybIe for sucb licences and the conditions subject tu wh:ch such licenccs may
. be.gcanted, refused, suspended or revoked ;
(1 4j the regu~aiion of sarais, hotels, da k bungalows, lodging houses, boarding houses, buildings, let-in-tenements, residc n tie 1 clubs, restaurants, eating houses, cafes, refreshment rooms and places of public ;
' - (1 5) recieat'on, entertajnment . . or resorts ; . . .
( f 6) the control and supervision of places where dangerous oBimive trades are carried on s q as to xcure ~Iea'nliness therein or to minimise injurious, offensive or dangerous effects arising or likeIy to arise therefrom ;
(17) the 1 regulation. of. the posting of bills and advertisements - and: of the(h;ositian, size, ;shade or style of the name boards,
- signkg boards and sigiiposts ; , . , . I . , , .
(1 8) the -hation of a mothid. for tho sale of articles whether by measure, weight,, piece or any other method ;
(19) the proceedure regarding grant to establish a factory, workshop or Frade pramises ; . .
(20) thg regulation of smoke in fagoria, workshop and trade I I , I - - ' premises ; . : .
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121) 'tha foguhtionof sanitary conditions in factories, . . workshops and trade prcmb ; . - - .
(22) the regulation of thc use in any factory, workshops or trade prmises of whistle, trumpcr, sircnor horn worked by steam, compressad air, eIcctricjty or othcr mschanical means ;
(23) the prevention of nuisance in any markcr building, market place, slaughter house or any Actory, works hop or trade premises ;
H. Bye- laws relating to improvcmcnt.-
(1) the form and contmts of an improvement scltome or a rehousing scheme ;
(2) thdprocedure to be followcd in mnneclion with the framing, submission, approval and sanction of such scheme ;
(3) the local inquiries and other hearings that may bc h~!d berore a schmo is framed , approved or sanctioned ;
(41 the alteration of an improvament schcmc or a rch~using scheme ,after approval a d sanction.
I . Bya-Laws relating to miscellaneous matters.-
(1) the prevention ind extinction of k c ;
(2) the circumstances and the manner in which owners of land on building in tho municipal area temporwily absent thercfmm or not rcsidmt therein may hrequiredto appoint as thcir agents for allot any of the purposes of this Act or of any bye- laws made thereunder, persons rosiding withiti of near the municipal arca ;
(3) the,. regulation and control cf Corporation hospitals and dispensaries ;
(4) the rendering necessary of Iiccnccs-
(a) for tlic proprietors or drivers of hackney -carriages, cycles . ~ickshaws, thclas,, ,the rehries kept or plying for hire or
used for hawking articles ;
(b) for pasons working as job porters for the conveyance of goods ;
(5) the classification of cinema theatres for the purposes of lcvying theatr e-tax ';
(6) any other matter which i$ to be or may be prescribed by bye- . , , laws madc under this Act or in r ~ p c c t of which this Act makes
no provision on-, ruakcs insufficient. provisions and provision is, in Ihe opinion of the Corporation, zlemsary for the
, , . , . . , . efficient municipal government of the municipal area.
396. Pet!aItg f pr brcacll~s of b1c:la ivs.-Any bye-law mado under this Act .may provide that a contravention: t horeof ska1l:be '%punishable,-
(a) with finc which may extend to five hundred rupees ; or . . .
(b) with fino *hichmay' atend:-to fiverhundrad IEupees and in the case of cant inu ing conti.avcntion, with an additicnal fine which may oestcnd to fifty rumpees fax evar.y day during :whiqh such CJntf'avention continues after conviction for thc'first contra- vzntion ;.or ,
(c) with 6nc which may extend to fifty rupcc3'Pur.evcry day during , which thc con+ravention continuos, after the receipt of a noticc
' " ' from -,the , Commissigner ,or 4iany::Corporation (Officer duly ' ~u-tho+iswdintbaf~bchalfby~thcdperso~~:~~tt&vening the bye-
law requiring such pcrson to discontinue such contraventien. , . ... ,:::. . r [ ..: .3:-' . , , , , I q ,
(2) Any suah: I bfblarv hay, a1s.o. pr,oyidelihat :aJper.son conkavening the same shall be required to ramzdy, so far as lies in his powor, tho mischief if aw,caw!d by sucheqntravcnti~n:,~ ,. . , . . , <; ,: !, . ;. li, ,,: ,
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397. Srrpplenrent a1 proibisions rkspect mg ' bye$nlus.-tl) Any power to make byzilaw wnferrcd by this Act is confcrred,subject to the, conditions oft he byc-laws baingiriiide.$ftdi: prcvidus~put31idt'i~n-andtthdit~n~t I taking effect until they have been approved by the Government and published in the Official Gazette. ' I . . I ( . . , i, "
I ' (2) The Gokrnnynt *-in approGjLg ,a, by+la~v'may, m?kk:bny char gc
"' fhcrein' which ,.. appears t o % to'bc ne'cessary: - .. ' ' ' . . l . . : ;,;. !; . , . +(31 'The G~vernment ma j, 'hft cr p r ~ v i ~ u s , ~ i i b l ~ ~ a t i o ~ f its inlcntioo
can61 any byti-Iaw.~hi;@Irit~h~~ apjxovtd,%dlth&+upor the bye-law shall coase to have effcct. . . : I ..I
' 398. ,Byelarilfito be arailnb'le for-inspcchioii~~d~i~rt.hse.-~l)A copy of all bye-laws made under this Act shal1,be-ke)ifiat.thc Grporation ofice and shall, during office hours, bo open fret of chargc to inspection by any person of the muniaipal usn. . . . . ..r ,, 1 a + ( ' :.
!@):iOopks ~.oPnl t t s z l ~ h - f i y d ; j a w s ~ s h d ~ ~ h ~ ~ ~ ~ t ~ t h e ~ ~ b r poration office and: shall .h satd~ta~tbe:publio e,~.t:~ostpr~rt;3)ter~singiy or in collections at: the option of thc purchaser. ,I 1 . ' : - , I , : 11, , . +
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i ; ,,-,,','T ' 1 : . . ' I . ' : . ' - . - , 399. Power of ~ovenznleni to require prod~~tion~~a~~iloctrments.- he
Governmest or the Director may at any time rcqu ire the Commissioner - i.r ' , , , , , ' i - b : 1 , , I :/ , , .. ..- . . . :. ' ( a ) -1t0 ;:p~oduce ~apy record acorresp~ndence,~ph~.or :other docurncnt . ;i : imhis:p~s~omon~~ar~higr~r~l: ;iandfi: 8.. i:
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.(b)ldo-:Wish imytrrcturq.:plan, tqtimate, IpEatzmnt, account or
statistics rctating, to , thc proceedings, duties or, works of the . ,Corpor;~ tion, o r ,any of the Corporation authorities.
..-# 400;. lnspeetiur~.-The Oomnmeot.or the dii.cclor:.may-depu@:any [email protected] i0spoct.m examinc any*.mupicipel departmcn.pt:orr~oEepr!wy. sedaeror. work~u~ertakm- byi'the ,Car~of~tiq~nq or aiy. of..tka, mupicipgl., au~onitiesariany@parcycy bolo~.girg..to;~rhe Corp,o~a~on and lo ropo~kthcw on. and.the;Corpr>ration{and evecy-..Corporationa~brhori~yrond all Cor,~~ota-- tion oficers.andco~h~tICorpowtian. empi~yces~shail.be hou~d.to affo~&rhc: offilm so I depa ted*. aows at al tressonable. !t'ilnes t~:the~p~enjiges:and pro=. :
t perties of the Corporation and to sll records, accountaiand o.khsdoduwn&, the ~nspection of which he may consider necessary to cnabte him to disbhargej his dutio~.~ .. I , !, . ,
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401. ~6rvcr;l o~giv&l-d&ebfis~ts.+ l.),.. l f .whether ow ~ e o c iptr, of, any , :
information or rcport ohtaincd under seciion 399 or section 400 or otlii?i~ise,*:th&~ GavmWent.or(tltha Diredbis- of bpinlonz- 1 ,. :i '. . . ::
' . (nJ!$+t'&y <fit$jT&pp.~td.'-oi- w e : ~br~,o?ora~n',;d;~'any: of its "3ithorRy by'br-mair'tWS.A& Ea3,not b(c'ri pcigrrned or has been porfoxrned in an irnpbrftct, ibsd&&r- ,dr unsuitable mannor; or, ,.. .
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t l . , f . , - . <.)- &ari adi?patoj &no~al-' provisi~n~h&iao tabt-cal made for the . perfbr~~riceo~.gksp~su,ch~ dniy; ;' d ; .[ 1'. ',.b * , . .,, , ,
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1 the Government or the Director, as tho case may bu,. may -direct the Corporation or r b Coqissioner, within such period as it think., fit, to!~&~~ir'?&~ir~uents-tis~its~ satisfactio~forj -the. p?spnr: pcrfamnank of duty, or, as tho case may bc, to rnak3kahancitlI~~bvisIB~~~to' bitstsatisfaction
1 for t& pcl~foi mance of the d w y and thc. Corppration ,or the Cumjssioner c o j $ $ ~ m & & ' s ~ ~ ~ j lbmlywi& k&~.direc6tipn r :- :' -. 1 .'b , . .': r, 3 ' ' '
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Providpd that unless in the opinion of the Govermcnt or the Director th0 immadia~e execution of such orgec 's neccssar y, it shall, before making any direction undw this reofion, g i f ~ ~ & - : ~ ~ r p o r a t i ~ or t h ~ Commirronc~ an opportunity of showing cause why, such directipn should not be made.
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(2) Where any dbection is Gven by,,the Qii ector under sub-section (1) be ' ~ s ~ l l ~ ' ' ~ ~ i d & e ~ ~ t~ ~ o ~ i f i ~ k n t ; d ~ ~ s u c I $ diicction~and~th.ekaid*frcc- tio$"sHal l'r&ai& in f o ~ o ~ u g l ~ s ' 'it: is',modifibdi~r- r&cinded. .by the.- G b vern- : + mbbi.nl*~ila< * c: ~ . -:. < I T . ,, , , , . 8" , !* , , , ,,- ,;, , A . 9 ,, [ > . , , .,. . I . . , " I
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402,. . Pa,\*er lo prsvidefo~ enforcement oJ direcrio~~ tmder secliorr 401 .- ~ f , ' ; : & i ~ @ ' : ~ e ' dbfi 'd' 'f ik&-'by!!a~ directibnha8e: undb;s~hecti~nr [ I ) , of sficjiop'40'1i:. an$;'adt?h thrtaLiiyof which~Eas:b~cn~dirmt&~n~e~~that~
bd, pa!+ioYtle+i dug* t i k6n; fhk. Gbdmmcntbcr t t HT-Director asstbe c~qW&;b.$ mS1y'minke'arrangmnbW fof .th:b taking.oF sudlactio~.and~may. ,
di&fl.t$at'S~ l fe~~r;es 'cbhna&ed'tU~ith shall: Be dcfyed' gut OF .tZre ~ffj~ratJofi.andr - , . -:, ' i q : - ' ' : : , : 8 , . ' .I- I ( ,
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403. Pu~ver .of,revf~pion.-The G.overment ?lay at any, t imc, for rho PG-os& 0'fps'af&fyjng, it>bI~a~'.to-theic$rreches, leg&lity, proprjety or-re@- lai'a$%f ahyjky-cdedingpc . I order p'gssed'tb y any: 6fflcer of t l~~-!Gammeat+: . .. .' , ' '. . .. ,
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Or the Co~nn~issionor or any of6cer subordinate to him, call for and examine thc rccord and niay pass such order with rcfercncc thereto as i t may think fit,
404. Dissolutiot~ of Corporalion.-(I) If, in the opinion of the Government, the Corporation is not competent to perform, or persistently makcs default in the perfor man@ of the duties imposed on it by or under the Act or any ather law or exceeds or abuses its poivers the Government may by an order published, together with a statement of. the rcasons therefor, in tho Official Gazette, declare the Corporation to be incompetent or in- default or to have exceeded or abused its powers, as the case may be and dissolve &e Corporation : - .
Provided that borore making an order of dissolution as aforesaid, reasonable opportunity shall bc given to the Corporation to be heard and to show cause why such order of dissolution should not bc made.
(2) Whon the Corporation is dissolved by an order undar sub-kc- tion (I),-
{a). all Councillors shall on such date as may be specified in the , order vacate the i r ofices without prejudice to their eligibility for
election under clause (if) ; , -
(b) on the dissolution of the Corporation, all powers and duties confo tred and imposed upon tha Carporation by or under thrs Act or any other law shall be exorcised and perfbrmd by such offier or authority as the Government may appoint ia that behalf ;
(c) allproperty v&ted in t h e Corporation sllall until it is rw;onstitytad vest in the Government ; and
, . (4 election shall be held for-ihe purpose of reconstituting the COT:.
porntion within a period of six months. . , , .
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405. Delegations.-(I) The Governmiat may, by ktificatibn, ,dele. gatc all or any OC its paws undg this Act, except the power to make *la, to any officer subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be specified in tho notification.
(2) Whermr it is expedioat to do sd i n tho p ~ b l i o interin and'far the , efficient performance of the fingioas cntrustbd to the Corporation it may, with the prior approval of the Statc Government entnist iny of its civic services and amenities (including mllection of taxes and revenues) in relation to any matter to which the power of the Corporation extends, to any person or agency subject to such conditionsand restrictions as it may bnsider necessary to impose.
406. Validity of notkes and otl~er domenis.-No notice, ordm, requisition, licence, permission in writing ,or, any other docunient issued under this Act, shall be invalid merely by reason of defect of form.
407. Adtnissibility or dalocrrr~e~lr of etzfry as e rti.det!ce.-A c,opy of any rcccipt, application, p'an notice ordcr or other ~ O C U ~ ~ I C I I T or of auy.cntry in a register in the possessionof any Corporation authority shall, if duly certified by the logal kenper thoraof or other pcrson authorised by the Commissioner in lhis bchalf, bo admissible in evidence of,the existescc g f the documcnt or entry and shall be admitted as evidence of the, markers ,and transaction therein recorded in every casc whcrc, and to same extcnt to which the original document or catry would i f produced, have baen ndmis- sible to prove such matters and transactions.
4 408. Eviderzce of Corporation Officer ur employee.-No Corporation oficcr or othor Corporation employce shall, in any legal p,occding to which the Corporation is not a plrty, be required to produce any registcri or document the contents of which can be provcd undcr section. 403 by a certified sopy, or to appoar as a witness to provu any matter or, transaction recorded thorein saw by order of the court made.for spccial cause. ;.. .
409. Prohibition agai~~st obstruction of Mayor or alry corpbrit ion autlrority e1c.-No person shall obstruct the Corporation or the Commis-
sioner, the Mayar or any of tho Deputy , Mayor, any Councillor ,or any person employed in the Corpxation or any- person .with whom the Cq~n; . missioner has antered into a contract on behalf of the Corp.oration,.in jhe '' porforrnanco of his duty or of anything which he is cmpowered or rcqu-ired .. to do by virtue or in consequence of any provision of this Act or of any' ruIe, regulation or byc-law made thereunder. . I . _ .
. .. . , . 410. Prol~ibition ngainrt rcwovrl af mark.-No persbn =hill remori ,:,
, any mark set up for th3 purpose of indicating any level or direction irjcrden, tal to the execution of any work authorised by this Act or of afiy rule, 0,. !
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411. Prohibiriorr gguinst cemvai or obliteraiion :, oj' ,nof!'c.e,.-?lq !.
person shall, without au!hority in that hhalf remove, destroy, deface' , ,qr .. .
otherwise o blitarate any notice~cxhibitad by or uador ordc~s of;t@o ,Cor$qrei:.: tion authority or. any.Corporation Oficzr or- other .Co.rporapgg cmp:oyseJ spzcified by the Commissioner in this beha If. :: .. , , ! . . . ,! :. , - ,, : ::. . :-,,
,412. . .Prohibition againsl ttn-authorised removal. of deposit. e tc,=No persbn shall, without authority in that behalf; --remo,ve earth? saga oy. ,M~e.4 = material or deposit any matter or mnka any cnc:oachmen t rn or on any land vested in the Corporation or in an way obstruct the same.
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. 413. Liabilily -of ~ o l t ~ t c i l l ~ r ~ . - ( l ] Evcry Cou.ncill6r ihall.h liable for the loss, waste or rr.isapp1ication of any money or other property belonging to the Corpsration, if such loss, waste or misappIjcatjonis,reported either by tho Audit Agancy or othorwisc wmes to tho notice of the Corporation to be a direct conskquence of his neglect or misconduct in the, porforqan@ of his duties as a Councillor .; and he may, after buing givm,an . oppor'turli1y. by notice served in the mannm provided for tho service of summons in the Code of Civil Procedure,:I908 (5 of-, 1908), to show cqusa, byrwrjtten or oral represontation,:why he shou!d not be.rquired to majsegood lhe loss, or be surcharged with the value of such property or the amount of such money by the Director, and if the amount is not p i d within fourteen days from the expiiy of the pr iod of appeal p i ~ ~ ~ i b e d by.s1~b-,section,S2); the Collector at the rffquest ot the Dicector.shali p#,oceed f~rthwitb to reqovg the amount a%
i f it w o h m ar iw r of,tand revmut., and shave ir crcditcd lo the Corpora- tioas Fund.
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-(2) T11z porson agaimt whom nn order under sub-se~rion . ( . I<) is made .by. the Director may within thirty .days.of the dfltcLof comnlunica- tioniof tho wder make an appcal ,to. the, .gauornment :
Providzd t,hat -no pc:son shtrll .under this sectionibc.cntled upon:m sho~v couse after rile expiry of a-pe~iod of five y m s .from .&: occurrence of such loss, waste or misapplication or after the expiry .o fstwo Years Fmmhe fime~oP:bis.ceasing 20 he a aCounaillor. .
. ' I 1 . " . 0':. . 4v . Casl#iIilior and Corpoaa~ian, @jfi#rs md ~elployees t o beprdlic
servants.-Every Counci I lor, t.k. C~mmisshner .and ev0r.y. Cmpoxntioln Officer and!other Corporot.ion-ernp~~y~~sh1i~bobod~rgd to bo a publio servant within -the ,me~ning of section 2f~of,theJndi+ Penal Bode, 1860 (39 of 1860').
. I . , . ' ,', , . ,435. . Annrral ,Adm,ini8-trr1fi011 .report.-As soon- as . n q ,be after l.stlday.
of4#$ri!:, in evei-y year orld not~]ator:lthan.sudh date.as,.may be fixed .by .the, government-in .this b&alF, 4he C~rpora ti0 n $hrou sh bthe Dirtlcloq shal L ~ b - rniFtt6, tho-Governmmt a.detailkd~i;por~t or.its. autinities: during tb~~~preced- ingyear.;in- such, form .as .the:Goverment may dkeot. , , ,
..:;!; , , 8 : ! , .,:. (2) The Commissionr~ sha,l l:prepa~~ .such~~rcport.:apd thciCo~poration
shall consider it and forward tht same to the Govarnmc~it with its reso- lutio'n:thureoq, ifany. ,, : a ! ,
- I ; ,(3J'-Copieg:of:tha. reportbhdl be-kapt for. sale at tho GorpofiPiom. . - ofice: . . . , , .. I : I , , , . . ?.
416. Consirtrctio~i oj reference.-Save as expre3ly providekin Act.and unless the context o therwisc requires, after the establishment of the'Corpor~ipn, any-.refer-ence in\, any. owa!rnent-, ,n.ule; .byiye;lkir, o~dtr, scheme, nQfifr&0JP0r:0fher:im tiium?nt. having Lhe f~r~pof l lnw; . to dny~locnl . aufhority~ha\ria'&jur-io&~~on:inrthemunioipd~n~ea~ot~a~.pa~ttber~~fah1iI1,. u rrlh& cofi~&t '~r ' j~bj 'ect: -other .~vise:irkqwires, .be: e o ~ @ u e d r a g . ~ ~ f e r ~ ~ ~ : e ' to the Corporatica. , , I : I I , , , :;. . f! . , < ) .
7 : ,Spe~iaJ.pliO~ision~~as f o - r t c ~ l : a r ~ ~ ~ , - ' N o ~ i thstandimg .anything confsined inifhe fbregQing provisions irr.this Plot-. . ,
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(a) the Gorp~rati~1; with pkevious approval ~ f , :he ~ . ~ o u ~ I I ~ o J ~ ~ ~ , - '
my, by notification in the Official Gazctto, declare thiit any I : . pbrtion -o$ +he .r-utal areas sh&ll, ceata to be iociuded tbmein I
, . . . ;.. . . ana-upon. thqiissue df.such noti6cat.ion -&ar. wr tion. 4hek .be , ' . iholyd'~jn++ind~F~rrn p~rt~ofithetu~ b~flr~a~~eas ;
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- . ,- mny;by fio~fication jm th~:OBcia-l:Gaaettc,- - . : . , . . . . . .. . . . . ,. I 5
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(93 e ~ e ~ ~ t . ~ b e r u r a l ~ a c e a s .or-.any port ion1 tthmcoE,lfcom such: . I
- , -ofhthe :provisiangoflt,his. Act.asjt.rdm-mfit.;~andt - . ., : . . [ I , , ( > ; , , . . , , . ( , .
, . . - (/fi~lev$!t~xm,~rat&,~fees:and.other~ cha~ges~inl the: :maL.aras . . .' .or . ~ p o r t i ~ n ~ f h ~ ~ ~ f : ~ 1 : t u a t & ~ 1 6 ~ 8 $ i t b a n thorn, itti $which .;, - - . ' .such.taxa, fms.an;d~o~hor~ch~~ge~ a m lwicd. ini ithe! s&an
arons or exompt such amas or'portionl from any such tax, rate, fee or othar charge.
418. Po t w r to srrspend ~ 1 1 ~ resohtio~i or order .of Corporafim .-If the Governnlent or the Director is of thc opinion :hat the execlition o f any rmoiurion OF ordw of tho:Corpo~-aticnror of ?.ny other Corporation autho- r i t y ~ ~ emp1oycc sutiordina.tc thwrutobor 'the doing:of any act which i s about
be done ok in b~ing donwby or onl behalf-of: the Curmotion is in contra- vation of or in cmss of powvcrs wnfcrvodiby this.Aa or' of any other law for tho time behg in forcc or is likely to !cad breaoh-of the peaca or cause
# jn~l~ry and o: annoyance to the public or any class or body of p c r ~ n s , the Govcrnmant or t hc Directo~ und'er intimatibw rb tho'GovertlWent, may, by ordor in writing , suspend thc a~cclltion of ~ u c h re%olirtion or order, or prohibit , , thc doing of any such act.
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419. Poiwr q[ Go verttmenr io nrodify jiroccedings~-Tk:Govcrnrnc~~t may by written order modify, annul or omit from thc records sny pro- ccedings of the Carpomtian whkh it considers nbt to,bb'jn copfor;rility with this Act, or any rults or byeilaws rnad'e th'ereutlllet' may-db' aA'tWpls
8 , , ., , necessary to secure such conformity :
2rovidkd' that.~mlks+in theopinion, $f rhk Gpvk~~hdrlEtIio i&%cdiate makiGg of:sucb order i's nacessary it shalj.bkfqri: ,diii#'g,, an. dtdbfi;il!i0& this seztion, give. thc corporation opportuhTiy of ~h6~rlg'cauk+~qY
... . sucb an order shbuld'nbt 'ba nladk. ,
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420. Powvr of Go ver t~rne~~t io ~vitlidrdlv'btiy' aria - of h f t d i t i p d l "Wt&, > fmm operaiion o/Act.--(I) Tho Government may, by, notiQ~ation, with-
draw from the op%attibn of. this ~ c t ,kny akeapf any: muhiLipA1: arm O f tHe' dotp->ration: #../
* Piovided that no such notf6ication shkll' Wo issued- a'$leSctho same has
bean pu'ulishsd for inviting o b~ect:oas ahd aggestjbns, ' if hnp, which have duiy~oons iddi7 to . b
(2)1 Whenla notification 4s issued under this, section-inmiation to any ,muoidpal area\ this1 Actt all: notificatioas, ru,lss;- regulatbqs, bye-laws, orders, directions and polvers issued, made or conferred under th~s Act shnli, csasc to apply,to!thq~~id.a~eai . . , # . . . ' , :I ' . . . . I f , , 4 1 . 'I ' , , , : i !
421 i Disr rict, Platming. Cornmitt ee.-(d:) The .Corporation shall pre - parcovery y&r a , dkvelopment. plan f o ~ its- aroa and subplitted to tho District Planning Committee. 1 < , . , - , 2.2'
' I {2):T-ht:Dig~ickP;intiin~~Cbnnllfiitto:, co~$timfedrb~:fie.~tafe Govern- mant unddr section 18S'aT'the iM;nchzl~P~adb~hh:Pan&ayati ,Raj Act, 1994 (4 of 1994) sliall consolida~e tho davciopnimt;plarulprrpard and submitted to it by the ,municlp~Litics in tho District, under sub-section (1) and prepare &draft development-:p,\an: for tho district-.% a whole. .., - . ;
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Panohayati Xq members of ths, from amoagst,tbmsoI!vtsb,. . . , . . : . . , , , i :.+ < , ! A - j I , :
- (4) Evcry Dir trict, Pianning Committee shall in preparing the draft development plan-
In) hava rcgard to-
- (i) msttors OF common interest botween tha municipalities and panchalats including spatial planning, sharing of water and other physical and natural resources, the integrated dcvzlopmcnt of infrastructure and environmental comer - vation ;
(i i) tho extant and type of available rorourbor whothor hanoial or otherwise ; . ,
(b) consuIt such institutions and organisatiog as the State Govern. . .
rnent may spocify. ! . . ,- , . .
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Eor.ward tha development plan, as 'recommendcd by such Commitiec, to thk State Government. '
.. - . 422. .Trattsiiional provisiol1s.-If any cnaclmmt othor than the kwacha1 Pradesh Municipal Act, 1994, (2 o f 1994), in force on the date imrnediataly preceding the app?iated day OP which notiflcatibn is publish- ed d c r sub-section (2) of scct~on 3 of fhis Act issued or in any ~ulo , order or notification made or issued theieundor and is forcc on such date, -less a di,fferent-intention appears- . ,
. <. (a) referenct:t~tomu~ici~aIitic~M~~icipalC~~ncil a n d N q a Pan- 1
chayats constituted under the Himachar Pradcsh Mu nicjpa] Act, 1994 (1 3 of 19941 shall be construed as rcferenco to the
. -Corporation and such cnac:ment,\ pie, order or ~oiificar ion : - !, :" ' - . shall apply to the Cdtporation; . . . ...... :'.' . . . . . . . . . . ( . , - .
(b) rcfcrcnco to ihc President or the vice-president- of a rnunic-i- . . . pality constituted under the Himachal Pradcsh Municipal Act, . . : .
, . . ' . . . ,41994 (13 of 1994) shall- be constmcd in rkspact of. the m ~ c i p a l . - . . . +'area as-rereference to the Commissioner appointed undcr thisAct ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) reference to .the mcmhers of a municipality constituted under Ihe HimachaI Pradosh Municipal Act, 1994 (19 of 1994) shalI in
-', :- , :,: ' .. . .'. A'riSpect offhe-Corporation shall be conitlued as refircnce to . . : :..- -7 the Councillor of the Corpo~ ation constitutcd rnda this Act ; -
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(4 refcrenccs to nay Chapter or section of the Himachal Pradesh ..... . . . : ) -:rMuriicipaI Act, -1994 (13 of 1994) hall ,as far as possib!~ be
.' '.c ' . .: ' coiistrued:in rcspcctof the municipal area as refercncc to [his Act . . , , ,. , . , . ' OL itS correrponding Chapter or section. , , ! 8 - . . - .
423. ~ r o v i s i o ~ l regarding officers atd etrrployees.-(1) When any m)micipality incIuding area comprising rural arca or a part thereof, i f any, isjeclaicd' and const. tutcd a Co~por-at;on under sections 3 and 4 of tliis Act, . thk' cntire officers,and employees serving in a municipaljty, including sea '~comfiris'ingnira1 area or a part tliereof, if any, on a post,in rcfation.td which tbc C~rpj~at ion is constituted, shalt, on the declaration and constiti- tutio.~ of a Qorpxa!ibn, bo dtcmsd to b: transferred-to-the Cgrporation
on trld .xisling tcrrns of scrvice and integrated into lhe corresponding municipal sc~vic?. , .
(2) The Corporatioa may rccruit additrona1 slaR where nccessarY subjcct to thc conditions i!s may be laid down by the G ~ ~ c r n m e a t .
(3) In making appointment to any post rcfcrrcd to in this soction. ilia appointing authority sh~.)I foHcw the in~lructions issul~d by the Government from timc to time jnrclation to rciervution of apporntrncnt or post for Srhcduled C a s t ~ 5 . Scheduled Trj bes, Backward CIasse; and other calngory of persons.
424. A.vsers, liabilit is, debts obiiafiov , cot~tracrs ond pendit~p * proceedings.-I!) All assets and propcrtig vcs~ ing in all dcbts, liabililics and obligations incurrod by, i!nd all contracts made by or on behalf of thc mnicjp3Iity including area c o m p ~ i ~ i s g rnral area or a part thereof, if any, dcclarcd and constimrcd to bc a Corporationunder scc-ions 3 and 4 of this Act, bc dcrmed to haw been vested in, to havc been incurred itnd made hy the Corporntion and shall continuc in opeation accordinglji.
(2) All proceeding.; priding before any authority of tho said muni- cipality inchding area cornpr~sing rurd or a part thereof, if any, on the day the Corpoeation was constituted which undcr the provisions ' of tbis Act, are rcquired to bc in5;itdted b;forc or undertaken by the Comrnissionar, shall be transfcrrrd to ard continurd by him arid all o thor such prpceeding5 st~all, LO kr as may b: tiansferrcd to and contimcd by such authority befbre
1 or by whom they have to be hstiiuted or undarlakcn undcr the prov?.ioas of th~s Act.
* (3) All appeals F cndirlg bcfnre any authority of thc said i3~uoicipality including area comprising rural'area or a part ~hcrcoi, if any, on the day 1h3 Corporation was constituted, slull, in so h r as may bc prpcticabls, bc disposcd of as if the same weye pcgdin~ bsfore the said authority .after. the dealaratjon and constitution of the Corporation.
(4) All prosocuiioas instituted by or OD behalf of thi said municipaIity i,ncludin area mmprsiing rural area or a part thcr,uof, i f any, and aH wits and legafri-oceedings incitl~tal by or against the said n~unicipnlity including area comprisins rural arca or a part rhcreor, if any, or any officor of the said +unicipality including area comprising rural area or a par1 thereof, if any, - ptnding on the day the Corporation was constituted, shall bc deemed to have bsen instituted by ur r1.galn: t the Commissioner-
425. Provision for mrmicipniity or local, putttqrity !viric/x is stlperseded or disso!vecl.-Any rehence in the foregoing sections to municipalities or a -local authority shall, in case such municipalityor a bcal au*orjry has been superseded or placedunder the cwgcofap administra!or under any e~act- meat made for fhat purpose be deemed io b. a rcfcrcnce tCr Lllt: person or parsons appointed to exercise the powers or to pcrfom ihe lunctions of such municips!ity or locd authorityundcr any law rclating to such mucici- pality or tlte.h.l[~nic'pal Corporation or local authority. . !, . . . 1
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426. Po151er i o enquire and make report. abutti miscotidlrci of ,feeriain DfJicer Or orficids.-(1) Ona complaht b,-Ing made to the Co'rporation by
any. cauncilloi. that an nEcor or o £ticla! of the Corporation or any oiher class of Governmcnt Oficcr or oflicia! discIlnt.gir?g any d u t i c ~ in J ;!ation to tllc functions of thc Corporation, to which rhc Govcrnn~cnt may, by noti- ficatiun, extc~d thc p-ovjsionq of t h i s sccticln has nlisconducttd. himself in his oEcla1 capacily, the Corporation may q u i r e into ihe mattar and sub- mit a report .~longwitli the p r i t ~ t ~ f h i e cvide.ricc io thc siipcrior officer whom it may: c a m - n , or lo the Dirtcior afid the said officcl' sh%ll, aftor s~ich rur ther
- enquiry as ]nay btrcquircd, take s u i ~ b l e actionunder i~tlrna-tjon to the Corporation and the Gavcrmcnt.
(2) On the rcport being marlc by any Councillor that on officcr or official of i11c municipality or a.ny othrr c le s~ of Govcrrtnimrt rfficcrs or officials dschnrging any duties in rel~-ticr3 lo the runctions of: thu Corpora- tion. to ~vhic$ Government may, by norilicd t.;on extend tho provisiqg of.this section, has fai!ed to pel-form1 any duty imposed, upon him by any ,lam or r,ules, the Corporation may, hy notice fixing. n reason?blc period, requirc him to perform-thc duty and, on liis failure to do so, shall report ~ h c ruattcr
: ,to tbesupcrior officer whom it may concern, or to thc Director a ~ d thc said oEcer shall, after sucli e n q ~ i r y .as. may be required, take suitable action uadp,~. intimation to the Corporatinn and the Governmcnt.
- 427.. Po~veriore'emoved~Tfirrrlties.-ffany diftliulty a i s k s , i..r giving effect to the provisions .of. this Act . or.by reason ,of2 anytl~inb: co?t~.incd in this Act ta any other cn3ctme?t for thc time being in fdrcc, the Govcrninc~ t ,m3y, as occasion rzq-dircs, by order direst that. this Act shall during. sucll period as bc snecibed in the order but nottextending beyond thc expiry of, two years,j'rorn thc conllncncauznt o r d c ~ s havc cffcct subjcc~. to such adaptations 'whcthci. by way vf im3difi~~tio11, addition or omissious as it may dc:ru LO 5c hzccssary nod cxpcdient .
. 4E8. R ~ p e a l o f A c f ~ N u . 9 OJ l980:-(!) On-: and, Srom.thedatcof cornmcnc~me~.r~of this, Act, the Himachal FradesJ~ Municipal- Corpora t i ~ n Act,. 1879 (9 of 1980) sbail-stand repealod (hereinaftor referrcd to as We repealad Actl : . , , ,
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Provided that thc tepcaI shall not affect,-
(a)' ths previom opcration-of tfia repca!ed'P;ct, or'anything.duly d'6nc . . . . ' - or suffc-cd thvrw~nder, or ' ' "
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(b). any pegnlty, forcfcitvrk or. punishment incuxed in respect of: any ofknce~kr,mmittod'~inst thu'rop-oaled Act, or. ' I - I . , T I .
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, . (c) any invcitigation, Icgal pracceding or remedy in rospcc! of any m b m ; , ,- mcb l.iglit;.priv~lcge obligation, liability, 'p,malty:"forcfeiture or
; pnishmcnt as aforesaid and any sucIi:ifivesrigati~'n; 1BgaI:pmcee; 1%:) "
- ' ding or romedy m$f bz.in.;tjh!tcd, conti~ued.or cnfirced, and any . ,. sucli pe~aIty,,forofoitutc or- punisbmcnt may- be imposedas iF'Chis , ' ';'. Act has,not btwjn~cnf'orccd : ' ; I :. " I .!. . . , .
Provided furtlior that. s~bjcct.~'to the preceding proviso any thing done or any action taken (inciudiw any appoiatmont: or dclcp-tEon-made,: notification, notik, order, instruction or direction issued, rulc, rcgulntion,
-bye-lawsi form on sohomo, framedi , . certificate, ,a,btained,q permit or Uceaoo granted, rcgi.;tratian:aff%ctod, taxhimposed or:feo or. rgtq lovicd), .under
tho rcpealcd Acr shall, in so Ar as it is in forcc ~imniediatcly bcforo dtc conl- rnoncerncnt uf i l l is A4r is noi inco,nsistent b v i h tllc provisions 01 this Act bc dcdrild tb have bcen donc or taken undci thc corresponding gr.ovisior)s of this k c 1 i<nd shall ccntinuc to be in P~rce accordingly, unless and until super- seded by anything dona ur any action takenundm this Acr.
(2) Tho existing Municipal Corporation, Shimln and -its .M-~yor, B p ~ t ! y Mayor and C.~unaillors, holding office in~mediardy bcfore rhr comrnc~czmen t of this Acr, shall contimte t i l l the oxpiration of ,ils duration, unless sooner dissolved under the provisions of this A c t m by a. nesolution p;lsged to that effect by thc LegisIative Assertlbly, ar ~Phc, Mayur, Deputy Mdyor or a Councillor, as thr; case may bc, ceassto 8beuo.by: 'reasons of dcath, resignation or removal.
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8 - 429. IAepeal'of-0 rdindttc Nu '5 qf 1-994,- 13- The Himuchal. Pradcsh M~mioipd Gsrporatfoa~~Ordinme, J994, ,is herchy i repaled .
i'.,' f , : (2) No~withstandjng~I~o.~ep~aliof kbe;Himacbakihad'osh Municipal
Corporation Ordinance, 1994 (3 o f 19941, anything dwe ~r,m)r :acfion taken under thwsaid. Ordinanm, sb8fi.b~ dmmd-TO-hayhen4 donetor takon under thc corresponding provi'sionc of this act. . I
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P U ~ ~ O S C ~ lo which piomiscs may not bc used without a..licence :
Emking. . , . . Cbmat.qgr;lph.films,:sllootifig-of. Cincmatograph film by any proc,ess, wbtsQeVor,, T~ewhgK, Chillies or masala or corn or sceds, Qiinding of by mechanical means. Cloth, Yarn or leather in indigo or in o∨_ ~alow$, l3ioing or ,printing.oft. , . ., , , . I . . Cloth ~r yarn ~leachini . , . ! Keoping of an eating housc or a catcri~.ostabLis4mrni. Grain, Parching. Grwnd mt sceds, tarnadgd,~eeds,ol; qnyjorher, s&s,,iariding. Kaoping of hair dresain~.sala~n;gra- ba4har's -shop. Hides or skins, whether raw or dried Tanning, ~~msingror,pac&ing. Keaping a Iaundry shop. bather goods, mapufaclurjng or by mechanical pgam.. Kaenine:oTaLithoPmss, - - -
F .- Eeeping of a todging~~~,uss: . . , . ,
Meral Casting. Pnxious metals, Refining of or recovering of them, .ii.bm. eihbroi- .decks. Keeping of a Printing ~ r o s s .'
Keeping a sweetmoats shop oxr;qgt!ia premjsos:qlr~a&-, licenscd as .~n:~atinghouse, . , , . I , .
20. Eecping a tailoring shop. 2 1. G r r ying on the trado or busincss of or any opcraiion comectd
- with thc tiadc of-
( i ) Autocar or autocpcla servicing or repairing. (ii) Blacksmithy.
[ i i i ) Coppersmithy. (iv) Electroplating. ( v ) GIass bevel ling. [ci) GlW cutting.
. (v i i ) Glass polishing. (viifl Goldsmithy. (fx) Marble cutting, grinding, dressing or polishing. (x) Metal (ferrous or non-ferrous or antimony but -excluding
precious meta1)cutting or treating metal by harmoring drilling pressing, filling, p3lisliiry, heating or by any other procms '
. :. . wbatevur ox assembling parts of metal. ( x i ) Photography-Studio .
( ~ i i ) Radio (wireless receiving set) seIling, repairing, servicing or manufacturing.
(xiii) Sjlvtrsmithy. (xiv] Spinning or weaving cottonsilk, art silk, or jute or wool
with the aid of power. (xv) Stonc grinding, mtting, dressing or polishing.
(xvi) Timber or wood sawing or cutting, by mechanical or electric power. . .
(xvii) Tinsmithy. (xviii) Washerman's tradc. (x ix) Welding of metdl by elcctrir;, gas or any process what-
. soovor,
22. Manufacturing, parching, packing, pressing, cleaning,' cleansing, b~jling, ~noulting, grinding or preparing by any process whatevcr any of the follo wingpr ticles- . . ,
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( i ) Aerated waters, - , Iii) Bakelite good. , . .
(iii) Bidis (indigenous cigarettes) snuff, cigars or cig~uttes. (iv) Birumen . [v) Blasting powder.
(YO Bones, ( v i i ) Bricks or liles by hand power.
(vi io Bricks or tiles by rnecbanica1 power. . . (ix) Brushes. -
(x) Oandles. , . (xi ) Catgut. (xi!) Celluloid or ~elluloid goods.
(xiii) Cment mncrete designs or models. . . xi^) Charm al. (xv] C~micaIs.
{xr! C~nematograph films stripping in connoction wifh any trade. . .
(xvii) Cbsmetics or toilet goods. (xviio Cotton, coilon rohse, cotton wasto, cotton yarn, silk,
silk yarn, silk incIuvive of waste yarn, art silk, art s i l k wade, art silk yarn, wool or woollen refbsc oi:waitc.
(.vi.r) Cotton seeds. (sx) Dammar.
(s-ri) Dynamite. $ 1 . . (xx i i ) Fat. _ , .
rxsiii) Fireworks. ( s i v ) Flax. , .
'(sxd Ink for printing, wriling, gtamping etc, CXxi7i) Gas . , . . .
(xxvii) Glicc. (xx-riii) Glass or glass articles.
(.rxix) Gunpowder . ... .. ,
(xx-T) Hemp. . . . . (x.r.ri) ice (including dry Ice). . _ , . . , ,
(xxxii) Imcoticide or disiMectents. ., . . . - , . . . (xxxifi) Lcathor, cloth or rexin cloth or wahr pjoef cb t i . .?. (xxxiv) Lime. . , :;I I.r.rxv) Lincsacd oil. .
(xxxri) Matcher. for lighting iincluding BCagal &atch3;>. i . - (xxxvii) Mattrassas and pilio~vs. . . -.
-, 3 : r .......... (xxxviii) Offal. (xxxix) Oil-cloth. . <: :3 .! -, . I. , - , (xi)-Oil othcr thanpgrol*um (cilhcr by ycchanical. $b& br
. . - . by hand p ~ w c ~ or.ghani driyun by. buuock br any o&er
animal). . . - . , (x'li) Pharmacuutical or medical producis. .. . (xlii) Rubber or rubber goods. , , (-,! : :
- . (xliii) Paints. . - . . . .
. . I-rliv) Paper or 'cardboard. , . -'- . - . . . . . (xlv) Pickers froni hidcs.
(xivi) Pitch. Ixlvii) Plastic goods. . . , , . , ; .
, . (xlviii) Pottery by hand power. ppowtr other.fhan:hand
, , . . . : . . . . :.: - . .:!. ; *,.' ', . . . .
(lii) Sugar. . . (liii)SwceunoatandconRctionarygoods. . . ' ; -. .. .
. . . (liv) Tallow. ;.a,
. - ( l v ) Tar. . ,, : ... . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . , (lvi) Varnishes. .\. i 1 8 j +.. i ,';;
(lvii) Wooden furniture , boxel, barrels, khokas-6~~~~thi'( articles of wood or of p l y ~ o o d or of s'andaFwo3d:
r - . ,- , : ' , I . , : :,;, .:: ... . . . . . . . ' I r. . ...,(' . , .. , . : - 4 , ,
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:, , 8 :'A ' + . - PART I1 . . - .. C!.b. . . . . -.
ARTICLE WHICH MAY NOT BE STORED I N , ~ ~ Y . P R E ~ I S $ . * - WITHOUT A LICENCE . . . .
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1 . Asafoetida. P , 1 , '
2. hshes. 4 .
, . T , -
I . . \!! . , A - -.(. . ' . , , , - ,
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386 : ' ' - ' , . , . I : , ,
, .. 3;; ....&boo>t . ,. . . 4. Bidi or Bjdi leaves. . , . , .
5 . Blasting powder. . . . . . . . 6. Blood. . .
7. Boncs, bonc meal or bone powder. , 1 '
8. Camphor. . .
4. Car bide of ca lciu n~ . LO. Cardboard. . I
I 1. C:lluloid or cclluloid goods. 12. Cement. 1 3. Charcoal. , , : . I , ,
14. Chemical liquid. , ',,' , ,
t 5 . Chemicals, non-liquid. , . . . . , : , i
16. Chillies. . t ' J . . .: ' . , '..- . I I , 17. Chlorate mixture. . . .. . . . . , . . . ;;, J , : J + I . ~ ~ ~ \,i, : ! 18. Cimatograph:-t: films:non-inflammable .-OF, ,a$t#e, ol; safety
base. . . . . ! . . , . 19. Cloth in prcssed balm or b r a s . ' , , 3 r 2 t ! ,: - ;
20. ~l&~r:cl0ther.o~cofton~.wool;:si~lk,:art-si1k!t~~. : , . : ' ' 21. Coal. , I ' . , , . I! . ' 0 - . :: ; ] j i l t , - , ., . '
. . . 22. Coconut fibre. ..'!'o 23. Coke. . I - , ( ; ,,, -!. '24.' ' Com~und"gai, ,such: oxken;gns;t hydrobmgas: nitrogen gas,
carbon dib%idG gag; suIpher dioxicl6 gasp chlorihc gas, acet yalom .... gas ctc. I : :.
, - . . 25. Copra. . 8 , , : . , I ! ) - ; ; [ . , , ,. , I . ( ; ; ,&ti , ,
. . . ~ ! T ! J I : ... ' I : ; . , :.; 26. Cosmetics and tojlot needk"': I . F
27. Cotton including kahok, surgic.al,cotton, , an-a d~kj4~&itton. 28. Cotton refusc or waste or cottqn,y$in~refuse;.Br:$ait'o: 29. Cotton sccd. . , . , . , 1 , ' . ,
- ,+',, ,-, 31. D ; ~ leaves. 8 . ' , ' . . . .
:', . - A ,<; . .I! ::I , a, . - , ' I I , ' .,:-. 32. . Dynamite. ...... ,,, . . 33. Explosive paiht suoh-% & t i 6 t ~ l i i ; i o s ' ~ ~ ~ ; : i ~ t ; ~ 1 i ~ + o ~ ~ ~ i t , cnamel
paint otc. 1 . "..I ,, - , ,,. - ,,,,: : : a , , , . , : . . . 34: Fat. .;.' I , .
. . . 35. Felt. 36. Fins. . , ! I ? !
, , , . 0, ;-".,a. , - . , , ' . . ' 1 . : , , . . . . . . . . 37. Fire wood. 38. Fire-works. :::u , I l , , '~. , :,, I
39. Fish (drid). s:;T 1.f \,'I .. , , n ,, , I . % / 4 * f \ t
40!:131ax->k;/1t: ,2 2!* , , , ,r.Ll ,::, ,,i.i , :, :;,;&!, J.7:; ;,:, I
41. t , ~ ? $ ? f c - ~ . . . I,.> f,<,,.-. . ;q : c , .. ;.3,:,,;. I,, ;.<a:, ; ;. . 42. Fnlm~nate ofrn rcury. - 43. Fulminate of silver. 44. Galatino. 45. Golignitc. 46. C'rass. .'! -I:!!~I
- - 50. Rair. 51. Hay or fodder. :.:-,: ! , > r + ' t ~ - 1. ,
52. Hemp. . ::I:r? 53. Hessian cloth (gunny bag cloth).
Ilidc; (dricd) . . - . , - . . . . . ,, . . .. . . . . H;dcs (raw).
,, . Hoofs. . . - - I: 4
. I . , ,,wxnos.. . . . - . , . , ' I . . . . . . . ,, . Incen~eoresns,~.~:~~~.~. : . , . ' I . Jute. :I.
K l ~ o b s . boxcr, barrclr, rupi turc of m y 6rhor, ~ i t i c ! ~ ofivccd. . . ' 8 * , 7 , , I , i
Lacqucr . Leather, leather ~ l o t h , raxine doth nnd watcr proof cloth. Matchai for Lighting (including h n g a l matches). Mathylated spirit, denatured spirit or frcfich polish. Nitro-cellulose. Nitro-comp~und. Nitro-glyccrine. Nitro-mixture. O&l. Oil, other than pctroteum. Oilscads including almond3, but excluding cot ton-sccds. Old papcr or wastc paper including old newspapers, pcrjodicaIs magazina, otc. Packing stuff (paper cutting). Paints. Paper other than old papcr in presscd bales or loose or in reams. Potrolcum , other than dnngcrous petroleum, as defined in the Petroleum Act, 1934. Phospherous. Pbarmaceutioal or mcdical goods. Photostat, cycIostyling, typing and printing ma~hincs.
80. Plastic or Plastic goods. 81. PIywood- 82, Raw. includin~ small picccs or cutting of cloth, hessian cloth,
gunny bag clot%. silk. art siIk or woolI& cloth. 83. Resin or damm& 3attars otherwise h o r n as Ral. 84. Rubber and rubber goods. 85. Safety fuses, fegsignals, c;artridgesetc. 86. Salt~etre.
sandal wood. Sanitary-ware, bardwarc and other articles made of iron, iron- sheets, pips, iron angles and G,E. Pipcs. Shoes including leather, PVC Canvas rubber and pIastic shoes. Silk waste or silk yarn waste, art silk waste or art silk ymn waste. Sisal fibrc. Skins (raw or dried). Straw. Sulphur. Tallow.
Tar, ditch, dammor or biturnan. Tarphlin. . . . . Thinner. Timber. Turpentine , Utemils, crockcry, China and earthen-mare, alumi- nium warc, stainless steel and iron ~oodm. Varnish. Wool (raw), Yarn otlibr th& waste ydrn,
. - [See section 383)
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' PENALTLES m ,
~.~plonotim.-~ho entries in therrcb id ,dumf l dfthk lollowing rqblc headed LSu.bjnct'a~c not intcnded as dcbilion or t ha offences prescribed in thc prbvisio?. ineptioccd, in the first column or oven, as abstr:ccts of (Ite pruvision but
. . arc inserted merely as rifcradco'to , . the subjed thereor.
TABLE . , . - -
Section, su b-section, Subjuct Finc or Daily fine clause or proviso impr isonmcnt which
which n~ay may bu 1 bc imposed i~npmcd
%tion 98, sub-sectio~a (I) and (2)
Sed i~n 98, sub-section (31 %chon 99 Section 100 Section 101 Sucrion 105, sub-section (2) Section 116 . ,
Section 131
Paiturc to givc nsricc of tran~for or devoIution ot' land or building. ' . FaiIure to produce instrument of transfer Bi lure t? gixOi naticr: of cr~ctiun of new building dtc. Faihrc t o give norice of dmolition or rcmoval of building Failuro to c ~ m p l y whh requisition to furnish information ctc. Wilful delay or bbstruction of valuers Prohibiiioa of advertisement without permission FaiIure to give'notic~ of rwoccuparion of vacant Innd or build- jag. .. --
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. . C6iiifiissioncr. ~ o n - c o m ~ l i a n c ~ with i$$f$ipis: tion of attend;mce berol-e the
&kiio{ 139 ~ a l i u r ~ ~ $ d ~ s ~ l ~ s ~ liability '
Sc.cti8n 173 Fa,ilbrc t$ sivc noticc ,:, '
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$$Etioh 175 ' Prohibitio~' to occupy ndw mptcmiscs ivithau t nrrangcnicnt for wat!f: siippl~.
Seciion180 " " " ' Ir , . , : . : Rcfu'dal of'admitiafic: , etc. . '
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Soction 183, sub-scclion(l ) Laying ot' wztcr pipcs, ctc. in a yositio~l wilctc (he same may bs injured or water tlicri:in polluted.
Section 183, sub-kulioii (2) Coiktiiction df latrisfcs, etc., in 3 position Whoru pipas ii~ajr bd
.. , . . . injurod or wa tcr ther~in~polluted. Se~tiiiri 187 lrijuif to; b;r intaifdieikF with b e Aow sf Contents or nmnicipal
drain or drain!: communicating with n~unicipal drain. Section 188, 91 b-section (2) Private drain not t o bc connec~ed with municipal drain wi thou!; ;
no ticc. I '
section '189 , , , . Non-compliance with requisition for drainage or undrairlcd
remires , , : , ':
Section 190 I' -. :-:- .. - ErcctlonofncwprCmises\i.i!lioutdraiiiS - -
Section 191 Non-compliance wit11 rcq~bi t ion of mai nlenance of drainage works for any group oh block of premises.
Section 192 - . , . No~~;comp)iance ,w i~h l~ i rcc~ ion to close or limit the use of
, ' b e . ../, - ' pfivatd,&ains, in cb'rra~n casts: Sc~tion 193 + - ':.- ' ' ' .." . ' .. , , . I f . . '
'!' ''Niin~cbhp~iknco ~t~~Cokn'miss iof ie i~'s 0rd.d; iogarding tlic-iist - . 6f'd'dhiin b;G i pbrs6d'offi&+ thadJ thb'bwndr 'thbrkof. , '. '
Suct:on 194
Section 195
Section 197
on-compljhncE with rc uisition ior keeping sewage and rain wntsrdrainsdistinol, 7 2 : ' ' , ''
Non~compl iancc with , rcqu , isit ion for ~ l ~ c paymtnt of coul+t-yard atc. ,... . . 1
Connection with municipnl water worksofdrains without writrcn psrmission. '. ' , . ' . ' ' -
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SEicti~n'PO6; su§ion ( I ) Section'206;:su b-s ect ion (2)
SBdti0.n 206, ~ b % e d I i ~ n (6 ) I . . , I . , . ! .., . <,( , , . ' ,
Section 266, sub-stction (8) ;,' : , , ,- .
Seetian 207.' . ' , .- :
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Sec~ion 224, sub-section (1) y$lauses-&) an&(b)-,:. , I: .
Section 225, sn b-scction (I) - . . - J ; . , , , , . ? - 7 . . . .
2. ; 1: - . 8 ,, . - - > , .. . .
~ ~ ~ i ~ ( ! 2 ~ 7 , - , . > , . su Lsoc~i?~. (I$ ,
&ctioa 2;27,,su b-section (2)
Section -. . 228, sub-section (3)
Non-compl_iancc with requisition to closc, remove or divert n . , r : . ; f , ,,. so0
pjp@J%~,draj'p.' ,
ExGWdoh bP Work by.a;porson 6thir'thah a liconacd piurnbur 500 Failure td furiish whcri required; hafne of )icensed plumber emplbyed. ' l i i'.. ,I":" ' :( , , .- ,rr-.:, /, ! : I ,I, p ,
5 00
LiCc:nSed 'plumbers:jmt to demand more than the charge prs- crjlied!lt , I r 1 , . : ,, ., ., . . . ,:-
5(#1 . ,
~i'ce$scd:~lumb~rs not to coniravene byc-laws or execute work MO . . c~ral$sly oi. 'negligeat1 y; ctc. I '
Ptoli~bitidn'df MlMI di ncglcc:l~rl acts 'relating to waicr or 500 scwagi?" ivfrks. CvrEtrirdti+ri.o5 build ing within tho re@Ihi line of strect without 2,000 poi*isj;ir>n;!;r , u ' - t , , * r * , . w ,. ; , 6'r ; , r : ' .
Failurc'tp' compljr with rcq11isition:to sqtlback.buiidjng to regu- . - ' 8 ,
500 lar link of strkct:. - ' , -
Faifure'tdfcomply with rtquisiiion to set forwxrd buildings lo 500 regulai'Ii~c hf:street.
Utiljsing; settling brotherwiso:dealing with any landor laying 500 out-& private street otherwise than in conformity wirh orders o l the Corporation. ' "' ' ' ' I Failuie' tbrcomplyLwith requisition to show cnusc for al~erntion 500 o f , street: or for;lrp$earaac.cc before tbe ammissionir : Failiire to combiy with requisition on owaur of private strcct Or 500 omcr of adjoining land.-or, buildingto : l e ~ ~ f j ett. such street;
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Prgbibition . . ~ f ' ~ r o j e ~ f . h n upn. street, ctc. lrnprisvopcnt . . ,. , for onc month
, . . . , , and Rs. 1,000 or both.
Fai lurc to compIy w i ~ h requi3i!ian tc rcmdvc pr ajcclions SQO from street. Failure to comply with requisition to remove a verandah, 500 balcony, ctc., put up in i~ccordanco with sectiori 235(1),
Saction 230, sub-section (1)
. . Section.230, sub-section (2) ' &cti0;;233, subsection (1) 8 (2) Section 234, subsection (4) . : . I
'Section 235, ~ubisection (1) . - - . . '
section 237, sub-section (2)
Section:240, subsc~tion (1) Saction 240, sub-section (2)
'!Stcti001242 Section 243, subsection (1) Section 244 7 . .
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Section.247, subsection (41 Section 249 ,
Section 250, sub-section ( I ) ; :Sectin 250, subscctioll(2)
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FaiIure,tO, oomply with requisition to have ground door- doors, 1,000 etc., so altered as not to open outwards. Erection, etc. of structurrs of fixtures which cause obstruction in 1,000 streets.
- Deposit, etc., of things in streets 500 Tethtring of animals and milking of cattle in Public Streets 500 Unlawful removal of bar or shorting timber ctc., or removal or 500 extinction 6f:light. I
Streets not to h'opaned or broken up and hilding mattrial not 500 .to be depdsited thereon without permiss ion. Name of street and . nurnbar , of house not to bc dcstroyed or defaced 500 'etc.
i Failurc to comply with requisition to repair, project or enclose a 500 dangerous place. Removal or damage of lamps.' 500 W~lfully and negligently cxtinguishjng light in public strcets etc. 500
Ercct~on of a building without the sanctionrof the Cornmissloner 5,000 Failure to give ~oticc of intention i o crccr a building 5 0 Failure to give noticr',of intention to make additions ttc., to ' 500 buildings .
Commdncernent of WOI Y without notice etc. 2,000 Failure to comply ~ j t h requisition to ,round of buildings at corncrs 500 of streets:
Erection of buildings on new streeu without levelling 10,OO Ertction of buildings bn execution of work within rcmiar linc 1,000 of street or in contravention of scheme or plan. Use of inflammable material-without ptrrnssion 1,000 Failure fo dsmoUs8'buildings erected without sanction or erection 2,000 or buildings in contravention of order.
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Section 254 Eroction oS builJIags in contravention of conditions of sslnction ctc 2A00 Section 256 Failure to carry out alterations 2,000 Section 257, subsection% (I) & (2) Noq-compliance will1 revision as lo cornplqlion ccrtific!itc~, 500
ompation or pm ata Section 25R, subsection (1) ,Nbn oompliance with restrictions on usor of buildings 1,000 Section 258, sub-section (2) & (3) Failure to comply with requisition and to renkovo strucluros which 7.W
ura in ruins or likely lo fall. Saction 258, sub.sctiofi (4) Failurc to ~ m p l y with requisition to vacate buildings in dangc~ous 1,000
conditions eto. ?
Scction 264 Failurn to ,pr,ovidc for colfwtion, reinoval and deposit o f rc f~~ :c 500 and proddon of ravp~.dclm,
Scct ion Z65 Failure to comply with requisition for rernaval of rubbish ctc.. iron1 5C10 , _ premisw yscd as,market etc.
Section 266, subsec~ion (1) Keuping. rubbish and fill h for more l h ~ n lwnty four liours ctc. 500 Section 2fih. cuksec?ion 12) Allowing filth to flow in !.trccts 500 Section 266. ~ub-section (3) Dcposit:n~ rubbish or fil~h etc. in slrcrt ctc, 500 Section 269, s~ib-section ( I ) N~xl~Cmvustiun of scrvicc latrincs into ~ ~ I C I - flush latrines! 500
, wqtur' sea1 lalrin~s and urinuls not to be co nshuotcd withou~ permission or in contrwcmticn of ?c rnu proscl jbcd.
Szcrion 270. tub-sections ( I ) ( 2 ) Fniiurc to provide buildings new1 y crcctcd or re-crcctcd i v i t t ~ \at- 1.000 sine, urinal ;ind othcr rlccommodrtion.
Scct ion 270, sub+section 13) Failure :o provide: residentia t buildings can~posed af, scparulc f cne- 51% m a t s with latrinc, bathing 01. wa~h'ng ptact t a r wvants on the ground floor.
Saction 27 1 Failure :O providt latrines Tor premises used by la]-gc nu~liber 01' 5W peoplo and lo keep them cIcs n and i? proper condition.
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ve..,.. u ,, or, 272 Fnilurt: i o ,comply wi lh requisition .to - provide .latrines for markc+, , 500 50 . . cattle shed. cart-stand;etc.,and to keep them clean and in PI-GPPT
order. :
Section 273, ciausc ((IT, (b), (c) Failure to conlply with requisition to . enforcc provision of lalrinc 500 50 and (d ) . orurina!accommodationetc. : , , ,
Sccl io~~ 274, sub-section (2) Faiiure to comply with requisition Tor cenloval of conge.ted 1,000 , . ,
100 buildings,, . .
Section 275 , , . , I Failure to comply with requisition to ,improvr buildings unfit for 1,000 - _ . I. .I I human habitation. a
Scctian 277, sub~sections (I), (2), Failure to comply with order of dcmolit i~n of buildings unfit ~ O I ; 2,000 200 (3) and (4). human habitation.
Szction 278 Failure to comply.with roqujsition of the Co~nmissioner to rcnlovu 500 50 insanitary huts and-sheds etc.
Section 279, sub-scction (1) ~r~hibition:a~ai&i washing by washerman - 500 - Section 280 Failure to give information of dangerous diseascs 500 - Section 282 Failure to comply with requjsi tic n to cleansc and disiniect building or 50? -
ar.ticlcs. . Section 283 , ../ Failure to comply with requisition to destroy infectious huts or shcds, 500 - Soction 284 . . . , .. , . . Washing of clothing,, bedding, etc. s t . any place not notified 500 -
by the Comnlisssioner. Section 286, sub-section (I ) . Sending effected clothes to washerman or Iaundry , 500 -
Scction 286, su b-section (2) Failufe to furnish address of washern~an or laund,ry to 500 - which cIo thcs have bcea scnt.
ktctinni87, sub-seolions (11, (2) & Usst: of public conveyances by persons suffering from a 500 - (31 dangerous diseasi: etc.
' ~ c i t i h 289 Failare.to disinfect buildings before letting the same 500 - .Section 290 biiw+lof infcctrtt ar tidm ~itl lout disinfection 500 'Scct ion 29 1 Making or scilirtg of Food, ctc. or washing of clotlles by inr~ctzd 500 -
persons.. Sdction 292 ,%re of food OT drink in contra~ention,~f rcstricti~n or prohibj- SOD -
tion of the Commissioner. Sect ion 295 Removal or use or water from wclls'and tanks in ccntravention 5OQ -
, . , of prohibition of Commissioner. 'Section 294 Exposure OF persans to risk of infcct ion by thc presence or 500 -
conduct of n.person suffering from a dangerous disease, ctc. ~ e c h o n 293 Removal of infectious corpses id contravention of the provisiul~ 500 -
of thc section. S:~iion 296 , sub.-section (1) ~ b s c n c c of srvecpen, etc.. from duty without notice Imprisonment which
may cxtent to olie w - , , ,, mo nt 11 or & . 1,000
01. both. Scction 297 Failur,~, . t i supply .int"ormatiofi by percons in-charge of burning 500 -
or burial grounds. - Section 298 Use of ne\rl burning or burial ground without permission 500 A
Section 299, su b-scct ion ( I ) . . FaiI~ie to comply w i t h requisition to clcsc a b~rnicg c;r buriai SGO - grounds.
section 299, sub-section (2) ',Bur$ng.ol. burial of corpses in burial grbuflds after it h:i\ 500 - beebclosed. '
$ectioi1,300 . Removal of corpses by other than' prescribed routes. 500 - 'Ssction 30 1 , sub-siction ( [ I Failure to give n ~ t i c c for ' rcmoval of corpses of dt.iid ru~imals 500 -
clausclb)., . ; , , , ,
-'ssction 302. subactf ions (1 ), (2),(3, @ommis$ion of buiianccs 500 A
!kction 303 -. . . Failure to cornpIy wit11 requisition for rcrnoval or nbatcment oi t ' 500 . - nuisance.
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Sction 304, sub-section (4)
Scction 304, sub-scction (5) S:ct ion 305 Scction 306 Section 307 Sction 308
Section 309
Scction 3 t4, sub-scction ( I ) Scction 3 1 5, su b-section ( I )
Sscrion 3 15, sub-section (2) Provi~o (0 ) .
S:ction 317 Section 3 18 Scction 3 19 Sccl ion 322
Section 323 Sqctivn 324
Section 325, sub~scction (3) Section 326, sub-section ( 5 ) Scction 327 Section 328
Section 329
k. Dogs not to be at Iargc in a street without being secured by a 500 chain Iead. Ferocious dogs at largc without being muzzled, ctc . 500 Stacking inflammable material in contravention of prohihilion. 5,000 Sstting a naked light 500 Discharging firc-works, fire arms, etc., likely to cause dangcr. 500 Failure to comply with requisition to ronder buildings, wells 500 etc. safe. Failure to cc~rnply with requisition to cnclose land used for j00 improper purposes. 500 SsIe in n~unicipal markets without permission. 500 Use or places as privatc market without a !icencc and use o i places 500 otller than a municipal sbughtcr house as staughtcr housc. Non-compliance, with condition, imposed by Commissioner 500
Keeping market open without liwncc ctc. Sale in unlicenced market Carryingon busincss or tradcs near a markel Carryjqg on butcher's, kh-rnongcr's or poultcr's trade ~+it l tout licence, ctc. Es~ab l i s l~rn~t of factory etc., without permission Ccr'titin things not to be kcpt and certain trades and operation.; not to be carried on without a liccncc . Keeping, abandonment or tethering of animals , etc. Usc of premis8,in contravention of declaration ~ u ~ f r i n g articlcs for sale without a licence ctc. ~ e e p $ ~ .a lodging house, eating housc ; tea shop, etc., without licence or colptrary to licence. Keeping open theatre, circus or other place of public amuse~~~ont without liccnce or contrary to tcrms of licence.
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Section 356,su b-section ( 5 ) Section 357
Scction 358
Section 363 Scction 370, su b-section (4)
Section 371, sab-section (3)
Scctidn 499 Scction 410 Scction 4 1 I
Section 412
Failure to produce licence or written ppcrrnissian. 200 Preventing tltc Comm)ssioncr or any pcrson a~thorjscd in this 500 behalf from exercising his powers of entry ctc. Preventing the Conim@sionor or any penon autharised in this 500 behalf from excrcising his powers of entry upon any adjoining
land. Obstruction or rnolest~tion in execution of woi k. 500 Failure to comply with requisition to statc the namc and ad- 500 drcss of ownzrs ot' premises. Failurc of occ~pier of land or building to a ffo'ord owner facilities 500 for complying w'th provisions of the Bill t tc . after eight days from issue of ordcr by District Judge
Otriervation or Mayor or any Gorporation authority etc. 500 Removal of any mark, set up for indiating lavcl ctc. 500 Removal ctc., oC riotice exhibited by or under order of the 500 Corporation Commissioner. etc,
Unlawful removal of oarth, s:md or athcr nlnrcrial or Peposit of 700 any matter or making of any cncroachmcnt from any land vmtcd in the Corportion. - ----
THE HiMrZUHAL PRADESH fiIUNICIPAL. CORPORATION (AMENL)ILIENT) ACT, 1995
(Ac-I Nu. 12 UF 199511
I . Shorr tit(e and con~n~enccment . 2. Tnqerlion of sections 13-A and 13-D.
3. Amendment OF section 31. 4. Repeal of Ocdinaoce No. 1 of 1995.
(Received the assent of the Governor, Himachal Pradesb, on the I t s t November, 1995 and was puh!ished in Hindi & English in R.H.P. Extra., dated 22-1 1-1995, p. 4643-4644 and 4645-4646).
All AEI to nmetrd the HintnclroI Prrrdesl~ Mtraicipal Corporntion A C I , 1984 (Act No. 12 of 1994).
BE i t enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Himacha~ Pradcsh jn the Forty-sixlh Year oft he Republic of Lndia as fo1lows :-
I , Short titlc and coo~menccrnent.-(11 This Act may be called the ~in~achalPradesh Municipal Corporalion c amend men^) Ac!, 1995.
(2) 11 s!~;lll and shall bc dcemcd to have comc into force on thc 1st day ofAugust! 1995.
2. Insertion of sections 13-A and 13-B.-After section 13 of (he UirnachaI Pradcs h Mur~icipirl Corporation Acl, 1994 ( 1 7 of 1994) (here- in after called the principal Act), I he following seclions 13-A and 13-B shalI be inserted, namely:-
1 3 - Acco1411t of elcctiotr expenses nlld mttxittrtt~n thereof.- ( I ) Every c+andidale a1 an election shall, either by himself or by l l is election agent, keep a separate and corrccl account of all expen- diturc in connection wirli the elcction incurred or authorised by him or by his olection agent between the date on whish he ha5 been nominates and thc date of declaration of tho result thereof, both datcs Inclusrve.
(2) The account shall contain such particulars, .:a luay b~ prescribed by 111e Slate Government in consultation wit11 t hc Stat l: EIectian Con1 ~~iss ion.
(3) Thc total of thc said expenditure shall nai cxceud such amounr as may be prescribed by thc State Govcrt~ment in consul- tation with thc Slate Elcction Connnission. -- _-_ __-___.___- -.-.-----
I . Passed in Hindi by theHimachal P ~ i l d t ~ h Vidhan Sabl~n. For Stnlcmcnlol Objccts and Rcasons SIX R.H.P. Extra, dakd 17-9-1995, p. 3899 & 3902.
1 L o g of nc.cou~~r.-Et;ery conleslin~ candidale at ;in election shall, within thirty days from the daic of election of the rc~urned calldidale or, if there ale Itlore tbarr one rctur~~cd candidate> a[ tltc elec!io~i and the dates o t' iheir election are differcut, tlic 1a:cr of those two dates, ludgc ivi:!~ ;he olficer, as nay bc appoinled by tile Stale Election Commission, s!n account of 11;s election cxpcnscs whrch shall be a lruc copy of \he accounl kept by him or by his eIection a g x i l under section 13-A."
3. Amendment of section 21.-In section 2 1 of the principaI Act, afier seclion (51, ~hefoIlowingsub-xclion(5-A) shall be added, nameIy:-
"(5-A) the iucurrirlg , or authorising, of expenditure in contra- ven~ion of section 13-A."
4. Repeal of Ordinance No. l of 1495.-(1) Thc Himachal Pradcsh Municipal Corpora!ion (Amendment) Ordinance, 1995, is hereby re- pealed.
(2) Notwit bstanding he repeal of thc Hirnachal Pradcsh Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1995, any thing done or any action taken under thc said Ordirhanr-c, shall be dcemed to have becn donc or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
EXEMPTION FROM TIIE PAYMENT OF TAX
(Issued and published in Hindi ia.R. H. P.- Extra., dated 13-1 1-1995, p. 4543).
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
. Skihlo-2, the 3rd Nove~tlber, 1995 No. LSGG 9)9/84. -In excrcise of i l~e powers vesred in him undcr
sub-section (1) o 1 seclion 143 o f t hc Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corpo- ration Act, 1994 (Act No. 12 of 1994) t hc Governor, Himachat Pradesh, is pleased to exempt from Ihe payment of thc Elousc Tax imposed by the Municipal Corporation, Sbimla in 'Tiktan Colony, Sacswati Garden, Kasumpti ;LS a Special Cast'.
I
(R,H.P. Extra,, 13-11-1995, p. 4544)
THE HIMACHAL PRADFSH MUNICPAL CORPORATION (DE-LIMITATIUN AND RESERVATION OF WARDS)
RULES, 1995
(Issued and PubIishod in Hindi in R. I1.P. Extra., dated 15-1 1-1995, c p. 4557-4561).
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
Slrittlla-171002, the 18th September, I99 5
No. LSG-A(3)7/94-In exercise OF thc powers vested in him under scstion 31 read with sections 6 and 10 of the Himachal Pradesh Municipal
THE HIMACHAL PRAI)ESH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
(AMENDMENT) ACT, 1997
ARRAiiGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Sections:
1 . Short tittc and cominencemenl.
2. Amendment of scction 4.
3 . Amendment of section 254.
4. Repeal of Ordinance No. 1 of 1997.
THE HIMACHAL P W E S H MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
(AMF,NDMENT) ACT, 1997
(Act Nn. 7 of 1997)'
(Received the assent of the Governor on 18th ApriI, 1997 and was published in Hindi & English in R.H.P. Extra., dated 1 9.4.1 997, p. 1369- 13 72).
.4n Act further to amend the IlimachaIPmdesh Municipai Corporation Act, 1994 (12 of 1994).
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesll in the Forty-eighth Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- ( I ) This Act may be called the I-iimachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1997.
(2) It shall and shall be deemed to have come into force on the I 0th day 1 of January, 1997. r
2. Amendment uf section 4. - For sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 (2 of 1994) (hereinafter ! called thc principal Act), the following sub-section shaIl be substituted, namely:-
"(3) In thc Corporation, in addition to persons clloscn by direct election under this section, the Members of the State 1,egislative Assembly, representing constituencies which comprise wholly or partly in municipal area, shall -also be the Councillors and the State Government may, by 1: notification, also nominate as Councillors, not more than three persons having special knowledge or experience of Municipal administration :
Provided that the persons nominated under this sub-section shall not have the right to vote in thc meeting of thc Corporation.".
1 . Passed in Hindi by the Himachal Pradesh Vidlian Sabha. For Statement of Objects and Reasons see R.tI.P.Extra., dated 252-1997, pagcs 983 &986.
3. Amcsdmcnt oC section 254.- In section 254 of the principal Act, for sub-section (5), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:-
"(5) Whcre the owncr of the building submits the revised plan, after the work has been stopped by him or the work is completed by him and therc are deviations from the sanctioned plan, thc Cornmissioncr may, subject to the spccial or generat directions ofthe State Government under section 255, compound tile cases of deviations upto iO % from the sanctioned plan :
Providcd that where the revised plan involves erection of building-
(i) on any Government land or the land vestcd in a municipaIity or a local authority ; or
(ii) by covering any public road, street, path or drain; or
(iii) by contravening the provisions of the Hi~nachal Pradesh Roadside Land Control Act. 1968 (2 1 of 1969);
the Commissioner shalI not compound deviations from the sanctioned plan.
(5-A) Any person aggieved by thc decision of the Comrnissioncr under sub-section (S), may, within thirty days from the passing of the order by the Commissioner and in such manner as may be prescribed, appeal to tlie Divisional Commissioner.
(543) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Divisional Comn~issioner i tl appeal under sub-sectian (5-A), may, within thirty days from the order made by the Divisional Commissioner and in such manner as may be prescribed, appeal to the State Government.
(5-C) The appellate authority may, for reasons to bc recorded in writing, allow the appeals to be filed after the expiry of the period of tflirty days specified in sub-sections (5-A) and (5-B) and tor calcuIating the period of thir ty days under the said sub-sections, the time spent in procuring the certified copies of the orders to be appealed against shaIl be excluded.
(5-D) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (9, (5-A) and (5431, the State Government may, in exceptional cases of extreme hardship, compound the cases of deviations from sanctioned - plans.".
4. RepeaI of Ordinance No. f of 1997.- (1) The l-Iimachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1 997, is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of tho HimachaI Pradcsh Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1997, mything done or action taken under
No. LSGC(9)-15I84-1.- hi cxcrcisc of the powcrs vcsted in hcr under sub-sections (1) &(2) of scction 71 o r the Hin~achal Pradesh Murucipal Act, 1334 (Act No. I 3 of 1994, the Governor, Hin~achal Pradesh is pIeascd to cnl~mrce ~ h c rates of entry tns on Vchicles cnterjng i~ the limits of Nagar Panchayat M'mali, District Kullu(H.P) noti tied vide Notification No. LSG-C(9)6/8 3, dalcd 27.9.86 with immediate erfcct as spcci ficd below:-
Sl No. Kind of Vehicle Proposed ratc of tns 1 2 3
I . Truck /Bus Rs. 101- per day 2. Icep/Vad CarMetadorflata-Sumo &Tractor Rs. lot- per day 3. Three Wheelers Rs. 51- per day
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Provided f d ~ c r that his tax will bc paid by thc TourislslOtller Vchcle Owncrs only once in 24 hours on any entry point in Himachal Prndcsh. All Governlent vchicks \toill be exempted from this tns.
(RH.P.Esrn., dated 21.12.1938, p. 4345)
THE HIMACHAL P W E S H MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1997
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Sections:
I . Short title arid cornmencerncnt. 2. Arnendn~cnt of section 36. 3. Retrospective operation to arnendrnei~ts under scction 2.
THE HIMACHAL PRADESH MUMCIPAL CORPORATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, I997
(Acr NO. 3 OF 1998)~
(Rcceivcd the assent of tIic Govenlor on 7.2.1998, and ivas published both in Hmdi and English in R.H.P. Extra., dated 10.2.19'15, p. 627 md 628).
An Act further to amend the Ri~nachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1394 (Act No. 12 of 1994).
- - I . Passed in I-lindi by tile Himschd Pradesh Vidhitn Sabha. For Stalemen! of Objcds
md Redsons see R.IJ.I'.Estra., dated 12.12.1997, p. 4702 and 4703.
BE il erlactcd by thc Legislative Assembly of Hirnachal Pmdcsh in the Fo:~y-cighfl~ Year of ihc Rcpublic of India. as f~'ollo\~s :-
I . Short title and comrncncernent.- ( I ) This Acl may bc callcd lhc Himachal Prndesli Municipal Corporalion (knctidmcat) Act, 1987.
(2) 1 sllnll cmnc into force wit11 inlmcdinlc effect.
2. hn~tndn~ent of section 36.- In scction 36 of ihc Hirnacllal Pradesh Municipnl Corporati011 Acl, 1994,-
(;I) in the marginal heading, for the words "A~inual eIcc[ian", the word "Elc~tion" shnlI bc substihltcd ;
@) ill sub-section (I),-
(I) for Ibe words "cvcry p r " the words ;md fi~gurc "erreqr 2 !4 years" d~all be s~tbstjruted ;
I in first proviso, h e words "dtlring the dura~ion of tile Corporalion" shall be onlittcd ;
{c) in sub-secrion (21, for the words "one year", thc figurc and word " 2 ?+earsu shall bc substituted.
3.Retrospcciive uperation to amendments under section 2.- The nnlendncnts ~nnde by sectiotl 2 of thls Act, shrill bc deemed to haw co~ne into operation iiitl~ cffect from thc 2nd day of June. 1997, i.e. h c day on which the cs i shg Municipal CorporaLion of Shimla \vas mnstituted and its Mayor shdlbe dcc~ued to l ~ a ~ ~ c becn clectcd under thc amended provisions, as if the officc of t l~c Mayor ivas to he filled up out of tlic Cortncillon bcloliginl; tu unrcsemcd cntegoly.
NOTIFICATION AND RULES
Under
THE hlUNTCiPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1994
THE HIMACHAL PRADESH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (FACKATSES TO THE MAYOR,DEPUTY MAYOR A N D COUNCILLORS) BYE LAWS,
1996.
AMENDMENT OF BYE-LAWS
[Issued ;wd published in Hirldi it1 RH.P.Esha., dated 3.1.1995, p. 23-24].
IJR RAN nEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
N OT1 FICATION
Shlrl~lil-2, rhc 16111 Dcccmbcr, 1997.
No. LSG-A(4)4195.- Thc Collo~ving amcndmcots of tile Himachd Pradesh Municipal Corporation (PnciIilics tu h e Mayor, Depuly Mayor and
Councillors) Bye Laws, 1996, made by the Municipal Corporation Shimln in e x c r c i ~ of the porrtcrs coilferrcd upon it undcr clause (6) of Part I of $ d o n 235 rcad with Section 35 and sub-section (3) of Sectiol~ 36 of the Hinlachal Prndesl~ Miinicipal Corporation Ad, I 994 (Act No. 12 of 1994) having k e n confirmed by the Governor of Himachal Pradcdi as rcquircd under Section 397 (1) of thc aforesaid Act arc hereby published for general information. Thcy shall cornc into force within the limits of Municipal Corporacon Shimla from thc date of thcir publication in thc Rajpatrn: Himachal Pradcsh (Extraordinary), namely:-
1. Short title.- Tliesc bye-laws may be called the Hhachal Pradcsh Municipd Corporation (Facilities to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councillors) (,4mendmcnt) Byc-Lams, 1997.
2. Amendment of Rule 8.- Tllc existing rulc 8, may be numbercd as sub-rule (I) and after sub-rule (1) so numbercd, the following sub-mle (2) shall bc insefied, namcly :-
(2) The Councillors shall be erititIed upto six hundred free calls per nlonth from their private telephone number, if any, N . c .~ . 17.10.1997 espcnhture of wlich would bc re-imburscd by tlic Municipal Corporation, S h d a .
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(R.H.P. Extra., dated 3.1.1'998, p. 24).
MUNICIPAL CORPORATlON SHlMLA BUILDING BYE-LAWS, 1998.
URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
Shinda-171002, thc 17th March, 1998
No. LSGB(16)20181.- The following Building Bye-Laws made by the Shimla Municipal Corporation in cxcrcisc of thc poicrs conferred by CIausc-D of section 395 of t l~c Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1394 (Act No. 12 of 1994) having bccn previously pubIished artd approved by the Statc Goven~mcnt as requitcd under section 397 (1) of the aforesaid ACI, are hereby published for general mformation and shall come inlo force within tlie limits of ShimIa Municipal Corporation from thc date of this notiiication in tile Rajpatra, Himachal Prdesll (extra-ordinary), namely :-
PART-I-ADMINISTRATI 0 N
I . SHORT TITLE. EXTENT A M ) COMMENCXMENT:
1 . I Tficse bye-laws may be called tile Municipal Corporation Shimla Building Bye-laws, 1998.
These bye-laws shall come into rorce from thc datc of publication in lhc Rajpalra, Fliniachal Pmdcsh.
"Acl" n~cans tile Hirnacha! Pradesli Murucipal Corporation Act, 1994 ( 1 2 of 1394) ;
"addition to Llle building" means addibon lo thc cubic conlents or to die floor wen of a building;
"aherai~on" means a cliangt: from one occupancy to rlnothcr, or a smcturaI change, such as an addition to the area or height, or the rcrnoval or part of a building, or any change to the structure, such as the column, beam, joist, floor or other support, or a cl~angc to or closing of ally
requircd means of ingress or egress or a change to thc fixtures or equipmcn t ;
"applicant" means and includes a person rvho girrcs noticc tu the Corporation of llis irltcntio~l co ercct or re-ercct a building on a plot of land of 1vIuc11 hc/ she is a onncr and shall incIudc his i~uthorised rcprcsentalives ;
"nssembly bnilding" nlems and shall inclndc any buiIdiiig or part of a buiIding whcrc group of peoptc congregate or gaher for amusement, recreation, social, reliplous, pakiotic, civil, travel and similar purposes, Tor e.samyIt: Uicatres, motion picture houses, assc~l~bly halls, auchtoris, cdubitiail halls, muscms, skating rinks, gynmasium, restaurants, plnccs of worship, dance halls, club rooms, passcngcr slo~iuns, slnd terminals of air surface md other public transportation scnlices, recrcation picrs ruld
stadn.
"balcony" rnc'ms a horizontal cantilevered or projection includng a band- rad, bduslradc to serve as passage or sitting oul placc ;
"bascmenl storey" means the storey which i s nest below the ground storcqT or \i+icb is in any part for more than bulf of its beidlt bclow d ~ e main level of t l ~ z street or ground adjoining thc principal entr,mcc to the building ;
"building height" means the vertical distance measured from tllc plinth levcl to ridge Imcl of the roof. Arclutec~laal feature serving 110 ocllcr ibnction except that of decoration shall be excluded for the purpose of tding height ;
"building line" means the lulc upto which h e plintr~ of a building adjoining a street or mtensian of n strect or on it futurc strcet nlny lawfuIly extend and include the lines prescribed, if any, in any scl~cme;
"busiuess building" nlcnns nnd shall illclude m y building or part of n building wl1ic11 is uscd for rrmsaction of business, for Ihc keeping of accounts and rccords for sinlilar ptrrposes, doctors servicc facilities, bnrbcr. shops, beauty parlour, city hnIls, town IlnIIs, court houses, libraries slla1 I bc classified in this group in so far as principal filnclion of these is cmnsaction of public busincss x~d Ihc kceping or books al-rd records ;
"ceili~ig hcighl" means vertical distance bctwveen ~ h c floor i111d the ceiling;
" cb l~ ; r~a / {vcntller shade" mcnns a co~tinitaus doping or liorizonlal o~rcrhang over tllc open space not exceeding 45 cm i !~ wjdh ;
"Cllinmey" mcatls the constructiorl by means of ~vhich a flue is fontled for the purpose or carryi~~g thc products o f combustion fiom a heat producing appliance to die opcn air. Chimney includes chimncy stack and the iluc pipe ;
"courtyard" means n spnce perniatlently ope11 to the sky, ~ lc losed fiilIy or partially by buildings and may be a t ground lcvcl or any other level within or adjacent to a building ;
"covcred area" means tllc ground area covcred irnnicdiatciy above the plinth lcveI covered by t l~c building but does not irictude l11e spnce covered by :-
a) gardcll, rockcry, plant, nursery, water pool, swimming pool (if uncovercd), platform round a trec, Ifid-, fountain, bench, and the like :
b) drainage culvert, conduit. catch-pit, gully pit, cliambcr, sutter and h e 1 ike ;
c) courlyard, conlpound ~ v a l i , gate. slide S F V ~ I I ~ , canopy, porch, areas covercd by chajja, watchman hut or aIikc projcclions and steps of natural profile ~vhch are uncovered and open to shy ;
d) approach bridge (Covercdl Uncovered) from public slrcct, path and road to the building at m y floor level.
"dillup proof co~lrse" mclvls a course consisting of some appropriate water proofing nintcriaI prwidcd to prcvent penetration or d;impncss of moisturc from any part of the structure to any olher part at a hcight of 1101 Icss than 15 cm abovc h e surface of d ~ e adjoining ground ;
"drainage" nicans t l ~ removal of ally liquid by a systcm cons~ructed [or Lhe purposc ;
"dry area" means thc space beh~cen thc I l i I I dope and building 1~111ich is propcrly protected by bi~ast waIV retaining wall and is opcn to sky to
fncilitntc 6 c e circulation of air and light and prevent thc building jiol1-r dampi~css ;
13. "educalionnl buildin$' ttlcans and s I 1 d include any building used for scho01, college or day-cnrc purposcs involving asscnlbly for instruction, education or recreation and slinll also includc crelcbc(s);
20. "csisting builduig or its use" rtleaos a building, structure or its use as sn~lclionedl approved rcgularised by the Conlmissioncr, esisiir~g before the conurwnccmc~it of thcsz by^-laws;
21. "csternal wall" means an outer wall of n building not being n parting tvall even Ulou~Jl adjoining to a w a l l of ar~othcr tuildir~g ; u ~ d also Inenrls a waII abutting on an intcrior open space of any building ;
22. "firc resisting material" mcms material ~ v l ~ i c h has ccrtain dcgrcc or firc resistance;
23. "floor" mcnis the lower st~rface in a storey OII which one normally \~nlks ilr a tuildirlg ;
Thc sequential nunlberi~g of floor from the major street shall be dctermined by its relalion to thc dctcrmining cntrance Icvel. From thc major street for floors at or ivho~ty abovc ground 1evc1 die Io~vest flobr in the building iidh dircct cntrancc from tlle road/strcet shall bc termed as ground floor. Thc nthcr floors above ground floor shdI be numberd in scqucnce as floor-1, floor-2, etc. with numbers increasing upwards ;
24. "floor arca ratio (FAR)" means the quoticnt obtained by divid& thc total covercd m a on all floors by the area of the plot. i.e.:
FAR= Total covercd area of alI floors
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Plot Area
Note:-
For tllz purpose of this part covercd arca equals the plot arcs minus ihe ilreil duc: to open spaces in tile plot.
25. "fluc" mcms a confrned spa= provided for h e conveyance to h e outer air of any product of combustion resulting from thc operation of ;my lwnt producinl: appliance or equipment employing solid, liquid or gascous fuel;
26. "footing" nieans a foundation wit, constructed in brick work, masonry or concrctc undcr base of 3 1vaI1 or column far h e purpose of distributing the load over a Iarg area ;
"foundat ion" rncaris that part of the sh-ucL~~rc which is in direct co~ l tacr with and tra~s~nitring loads to thc ground ;
"front" in rclation to a building means ge~~eral ly tllc porlion facing t l ~ c major succt from rv11ich it may or Inas not havc any acccss ;
"gnmgc-private" mews a building or out-house designed w uscd for the storngc of private o w ~ c d motor drivcn or othcr vehicles;
"llabitable room" means a roorn occupied or designcd for occirpmcy by one or nlorc persotls for stl~dy, living, sleeping, cating, kilchcn i f it is uscd for living room but not including bnlluooms, wnier closcr compnrtments, Iauridnes, serving and storage pantries, corridors, cclfars? attics and spaccs ihnt are not uscd ficquently ;
"hazardous building" means and shall include any building or part of a building ivluch Is uscd for thc storage, handling, manufacture or processing of higllly combustible or espIosive materials or products which are liablc to bum with estrenlc rapidity and / or wllich may produce poisonous f~rttics or explosions for storage, l~aridling, lnan~r fncturing or processing which involve Iligl~ly corrosive, toxic or nosious alknljes, acids or other liquids or chemicals producing fln~ne, h m e s and explosive, nlislures of dust or which result in tlle divisions of matter illto line parlicles subject to sponlmcous ispitian ;
"industrial building" means and shall kcltrde my buiIdng or par[ of a building or shclrlre, in which product or materials of all kinds and properties arc fibricatcd, nssemblcd or processed, refineris, g a s plauls, mills, dairies, factories etc
"insdtutiond building" means 'and shall include any building or part thercof which is used for purposes such n medical or otllcr trcatnlcnt or carc of pcrsons suffering from physical or mental illness, disease or ulfirnlity, care of infants, convalcsccnts or agd persons and for pcnal or corrcclional detendo~i i11 which rht: l i b c p of llle imnates is restricted, I~ospitals, sanatoria, cuslo&nl institutions .md pcnal institutions like jails, prisons, mental hospitals, refornlatorics ;
"rc~istcred liccnsed -4rchitcctl Engineers/ Plumbers" nlcans a qunlilicd Architect, Engineei, Plumber, ivho has been enrolled/ licensed by tllc Commissioner or any othcr officer nuthofised under the provision of t f ~ e Act ;
"rnasonrf' means al l asse~nblage of masonry units uroperly boundcd togclher with morlnr;
t ' n ~ u ~ l ~ t y or slilir cover" means n structure noiUi covcring roof ovcr staircase and its landing built to enclose only Lhe stairs for Lhc purpose of providing protection from weather and not used Tor lluman habitaliot~;
"mezzanine floor" I I I C ~ I I S an inierrncdii~tc floor beirvczn two floor Iwcls ~bove ground floor and a1 least or;c side of it sl~ould form nn integral parl of space/ f l o ~ r bclow ; ~ n d sh;~ll fnmi ;I pi1rLoCF.A.R;
" ~ c c u p i ~ i i c ~ or use group" means the prir~cipill occupnnp for \vl\ic-h n building or n part OF a buildins is used or inlcnded to be uscd, for thc purpuszs ~Tclessilica~inn or a building accurding IO tile occupancy. Arl occuparlclr sliall bc deemcd tfl include s u b s i d i n ~ ncci~pancics ivllich ;IIY
cunlin_:cnl up011 i t ;
"opcn spncc" rlzc;ins an nrcn. rc"nii12; ;HI irltsgr:~l part oi'tlle s:Lc, Icrt Oopctl
lo tile s h ~ ;
"parapet" menrls ;l Io\v trail or railing h1111t along the edgo oi' n ruol' or a floor : << parking space" means an area cnciosetl or uner~ciosed, covered 01. open, suTticicnl ill size to park vel~rcles, [ogcLIicr ~ v i t l ~ a driilc way corit~cctiilg h c parking space rvilh n slreet or alley ;md pcr~ili~ting irigress rald c g ~ s s of h e ucl~cles ;
"part ilion" mc;u~s an i ritcrior nun-load bearing ~ra l i , one store!; or piti?
slarey i n I~cight ;
"plintl~" m a n s dllz portion of n stwctrrrc bct~vecn thc surfacc of ~ h c surroui~ding grou!~d ar~c l surface of the floor, imniediatcly above ti?^ ~~ , . rou~~d.
"plinth area" means thc built up corfcrcd area measurcd a t illc floor fevsl of Llle basement or of m y slorcy ;
"plo~" mcans n picce of (and cnclosed by rlcfi!li(c bouudilrics ;
"porch" mews n wvered surface supported cn pillars or othcnvise for the i~urposc of pedestrian or vellculnr npproncl~ 10 a building ;
"rcsiden~ial building" means and shall includc. any building in vi hidl sleeping acconlnlcdalion is provided fur nonnal residcnliaI ptuposcs ivitli or without cooki~lg or dining or Lot11 faciiitics. It includes onc or lwu CI
multi- f n l ~ u l y d?vcllulgs, ludging or roorlng houses, donnilorics, i~pnrtmcnt llouscs uld flats and Imstcls;
"room heigld" means the vcrtical distance measured from tlie finisllcd lloor s d a c e to the finish& c,e.iling ;
"row housingtr mcans n row of tlouses iridl only fioni, rear and i n t e ~ o r open spaces ;
"sirc office" mcars a room(s)/ shed cor~stmcted temporarily cri tllc plot ar t l c site of constn~ciion that may bc pcnnilted by thc Co~iunissioner for a limited period d u r i n ~ tl~c cu~islruciion of the buildins;
"site or plot" means a parcel/ piccc of land cncloscd by defit~itc boundarirs :
"slornge" means a spacc \ ~ l ~ c r e goods ora11y kind or 11alurc arc sturcd;
"storase buiidingsl godowi~" tneans and shall include any buil r t i r~~ or part 01 o building used primarily for the storage or sheltering of goods, warcs or ~ncrchandise like warc bouses. colil storages, freight dcpot, rransit- shed. storc I~ouscs. garrages, hangers, tn~ck terminals, grain clccntors. barns and s1;lblw;
"store rooln" menus n room uscd as storage spncc ;
"storey" nlcnns thc portioil of il building iricluded bc~\l:ccn tllc surrncc of an). floor and thc surCacc oi'rt~e flo01.ncst above it, or iT~I~crc bc IW floor nhovc it . then thc spncc bciween any noor and the ceiliilg ncsl nbovc it;
"to abut" means to bc positiot~cd juslnposed to n road, lanc, ope11 space. building ctc ;
"~erracc" mcms tlle open spacc ;it roar Ievcl or ;11 ail? r7,00r lccel ;
"water closet (\YC)" means a p r i x ~ ivith arrailgc~ilcnt lo r tlushit~g the p a n with watcr:
" ~ v i n d o n " mcans an opening 10 thc oulsidc allicr thrill a door ~v l i i ch provides all or pnrt of thc rcquued nahirai ligl~l fir ventitiltiol~ or both Lo an irltcrior space and not used as n mcans of c g c s s i ingress.
Tlie words and espression not dcliucd in tllesc byc-laws sl~nll hnvc t l~c same meaning or scnse its in Hhni~cbnl Pmdcsh Municipal Corporation Acl 1994 and Iriter~rn Dcvclop~l~cnl Plan far S11iru tu Plant iul~ Arca 1!)79.
All 111and;ltory Zo~lal Plan rc~wlntior~s regarding usc, coverngc, sc l backs. opc~i spiices, height, nurnbcr of storeys: parking sland:uds etc. fcr various catczarics of building inc lr ld i t~~ rnodLticntior1 ll~crcotl mndc fro111 titne tn tinic stwll bc npplicablc rnu~nris ~mrtnndis in the building re~ulntiulls under thcse bye-laws. All amendnen~s: nlodifica~ions made 111 those regulations will autornnticalIy bc includcd as part of these bye-laws.
?\PPLICA BTLITY OF THE BYE-LAWS :
Subject l o the provision of tl ic Acl, dlesc building hyc-la~vs sliaI1 apply to thc building rcgllatlon, nclivily. hi Slimla Municipal Area utidcr ihc jurisdic~ion oTti~c Municipal Corporation as under :-
R ) whcrc n building i s erected, tile byc-lilir-s apply to the dcsrgn and constn~ction of t l ~ c bujldirlg ;
b) ~vllere thc I Y I I O ~ C or any pnrt. 01 tlic buildil~g is rcmovcd, the bye- laws apply to all parts of fie buildhg rvhcther removed or not ;
c) ~r.i~erc~~ewl~oleorm~~p;lriofthcbuildu~gisdernolis~~cd,tl~cbye- laws apply to any remaining part and to !he work involved in demolition ;
d) tvhel-c ii building is dlcrzd h e bye-laws apply to t l ~ c wl~olc building ivhethcr exisling or new esccpt tllal the bye-ln\\'s appIicd only to par.& if that part is completely sclf coniained with rcspect to faciIilies and snicly Ilicnslircs required by thc bye-lnw ;
e) r+*lierc the nccupmcy of a building is cl~nngcd, thc bye-In\v apylics to a l l pads of thc buildi~lg nrfcctcd by thc cl lat~g~.
3.2 EXISTING APPROVED BU11,DI NGS :
Nodling irl thcsc D?.c- la~~s slli~ll require rllc rcn~ovd, alteralion or abandonment, nor prcverlt continuance of thc usc or occupancy oi nn exisling approved building, ~ m l c n in tbe opinion of thc Comnissioilcr, such b u i l d i ~ i ~ cuusliiules a hazard to tt~e safety of h e adjaccnt properly or the occupants of the building irself.
4. INTERPRETATION:
I n these byc-laws, thc use of prescilt tense includcs tl~e Cuttlre Icnse, tllc r r l a s ~ u l i n e gcnder includzs Ihc fenlirlinc and the ~lculcr, tllc singular number includes the plural and thc plural includes the singular. The word "person" ir~cludes a corporntlon ns nn individual, writing includcs printing and ' typing' and 'signature' includcs thumb impression nlnde hy a person who cannot rvrite if his nane is i r i l tcn near to such LIiurnb ir~~prcssion.
5. BUILDING SANCTION REQUlRED :
No pcrsol~ shdl ercct, re-crcct or makc alteration ar dcttlolish my building or causc the same to bc dotic without fist obtaining a separiite building s~nction for cnch such buiidirls horn the Cmnmjssioncr.
6, YRE-CODE BUILDING SANCTION :
If any building, sancticn for which has been issued bcfvre dle conlmcncernent OC tlicse bye-laws, if not wholJy comp!etd wilhit~ n p e r i d of two years, from thc datc of such sanction the said sanction shall be deemed to have lapsed and lies11 sanctiori hii ill be nccessmy 10
proceed furtl~cr rvitll tlic remaining work.
PART- I1
7, PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING BUILDING SUCTION.
7.1 Notice:
7.1.1 Every person who intends to erect, re-crect a building or execute any of the works specified in sections 243 and 244 of Ute Act, sl~all give a nolicc in wiling, to t l ~ c Comssioner in Form-1 and such noticcs shall
accompany with building p1n11s in six copies. Thc plans may be ordi~~nty prints on fcrro paper, oiie of them shall be on tracin~ cloth. TIlc h.31 loivu~g 0th documents shall also bc attached alongvitl~ noticc :-
(a) sale-decdflease deed, tatinla, jarnabandi and demarcation rcporr clc. duly nccompanjcd by an annexcd sitc ~ I R I ~ giving h e physical description of the plotl property. Jn such cnscs where lease dccd l ~ n s not been cxccutcd no cbjection ccrtificnte from thc lcssor slinI1 be subnlittcd.
(b) no objection ccrlificatc from the Toxv~i and Cour~tq Plal~ni~lg Departrllent regarding I m d use as per lntcriru Development Platll Devclopnlcnt Progunrnel Zonal plan, wherever rcquircd.
(c) 3 p p r ~ ~ d from lllc Chef Inspector oCFactories in cnsc of I~ldustrjal Buildings ;
(d) approval born Cbief Controller of Explosive, Nagpur and Divisional Tuc officer (Himactla1 PrndesI~) ill case of hazardous building ;
(c) ~ I I sinking zone i.e, the area northem side o i hdge above circular cart road road bctween natlah w a r "Wl~ite Hotcl" lipto "North Bark" building on wcstcrn side, for die buiIdings niorc tllm two storcys details of Caundations and structural cnlculntioil sl~nll he required to be supplied wit11 a cerlificn*.e from thc Stah: Geologist that t l ~ e soil is sufficiently slrong to take r l~c load of proposcd cotutruction. Sjlnilar cert i ficatc sl~nl l also be taken i t i thc sliding mnc wvllicli includcs Ladakhi rnohnlln, t i ~ c spurs below ttlc buildi~g ill w l ~ i c l ~ thc office of t l~c Djrectoralc of Education is housed a i d the surrounding area 011 arid around Clarks Ilotel.
(f) structural design duIy prepared and signed by registered qualified Sm~c~ura l Engineer in Foml-2.
(g) at Ieasl two pIiotoyaphs of proposcd site from different nn~ lcs .
7.1.2 The applicant 1~110 intcnds to ercct building shnIt fix h e boundary pillars at site beforc giving the notice for sucli erection.
7.2 KEY PLAN A N D APPROVAL OF SITE :
A key plan drawn to n scalc of not less t l ~ n n 1 : 1,000 sllall bc sltbmilted alonFvih noticc, showing boundary location of the sitc ivith respect of nci~l~bourI~ood landmarks.
7.3 SITE PLAN :
The site plan scnt rvilh h e noticc under byc-lows 7.1.1 shall be drawn to a scalc of not Iess tl~;lri 1:200 and shall sl~ow ;-
rlle boundnrics of the site and of ilny contiguous land bclongu~g to ~ h c ozvncr tlwrcor;
the position oi'lhe site in reIntiol1 to ncigkbouring slrcet :
the nainc of tJlc strccts 111 which the buildii~gs is proposed l o bc situated, ilany;
all esistin_e b u i l h g statlduig on, ovcr or ~mdcr the site :
thc posiliorl of thc building and of al; oilier buildings (JC any) whicl~ rhc applicant intcnds to crect lipo~l his conligl~nus Iaild refcrred to in (a) ju relation to :-
(i) the boundaries of tl lc sitc n11d 111 case rvhcre l l ~ c s i t ~ has bcen parlitioned, the boundwics of the portloll owned b>' thc npplicnn((s) and also thc podions owned by others.
(ii) all rtdjaccnt streets, building (svih nrunbcr of starqls orld height) and prcrniscs ~ v i l l ~ i ~ a dis~ancc of 12 ru. of tllc sitc md of thc contigous land jirnny) referred to in (a): and
(i i i) ifthere is no strcct ntithin n distancc of 12 In. of t l ~ c sitc. the nearest esisting slrezt ;
the means o f nccess from the strcet 10 the building, mid lo all octcr builditlgs (if rlily) ivl~ich thc applicar~t intends to creci upor1 his contiptotrs land rcfcrrcd to hi (a);
space to be lcft about the buildil~g to securc n frec circulatio~l of air, adnlission of light and ncccss for scav~ngirlg purposes;
the width of the strcel (if my-) in front a~ld of d ~ e street (if ally) at h e s:de or rear of i l~c buildi~~g ,
thc direction of north point relative to thc plan of tile buildu~gs ;
any csistu~p pl~ysical fea~~ucs, such as oolIahs, drains, uees ~nonurne~ltsl landmarlis ctc ;
tlle pound area of tine whole property and the brc,?k up of covered nrca on each floor wrth the calc\\la\ions for percentage covered in tern1 of thc total ilrca of fkc plot as rcqulrcd under thc byc-laws governing the covcrasc of the wza ;
pinking plua indicating t hc pxk~ng spaces for all buildings exccpr for individual residential buildings
thc proposcd buiIding shaI1 be tixed with permanent fcaturc ;
disposal of waste waterhain water; and
drain to be connect4 with Muuicipd Coyoration l~allal~al drain.
(p) any other docume~~tlinfonnation as may bc co~uidercd csscutinl by the applicant.
7.4 BUILDING PLAN :
Thc plans of the buiIding and elevations and scctions iicton>pimying the notice shall be dr31vn to a scnlc of 1:100. The plan sllall :-
(a) jnclude floor plans of all floors togethcr with lhc cavcred area clearly indicating thc size and spacing of all Cranling mcmbers and sizcs of rooms and tllc position ;md width of staircases, ramps and other exit way, l i t l t-r.clIs, lift mactunc room and lifi pit dclai Is;
(b) show the use of occupancy oral1 parts of tile buildi~lzs ;
(c) show exact locatiou of wscntial scrviccs, for example, :,water closet, sink bath water s lora~e tanks and t l ~ e like ;
(d) include sectional drawings showing clearly tIlc sizes of the footings, thichness of basement wall, tvall construction. size aid spacing of Frruning members, floor slabs and raofslabs wid1 their materials. The section shalI indicate thc llcighls of building and rooms and also the height of tllc parapet; and the drniriage and the slopc of'ttlc roof. At lenst one seclioi~ should bc take11 tlu-ough tl~e s1;lircnsc ; kitchen and toilet, bath and water closet ;
(e) show front, sidc and rear eIevations and all the elevations if the building is open from all tlle sides ;
( f ) indicate dctnils of service privy, ir a11y ;
(g) give dimensions of t l ~ c projected portions beyond the perrllissiblc building linc ;
01) include roof plan indicating thc drainage and the slopc of tlie roof;
(i) g v c indications of lllc llorlll pojnt rclative to the plan
Cj) dclnils of parking spucc if provided ;
(k) give indications of dl doors, windows and othcr openings i ~ l c l u d i n ~ ventilators with sizes in propcr scliedulc rum ;
(1) sucl~ othcr pafliculnrs as may be required to csylnin the proposal clenrly and as prescribed by tJic Commissio~ler,
(ni) contour plan of the site ;
(n) l c~~c l of each floor with respect lo road/patl~sls~reet ;
(o) iotnl height of Ihc building.
(Nutc: Thc drarvings comnprising of all the requirements from (a) lo (0) should be prepared and signed by registcrcd En~inezr).
7.5 SERVICE PLAY :
Plntls. clcvntinns r~nd scctians orprjvnlc water supply, sar-erngc. disposal system and dctails o t' building scnflccs: wl~ei-c required b). I \IC
Com~nissioner. shall bc mndc nvnildblc 011 a scale not lcss t h n ~ l 1: 100
Gcnernl spcctficntiorls of tile proposed cr>~lstruclion gh'ing hpe a i d grndc: of rnatcrinl of public use in Form-; duly signcd by (hc regis1crc.d Euginecr may t ~ c s1lun.n accompanyu~g the rlotice. Id itdditiol: to [his tlle spacificnt~ons bc wriltcn 011 onc side of t l~c plan being submi:ted ht sanctioll.
7.7 DIMENSIONS :
All dimensions shall bc il~dicatcd in mcl~.ic units.
7.3 COLOURING OF PLAN :
(a) COLOURING NOTATIONS FUR PLANS :
l l l c plan shalt bc coloured as sllccified in Table-1. Flu-tl~cr prints of p l a ~ s shall bc 011 onc side of papcr only
Table- I
7.9 SUPERVISION :
Proposed Work
1 2. Existin,? LiWa~.Ii
Nolicc si~nll bc fur~llcr accompanied by a ccrtificnrc of super\..ision i n Form 4 2nd Form j duly signcd by thc rcgistercd Engineers ;IS the cnsc mny be.
3.
! 4.
Drain Blnc
Brown
Work prol>oscd to be
dcrnolishcd --
B o u n d : ~ I Ycliow
RondlPalh Black
7.10 SlGNING THE PLANS :
All the plans shal! be duly signcd by the omler and Engii~ccr rcgisrcred with Municipal Corporation Shiri~la and sl~nll indicate rlreir nnnles a ~ l d address and registration number.
7 . It shnli be obligatory on Lllc part of thc owner to provide propcr patldstmts giving ncccss to the plots into which thc lnnd nlny bc dividcd. The patll/slrccts will be so providcd tllat it sllnll uonnccl nith a rcg~ilar public: or privnlc slrcct. Sucli patldstrczts sllnll be propcrly dcrnarcnted and pmcd will1 such other feahlrcs ss nlay bc ncccssnry for thc safc~!~ of the users.
7.12 Tl~c o w c r ol' thc land, ~vllilc denling ivith tllc lnnd for scliilg, making plots or otherit-isc, as mentiancd in bye-lrnv 7.1.1, shall send to h e Commissioner a tvrrt tcn application, with n layout plan sho~uhlg I11c foIlowing pnrticulan :-
(a) the plots into which the l a ~ ~ r l is 1)ropnscd to he dividztl h r ~ h c crection of buildings hereon and thc p lqasc or p ~ q ~ o s c s for ivhich such buildings arc to bc used ;
(b) thc rc;scn;;ltion or allobncnt of ally silc for any strcet, open space park. recrc;ition ground, scllool. markc1 or any o!hcr ~)ul,lic purpose;
(c) tlu: llilcnded level, dircciion and w i d h of street or strccls ;
(d) tlic rcgular li~ie 01 strcet or streek; and
(e) rllc arrmlgztneut to be ~nndc for tevelling, paving. melnlling, f l ag~ing, channcIIing, ssirm-ing. draining. consening nr~d lighting strtvt or streets.
8. NOTICE FOR ALTERATION ONLY :
When tllc notice is oidy fur itn alteration of t l~c building O ~ I I V stlch pI;u~s and slatemcnr as may bc nccessnr)., sl~illl accomp;~uy tin: rioticc.
8.1 No noricc and building sanction is necessary for the folloiving aILerations, i~fhich do no1 o~hcr,~~ise violate any prul~isiu~is rcgardiug gc11araI building rcquircmetds, structural stabjlity and firc sal'ciy rcquirc~~~c~lts of these bye-laws :-
(a) plnstering ;utd patch repairs :
(c) rc-flooring and repair of flooring ,
(dl opening & ciilsing windorvs. vc~~til,?tors end doors not openislg (o~olnrrds orher's propel-ty ;
(c) conshction or rc-consbuction 01 sun-shade not more tllm 43 a n . in width iviiliin one's own ;and and not ovcri~angirig over ollier perso~ls land or propzfly. public slreeL1drnin ;
It] constnictio~~ or rccanstmction of parapel not exceedilg 1 rnclre i n Iieigl~t aid also conslruction or re-construciion of b o u n d q ntalls as permissible under these bye-la\% but not excezding 1 j rnctre ;
(g) white washing, painting etc. includltg crectio~l o f false ceilins in any floor at the pemissible clear height grovided thc false ceiling in no way can bc put to usc as a loft mezzanine floor or independent floor and docs not result iu lotvcring the heigllt ol ceiling to lcss tlmn tile required minimum height;
(h) ercction w re-crect-ion of internal pnrtition shall be allo~ved provided the s m c are within the preview of these bye-la~vs;
(i) sllifticgl rclocating watcr tanks or main gate within one's oitn cornpound.
9. GRANT OF SANCTION OR REFUSAL :
9.1 The Comnissio~er may either sanction or refuse tl~e plans and slmifications or may sanction them with suchmudificatiuns or directions as it ]nay deem necessary and there up011 shall communicate llis decjsiorl to the person giving the notice.
Ir ~ r r i t l i n 60 days of the rcceipt of notice under 7.1 of bye-laws, the Conmlissioner fails to inlimntc in ~vriting to the person, who has given tile notice, of i ts r~fusal or sanction or any intimation, h e nolice with its plans and statcrnerits sliall bc deemed to have bcen sanctioned provided the fact is immediately brought to the ilotice of the commissioner in writing by the person who has given noticc and having not reccived my intimation from the commissioner wviUlu1 iiflccn days of giving such written noticc. Subject to the conditions n~entioncd ia, ihesc bye-favs, nolhing shall be constn~ed to autl~orise my person to do any dwlg in conbavention or against the terms of lease or titles of the land ur ;izainst any otlicr rc~wliitions, bye-la\rrs or ordinance operating on the sik of t l ~ c work.
9.2 Oilcc thc plan I ~ a s beet1 scru5nised and oblectjons have been pointed out, the owner giving notice dlall mohfy the plan to con~ply uitl~ Ihe objections raised and rcsubmit it. The Comnlissioner shall scrutinise the resubn~ittcd plan and if there bc further objations, the same shall bc intimated to thc applicant for compliance after mhicll pln11 shalI be sanctioned.
10. DURATlON OF SANCTION :
The snnclion oncc accepted, sllaIl rernain valid for two years from lllc
diltc of sanction. The building sanction sllall be got revalidatcd.
1 1. REVALIDATION OF PLANS :
Rcvaiidation of plans after t h e cxpiry of validity ~~er iod shall be subject to the follo~ving conditions :-
a ) rdlere work is in progress and there are no deviations, the case may be considered for extension of time ;
(b) for cases r~here d~ere are deviations; thc cascs nlny bc considcrcd on merits after imposing ths con~posilion I'cc as pet ~el lcral guide lines.
The Co~nnlissioncr may revoke m y building sanclioll issucd undcr rhc provisions of these bye-laws, w11crcvcr Lherz has bcen any false statcmcnt, suppression or any mis-repxescntadoo of materid facts in the application on \vhicIl the building sanction was based or if therc is a gross devintiorl during thc progress of constniction from the ~~mctio~led plan.
13. VALID NOTICE :
Noticc containing complcte inrorrnntion as rcqi~ircd in bye-Iaws No. 7.1.1. and 7.1.2. shall be considered ns valid noticc.
14. QUALIFICATIONS OF REGISTERED TECHhlCA L PERSONh'EL FOR PREPARATION OF SCHEMES FOR BUI LBING SANCTION AND SUPERVISION
The quahfication of LIE tcclmicnl personnel and their competence to carry out different jobs for buildmg sanction and supervision for the purpose of rcgislrntion by l l~c Co~tmussioner or any othcr officer nuthorised by 11im and ll~c registration shall be valid [or one cdcl~dar year ending 3 Ist, Dccen~ber after wllich it shall bc renewed atmually, is as follo~vs :-
(a) Erlgineer
Qualj fication- Thc Engineer shall hold such qunlificiltions for tlle p q o s c of ~egislration as arc given i r ~ sccliun 243 of tllc Act.
Cornpetencc: Thc registered engincer is competent to c n q out the work related lo Building Sanction as givcn bclow and \ t r i l l be cntitlcd to submit :
(i) &I plans and rclnted i~ifonnation connected with buildirig sanction ;
(ii) Saucornl dctails and calculnuons for all buildings;
(iii) Certificate of supervision for all buildings;
(iv) S e n i t n ~ / w n k r sopply works fcr all Qpe of b i ~ i l d i n ~ s :
(:> All layout plans ;
[b j PBIA~GF! P l u l l ~ b c r ~ sl1al1 be liccnssd by ~ h c Coinnllssioilcr tluougli an cxnminn:lou of tItc catldidnte hnvi~lg [he follo\\ting ~niri irnun~ quniificalio~~s :
(i) kuo~vlcdgc of EnslisW Hilldi/ Urd 11.
(ii) Workitig kno~vlcd$c of drawings n ~ i d skctcl~cs,
(iii) Ccrtilicatc of training iron1 1.T.I. fot t11c trndc ~villr tn i t~ i inu~~l L I V O
ycnrs csperimce of csccution of sa~lilary ni~d plu tnb ing \vcrks un rlcr i111y Govt. Dcptt.lLocn1 Dodius ur ljccilscd krcl~ilccll E:lginccr.
OR
A sound pri~ctical kno~vlcdge or cx1;llericncc of sanitary aud plumbing wwks undcr any Govr. Dcptt.1 Locnl Bodies or licenscd Architccl f01- period of five )*cars.
A liccl~scd plun~bcr shall bc conlpeical to do u ~ c rollo\vin~ jobs i~~rlspcndcntly :
(3) Submission of snuilnry plilrls up!o 500 sq.tl~~r, plot sizc and I storcyed buildii~gs.
(b) Exccrlcion/ supervisio~l of satutrrry works upto 300 sq. mlrs plot size arid 4 storcyed builditigs.
(c) Eseci~iion o r sanitary works Tor ali 1;inri 01' h~iildil~ss ~uudzr ~lic s i~ l~cr~ : i s~on of all licc~isea B~ginccr.
1 5 . NOTICE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF WORK :
Before commencement of the buiIding work at site for which builduig smction has becn grantcd, the owner, 1 1 7 i l I ~ n period of tnnx imun olle year from the dalc of sanction, sIdI ~ ~ v e nolice to tllc Cornn~jssio~ler of thc inlcntior~ to start l h e work at Ihe building site in die proforn~a givcri in Form-6. The oiwcr shall conmlencc h e work wilhin seven days frosn t11c dntc of sucll notice.
15.3 DOCUMENTS AT SITE :
The person to whom a sanction is granted shall during conslructiorl make rcndily avnilablc for inspection n copy of the approved drawings md specifications.
16. NOTICE OF COMPLETION :
Evcry owner shdl have to submit a noticc of comple~ion of the building to h e Commissioner regardins completion of the work described in tllc buildin2 sanction. Thc notice of complclion shdl be submitted by the owner as per proforrnn given in Form-7, 8, and 9. ~ccompanied by one copy of cornplction plan in tracing cloth and four ferro prints with fcc of rupccs 50/- and the following documents :-
a) copy of sale deed, lcasc deed, lalcst tatima, jmabandi, etc. in casc o i ch~mgc of oivnerslip.
b) two pfiotogaplis sho~ving front and side elevation o f the completed slrucntres.
c) lax clearmce certificqte from Municipal Corporation.
A colnnlittec consisti~g of Enginecr water works and drainage, Electrical Engineer, Architect Planner, Medical officer of Health (urd hcadcd by t l ~ c Com~nissioner will inspect the sitc beforc according the sanction of the co~nplelion plan.
17. DEVIATIONS DURING CONSTRUCTION :-
K during d ~ e consh~clion of a building a): substantial departure horn the sanctioned plan is intended to be madc by way of intemd alterations or external additions, sanction from thc Cornn~issioner shaU bc obtained. Thc revised ptmi sllowing thc deviations shall bc submitted and tIic procedure Inid d o ~ m for the orignnl plan Ileretoforc apply to ail sue11 mendcd plans.
18. OCCUPATION OF BUILDING :
No person sllail occupy or allow my other person to occupy my building or part or n buildirig for my purposc until such building or p x l has been granted the conipletion certificate.
COMPLETION CERTIFICATE :
The Commissioner, on rcceipl: 01 the liorice of compleLion, sl-tall i ~ ~ s p c c t thc work and com~iunicnlc thc sanc~ioii or rcfilsal or ob~ectinns I hcreto, \ r ~ i l I ~ ~ 3C) days liom thc dntc o f receipt of notice oTcomp!etior~. If'nolllit~g is communicated wivilhin this period, it shall be dee~ucd to h a w bcer~ spprovcd by thc Corr~~nissioacr for occupaiio~~.
NOTICE ON COMPLETION OF PLlhTH LEVEL \VOW :
The owlcr xvho \\as complctcd IIIC iwrk upto plintli lcvcl a i d hrrorc tllc colnmencemcnt of thc superstructure work sllall give notice to t l ~c commissioner m lorn- 10, failing ~vl~ich the constnrcbodstn~ctur so rniscd sllall be ueakd as unautt~oriszd.
UNSAFE BUILDINGS :
A11 unsafe buildings shall be considered lo constilute danger to public s n fety and I~ygiene and sanitation and shall bc restored by rcpairs, dcrnolitiorl or dealt midi undcr sections 258 and 259 of h e Act.
DIST.4NCE FROM ELECTRIC LINES :
No Vcrmdnh, balcony, Saibm or tllc; lihc sha l bc allowed to bc crectcd or re-ercctcd or any additions or alterations 111ade to a buildulg nrithu~ the dista~lcc quoted below jn accordnncc rvilli the provisioi~s of hdiati Electricity Act and therulcs made thcre undcr and its a m c n h a ~ t s fro111 lime to timc. between the building and any overhead electric supply iinc:-
Luwandn~ediurn 2.4 voltage lirlcs and service fines.
High voltase lii~es 3.66 1.83 upio an incIuding 33430 V.
Extra high voltage (Plus 0.3m (Plus 0.31n lines beycnd 3 30001'. cvcry add]. for cveu
33000\: or add1.330GOV part thereof) or part [hereof)
MINIMUM SIZE OF SITE :
The nlininlurn si7.c of sites for the construction of diffcrent types of buildings for diffcrent usc grou?s, shdl be in accordance with provisions of tlie ln terinl Developm~nt Plan/ Devel oprnent Plan for Sl~imla PIaiming area.
24. MEANS OF ACCESS :
24.1 No building sIiall be erected so as to deprive any ott~cr building of the
Inems of access.
24.2 Every person wlio erects a bidding slid1 not at ,my time erecl or cause or permit 10 crcct or re-erect any building which in any way encroacl~cs upon or diminislies h e area set apxt as means of access.
25. OPEN SPACES, AREA AND HEIGHT LIMITAT1 ONS :
251 Evcry room intended for human habitation shaII a b u ~ on ml iincrior and exterior open space or on verandah, opcn to such intcrior or cxterior open spacc.
25.2 The open spaccs to be lefi wound the building including set backs, covered arca, torn1 built up nrea, lin~itations tluougli F.A.R. si~all be as pcr htcrim Development Plan/ Developrnctrt PIan for Sllimla Planning Arcn.
25.3 The set backs of the rcspective buildings sh'd be as pcr Zorung Regulations of the Development P l d Interim Dcvelopmcnt Pl;u~, for Slunlla Planning Area.
26. REQUIREMENT OF PARTS OF BUILDINGS :
261 PLINTH OF BUILDINGS :
The plinth or any part of a building or outhousc shall be located nil11 respect to surrounchg ground level so t!lai adequate drainage of t l~c silc is assured but not at a height less than 45 cm. In casc oT sloping sitc the maximum height of the plinth IcveI shocld however not be morc h a n 2.00 metre, including the plinth from the Iowermost Izvel of the original ground profile.
215.2 HABITABLE ROOMS :
26.2.1. SIZE
Habitable room sh'zll have a minimurn floor area of 9.3. sqm and shal also havc n nlinimum width of 2.4 inctres. In the hostels attached to rccognised cdrlcational insti!utions, the minirlium size of a habitable room sllould bc 7.5 sq. mQs.
26.2.2 HEIGHT
(a) The n ~ u m height of each floor excluding tllickness of slab shall be 2.75 mclrc including UIC beam. The maximum hcight of the floor shdl not be morc than 4 nlctres measured from the surface of tlic floor to t l ~ c lowest point of the ceiling (Bortonl of Slab).
(b) The tnaximuur; lieigllt of t l ~ c building shal l not cxcccd 14 nielrc cscluding plinth arld !1ruki113 floor ivherc~cr sanctioned and shn1l bc dclcnlined Gom h e p l i~~ t l~ upto h e ridge of thc roof. However lbr dclilcl1t.d buildings col~structed in piols of area lcss than 100 sq.m. thc mnsimmn l~eigl~t of building sllnll nol exceed X.QO ~aebes
26.2.3. At leas( 1I6 nren of tllc l iving room will be rcrldered for sufficient air and light by proxiding \ri~zdorvs or- veii~i[;ltors.
26.2.4. Every room exccpt, kitchen: bath. store, wrt ter closet, shidy room. prin room and ditllling room is a hnbilablc room.
(a) Thc nrca of t l ~ c kitcl~cn shnll no1 bc Jess tllan 4.50 sqm. i v j h a 11inirnum tridth of 1.80 metrcs.
(b) A kitcIien 1v11ich is illso ir~lended to bc used as a dining room shall hnvc a floor nrea not less than 7.50 sqm. wilh nlinimun width of 2.10 metres.
(c) TIm door of t t~c htchcn shall bc fly proof and r l l ~ c r ~ i u c htchen shall bc 7 ~ ~ 1 1 lit and weII ventilated.
(d) U~dcss, separately providcd i l l a pantry, means for [lie I V X ~ I J of' kitcllcn utensils: nllich shdl iead dircctly or Illrough a silk to
grated or trapped co~lnectior~ to the waste pipe.
(e) A kitchen shall havc a sink with rninimuni dimension of 0.60 metre by 0.45 metre or a wnter proof wasling tray of nAimum 10 crn depressed into floor.
(f) An effcctivc fluclexhanst fsm with othcr ~uffi~ietlt arr;mgements to prevent my srnokc flowing to the kitchen.
(2) The ff oor of thc htchcn shall bt: impenrious and fire rcsistatlt in ~lature.
(h) 7-leigll~ uf kitchen sllall be equal lo the height of habitant room.
26.4 BATH ROOMS AND WATER CLOSETS :
26.4.1. SIZE:
The sizc of a bathroolm shall bc not jess 1.30 sq. mctre wlth a nlininlum width of I .20 mtrs, and ninimunl ta~gths of 1.50 mtrs. The minimum size of watcr closet shall he 1.1 sq. mctcr nith a ~ninimum width of 0.30 mtrs. and rninimum Icngth of 1.20 rntrs. If it is a combined bacllroom and water closet, tlic i~linLnun~ area shall bc 2.5 sq. mtrs. with a ~ni l i lnum widh or 1.2 mtrs. and mini~num length 3.35 sq,mlrs.
26.4.2. OTHER WQUIREMENTS :
Every bathroom or watcr cIosel shall :-
(a) be so situated that a t least otle of its ivdls shall open to ~s te rna l air md shall have a minimum opening in the form of window or ventilation lo the extent of 0.37 sqm. or if external wall is not possible it should abut to shaft with nlinirnun~ dimension of 0.90m where cdiaust fan shall be provided for vcntiIntion,
(b) not be directly over or undcr any room other than another latrinc, washing pIace, bow or terracc unless it has a water tight floor,
(c) be provided with an impervious floor covering, slopii~g towards tlic d r a m mi& a suitable gradc and not loivards verandah or any other room,
(d) have water tight seats w i h non-absorbent material,
(e) be encIoscd by walIs or partitions and thc sulfate of every such wall partilion shall be finished wit11 a smooth impervious material to a licight of not lcss than I m above thc floor of such a room.
26.4.3 No room containing water closets shall be uscd for m y purpose except as a lavatory and no such room shall open dircctly into any kitchen or coohng space by a door, rvindmv or other opcning. Every room containing woler closet sllall have a door complztety closing the enbancc to it.
26.4.4. Whcn tlie outer door of latrinclprivy is open t l ~ e scat shall nat be -~lsible from the suect or other public place.
27. MEZZANINE FLOOR :
27.1 SUE:
Mezzanine floor shaIl bc pemuttcd only betwccn ground floor and first floor in only con~rncrcid buildings, s u c l ~ as Balks, Restaurants ctc. Thc rnezzatlinc arca upto 25% of the actual covcred area on the ground floor js pcmissible and sllall bc counted ju IIIC F.A.R.
27.2 HEIGHT:
Thc height of n-lezzaninc floor shalt not be less than 2.20 nleter aid not n~orc tlim 2.75 mcler.
27.3 OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
A niczzanine floor may be pcm~itted over a room or a co~npartmcnt provided illat :
(a) t l ~ c mezzanine shall havc direct light and ventilation to tile estetit of 1 0 U/o of its floor area.
(b) it is cons~ructed so as not 10 intzrrcrc undcr any circurnst~mces n- i~h tlw rcntilation orthc spacz over and tlndcr i t nttd durs ~ u l violate any other bye-;nw.
(c) such mezzminc floor or allr psfl of it shall not be used ns kitchcn: alld
(d) in 110 case n mezznrtine floor shall be closcd so as to make it liablc tu 176 conrrcrted into im~tenliIated compartments.
Bascment shaIl bc considmed as storcy. A cavity wall x v i t j ~ at lcnst 6" cavity drain shall h a w to be providcd ngnuist l i l l sidc in baserncnt floor.
STORE ROOhl :
SIZE :
The arca of a stare room shall not be less thm 7 sq. mctrcs. In casc, tllc area of tile store rmm is more Lhan 3 sq. metres, the light and ventilation requirement lo llle exlcnt of 10 ''A of the Roor ilrea sllall I ~ a v c to bc providcd.
HEIGHT :
The hcight of storc roan1 s11dl bc equal Lo the height of habitant room.
PRIVATE GARAGE :
-4 gxiigc in the compound or on land adjoining to fl>e building of a llousc can be permitted provided that t h ~ maximum height of the garage sllall be 2.20 mls and provided that 011 the valley sidc thc garngc shdi bc constructed by consb-ucting relairling wall filled with boulders/carth tipto road Ievcl provihd fnrtl~er that the depth oE original profile shall not e x c d 2 Mts. from the road level, Thc garage shall howcvcr be pcrmilted after leaving proper fiont set back and tt~c applicwi shaIl have to obtain the N.O.C. from the competent auborities.
Tlie provision of one parkulg ff oor in the building shall be dlo\\+cd ivitl~ maximum hcight of 2.20 m. from the surfncc of r l ~ e fluul- 10 the lolvcst point of chc ceilinz and also exempted from the F.A.R. provided dia! t l ~ c parkin2 floor levc! abuts on the road rviucll i s Ibough Sor vehicular Ira f f ic .
The siz of prkak pvage in the apcn plat shall not b-, lcss Lhau 2.50 MLs. sj. 0 M t s . or the s i x of the velGcb. Howcvcr, due to tclpographical constraints this provision c a n bc rclascd, for small cars, by the Co~nmissioner.
31. BALCONY:
The building or a unit of thc building shall have a balcony on any oC tllc side. The widh of Ihe balcony shdl, not bc more tliari 1.2111 and the balcony shall nom~ally face the Cro~~tage.
32. CORRIDORS :
Tfle minimum widlh of a corridor in n residential building shnIt be one mebe and in a11 other buildings 1.20 metre.
33.1 Where lift facility is available all the floors of the building sliall he accessible for 24 hours by thc lifts. Thc liCts provided in h e buildings shall not be considered as a mcms of escape in case of cmergcncyl fire.
33.2 Grounding switch, at ground iloor level, to ellable t l ~ e fue senljcc to ground the lift in case of an ernergcncy shall also bc provided.
33.3 The lifi machine room sliall be separat~ and no otlier machincry shall be installed therein.
NOTE :
Thc specifications for the construction of the lift shdl be as per National Building Code.
34. ROOF :
34.1 The roof of a building shall be so construcrcd or frnmed with such slopc as to permit e ffectivc clearance of thc snow and drainage of die rain water by mcms of rain water pipes of adcqunte size.
34.2 Thc maximum angle of the roof from outer edgc of the wall to t he ridge shall ordinariIy be
34.3 Howcvcr often some pinnacles/ spires or domes are constnrctcd for adding beauty to thc building or for crlsuring aesthetic requirerncnts. These may bc permitted regularised ovcr and above h e 14 Mts. maximum height of the building provided such spires/ phmncles or domes are so constructed thal these are non habitable.
35. TERRAfXI GLASS HOUSE! MUhITY :
The terrace at roof level s h d be allo~vcd cquaI t o 113rd floor area of the top floor. In this area the owner can also conslruct glass housd terrace garden subject to the condition tha t sucli glass house does not go Iigller than the ridgc of the roof.
The owner may also bc permitted to irlstall solar systcnl and in case such instal1ation is nbovc thc roof and rcsults in exceeding f l~c masimu~n height of 14mts. of thc buildins tllc s a c c;ui be considered Tur sanctioil
depcndir~g upon !he merit of thc each casc. MUIIII~ and slair case to t l ~ c terrace at roof lccel sllall bb allortled. Thc clcnr height o:'~nulniy shall not cxceed 2.20 rn. from rnid landing and waist slab of Ihc: slaircase, leadmg to tcrracc, at any point of tlie buildi~ig.
36. STAIRS :
36.1 TIE nidtil of t l ie staircnsc lcnding LO ir~y floor of n residential buildulz shall not be tcss dian one melre and fcr buildings other thnu tllc rcsidential bnililing tllc followiu~ 1 1 iininlum ~vidrh shldl be provided.
a . Hotels, Rats, hostcls. group llousing and cduca- tional buildings [Like schools, co!lcges, elc. 1.50 m.
b. instiluiio~~al buildings k c L~ospitnis and asse~~lbly buildinss ]like auditorium, tlieabes cinemas. 2.0 n ~ .
36.2 The minimum width o f treads rvithott nosing d~all be 25 crn for al l
internal st-air case lor residentia1 buildinys. In case of otller buildings t l ~ c rnini~nunl tread shall be 20 cm. The treads dlnll he constructed and maintained in a manncr to prc~ent dipping. Winders sbdl be a11owcd in rcsidcntial buildings providcd t h e y are not at llie head of n d~\r.n\\~ard flight.
36.3 The maximum height vf riser shall be 19 crn in the case of rcsidentid buildings and 15 cm in the case oiother building. They shall be limited to 15 pcr flight.
364 The ilu*nirnum hcad ronni in the passage undcr tbc landills of a stair case s11nII be 2.20 rncues.
3GS Irlicrior st~ircnsc shall be constmcled as a self contained unit with at lcast ~ n c side adjacenl to an cxtemal wall and shall bc complc~ely enclwed. For buildings rnorc than 12 rn hcight, all staircases shail be cuciosed.
37. SPTR AL STAIR CASE :
37.1 In co~~uncrc~al building consisting 01 three or more storeys: provisions or spiral stair case other than a regdar stair casc, as fire escape shall be provided.
37.2 Thc spiral fire escape shall be not less than 1.50 meter in h a rnetcr and shnll bc dcsigi~ed lo give ndequalc hcad room.
38. RAMPS:
Ramps wit11 a slope of 1101 more than 1 in 10 may be s~~bst i tu~zd for stainyay and shn1I comply \vitll all thc applicable rcquire~nel~ls of required s~nkvnys as to enclosure, cnpacily and limiting diinensions, larger slopes shnli be providcd for special uscs but in no casc greater thi111 1 in 8. For all slopes escccdirig 1 in 10 and where the usc is such as to involvc dalger of slippi~ig, ~lic rarlrllp shall bc surfaced wit11 approved non- slippin; material.
Tllc minimum width of h e r,mps in liospitnls shall be 2.25 m.
Handrails shall be provided on both sides of the ramp.
Ramps shall lead directly to outside opcn spaces at ground level or courtyards or safe place.
RE-ERECTION OF BUILDING 03 OLD LINE :
Thc pcmussion for rz-ercction on old linc Tor dilnpidaled, bun& and unsafe building may bc considered after receiving the i~otice from Ihc onncr of Llie property.
Thc notice shall accompany old sancliolled plan or plm of the existing buildi t~g duly certified by n quali fi ed Architect/ g~adunte engineer.
The noticc shdt accompany with all tile docunlents as required Tor new proposcd crcction of buildings.
Thc sanctioil for re-ercction shall bc given for the cxisting covered area and number or floors and wilh thc same Iicight.
The sanction Tor rc-erection shall be glrrerl at t l ~ c same plintl~ lcvcl
In herilage zone the sancrion for the xe-ercctio11 shall be y v c n oilly after maintaining old existing facade of the building.
Tlw basic amenities such as water cont~ection, scwcragc connection and electric coimection shall only be givco on the following tcnns :
(a) One water conneciion on conirnercinl basis shaI1 bc given for the construction purpose onlr aner proposed plan is sanctioned subject to availability of watcr.
( b ) N.O.C. for onc temporary clcclric connection shall be issued for construction purpose only aftcr proposed plan i s sanctioned and constntction is carricd out as per sanctioned plan.
( G ) Wztcr connection on don~cstic basis shall bc given only after the con~plciion plan of the parlicular floor/ ponied \vlrlloIc of building is sanctioned. For the remaining consh-uction the owner wjll bc provided h e tradz com~cction.
(d) N.O.C. for pem~anent elcckric connecliorl shall be issucd o~ily al'ler coniylctioll plan of particular !loor/ porlionl ~ ~ l l d c of building is sanctioncd.
(c) Sewerilgc co~~ncction shall be given onIy ilficr thc cot11 plc t ion plan o r the particular portion/ ilortr and whole of the builrling is snoclio~~ed.
( f j In tllc case of oId cxisling buiIdj~lg where rhe corn?letioli p1m1 has not been sar-lctioned by thc co~nmissioner. thc tmie ivalcr connection slid1 be given to the occt~p icd unner till the completiw plan is sanctioned.
41. GENERAL:
41.1 I11 Bazaar area md in all o h r arcns ~vhich Inny bc considered lo bc congcs ted area by ll~e Mul~icipal Corporation evcy building abuttkz oil the vn112~ side of a street sI1al1 be constricted so as to be w i h k i l
building mgle of not more illan 37 1/2'. In dl:: case of n building abutting on the o h side of a street n building angle of not marc I j l ~ a ~ l
@ jo shall be allowed.
NOTE :
The term buiiding anglc mcclns the mglc fnnncd bciwecrl thc horizon!nl linc at strect Icvel and line d r a w from highcr point of pro?osed buiIding to the fxthest edge of h e street opposik the proposed biiildings.
41.2 h:o building shall be conslructed on a vacant site/ plot any nrcn rcslrictcd by the St ale Govcrnrncnt willlout ils prior approval.
41.3 Thc specifications Ibr Ihe construction of buildings other than residen~inl buildings shdl be as per National Building Code.
41.4 The spmificalinns for thc insidlation oi cue controT system may be as pct National Builduig Codc.
41.5 Thc c:vnlls of every building shdl be conshctcd or non-idanunable 11zaterinI and ir! t l ~ c case 01 partition walIs between adjoinin? houses thelr tl~ickncss shall bc not less tnan 23 cm.
41.6 N urliber of storeys and cnnvcrqion of rcsidcntinl building to office us:: 2nd hotels ctc. i.c. cal~uncrcial usc sllall bc allofifcd as per Zorling Regulniions for t t ~c arcn concerned.
41.7 E v c q h i l d i n g is reqi6red lo bc rcnovnted viz painted, distcmpcred, white washed, roof prtirl~ed at leas1 once in k c e years by the owmerl tenant.
41.8 h case of sanction sought for erection of buildings in the immediate uicinity 'COMMAND HEAD OM' Office Complex and Coinmand
0 fficcr's Mess, thc Commissioner may calI for the conlnlents of stalioil Hcad Qrs.
No building shall be construclcd adjoining the road (N.H. and S.H) ~rithout leaving the sclbacks as may be prcscribcd by Statc Govenlment fron-1 time to linlc and afler obtaining N.O.C. fro111 Statc PWD/C.P.W.D. as thc casc may be.
Not more than one d~vcIIing unit per floor ill bc allowed in rcsidentinl buildings consmclcd in plots having an area upto 250 sq.m. For plats measuring over 250 sq-mt, onc additiond dwelling w i t may be allowed and thereafter for every 100 sq.mt. additional area of h e plot additional dwct ling unit tnoy be considered.
Whcre Ecc i s involved no buitding application shaI1 bc considered ~vl~crc tIic distance bct~veen building and outer edge of tree is Izss than 2 mk.
SITE DEVELOPMENT :
The development of land shdI be ~nadc in such a manner that natural proiilc of the land is least disturbed and disposal of surplus e a - h shali be made only on thosc points as are specified by Municipal Corporalion from time to tin~c.
Where, it is essential to develop a plot by culting, it shall be rcsponsibilihr of the plot owner to provide, according to the Enguieering specifications, retaining and brcast walls so that such cutting of natural profile of llie land may not harm the adjoir~itig uphll side properties. However, cutting of natural profile shall not exceed more than one storey (3 mc~crs in any case having a provision of diaphragm wall for stcp llousing).
The development of l;md shall be rnndc in such manner so AS to acllic~c rnmimurn air, light and sun wherc it is necded most.
CARVING OF PLOTS :
Orienta~on of the plots shaIl be provided in such a manner so ns to bc in couformity with the integration of existing plots/ infrastructure, wind direction, natural flow of sllrlacc drninagc to allow unobstructed rain wntcr discharge.
Layout of plots shaIl be govcmed by \uays/ acccss hnvir~g acceptable grades i.e. minimum 1 : 15 and which may not obsm~ct view or &a.
For group of plots cxcceding 10 in number on onc particular access, minimum access shall be of 5 mclres width. However, 3 mclres minimum wide pedestrian I d s can be provided to snlnIlcr cluster of plots not exceeding 10 in number.
44. CONSTRUCTION OF TEMPORARY STRUCTURE :
Thc owncr may construct with prior pcnnissiou af (he Coi~~missiancr a single storey temporary structure \vihin die borrndnrics of Itc si~c, for builders office, storage of buildhg nlalerial sl~dtcr for labour ctc. during the cnnqtl-uction of building tl~crcorl or adjoimirlg ~llerclo. This ternpornnr stn~cturc shall rcmnin for the period specified it1 tllc sanction.
45. Rcgularisation Of t!nfiuthorised Co~lstructiud Violiitioti Of Prar:ision Of I.D.P.! D.PI Zonal Planl M.C. Bye-Lnwsl Deviation From The Sanctioned Plan :
45.1 COhTPOUPiDABLE ITEM :
45.1.1 Tf therc is dcnntion f i on~ hc sanctioned pI'm but scthacks arc intact and the construction is w i t h pcnnissiblc eniiilement o f coverage as ad~nissible on the date of filin; of the plans, the con~pasi~ion Fm st~al l bc charged nt t l~c follorving rates;
(a) for llic deviation upto 10% of thc sanctioned arcz, thc compositiori fee may be charged Q I n% of thc cost of conshction,
( 6 ) for tile deviation upto 20% of the sanctioned area, the compositio~l fee may be charged @ 10% o f thc cost of constructiou for dcviatiorls from 0% to 10% and 20% cost of constnict ion for the dcviariorls h n 10% to 70%,
(c) for the deviations above 20%, tlic composition fee may be charged @ 110% cost of coostsuction for t l~c deviation from 0% to 10%) and 20% cost of construction for the dcviahon fro111 10% ru 20%) and 100% cost of co~~shc t icn for the aborc 20%.
45.1.2 lfttlerc is deviation horn the sanctioned plan and set backs arc disturbed. the deviation may bc considered for compounding as given below :-
(a) wlierc the deviation in setbacks at any ~ C O T / at plinth level is upto 10% of llle sanctioned plan the same may bc con~pounded @ 20% of tl~e cost of cocstruclion, subjcct to the condilion that :-
(i) there should not be my hindrance/ nuisance to the adjoining buildiog/plotl patld road suet/ drain and neighbours ctc.
(ii) the erection of building should not bc on any G o v ~ m e n t lmld belonging l o or Ihe land vesled in a municipdily or a lacal Authority.
( i i i ) thc constnlctiorl should cot be in contravention of the provisions of thc Himachal kndcsh Roadside Land Cotltrol Act, 1969.
(b) Any person aggrieved by the dccision of tlic Conmisdoncr under S.No. 45. I .'t(a) of these bye-la~vs. may, wisitl~in dm days from the
passing of the ordcr by thc Corn~nissioner and in the llinruicr prcscribcd in "appendix-A, appeal to thc Divisional Calnnlissioner
(c) Any person nggricved by the dccision of lllc Divisional Col~unissiorler irl appeal undcr clnusc (b), may. wittun tllirly dn's from thc ordcr mndc by the Divisional Co~missioner and i l l thc same rnnnncr as prescribed in (b) above, appcal to tjlz State Govcmrnct~t.
(d) The appcllatc authority may, for reasons lo be recordcd in writi~ig, allow thc nppcnls to bc filled after Ihc cxpiry of the pcriod of thirty days specified in (b) and (c) and for calculatir~g the aforesaid pcriod of thirly days, ~ h c t i n~c spent in procuring the certified copies of the orders t o be appcalcd against shdl bc excluded.
I . For the purpose of c~mpounding, t l ~ c avcmge rnte of construction of Ihc year of sanction and ycx of complclio~ll subn~ission of map shall be taken.
2. For purpose of compounding balconies/ projections, half t l~e rnte of conslruclion shdl bc taken.
3 . Thc maxinlum pcrmissiblc percentage of dci1ntio11 is inclusivc of the arca of ba1conied projcclions.
46. REPEAL & SAVING :
(1) The Shimla Murlicipal Corporatiori Building Byc-Ln~vs of 1975 arc hereby repcded.
(2) Not wiB~standing repeal 01 B~dlding Bye-laws undcr this Bye-law, any ordcr, registration, Iiccnce, certificate, noticc, decision, sanction, approval, authorjsed, or consent made, issued or given under such Bye-laws shall conlinuc to be jn farce and have effect as if it were mnde, issued or givcn under corresponding provisions of hesc Byc-Iaws ; and evcry building plan sarictioned or approved prior to the cornme~icement of Ilicse Bye-Iaws and m y appIicnlion in re1,ltion tlicrcto shall be disposcd of in accordma with tllc provisions ortllc said Bye-law, as if the said Bye-laws had continued to be in force and these Bye-lalrls had not bccn earned.
hIUNI CIPAL CORPORATION SHIMLA
FORM 1
Form for First Application t o Eiect, Re-crecl o r to make Material Alteration in any place in a Building
Thc Conunissioner Municipal Coyora~ion, Shimln.
Sir,
I hcreby givc nolice that I intend to crcctl re-eretl/ den~olish or to niakc alteration 111 tllc Buildu~g No ........ or lo ........ on/ in plot No./ Khasrn No ....... siluated :t .............. Shinla in nccordatlce t t~c building byc-laws of Municipal Corporation Sllirnln. 1 fonvard l icre~vi~l~, tile foIloiving plans and spcci ficadons duly signed by mc and ........................ (~innlc in block Icttcrsl. t l ~ c E r ~ g i n ~ r who have prcpared the plans, designs ctc. aid rrill supervise its ercclion. Tbc copy of other folIowing docun~c:lts (as applicable) arc attachcd hercwvith :
1. Key plaul Location plan.
2. Site plan.
3 . Building plat1 alons~vith structural design.
6. Jarnahandi, taiimn
7. Dcmxcntion certificate.
8 . Gcrteral specifications
9. Aitestcd copy of Rcceipt for payment of application fec. 10. Two photographs of site horn different nnglcs. .
1 1. 0 t h documents, as required.
I recluest that thc construction may be approvcd and pern~ission bc accordcd to me to cxecute the work.
......... Sj~wature of owner ................ Name of orvncr
(in block letters) ............ Address or owner
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHIMLA FORM-2
(Scc byc law- 7.1.1)
CERTIFICATE I t is to cer t i f y t ha t llie sbuctural dcsign or proposcd building of SII
........... slo S11 ................. Klliisra No ............... at ...................... Slinla has hcc13 prepared by mc.Tlic i~nrious pnrn~~lctcrs tnkcn Cor this s tn~ctur i l l desi, -11 : arc as
follows : 1. Soil bearhlg ciipncily 2. Structural dcsigt~ for No. of floors -3
J. Seisnic consideration 3. Factor of safety
.............................. Nxne of the Registered Engineer
.............................. (in block letters)
Registrntiori No. of Registered Engineer ................................
Address 01 Registcrcd Er~gkeer
Dated ........... --------- -
MUNIC[ PAL CORPORATION SHIMLA FORM-3
(Sce byc-law-7.6) Form for Specifications of Proposed Buildings a. Thc purpose (Residence, Office, Godoivn, Rcstnurant, ..................
Hotcl, Dharan-lshala, School, Hoslcl, Cinema: Shop, ..................... Fnciory, Stnblc) for whtch it is intendcd to be uscd.
b. DcliliIs of Coverage on respectivc floors arc gvcn below : Existing Proposcd Tolnl
I . Basement Floor 2. Ground Fkor 3. Mezzanitic Floor 4. Firs1 Floor 5 . Second Floor 6. Third Floor
c. Approximate number oC idlabitants proposed to be acco~~unadated. d. The nutnbcr of latrines, urinals, h~cl~ens , baths to be provided. C. The soiuce of water LO be used in 111c construction. f. Distance from public sewer.
I> a. TIE rnnt erinl to be uscd in conslruclioo.
Walls/ Colu~ms/ Foundations Roof Floors
Signahrc of Rcgistcrcd Enginccr
Nanic of Regst ercd Erigineer ............................... (ill block lclters)
Rcgiitration No. of Rcgistcrcd Enginccr .............................. Address of Rcgistcred Et~ginmr
.............................. (in block lclters)
MUNTCIPAL CORPORATION SHIMLA FORM-4
(Sec bye-law- 7 . q To
The Commissioner. Municipal Corporation,Shinlla.
Sir,
I hcreby cerlify that thc crcction/ re-ercct ion/ demolition or malcrial ;iltcmtion ini of building .............. otllin Plot Noi Khasra No ................. situn~ed a t .............. shrill bc cwricd out under my supen~ision and I certify that all the materials (Lype and gradc) and d ~ e worh~~aushp of thc work J1311 be generally in accord,mce 1rit.h h e gcnernl sp.lccifications submitted dongvith and 11lc work shall be cmicd out according to h e sanctioned plans.
Signature of Rcgistcred Engineer ............................... Naille ur Registcred Engineer ............................... (in block letlers)
Regstralion No. 01 Registcred Engnecr ..............................
Address of Rc~istcred Enp11cer
Dated ..........
........................... [in block letlcrs)
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHIMLA
Fo rm-5 {Scc byc Inw- 7.9)
To Thc Commissioner, Munic~pnl Corporution Shimla.
Sir,
I hereby certify that the drainage1 sanitary and walcr supply lvcrks sl~nll be cxccuted by mc or under my slrict supervision for the work of crectionl rc- ercctiod detnolition of material alteration of tile proposal far whch building permit application in rcspecl of buiIding. ....................... on / in Plot No./ IU~asrn No ................... situatcd at ............ and I cerlify that all h e t l l i l l ~ r i a l ~ and ivorkmmship of thc work sllnll bc in accord'mce with the standard laid down by 1.S.I. m ~ d tllc provision of the buiIding byc-laws nnd that thc ~vo:k sl~nll bc carricd out in accordulce with the snnc~ioned plan.
Nme of Registcrcd Ensheer/ Plun~bcr .............................. (in bIocli lel~crs)
Rcgistrntiol~ No. of Rcgislcrzd En,$ncer/ Plunlhcr
Address af Registered En~&eer/Plumbcr .............................
Dated ..........
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SH1 hILA Form-6
(See bye law- 15.2) To
The Co~nrnissioner, Municipal Corporatio~~, Slimla.
I hereby c c d y U~at the crcctionl demolition or materiai alteration id of .............. building No ................ on/ in plot No./ Khasrn No ................... silualed at
\\ill bc conl~ncnccd on .............. as per your pen~iission vide office comti~unic:itio~l No ............. datcd .......... i t] accordance ~ \ ~ l l h the phns sanctioned.
Dalcd ..........
MCNICIPAL CORPORATION SHIMLA FOEW-7
(Scs bpc laws- 16) (I'o bc submiticd alongwith fccs oC Rs. 50 for nolice of camyletian and other rclcvnilt docu~ncnts) To
Thc Conunissioner, Municipnl Corporation, Shimla.
Sir: I/We hereby give r~otice that Wwc hatre completed thc erection of tlic
......... building cxecutiorl 01 the works in Plot No./ Uasra No ......... situated at JII
....... pursuance of s im~t ion grantcd by ttl:c Commissioner vide diary No ...... dated
7 - , Pcrnlission to uccupy or use the building rnny be granlcd.
k'ours fhithfully Signature of Ot-ncr ............ (in block letters) A ddrcss of the Owner. ............
Datcd ............ FORM-8
(Sec bye l a w Id) Form fnr Ccrtiiicate of Rcgistcred E~~girlecl-
(To be submitted alongwith rloiice of completion) To
Thc Commissioner, Municipal Corporatioi~, Shim fa.
Sir,
I hcreby certiry that the erection/ rc-erection or matcrial alteration id at building No .......... on/ in Plot No. Kh. No ............ situatcd at .............. has been
supervised by me and has bcen completed on ................ according to thc plams smctio~~ed, vide officc comn~unication No ............. dated ............
The work has becn completed to nly best sat israclion, the ~vorkmanslfip and a l l thc lnatcrials (type and grade) havc been uscd striclly h~ accordance will1 gcacrat and detaiIcd specifications. No provisions of thc Building Byc-Laws, 110
rcqlusition made, conditions prcscribed or orders issued tl~crcunder havc bccri iransgresscd in ~ h c course of the work. The building is structurally fit for use for \vIl?llich it has been crcctcdl re-erected or alleredl consltucted and enlarged.
Signilturc of Registered Enginccr ................................
Narilc of Registcrcd Engineer ............................... (in block Lctters) Registratio11 No. of Registered
Engiuccr ..............................
Addrcss of Registered ArchiIecttEngincer
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHIMLA FORM-9
(See bye lair.- 1 G) To
The Conunissioner, Municipal Corporation, Shnln.
Sir, Vwc undcrsigncd hereby givc you notice that the drainage works in the
premises of Plot NoKhasra No ............ located at ........... will be completed cntirdy and ready for your final inspection on the ...........( date) a t .......... (time) and request inspection and approval 01 the same. The work was sanctioricd by Ihc Municipal Corporation S l d a ride letter
............ No ................... dated Signature of tlie owner ..... Name .......................
................... Addrcss
Cer~ificd b a t the sani tqd water supply work has been executed mder nly suipervision ,and as per bailding bye-laws1 sanctioned plan.
...................... Rcgiskatian No. ............ .!idrlrcss .................
(ivlur~icipnl Corporatiori Slun~Irt) B ~ ~ i l d i n s Scction
lTi lc No. .......... Dated.. ..........
Certified !ha1 the above works 1tin.r: been inspected and zpproved
For (Cornnussjol~crj Mu~~icipnl Corporalion, Shimla
FORM-I 0 (See bye law-20)
To Tile Conmussioner. Municipal Corpnrntion, SILirnla.
............ f , llle owner of the Plot No/ Khasm No ......... situated at i t 1
rclaiio~l to wllich thc building plLm was satlctioned vide your order No .............. dated ............ do hcrcby ilitima!e that I have con~plctcd tile workupto plintll le\.cl, for your infommation and rccord.
S~gnilture of thc applicant owner ................. Namc & Address
Appendix-A' (See Bye Law-45.1.2)
1. Thc appeal shall be preferred under sub-scctions 5 A & 5 B of sectior~ 254 In rvri ting in thc following manner, namely:-
(I) It shall specify thc date or order appcaled agajllst. A copy of tlic ordcr thereof shdl be attached.
(ii) It shall spccify a dear statenlent of facts and Ble grotrrids on wlicli [lie oppcd is preferred.
(iii) It shall specify precisdy the relief prayed far.
i li shalI contain the folollorving vcrificatiun cerlilicate duly signed by thc npplicant(s):-
.................. " I ... do hercby dccIare that the facts and contents stated above arc buc lo the best of my knorr~ledgc md belief." 2. Thc appcsll undcr sub-rulc(1) shall be ncconlpanied by a fee of Rs. 5 .DO through 'I'rcasury Cl~allan. -+----h-----.----b----.----"-----*-----4---------**---*---
(RH.P. Exlra., dated 20.3.19998: p. 1069- 1 118).