Chapter XV RULES AND BYE-LAWS

(1) In addition to any power specially conferred by this Act, the State Government may prescribe forms and make rules generally for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.

1. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-
   • (i) procedure to be followed in disposal of election petition;
   • (ii) conditions subject to which the President in Council is to exercise the powers of the Council;
   • (iii) conditions subject to which the powers of the Council are to be delegated to the President or Vice-President , Chairman of the President in Council or other Committees; (iv)(a) constitution of Municipal service for the State and recruitments and appointments thereto;
   • (b) qualifications, scale of pay, leave, leave allowance, acting allowance, loan, pension, gratuity, annuity, compassionate fund, provident fund, dismissal, removal, conduct, department and punishments, appeals and other service conditions of the members of the State Municipal service;
   • (c) the proportion in which the contributions shall be made by Councils concerned under the proviso to sub-section (3) of Section 86;
     • (v) classes or grades of officers who shall have tight to appeal in case of any departmental punishment other than censure;
     • (vi) formation and working of Municipal fire brigade and utilisation of Municipal fire brigade within or without Municipal limits;
     • (vii) minimum case balance to be maintained by a Council;
     • (viii) regulation of transfer of Municipal property;
     • (ix) form and manner in which budget estimates shall be prepared and laid before the Council;
     • (x) closing balance which a Council shall maintain at its credit at the end f the year;
     • (xi) the manner in which accounts shall be kept and publication of such accounts;
     • (xii) the time within which and the manner in which matter shall be referred to the State Government with respect to audit report under Section 122;
     • (xiii) maximum cost which may be incurred on any public reception, ceremony, entertainment or exhibition;
     • (xiv) extent to the independent authority of the Council in respect of management of public institutions maintained out of the Municipal Fund;
     • (xv) the manner of making applications for permission to borrow money; the enquiries to be made in relation to loan and the manner of conducting such enquiries; the inspection of

such works carried out by means of loans; and the utilization of unexpected balances of

loans;

1. (xvi) the manner of publication of notice and the form in which notice under Section 129(2) shall be punished;
2. (xvii) manner of publication of notice under Section 130 (3) ; (xviii) form in which notice to transfer of title shall be given;
3. (xix) form in which notice of demand shall be served on the person liable for payment of tax;

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1. (xx) (i) form in which warrant for recovery shall be issued under Section 167 (1) ; and
2. (ii) form in which notice regarding sale of property distrained shall be given

1. (xxi) regulation of procedure for sale of immovable property;
2. (xxii) manner of registration of births, deaths and marriages; (xxiii) regulation of powers conferred under Section 287 (1) and conditions and restriction subject to which such powers shall be exercised;
3. (xxiv) term for which and condition subject to which a person shall be committed to a poor house;
4. (xxv) regulation of establishment, maintenance and management of primary schools and other educational institutions;
5. (xxvi) rules regulating the procedure to be followed and the maximum amount which may be accepted by way of compensation by the persons empowered to accept compensation for offences; (xxvii) manner in which the appointment of the Appeal Committee shall be made; (xxviii) intermediate office or offices through which correspondence between Councils or their subordinate agencies and the State Government or Government authorities shall pass;
6. (xxix) regulation of representations made under this Act;
7. (xxx) manner of preparation and submission of returns, statements and reports to the State Government and Government authorities ;
8. (xxxi) control which may be exercised over Council in respect of financial matters generally and as to the authority which may exercise such control; (xxxii) cases in which, and the authorities to whom, and the conditions subject to which, orders and decisions given under the provisions of this Act, and not expressly provided for as regards appeal, shall be appealable; (xxxiii) authorising inspection by servants of Government or institutions and works which are done under the management or control of a Council and regulating such inspection; (xxxiv) preparation of plans and estimates for work which are to be partly or wholly constructed at the expense of the Council;
9. (xxxv) all matters required to be prescribed by rules under this Act.

(1) All rule for which provision is made in this Act shall be made by the State Government and shall be consistent with this Act.

1. (2) A rule may be general for all Municipalities or for all Municipalities not expressly exempted from its operation, or may be special for the whole or any part of any one or more Municipalities, as the State Government may direct.
2. (3) All rules shall be subject to publication in the gazette.
3. (4) All rules shall be laid on the table of the Assembly.
4. (5) In making any rule the State Government may direct that a breach thereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.

1. (1) All byelaws for which provisions is made in this Act shall be made by the Council and shall be consistent with this Act and with the rules made there under. The Madhya Pradesh* Municipalities Act, 1961 *छ-ग- राजपत्र दिनााँक 24-08-2001 के अदिसूचना क्रमाांक 2458/2001 दिनााँक 30-06--2001 के अनुसार "म-प्र." के स्थान पर "छ.ग."। (2) A byelaw may be general for the whole Municipality under the jurisdiction of the Council making it, or special for any part of such Municipality, as the Council may direct. (3) Unless specially expected in this Act from the operation of this sub-section, no bye-law shall take effect until it has been confirmed by State Government. (3-a) The State Government may cancel its confirmation of any such bye-law and thereupon such byelaws shall cease to have effect. (4) Unless specially expected in this Act from the operation of this sub-section, no byelaw shall take effect until it has been published in the manner prescribed by rules made under this Act. (5) In making any byelaw the Council may direct that a breach thereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and where the breach is a continuing breach, with further fine which may extend to five rupees for every day after the first during which the breach is proved to have been persisted in.

this Act shall be made by the Council and shall be consistent with this Act and with the rules made there under.

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1. (2) A byelaw may be general for the whole Municipality under the jurisdiction of the Council making it, or special for any part of such Municipality, as the Council may direct.
2. (3) Unless specially expected in this Act from the operation of this sub-section, no bye-law shall take effect until it has been confirmed by State Government. (3-a) The State Government may cancel its confirmation of any such bye-law and thereupon such byelaws shall cease to have effect.
3. (4) Unless specially expected in this Act from the operation of this sub-section, no byelaw shall take effect until it has been published in the manner prescribed by rules made under this Act.
4. (5) In making any byelaw the Council may direct that a breach thereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and where the breach is a continuing breach, with further fine which may extend to five rupees for every day after the first during which the breach is proved to have been persisted in.

In addition to any power specially conferred by this Act, the Council may, and if so required by the State Government shall, make bye-laws for-

1. (1) Municipal administration ----
   • (a) regulating the conduct of its business ;
   • (b) regulating the appointment and constitution of Consultative Committees ;
   • (c) regulating the conduct of business of Committees ;
   • (d) regulating the mode of asking and answering of questions connected with the administration of this Act, at the meetings of the Council and its Committees ;
   • (e) regulating the inspection of minute books and the supply of copies of minutes to Councilor or other persons on payment of fees or otherwise ;
   • (f) fixing the amount and the nature of security to be furnished by any officer or servant from whom it may be deemed expedient to require security in view of the nature of duties performed by such officer or servant ;
   • (g) regulating the contracts made by, or on behalf of a Council ;
   • (h) determining the rates of fees for notice, warrant or maintenance of livestock under Chapter VIII ;
     • (i) regulating entry and inspection for the purpose of this Act ;
   • (j) generally for the guidance of Municipal officers and servants in all matters relating to Municipal administration.
2. (2) Taxation ---
   • (a) the maintenance of tax books and registers by Chief Municipal Officer and the particulars which such books and registers should contain;
   • (b) the inspection of and the obtaining of copies and extracts from such books and registers and fees, if any, to be charged for the same ;
   • (c) the requisition by the Chief Municipal Officer of information and returns from persons liable to pay taxes ;
   • (d) the notice to be given to the Council by any person who becomes the owner of possessor of a vehicle or animal in respect of which any tax is payable under this Act ;
   • (e) the submission of returns by person liable to pay any tax under this Act ;
   • (f) Omitted

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1. (g) fixing terminal limits and stations providing for the exhibition of tables of terminal tax, and regulating the mode of recovering such tax;
2. (h) any other matter regulating to the levy, assessment, collection, refund or remission of taxes under this Act ;

1. (3) Buildings ----
   • (a) the regulation or restriction of the use of sites for building for different areas ;
   • (b) the regulation or restriction of buildings in different areas;
   • (c) the form of notice of erection of any building or execution of any work and the fee in respect of the same ;
   • (d) the plans and documents to be submitted together with such notice and the information and further information to be furnished ;
   • (e) the level and width of foundation level of lowest floor and stability of structure ;
   • (f) the construction of buildings and the materials to be used in the construction of buildings;
   • (g) the height of buildings whether absolute or relative to width of streets or to different areas;
   • (h) the number and height of storeys composing a building and height of rooms and the dimension of rooms intended for human habitation ;
     • (i) the height and slope of the roof above the uppermost floor upon which human beings are to live or cooking operations are to be carried ;
   • (j) the provision of open spaces, external and internal, and adequate means of light and ventilation ;
   • (k) the provision of means of egress in case of fire, fire-escapes and water-lifting devices;
   • (l) the provision of secondary means of access for the removal of house refuse ; (m)the materials and methods of construction of external and party walls, roofs and floors;
   • (n) the position, materials and methods of hearths, smoke, escapes, chimneys, staircases, latrines, drains and cesspools ;
   • (o) the provision of lifts;
   • (p) the paying of yard ;
   • (q) the restriction on the use of inflammable materials for buildings ;
   • (r) the restriction on construction of foundation on certain sites ;
   • (s) the measures to be taken to protect buildings from dams arising from sub-soil ;
   • (t) the wells, tanks and cisterns and pumps for the supply of water for human consumption in connection with buildings ;
   • (u) in the case of wells, the dimensions of the well, the manner of enclosing it and if the well is intended for drinking purposes the means which shall be used to prevent pollution of the water;
     • (v) the supervision of buildings;
   • (w) the setting back of garages and shops from the regular line of a street ;
     • (x) the construction of portable structures and permission for such construction ;
   • (y) requiring an owner of a building divided into two or more separate tenements to provide adequate means of lighting at night time at staircase, passage, private, court of or any such building, the space near or leading to latrines or urinals and washing places therein and of extinguishing such lights ;
   • (z) the qualification of surveyors or persons by whom plans required under Section 187 are to be prepared, or of plumbers, for licensing persons to be surveyors or plumbers and, fixing the fees chargeable for such licences; and for modifying the provisions of or

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revoking such licences; and prohibiting any alterations or repairs or fittings to water or drainage pipes or house connection to be carried out or made expect by such persons ;

1. (aa) preventing the erection of buildings, without adequate provision being made for location and laying of streets, and for the payment of compensation in such cases, when necessary;
2. (bb) regulating in any manner not specifically provided for in this Act, the erection of any enclosure wall, fence, tent, awning or other structure of whatsoever kind or nature on any land within the Municipal limits;

1. (4) Streets----
   • (a) determining the information and plans to be submitted to the Council in connection with application for permission to lay out new street or to construct or reconstruct buildings ;
   • (b) regulating the conditions subject to which permission may be given for temporary occupation of or erection of temporary structures, on public streets or for projections over public streets and places ;
   • (c) the closure of streets when any work is in progress and alternative passage during the progress of such work ;
   • (d) the erections of a temporary nature during festivals;
   • (e) the setting up of hoards on buildings adjacent to streets during their construction or repair ;
   • (f) the precautions to be taken when permission is granted to any private individual for opening or braking up any public street and the fees to be paid for the restoration of a street in its original condition;
   • (g) the permission, regulation or prohibition of use or occupation of any street or place by

itinerant vendors or hawkers or by any persons for the sale of articles or the exercise of

any calling or the setting up of any booth or stall and the fees chargeable for such occupation ;

1. (h) any other matter in connection with the construction, repair, maintenance, naming, numbering, and lighting of streets for which provision is necessary or should be made.

1. (5) Drains, privies, cesspools, sewage disposal and scavenging ---
   • (a) regulating in any particular way not specifically provided for in this Act, the construction, maintenance and control of drains, sewers, ventilation shafts for dung and manure, cesspools, water-closets, privies, latrines, urinals and drainage of sewage works of every description, whether the property of the Council or not ;
   • (b) prescribing the conditions for construction of a drain, privy, latrine, urinal, cesspool or other receptacle within fifty feet of any source of water ;
   • (c) the regulation or prevention of the discharge into Municipal drains of sewage, spoilage, polluted water and other offensive matter from private buildings, land and factories;
   • (d) for controlling and regulating the duties of sweepers and other persons employed by the Council or any other agency for the purpose of sanitation and conservancy ;
   • (e) provision for any other matter relating to house scavenging;
2. (6) Water-supply --- Conserving and preventing injury to source and means of water-supply and appliance for the distribution of water, whether within or without the limits of the Municipality and

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regulating all matters and things connected with the supply and use of water and turning on or turning off and preventing the waste of water and the construction, maintenance and control of Municipal water-works, and of pipes and fittings in connection therewith the property of the Council or not ; Explanation.-- Sources and means of water-supply shall include private wells which are used by the public ;

1. (7) Public Health, Safety, Nuisance and Sanitation.---
   • (a) regulation of sanitation and conservancy of Municipal agency or otherwise;
   • (b) Controlling and regulating the use and management of burial and burning grounds and fixing the fees to be charged where such grounds have been provided by the Council and prescribing or prohibiting routes for the removal of corpses to burial or burning grounds;
   • (c) declaring that no place, unless specially exempted, shall be used as a lodging house unless it has been duly licensed as such by the Council, and prescribing the conditions subject to which such licences may be granted, refused, suspended or withdrawn and fixing the fees payable for such licences ;
   • (d) providing, in default of a bye-laws made under the preceding sub-hand, for the registration of overcrowding, the promotion of cleanliness and ventilation and prescribing the notices to be given and the precautions to be taken in the case of any infectious or contagious disease breaking out therein, and generally for the proper regulations of lodging-houses ;
   • (e) prohibited the digging of excavations, cesspools, tanks or pits within specified areas excepts with the permission of the Council, and specifying the conditions subject to which such permission may be given;
   • (f) prohibiting or regulating with a view to sanitation or the preventions of diseases, any act which occasions or which is likely to occasion a public nuisance and for the prohibition or regulation of which no provision is made under this heading;
   • (g) regulating or prohibiting any particular description of traffic in a street;
   • (h) prescribing the conditions on or subject to which licence may be granted, refused, suspended or withdrawn, for the use of any vehicles and barrows, and providing for the seizure and detention of any vehicles or barrows, which have not been duly licensed in pursuance of the bye-laws made under this section;
     • (i) (a) vehicles or animals plying for hire within the limits of the Municipality, the issue of licences to proprietors or drivers of such vehicles or animals, the prescription of types and specification of vehicles or animals to be licensed and the fixing of fees payable for such licence and the conditions on which they may be granted, suspended or revoked;
   • (b) the rates which may be demanded for the hire of any carriage, cart of other conveyance or animals hired to carry loads or persons, and restriction on the loads or persons which may be carried by any animals or carriage, cart of other conveyance plying for hire, within the limits of the Municipality: Provided that no bye-laws made under clauses (a) and (b) shall apply to vehicle to which the Hackney Carriage Act, 1879 (XIV of 1879) applies in any area where that Act is in force :

Provided further that the operation of any bye-laws made under the provisions of clause (a)

or (b) or of any rules made under the Hackney Carriage Act, 1879 (XIV of 1879), may with the sanction of the State Government, be extended to :---

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1. (i) any railway station ;
2. (ii) the whole or any part of any street so far as such street is situate within ten miles of the limits of the Municipality ;
3. (iii) the whole or any part part of any street leading from the limits if the Municipality to the limits of any Municipality, notified area, Cantonment or Panchayat if the distance between the limits if the Municipality and the boundaries of these authorities does not exceed fifty miles and the Municipality and the authorities concerned each consent to the extension of such bye-laws or rules ;

1. (j) prohibiting vehicular traffic in any particular street, so as to prevent danger, obstruction or inconvenience to the public by fixing up posts at both ends of such streets or portion of such streets prohibiting the transit of any vehicle of such form, construction, weight or size or laden with such heavy or unwieldly object as may be deemed likely to cause injury to the roadways or to any construction thereon or risk of obstruction to other vehicles or to pedestrians along or over any street, except under such condition as to time, mode of traction or locomotion, use of appliances for protection of the roadways, number of lights and assistance and other general precaution as may be prescribed either generally in such bye-laws or in special licence to be granted in each case upon terms as to time of application and payment of fees thereof as may be prescribed in such bye-laws: Provided that no such bye-laws relating only to any particular street or portion shall be deemed to be in force, unless and until notices if such prohibition shall have been posted up by the Council in conspicuous place at or near both ends of such street or portion of a street;
2. (k) measures to be taken with stray animals or animals likely, if at large in any street or public place, to cause annoyance or intimidation;
3. (l) regulating transport of animals within Municipal limits;
4. (m) regulating and prohibition the stationing of carts or picketing of animals on any ground under the control of the Council or the using of such ground as halting place of vehicles or animals or as a place for encampment or the causing or permitting of any animal to stray and imposition of fees for such use;
5. (n) the seizure and confiscation of ownerless animals straying within the limits of the Municipality;
6. (o) providing for the registration of cattle and dogs and imposition of fees for the same;
7. (p) search of inflammable materials;
8. (q) prohibiting except under certain conditions and on payment of fees, if any, the letting of fire-works, fire-balloons, etc, ;
9. (r) regulating the beating of drums and the sounding of musical instruments;
10. (s) regulating the abetment of nuisance ;
11. (t) regulating the use of public bathing and washing places within the Municipality;
12. (u) the safety, sanitation and internal arrangements of theatres or other places of public entertainment or resort and the control and inspection thereof, in order to ensure the safety, health and convenience of persons employed in or visiting, attending or resorting to the same;
    • (v) inspecting and regulating the use of encamping grounds and halting places;

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1. (8) Markets, Slaughter-houses, Trades, Occupations and Sale of Foodstuffs.--
   • (a) the regulation and inspection of markets and slaughter-houses for the proper and cleanly conduct of business therein and for inspection of animals before slaughter and of organs and meat after slaughter for the purpose of certification;
   • (b) fixing the rent and other charges to be levied for the use of markets and slaughter- houses belonging to the Council and for regulating the conduct of business therein;
   • (c) prescribing the conditions on or subject to which, and the circumstances in which and the area or localities in respect of which, licences may be granted, refused, suspended or withdrawn for the use of any land, premises or place not belonging to Council ---
     • (i) as a market
     • (ii) for the slaughter-house;
     • (iii) for the manufacture, preparation, storing, sale or supply for the purpose of trade of any article or thing intended for human food or drink whether such food or drink is to be consumed in such place or not;
     • (iv) for carrying on any offensive or dangerous trade and providing for the inspection and regulation of the conduct of business in any land, premises or place used as aforesaid, so as to secure cleanliness therein and to minimize any injuries, offensive or dangerous effect arising or likely to arise therefrom;
   • (d) the regulation and inspection of all places used by for animals which are for sale or hire or the produce of which is sold and for the proper and cleanly conduct of business therein;
   • (e) licensing and conditions for sale of articles of foods and drinks mentioned in Section 268;
   • (f) licensing of butchers;
   • (g) the regulation and inspection of places used for manufactures and/or sale of sweet- meats;
   • (h) prescribing the conditions on or subject to which licensing may be granted, refused, suspended or withdrawn for hawking, exposing for sale in any public place or street any article whatsoever, whether it be for human consumption or not;
     • (i) for licensing brokers, commission agents, measures and weighmen practising their calling in public places within the Municipality, and fixing the fees payable fir such licences and the conditions on which they are to be granted and may be revoked;
   • (j) for regulating the posting of bills and advertisement and the position, size, shape and style of name-boards, sign-boards and signposts;
   • (k) prescribing the conditions on and subject to which permission may be granted, renewed, suspended or withdrawn for erecting, exhibiting, fixing or retaining any business advertisement, over any land, building or structure, or for announcing any business advertisement by loudspeaker ;
   • (l) regulation of smoke and sanitation in factories, workshops and trade premises;
   • (m) prescribing the conditions on and subject to which and the circumstances in which and the areas of localities in respect of which licences may be granted, refused, suspended or withdrawn for the use of whistles and trumpets operated by steam or mechanical mans in factories and other places for the purposes of summoning or dismissing workmen or persons employed;
   • (n) prevention of nuisance in any market building, market place, slaughter-house or any factory, workshop or trade premises;

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1. (9) Miscellaneous.----
   • (a) prevention and extinction of fire;
   • (b) prohibiting stalling or herding of horses, cattle, donkeys, sheep or goats otherwise than in accordance with regulation prescribed in such bye-laws in regard to the number thereof,

and the places to be used for the purposes as may be necessary to prevent danger to the

public health ;

1. (c) the inspection of milch cattle, and prescribing, and regulating the construction, dimension, ventilation, lighting, cleaning, drainage and water-supply to dairies and cattle sheds in the occupation of persons following the trade of dairyman or milk-sellers;
2. (d) prescribing the conditions subject to which and the circumstances in which, and the areas and localities in respect in which licences may be granted, refused, suspended or withdrawn for the use of any place or building for use as sarai or dharamshala and providing for the inspection and regulation of such places or buildings ;
3. (e) regulating the management of Nazul lands transferred to the Council by the State Government ;
4. (f) protecting from injury or interference anything within the limits of the Municipality being the property of the State Government or of the Council or under the control or management of the Council ;
5. (g) (i) securing the protection of public parks, gardens, open spaces, play-grounds, commons, swimming tanks, vested in or under the control of the Council, from injury or misuse, regulating their management and the manner in which they may be used by the public, and providing for the proper behaviour of persons in them;
   • (ii) regulating the use of common pasture land provided by the Council and rates of fees for use thereof;
6. (h) the holding of fairs and industrial exhibitions within the Municipality or under the control of the Council and fixing the fees to be levied thereat;
   • (i) prohibiting, in any specified street or area, the residing of public prostitutes and the keeping of a brothel, or the letting or otherwise disposal of house or building to public prostitutes or for a brothel ;
7. (j) inspection and control of brothels;
8. (k) fixing and regulating the use of places, at which boats may be moored, loaded and unloaded, prohibiting the mooring, loading and unloading of boats, excepts at such places as may be prescribed by the Council ;
9. (l) prohibiting or regulating, with a view to promoting the public safety or convenience, any act which occasions, or is likely to occasion, a public nuisance, and the prohibition or regulation of which no provision is made ;
10. (m) providing for the installation and maintenance of radio receiving stations ;
11. (n) providing for the establishment and maintenance of body-folds and rescue homes for woman ;
12. (o) providing for the removal of social disabilities of Scheduled Castes and Backward classes;
13. (p) taking measures for the control of beggary ;
14. (q) taking measures for the removal if prostitutes from a specified area to another specified area ;
15. (r) generally for the regulation of matters relating to Municipal administration.

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1. (1) The State Government may, from time to time, make , model byelaws for any matter in

respect of which a Council is empowered to make bye-laws under this Act and publish them in

the Gazette for the guidance of Councils.

1. (2) It appears to the State Government that in any Municipality byelaws are necessary for any matter in respect of which model byelaws have been published under sub-section (1) it may require the Councils to adopt such model byelaws modified to suit local conditions.
2. (3) If any Council fails to comply with a requisition made under sub-section (2) within six

months of the making thereof the State Government may apply to such Municipality the model

byelaws modified as it thinks fit.

and Hindi in Devnagari script of all rules and bye-laws made for the Municipality under this Act shall be kept in the office of the Council and shall be open during office hours without charge, to the inspection of any inhabitant of the Municipality and they shall also be made available for sale on payment.

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• • frqh{ * cyar(sem €fu-dr +1 fdf?r * B: rr-6 * $-rr qt6m {rt{M Er rrcr?i io'q qqtn. \t) q}EH Efufd* +1 {rqr sfu si-*' riirilf6'-6 *r qr erqtnroi, Eqeii q1 rtqr aqr €F f#ii *" y9, ltt*,qi sitt old risrr{ tqt tft t *rfr, +fr f*. {rsrr qrfiri ERI erqqisr f*i-q,t q[q." TqS{, RrtE 2s orrr<r 2oos mqiooegruzr-Bilrrcrrqloa.-irrd*{hqnt'srf€r( lqe *.rsrs (3) + sqntq{Bfrsrrgrrruqrftrfir (d{hn) srFrf{.rq, 2oos (i5". Tt 2oos) cT eiffi qSqK {rq{qm yfimn t qr€r.rr e-6rRrd f+qr qmr t. E-*s,rq *rq.qm*:rn tasr oTrtsrEsR, gq6ffiuqr, w-sHq. efrrc {rqqi, k{ifi 2s orrfir 2oos (6) CHI{ATTISGARH ACT ( No. of ) THE CIIHATTISGARH MUNICIPALITIES (AMENDMENT)ACT, 2OO5 An Act further to amend the Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No.37 of 1961) Be it enacted by the Chhattisgarh Legislature in the Fifty-sixth year of Republic of India as follows :- 1. (1) This Act may be called the "Chhattisgarh Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2005". Short title & Conr- mcncement. Amendment of Sec- tlon 72-8. 2. (2) It shall come into ibrce from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. For sub-section (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of Section '72-B of the Ctrhattisgarh Municipalities Act, (No. 37 of 1961), the following shall be substituted, namely :- "( I ) The Mohalla Committees shall be constituted within six months from the date of frstmeeting of theCouncil aftertheelectionof each Municipal Council andNagar Panchayat. (2) The number of Mohalla Committees and determination of their territorial area, number of Members and functions, powers and the procetlure for the conduct of business shall be determined in such nunner as may be prescribed by the State Govemment.il Ti-fl?rrn', g<ur arr tcr vmff, gd€rrd ERI {rs+iq **q E[otrgq, rrqit<tiq t gBa au vqfrn-zoos. 'ffis +€ + srfrrfd sm gmt ilrE Urrdri(fun er*t*-a)+ isqr fu oqffi xqin *.2-zz-Efurc ,rqa / m ft. t. M, fuin 30-05-2001." rifu{x.fli6 'ffirq/gf/ os | 2ott - zor s." fu{|\rtrtEt (€rvrsrnnr) urk*,n t wrrfud a;qi6 roz l nugr, guan, ft<im zr eTfu zoto- dsnq 8, rFF re3t tdh sft frsil* fid frtrrr riililq, r6rfi qEFI, ;tiIT 11qgt tt-qgt,frqi+ zs eTfra zoto xcis 4203/dl. rno/zr-er/urs.l<.tt.lts.- Eds.rqfrEqst{r+rftETfrfuder&frqcfuqwfrri5 22-6a -zotoql {qqm
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• • nrfo{n Q rwqartr rrrRra ftur vrm t. u$erE * rtqqtd * qrc t aer sna{rgqt, d.+.d-dr, srftft-n{fud rdsrqttq[d, ftqi+ zs Br*d zoro (1) CHHATTISGARH ACT (No. 14 of 2016) CHIIATTISGARH MUNICIPALITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016 AnActfurtherto amend the Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, f961 (No.37 of196l). Be it enacted by the Chhattisgarh Legislature in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic oflndia, as follows i 1. (1) This Act may be called the Chhattistgarh Municipalities (Amendment) short title and Act,20l6. commencement' Q\ It shall come into force from the date ofits publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In Section 126 ofthe Chhattisgarh MunicipalitiesAct, 1961 (No.37 of1961),- t$;i:i1";1 of @ in sub-section (3), for the punctuation fulI stop "." , the punctuation colon ":" shall be substituted; and (iD after sub-section (3), the following shall be inerted, namely :- "Provided thal till 31st December, 2016, in such cases where the difference is more than ten percent, the owner ofthe land and/or building, as the case may be, shall be liable to pay penalty equal to ten percent of the difference on selfassessment made by him and the assessment madeby the Council or Nagar Panchayat, as the case my be." {qm*, Tiq au asq qrcri, s+erc am vrq6rq SsrFrq. ,rq$ q gfrd drn rfirRrd - 2016. 'ffiq fi€ * er<.fa er+ $** irrE urrdri ( fu{l em Efc ) + is'r ig ergca rci6 sfl.u -zz-#€rrd rr"Te / 38 fu. t. M, ft-n{ :lo-os-zoot." ricftq-n 6ci6 'ffierc/Ti/ oq/ zo 1 3- 2 tt r s. " fuIlsilr5r (wqrqnq) urAffiR e r+lRH sci6 4ool nagt, gr*n, G-ri+ z fuaqr zot z - .trrEqs 16, yFr fuEr eft tdtr* 6rd Cmrr {eraq, rcr+& rr+q, ;r+r imgi nqg, furi* z fuaqr u otz *:ai* a::z/d. te4l2t-lllfi€'.1e.\./rz. -u*erafo+nqt 5f+afufua o{Flfoaqfusqtftcia:o-ot-zot; +i trwum * ergrfr ma €t gfi t, r'qaru ntisrqnur fi elr+r0 * fu i r*rft n fu qr qm t u*q,ra t rrqqra* rmQ am uirrrgun, d. +. ndr.3rfrftnqfoq d+ffrd {rqq-r, fu<i+ z forqr u oru E-HEre aTfuHqtr 1mi+ r: wlzorzl Rdsqq ffiqrfufl (tisilq{) sTfrftqc, oderEffiqrkor srfuftqq, re6l (!6. 37 u1le6l) qi *rrisftkdsti tg qfthqc. rrrca rronrw * erssai e{ i ud€qB fo.trmc-sd anr Frqfufua sqiqe srEFrefra d :- rifhq qrc, edFR 1.

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" uqg1, ftqis z Rrd6i zor z *eio a::z/d. l e4/21-ol/srs./8. ir. / r z.- urra & riffun + oqA< raa t sqe (3) + €ldeiur i qs fft{Fr €cris{ erfuqr{ fcqi{ oz-l-zotz a eiffi erg*r< rrqqra t qrFr*R i va-{ep: rcfin frqromt. adwe *rrwqa* crc Q den qtrrr.{sR, d. +. ddl, 3Tftft-€ €Es 8oo (2) rd{rB {rqrd, fr+io z fuaqt :or z CHHATTISGARH ACT (No. l3 of 2017) CHHATTISGARH MUNICIPALITIES ( AMENDMENT) ACT, 2OI7 An Act further to amend the Chhattisgarh Municipalities Acl, l96l (No. 37 of l96l). Be it enacted by the Chhattisgarh Legislature in the Sixty-eighth Year ofthe Republic of India, as follows :- short title, extent l. (l) ThisAct maybe calledthe Chhanisgarh Municipalities (Amendment) Act,20l7. and commencement (2) It extends to the whole State ofchhattisgarh. (3) lt shall come into lorce on such date as the State Goyemment may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. Amendment or 2. In the Chhattisgarh MunicipalitiesAct, l96l (No. 37 of l96l ), (hereinafter refened to as scction 127' the PrincipalAct), in Section 127,- (a) in sub-section (l), - (D in clause (f), for the punctuation colon ":", the punctuation semi-colon "f' shall be substituted; and (ii) after clause (f), the following shall be insened, namely :- "(g) a tax to be called the entertainment tax, payable by service providers ofcable T. V and direct to home (D2H) television services other than Doordarshan: (h) a cess payable by advertising service providers on outdoor advertisements including hoardings : Explanation :- Advertisement published in newspapers or telecast on the television shall not be included." (b) after sub-section (5), the following shall be inserted, namely:- "(5-A) The tax under clause (g) ofsub-section ( I ) shall be Ievied at such rates and in such manner, as may be prescribed by the rules: provided that the State Govemment may appoint, on such terms and for such period as it may deems necessary, another department or any agency as an agent to collect the taxes under said clause on behalf of the Municipality. (5-B) Any person aggrieved by any order ofthe Chief Municipal Officer in respect of tax under clause (g) of sub-section (l) may file an appeal before the Director in such manner and with in such time as may be prescribed by rules in this regard." (c) in sub-section (6), clauses (l) and (m) shall be omitted. Bdq,r6 {rd[d, ftti+ z fuaqt zorz 8oo (3) In Section 339-8 ofthe Principal Act, in sub-section (l), for clause (a) and (b), the Amendmenr of following shall be substituted, namely - section 339-8' "(a)In every residential colony in the municipal area, out of the total area fifteen percent of land shall have to be transferred by the colonizer to the Chief Municipal Officer for economically weaker sections or, alternatively, haye to transfer constructed houses to eligible beneficiaries on such terms and in such manner as may be prescribed : provided that the size, location and number of such houses and other conditions, shall be such as may be prescribed by the State Govemment. In respect of land on which Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act,19'76 (No. 33 of 1976) was applicable, the colonizer shall have to transfer land to the Chief Municipal Oflicer or transfer constructed houses to eligible beneficiaries in such manner and on such terms as may be prescribed." 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An Ordinance to further amend the Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No. 37 of 1961). Promulgated by the Governor of Chhattisgarh, in the Seventieth Year of the Republic of India. Whereas, the State Legislature is not in session and the Governor of Chhattisgarh is satisfied that, the circumstances exist, which render it necessary for him to take immediate action. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (l) of Article 213 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Chhattisgarh is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance:- l. (l) This Ordinance may be called the Chhattisgarh Municipalities short title' extent and (Amendment) Ordinance,20l9. commencement' (2) It shall extend to the whole State of Chhattisgarh. (3) It shall come into force with effect from the date of its publication in the OfficialGazette. 2. During the period of operation of this Ordinance, the Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No. 37 of 1961) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), shall have the effect, subject to the amendment specified in Section 3 to 2l of this Ordinance. 3. In the Principal Act, in Section 19,- (i) in sub-section (l), for clause (a), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(a) a President, that is Chairperson. who should be an elected Councilor from some ward in the Municipal area, and is elected thereafter as President by the elected Councilors of the Municipal Council or Nagar Panchayat, as the case may be;" (ii) for sub-section (4), the follorving shall be substituted, namely: *(4) If any ward of any municipal area fails to elect a Councilor, fresh election proceedings shall be commenced for such ward within six months to fill the seat and until the seat is filled, it shall be treated as casual vacancy: Provided that proceedings of election of President or Vice-President, or any of the Committees under the Act shall not be stayed, pending the election to such seat." 4. In the Principal Act, in Section 20, in sub-section (2), in clause (b), for sub-clause (iii), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(iii) in the case ofelection ofPresident by any Councilor;" 5. In the Principal Act, in Section 29-8, after sub-section (4), the following shall be added, namely:- *(4-a) [n the case of Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats where, in terms of this Section, the offrce of the President is reserved for candidate from a specific category, any elected councilor belonging to such category for which the office ofthe President is reserved, may become a candidate for the office of President, irrespective of whether the ward he was elected from was reserved for such category or not." 6- In the Principal Act, in Section 30, after clause (c), the shall be added, namely: "(d) is not registered in any electoral roll related to a Panchayat or municipal area of a municipality: The Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, (No. 37 of 1961) to be temporarily amended. Amendment of Section 19. Amendment of Section 20. Amendment of Section 30. (4) d*s'r€irqqd, frqis zs srq*t 2ore Explanation-l: For the purpose ofthis section 'Panchayat' shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (xvii) of Section 2 of the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Avam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam, (No. I of 1994): Explanation-2: For the purpose of this Section "municipal area" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (34-a) of Section 5 of the Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 (No. 23 of 1956)." Amendment of Section 32. 7. In the Principal Act, in Section 32,- (D in sub-section (l), the words "Presidents and" wherever they occur, shall be omitted. (ii) In sub-section (2),the words "Presidents and" shall be omitted. AmendmentofSection32-A. 8. In the Principal Act, in Section 32-A, n sub-section (l), for the word "President" wherever it occurs, the word "Councilor". shall be substituted. Amendmentof Section32-B. 9. In the Principal Act, in Section 32-8, for the word "President", the word "Councilor" shall be substituted. AmendmentofSection32-C. 10. In the Principal Act, in Section 32-C,the words "President or" shall be omitted. Amendment of Section 33. I l. In the Principal Act, in Section 33,- (i) the words o'or President" shall be omitted; (ii) for proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely :- "Provided that no person shall vote more than once in any election of the Councilor." Amendment of Section 34. 12. In the Principal Act, in Section 34,- (D in sub-section (1), clause (a) shall be omitted; (ii) sub-section (4) shall be omitted. Amendment of Section 35. 13. In the Principal Act, in Section 35,- (D the words "election nomination as a President or" shall be omitted; (ii) In clause (dd), the words "is less than twenty-five years of age, in the case of a President and" shall be omitted. Amendment of Section 43. 14. In the Principal Act, in Section 43,- (i) in the heading, before the words "Vice President", the words "the President and" shall be inserted. (iD for sub-section (l), the following shall be substituted, namely:- '(l) The State Election Commission shall cause the election of President and Vice-President immediately after every election of Municipal Council and Nagar Parishad in such manner as may be prescribed. The elected members of the Council shall elect a President and a Vice-President in the prescribed manner, from elected members in its first meeting as specified in Section 55." (iii) In sub-section (3), before the words "Vice President", the words "the President and" shall be inserted. Amendment of Section 43-A. 15. In the Principal Acq in Section 43-A,- (i) in the heading, before the words "Vice President", the words "the President or" shall be inserted. (iD in sub-section (l), before the words "Vice President", wherever they occur, the words "the President or" shall be inserted. (iii) in sub-section (2), in clause (ii), for the word "President", the words "President, Vice-President" shall be substituted. ,ftaio zs arqdn 2ote (s) 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. In the Principal Act, Section 47 shall be omitted. In the Principal Act, for Section 55, the following shall be substituted, namely:- "55.First Meeting after General Election.- (l) The State Election Commission shall, within days from the date of the notification of election under section 45, call a meeting of the elected Councilors for the purpose of electing a President and Vice-President. (2) Meeting under sub-section (l) shall be called in such manner as may be determined by the State Election Commission, which shall be presided over by the officer authorized by the State Election Commission. The presiding officer shall not have the right to vote and in case ofequality ofvotes, the result shall be decided by lot." In the Principal Act, in Section 56, the figure "47" shall be omitted. In the Principal Act, in Section 62, in sub-section (3), in the proviso to clause (iii), the word and figure "or 47" shall be omitted. In the Principal Ac| in Section 63, in the proviso, the words "Vice President, or the", shall be omitted. In the Principal Act, in Section 328, in sub-section (l), in clause (b), before the word "Vice-President" wherever they occur, the words "President and" shall be inserted. Amendment of Section 47. Amendment of Section 55. Amendment of Section 56. Amendment of Section 62. Amendment of Section 63 Amendment of Section 328. grunffi, rnrgrtgBaaur 'ffis fr€ * en<rfa sro gm* ilr{ g{dH(futr erqE*-e)+ isur tg ergrra. *.li* *.2-zz-ffiwq rrq-e / rs ft. t. 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(61 E*€{Ettqrd, ftqim 12 ft1rsq 2s19 CHFIAITISGARH ACT (No. t8 of20l9) TFM CHI{ATTISGARH MUMCIPALITIES (AMENDMENT) ACI I g .....' AnAct to fuither amend the Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, (No.37 of 1961). . : Be it enacted by the Chhattisgarh Legislature in the Seventieth Year of the Republic of India, as follows:_ 1. (1) This Act may be called the short tifle, . Chhattisgarh Municipalities extent and (Amendment) Act, 2olg. commencement. (2) It shall extend to the whole State of Chhattisgarh. (3) It shall come into for5:e on such date. as the State Governrhent may; by notification, appoint. 2. In the chhattisgarh Municipalities Amendment of Act, (No. of 7g6t), section 19. (hereinafter referred to as the principal (i) in sub-section (1), for clause (a), the following shall : be substituted, namely:- l , '(a) a President, who should be an elected Councilor from some ward in the Municipal

,ftqi6 rzftFqr zorg (71 3. area, atld is electefl thereafter as President bY the elected Counciiors of the Municipal Council or Nagar PanchaYat, as the case may be;" (iil for sub-section {4l', the folloping shall be substituted, namelY:- "(4) If :rny ward of any municipal area fails to elect a ' Councilor, fresh election . proceedings shall be commenced for such ward within six months to frll the seat and until the seat is filled, it shall be treated as casual va€qncy: Provided that proceedings of election of President or Vice-President, or any of the Committees under the Act shall not be stayed, pending the election to such seat." In tlre Principal Act, in Section 20, in sub-section {2), in clause (b), for sub- clause (iii), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(iii) in the case of election of President by any Councilor;" Amendment of Section 2O.

(8) sr#sre qqq*, frrim tz ftsqt zor l 4.ln the Principal AcL, in Section 29-8, after sub-section {4), the followin-g shall be added, namely:- "(4-a) In the case of MuniciPal Counciis and Nagar PanchaYats where, in terms of this Section, the office of the President is ,reserved for candidate from a specific category, any elected councilor belonging to such category for which the office of the President is reserved, may ' become a candidate for the offrce of President, irresPective of whether the ward he was elected from was reserved for such category or not.l, In the Principal Act, in Section 30, after clause (c), the shall be added, namely:- "(d) is not registered in any electoral roll related to a PanchaYat or municipal area of a mrrniciPalitY: Explanation-l: For the PurPose of this Section ?anchayat'shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (rn/iil of Section 2 of the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Amendment of Section 29-8. Amendment of Section 3O. 5. Adhiniyam, (No. of 1994):

sffiqrrd ttqrd, ftRi+ t z ftsqt zot c t67z tel 6. Explanation-2. For the PurPose o{ this Section "municipal area" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (34-a) of Section 5 of the Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 (No. of 1956)." In the Principal Act, in Section 32,- (i) - in sub-section (1), the words "Presidents and" wherever theY occur, shall be omitted. (ii) In sub-section (2ll, the words . "Presidents and" shall be omitted. In the Principal Act, in Section 32-A, in sub-section (1), for the word "Presidenf' wherever it occurs, the word "Councilor". shd*l be substituted. In the Principal Act, in Section 32-B, for the word "President", the word "Councilor" shall be substituted. In the Principal Act, in Section 32-C, the words "President or" shall be omitted. In tlee Frincipal Act, in Section 33,- (i) the words "or President" shall be omitted;

1. (ii) for proviso, the following shall be substituted, namelY:- "Provided that no Person shall vote more than once in any election of the Councilor." Amendment of Section 32. Amendnent of Section 32-A. Amendment of Section 32-8. Amendment of Section 32-C. Amendment of Section 33. 7. 8. o ' 10. -*.-- (rol rfreIf€ {qqa, frqi6 tz frqEt zot q 11. ,-2. 13. In the Principal Act, in Section 34.- (i) in sub-section (1), clause (a) shqll be omitted; (ii) sub-section (a) shall be omitted. In the Principal Act, in Section 35,- (il the words "election nomination as a President or' shall be omitted; (ii) In clause (dd), the words "is less than twenty-five years of age, in the case of a President and" shall be omitted. In the Principal Act, in Section 43,- (1) in the heading, before the words "Vice President", the words othe President and" shall be inserted. (ii) for sub-section (1), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(l)TheState Election Commission shall cause the election of President and Vice- President immediately after every election of Municipal Council and Nagar Parishad in such manner as may be prescribed. The elected members of the Council shall elect a President and a Vice- President in the prescribed Amendment of Section 34. Amendment of Section 35. Amendrnent of Section 43. manner, fromelected 6frqrc rtwn, frrio rz frsqr zor s t672(rtl L4. 15. L6. rncrnbers in its first irreeting as specified in Section 55." (iii) In sub-section (3), before the words "Vice President", the words "the President and" shall be inserted. In the Principal Act, in Section 43-A,- (il in the heading, before the words "Vice President", the words "the President or" shall be inserted- (ii) in sub-section (1), before the words "Vice Fresident", wherever they occur, the words "the President or" shall be inserted- (iii) in sub-section (21, in clause (ii), for the word "President", the words "Presidente Vice-President" shall be substituted. In the Principal Act, Section 47 shall be omitted. In the Principal Act, for Section 55, the following shall be substituted, namely:- "S5.First Meeting after General Election.-(1) The State Election Commission shall, within days from the date of the notification of election under Section 45, call a meeting of the elected Councilors for the Amendment,of Section 43-A. Amendrnent of Section 47. Amendrnent of Section 55. ltz) ffiglrq rtqrd, ftqi6 r z frswt zots L7. 18. 19. ' 20. -_..-. purpose of eleciing a Prcsident and Vice-Presiderlt (2) Meeting under sub-section (1) shall be called in such manner as may be determined by the State Election Commission, which shall be presided over by 'the ofhcer authorized by the State Election Commission. The presiding officer shall not have the right to vote and in case of equality of votes, the result shall be decided by lot." In the Principal Act, in Section 56, the figure '47' shall be omitted. In the Principal Act;lp Section 62, in sub-section (3), in the proviso to clause (iii), the word and figure "or 47" shall be omitted. In the Principal Act, in Section 63, in the proviso, the words "Vice President, or the', shall be omitted. In tl.e Principal Act, in Section 328, in sub-section (1), in clause (b), before the word "Vice-President" wherever they occur, the words "President and" shall be inserted. The Chhattisgarh Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2Ol9 (No. of 19) is hereby repealed. Arnendment of Section 56. Amendment of Section 62. Amendrnent of Section Amendment of Section 3.2A. 2L. dura-*, gm aw aE-{ qrsri, Eid€rE anr vrc&a guna+, trqg{ n gBd aErffi-D r l Repeal. 'ffi€ +€ + w<rta er* gtm* rrrrq glrdn(fufl srsfrEi-c)+ isur fu qm. xqi6d.z-zz-fu rqa / :s ft. 8. ftilr$, fus 3o-05-2oor." qsrfii5,qt6 fu{|E[rt (wqtrnut) urfufiR t rorRrd *cifi sss l rugt, fiaen, ftrim r z rqqt zozo - qlfrfq 26,6, 1e42 fdfu aft tdgTrs q,d fcupr riilAq, FdrA qqi[, .tttttrqgt srdetrrn wea+n, fui+ tTiGrER 2o2o a;qi6azls/d. toslzt-uffi.lo.tt.Izo.-ffifrqristilqiTmfuilerfufucfusqiftcis rr-ro-zozoq} {qqat}wgrrftumdgff t,Vcqcmw{urunurff ilTnrt+ft sr*rkaft qrvmr€. udmrc t rrqcrd* cmQaer enaengqri, vfu gun ilEqr, sridrtrff qfu{. , frqi6 rl:fttfiR 262s giffi{qq srftrfuq g*ui+ zlwlzozo) E+srrq il,R qrfrs, tr{ftrql grfrfrqq, zozo odwrE qrtqrfuor ef,ftfrqq, re6r ($. rrt rror') q'} dr d{nftr s{A tg srfuFdm. cndrrsnrqtEfrEf,€q{iydsqcft slmqrsdeNffi fursq{q€erRrffidB:- qTtffi irr{ irqr l. (1) q€erfuftircufr€Irdilnqtfuflftftfuc;er&fugc,zozoqEartq. unc. (21 rcrrqq*frgs+rflwffarftqtrgmdfl. qnr lil f t'{itm. 2. ufrsrtEirnqrfufier&ftqq, re6rts. rzwlrrrr)ffqmrorfteq-qrq111}qtg6*rrrn qt, ffifua yfueffia frqr wi, erQriE : - 'ttgq6fr rrw{RriT,rTqq-{cqqq,a1sftqsqq1{ffi rRraqerqfi r*cwcQ, goutu$wt+t{iqft +eiilq*1,qiRmsr{trr6Q,wtrn{ur*n$sqt,Q$rrd+era€nq, fr r fr qfuqfi r i fr fr fu fu r vri, Eq Bq- qnr i dafr fu yrcqn t qr t e*m. " ' sr€aiFR,frtiutzrqrflzozo xqis szlsld. r osl z r -erffi . la.. tt. I zo.- qr.d + Iifrqrq + srg+E ur * que ( I )
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   • • crc taer eila{rgqR, dv gun e,tfur, E{ftftff qfu{. udqlrdtlvrd, frik l 7 ir-rrn 2o2o CHI{AITISGARH ACT (No.24of 2020) cIilrAmrsGARH MUMCIPALTTTES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2(D0 An Act further to amend the Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No 37 of 1961). Be it enacted by the Ctrhattisgarh Legislature in the Seventy First Year of the Republic of India, as follows :- 1.This Act may be called the Chhattisgarh Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 20:0. @ It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the,Official Gazette. For proviso of sub- section (l) of Section 161 of the Ctrhattisgarh Municipalities Act, 196l ( No. 37 of 196l), the following

shall be substituted, namely :-

" Provided that the State

Government may from time to time,

by Notification published in the Offrcial Gazntte, exempt the tansfer of some or all immovable properties, partly or fully, temporarily or peqmanently, from the provision contained in

this sub-section, subject to such

conditions as it may specify in the Notification.' (l) Short title ahd comm€ncement. Amendment of Section l6l. ) €arae,gmamiqtsmri,sdle{qemvrsfrqUronaq,Tfl {rqgrwailRigpnawr*rka-zozo.

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• • crc t aert sila{ngqn, sfu gun 6rfur, s{ftfrff qfuq. 6ffigq-6 qqqq, frqi-fi I 2 qr{t 202 I {&TR ?[TT aqn qr{r. trrqr 3s ur ffwr. qnr rs7 ur ffwr. 3. qrtl 1t7-i[ i[T q'uiq-.r. fuqtutuq f*Ti*zvlzozr) u+sqc qrnqrfuor t{'vilqal srRTFrqq, zozo odtmq ;pnqrfuarr srfkfu{c, re6r (iF. rr( te6't) inl d{ {{frfq-d mri tg srftFdfi. l. qra rrunrq * T+-eaie q{ i B+s{q ft qmcurd erq ffika sq i rc eft rffid d : - (1) r6eftfueorflmreilRqrfu*r tr{frffi1 ererfuq, 2020ir-€drfrn. (21 *rrqqdigsh]r6lqnffftfqnr{dfrn. ql e&fua fi rna ss * €us (q) e,r dq frqr vri. ql w&fut * srm' r e z ff-sq- qnr ( ) fr , qq'!q q{" } lr5q qr, rrq'? q{' qfu€nfud ft ql vrn. 4. qd srfrftqqfi tntr rsz-e ffsq-qnr (t) +qwr( ffifud dsrqri, srQrfE:- " (2) Es qnriw+ffiaffiEn*rtnge S, nwrnvt, {Bqfty(ffvtcfturqqqi *qsr(qq+ffi fr ,tfr o.nunt,Hfr Tfud{dft qrvrfu n,cft s(ff sgsiw q<,ffi Eriqst,Turfr ,eriRr+uqrf sut,gsqru*q*{ertrqql*{F{qtfo g.a iger+ruru*m: sstorul-r : T€ErRr +ffiffitftrn,qqqs+wfrafr' qr ensFr ta-a ffifua r+ dfua Sn:- N frqFfu afri {en{, * GFH o.q Q 6c qia qfr Q ftren, ffi {F{d qfufr ff e{sft k*.r 61 {6rer e+ & 61rd f{fl q yfr aur rnfra t, + f{ i qfr.q 6, aqr ft r€ ffi+fl aqq-gqrqefl +lsrt/qradqrrT{rqvrurtwg<nur<d; QQ wwma am €Rq +8, fr ?dq qr vq vrvt ERI rlrirdl uIkI Q, aw qt su t rrffi aft dfud tre1 qqfef tdrrsn 6(d d; qfifs aft+dnfl{{eni, SqflqA-dr+ +di{fut], qngw qru+ darfuB{nr e{wrq Qfr rwil + ffir t {6ifud A, S errqr{fu qr qr+erfu{ q d; (s) tfr {erti, ilerfr dsr/ qrtrquq{aruqqqsqtqrqdrurqB, aarfr furdqc QqqqiEqrEtrQaTkdq{tqfr.qS,Semwrre,vrttr+qrqnfu*wterfud qffi , qksff cffi qr qftE crrrRail tg silerc or {qrrc q.rd O. rqut+<ur-z : sqtfiyrqqn, Qfr ffi r*sqvt rftarrldnhn,Sruurqqn+qrrssfrd A+ * ftr&friifudA." (6) (E) Bffisrd {rqqd, fr{i6 I 2 q1qfr 202 I226 (t) war.n,ftqi6 rzqrqfizozr xqiszslr/6. zslzr-er/!rs.lo.tt.lzr.-qrdt{frql"*wg&urture(r)Swgvwrfrrsftr{Fr6rqc{qs srPrftqqfr Fi'-dt2-2-2o2t6reiffi wg+nrrwura*srfu+.Rnvf,{drirr*lRnft qrqnrt. uffiqlre t irqqm* crc taan stTaqngqn, vfr gm ilfui, qfrfiff qfud. CHHATTISGARH ACT (No.2 of 2021) CHHATTISGARH MUI\ICTPALITmS (AMENDMENT) ACT, AnAct furtherto amend the Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No.37 of f 961). Be it enacted by the Chhattisgarh Legislature

in the Seventy-first Year

ofthe Republic of India, as follows:- l. (l) This Act may be called the Chhattisgarh Municipalities (Amendment) short ritte and Act,2A|. commencement' 2. 4. @ It

shall come into force

from a date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Clause (f) of Section 35 ofthe PrincipalAct shall be omitted. ln sub-section (7) ofSection ofthe Principal Act, for the words "one year", the words "two years" shall be substituted. After sub-section (l) of Section 187-4ofthe Principal Act, the following shall be added, namely:- *Q) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, the State Government may, after obtaining approval of the Council of Ministers, in larger public interest, for reasons to be recorded in writing, on the recommendation of Council, waive in part or whole the fees for compounding of offences under this Section, in any particular case : Explanation-l : For the purpose of this Section, the term 'Larger public interest' is restricted to the following :- (a) Institutes or organizations active in the field of education including training for skills- development for promotion of livelihood of the underprivileged, for at least five preceding yeaxs, and which receive grants from the University Grants Commission and/or the Central or State Government(s); O) Hospitals and healthcare centres which are recognized by the Central or State Government, and primarily render charitable services to the poor and underprivileged; (c) Religious and charitable organizations active in the fibld of socialservice, provided

their offences under this

Section relate to construction of buildings other than residential or commercial; Amendment Section 35. - Amendment Section 187. Amendment Section 187-A.

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(d) Institutions, duly recopized by the Central and/or State Govemment(s), .that run orphanages, facilities for physically or mentally challenged persons, destitute homes for women or senior citizens, and have been active for a period ofpreceding five years or Inore Explanation -2: The above provision

shall also apply in

any

ofsuch cases as rnay be

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