THE GUJARAT PROVINCIAL MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ACT, 1949
The Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949
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The Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 serves as the legal blueprint for governing major cities across Gujarat, India. It applies to municipal authorities, civic officials like the Commissioner and Mayor, and urban residents living within designated corporation limits. The law regulates vital civic operations, including water supply, public streets, drainage networks, building construction, sanitation, and municipal taxation. By establishing clear administrative roles and local revenue systems, the Act matters because it ensures orderly urban development, safeguards public health and safety, and holds local leaders accountable for maintaining the essential community infrastructure that millions of city residents depend on daily.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 4. Municipal Authorities.
- 5. Constitution of Corporation.
- 6. Duration of Corporation.
- 6A. Term of office of Councillors.
- 6B. Election to constitute the Corporation.
- 6C. Transitory Provision.
- 7. Resignation of office by Councillors.
- 7A. Provision for appointment of Administrator after expiry of normal term of office of Councillors.
- 8. List of voters.
- 9. Qualification for election as Councillor.
- 10. Disqualification for being a Councillor.
- 11. Disabilities from continuing as Councillor.
- 12. Questions as to disqualification to be determined by the Judge.
- 13. Liabilities of councillors to removal.
- 14. Election by State Election Commission.
- 15. Casual vacancies how to be filled.
- 16. Election petitions.
- 16A. Obligation to vote.
- 16B. Declaration of a voter to be a defaulter voter.
- 16E. Appeal.
- 18. Procedure if election fails or is set aside.
- 19. Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
- 19A. Honoraria, fees or allowances.
- 20. Constitution of Standing Committee.
- 21. Appointment of Chairman of Standing Committee.
- 22. Member of Standing Committee absenting himself from meetings to vacate scat.
- 23. Casual vacancies in Standing Committee how to be filled.
- 24. Standing Committee may delegate powers to Special Committee or Sub-Committee.
- 25. Appointment of Transport Committee.
- 26. Disqualification of members of Transport Committee.
- 27. Chairman of Transport Committee.
- 28. Conveyance charges for attendance at meetings of Transport Committee.
- 29. Sub
- 29A. Constitution of Wards Committee.
- 30. Special Committees of the Corporation.
- 31. Appointment of Ad hoc Committees.
- 32. Joint transactions with other local authorities.
- 33. Vacancy in Corporation, ete. not to invalidate its proceedings.
- 34. Proceedings of Corporation, etc. not vitiated by disqualification, etc. of members thereof.
- 35. Proceedings of meetings to be good and valid until contrary is proved.
- 36. Appointment of the Commissioner.
- 37. Salary of Commissioner.
- 38. Grant of leave of absence to Commissioner and leave allowance.
- 39. Appointment and remuneration of acting Commissioner.
- 40. Appointment of Transport Manager.
- 41. Leave of Transport Manager.
- 42. Commissioner not to be interested in any contract, etc. with Corporation.
- 43. TRANSPORT COMMITTEE AND OTHER BODIES.
- 44. Right to ask questions.
- 45. Municipal Secretary, Deputy Municipal Commissioner and Assistant Municipal Commissioner.
- 46. Powers and duties of City Engineer and Medical Officer of Health.
- 47. Powers and duties of Municipal Chief Auditor.
- 48. Powers and duties of Municipal Secretary.
- 49. Powers and duties of Deputy or Assistant Municipal Commissioner.
- 50. Conditions of service of statutory officers of Corporation.
- 51. Number designations, grades, etc. of other municipal officers and servants.
- 52. Restriction on employment of permanent officers and servants.
- 53. Power of appointment in whom to vest.
- 54. Manner of making appointment.
- 55. Saving in respect of officers and servants appointed under Chapter XX.
- 56. Imposition of penalties on municipal officers and servants.
- 57. Leave of absence, acting appointments, etc.
- 58. Acting appointments.
- 59. Disqualification of municipal officers and servants.
- 60. Occupation of and liability to vacate premises provided by Corporation for municipal
- 61. Members of essential services not to resign, etc. without permission.
- 62. Power of State Government to declare emergency.
- 63. Obligatory and Discretionary Duties of the Corporation.
- 64. Corporation to provide for anti-rabic treatment.
- 65. Corporation to provide for maintenance of lunatics and lepers.
- 66. Matters which may be provided for by Corporation at its descretion.
- 67. Functions of the several municipal authorities.
- 68. Commissioner to exercise powers and perform duties of Corporation under other laws.
- 69. Municipal officers may be empowered to exercise certain of the powers, etc. of the Commissioner
- 70. Corporation may call for extracts from proceedings, etc. from the standing Committee, etc.
- 71. Corporation may require Commissioner to produce documents and furnish returns, reports, etc.
- 72. Exercise of powers to be subject to sanction by Corporation of the necessary expenditure.
- 73. Power to Commissioner to execute contracts on behalf of Corporation.
- 74. Mode of executing contracts.
- 75. Contracts relating to Transport Undertaking.
- 76. Page No.
- 77. Acquisition of immovable property.
- 78. Procedure when immovable property cannot be acquired by agreement.
- 79. Provisions governing the disposal of municipal property.
- 80. Decision of claims to property by or against the Corporation.
- 81. Power of Corporation to enforce covenants against owner for the time being of land.
- 82. The Municipal Fund.
- 83. Commissioner to receive payments on account of Municipal Funds and to lodge them in a bank.
- 84. How the Fund shall be drawn against.
- 85. Deposit of portion of Municipal Fund may be made with bank or agency out of City when convenient.
- 86. Restrictions on expenditure from Municipal Fund.
- 87. Procedure when money not covered by budget-grant is expended under clause (e), (9), (g) or (h)
- 88. Purpose for which Municipal Fund is to be applied.
- 89. Municipal Fund where to be expended.
- 90. Temporary payments from Municipal Fund for works urgently required for public service.
- 91. Constitution of Special Funds.
- 92. Investment of surplus moneys.
- 93. Accounts to be kept in forms prescribed by Standing Committee.
- 94. Preparation of annual administration report and statement of accounts.
- 95. Annual Budget Estimate.
- 96. Budget estimates to be prepared by Standing Committee.
- 97. Estimates of expenditure and income of the Transport Undertaking to be prepared annually by
- 98. Budget Estimate “B” to be prepared by Transport Committee.
- 99. Fixing of rates of taxes.
- 100. Final adoption of budget estimates.
- 101. Corporation may increase amount of budget grants and make Additional grants.
- 102. Provision as to unexpended budget grants.
- 103. Reductions or transfers.
- 104. Readjustment of income and expenditure to be made by the Corporation during course of official
- 105. Scrutiny and Audit of Accounts.
- 106. Standing Committee.
- 107. Application of sections 105 and 106 to accounts of Transport Fund.
- 110. Power of Corporation to borrow from banks against public securities.
- 110A. Corporation may take advances from banks and grant mortgages.
- 112. Maintenance and application of sinking fund.
- 113. Investment of sinking fund.
- 114. Investment of sinking fund and surplus moneys in debentures issued by Corporation.
- 115. Annual examination of sinking funds.
- 116. Provision for loans raised before the appointed day.
- 117. Page No.
- 118. Form of debentures.
- 119. Coupons attached to debentures to bear signature of Chairman of Standing Committee and
- 120. Debentures issued to two or more persons jointly.
- 121. Issue of duplicate securities.
- 122. Renewal of debentures.
- 123. Liability in respect of debentures renewed.
- 124. Discharge in certain cases.
- 125. Indemnity.
- 126. Annual statement to be prepared by Commissioner.
- 126A. Power of State Government to make grants.
- 126B. Levy of fifty paise cess on every rupee of land revenue.
- 126C. Levy of cess on water rate.
- 126D. Manner of levying cess described in section 126B.
- 126E. Manner of levying cess described in section 126C.
- 126F. Collection and credit of local cess on land revenue and water rates.
- 126G. Suspension and remission of local cess.
- 126H. Validation of levy, assessment and collection of cess on land revenue and water-rate in Cities.
- 126AA. Finance Commission.
- 127. MunicipaL TAXATION.
- 128. Manner of recovering municipal taxes.
- 129. Page No.
- 129A. Temporary reduction in minimum rate of general tax in respect of Corporations of Baroda and
- 129B. Temporary reduction in minimum rate of general tax in respect of the Corporation of Rajkot
- 130. Water tax on what premises levied.
- 131. Conservancy tax on what premises to be levied.
- 132. General tax on what premises to be levied.
- 133. Payments to be made to Corporation in lieu of general tax by State Government.
- 134. Fixed charges and agreements for payments in lieu of taxes for water supplied.
- 135. Government to be charged for water by measurement.
- 136. Supply of water at public drinking fountains, etc. not to be taxed.
- 138. Water tax or conservancy tax paid by any person may be recovered by him from the occupier of the
- 139. Liability for Property Taxes.
- 139A. Apportionment of responsibility for property tax when the premises assessed are let or sub-let.
- 141. Property taxes to be a first charge on premises on which they are assessed.
- 141A. Levy of interest on the sum due on account of property tax.
- 141C. Property taxes on what buildings and Lands to be levied.
- 141D. Payments to be made to Corporation in liu of property taxes.
- 141E. Rebate in certain cases.
- 141F. Application of certain sections to levy of property taxes.
- 141AA. Property taxes of what to consist and at what rate leviable.
- 142. Tax on Vehicles, Boats and Animals.
- 143. Exemptions from the tax.
- 144. Livery-stable keepers and others may be compounded with.
- 145. Power to inspect stables and summon persons liable to the tax.
- 145A. Tax on Mobile Towers.
- 148. Exemptions from theatre tax.
- 149. Procedure to be followed in levying other taxes.
- 150. Any tax imposable under this Act may be increased or newly imposed by way of imposing
- 151. Refunds.
- 152. Writing off of taxes.
- 152A. Assessment, levy, ete. of property taxes in the City of Ahmedabad for past years in respect of
- 153. Municipal Drains.
- 154. Adoption by Corporation of drains and drainage or sewage disposal works.
- 155. Powers for making drains.
- 156. Alteration and discontinuance of drain.
- 157. Cleansing drains.
- 158. Power to connect drain of private street with municipal drain.
- 159. Right of owners and occupiers of buildings and lands to drain in to municipal drains.
- 160. Powers of Commissioner to require drain or proposed drain to be so constructed as to
- 161. Page No.
- 162. Right of owners and occupiers of premises to carry drain through land belonging to other persons.
- 163. Owner of land to allow others to carry drains through the land.
- 164. Commissioner may enforce drainage of undrained premises situate within hundred feet of
- 165. Commissioner may enforce drainage of undrained premises not situate within hundred feet of
- 166. Special provisions relating to trade effluent.
- 167. Power of Commissioner to drain premises in combination.
- 168. Commissioner may close or limit the use of existing private drains.
- 170. Right of Corporation to drains, etc. constructed, etc. at charge of Municipal Fund on premises,
- 171. New building not to be erected without drains.
- 172. Obligation of owners of drains to allow use or joint ownership to others.
- 173. How right of use or joint ownership of a drain may be obatined by a person other than the owner.
- 174. Sewage and rain water drains to be distinct.
- 175. Affixing of pipes for ventilation of drains, etc.
- 176. Appointment of places for emptying of drains and disposal of sewage.
- 177. Provision of means for disposal of sewage.
- 178. Construction of water-closets and privies.
- 179. Water-closets and other accommodation in buildings newly erected or re-erected.
- 180. Public necessaries.
- 181. Drains, ete. not belonging to Corporation to be subject to inspection and examination.
- 182. Page No.
- 183. Expenses of inspection and examination.
- 185A. Power of Commissioner to provide house drain, water connections, etc. in premises where
- 186. General Provisions.
- 188. Commissioner may execute certain works under this Act without allowing option to persons
- 189. Construction and Maintenance of Municipal Water Works.
- 190. Inspection of municipal water works by persons appointed by State Government.
- 191. Power of access to municipal water works.
- 193. Fire-hydrants to be provided.
- 194. Prohibition of certain acts affecting the municipal water works.
- 195. Buildings, etc. not to be erected over municipal water-main without permission.
- 196. Vesting of public drinking fountains, etc. in the Corporation.
- 197. Public drinking fountains, etc. may be set apart for particular purposes.
- 198. Conditions as to use of water not to be contravened.
- 199. Water pipes, ete. not to be placed where water will be polluted.
- 200. Prohibition of Fraudulent and unauthorised use of water.
- 201. Power to supply water without the City.
- 202. Construction, Maintenance and Improvement of Streets.
- 203. Power of Commissioner in respect of public streets.
- 204. Disposal of land forming site of closed streets.
- 205. Power to make new public streets.
- 207. Power to adopt, construct or alter any sub-way, bridge, etc.
- 208. Power to prohibit use of public streets for certain kinds of traffic.
- 209. Power to acquire premises for improvement of public streets.
- 210. Power to prescribe street lines.
- 211. Setting back buildings to the regular line of the street.
- 212. Additional power of Commissioner to order setting back of buildings to regular line of street.
- 213. Acquisition of open land or of land occupied by platforms, etc. within regular line of street.
- 214. Acquisition of the remaining part of building and land after their portions within a regular line of
- 215. Setting forward of buildings to the line of the street.
- 216. Compensation to be paid and betterment charges to be levied.
- 217. Notice to be given to Commissioner of intention to lay out lands for building and for private
- 219. Commissioner may require plans to be prepared by licensed surveyor.
- 220. Laying out of land, dimensions and areas of each building plot; laying out of private streets
- 221. Land not to be appropriated for building and private street not to be laid out until expiration
- 222. Renewal of notice of intention to carry out works not executed in pursuance of approval given
- 223. Levelling and draining of private streets and means of access.
- 224. Power to declare private streets when sewered, etc. public streets.
- 225. Applicability of sections 223 and 224 when a street is in part public and in part private.
- 226. Projections and Obstructions.
- 227. Projections over streets may be permitted in certain cases.
- 228. Ground floor doors, etc. not to open outwards on streets.
- 230. Prohibition of deposit, etc. of things in streets.
- 231. Commissioner may, without notice, remove anything erected, deposited or hawked or
- 232. Power to require removal of any structure or fixture erected or setup before the appointed day.
- 233. Prohibition of tethering of animals in public streets.
- 234. Commissioner may permit booths, ctc. to be erected on streets on festivals.
- 235. Street when broken up for any municipal purposes to be restored without delay.
- 236. Commissioner may close street in which work is in progress.
- 237. Commissioner to provide for traffic, etc. pending execution of municipal work in any street.
- 238. Precautions to be taken for public safety whilst municipal works are in progress in
- 239. Streets not to be opened or broken up and building materials not to be deposited thereon
- 240. Precautions for public safety to be taken by person to whom permission is granted under
- 241. Persons to whom permission is granted under section 239 must reinstate streets, ctc.
- 242. Provisions to be made by persons granted permission under section 239 for traffic, ete.
- 243. Buildings at corners of street.
- 244. Regulations as to sky-signs.
- 245. Regulation and control of advertisements.
- 246. Hoards to be set up during work on any building adjacent to street.
- 247. Commissioner to take proceedings for repairing or enclosing dangerous places or places
- 248. protective measures during demolition work.
- 249. Lighting of Streets.
- 250. Watering of Streets.
- 251. Miscellaneous.
- 252. Persons accidentally breaking lamp to repair the damage.
- 253. Notice to be given to Commissioner of intention to erect building.
- 255. Plans, etc. submmitted to be rejected if not drawn, etc. in prescribed manner.
- 256. Effect of non-compliance with requisition made by Commissioner.
- 257. Supervision of buildings and works.
- 258. Power to Commissioner to cancel permission on the ground of material misrepresentation by
- 259. Inspection of buildings in course of erection, alteration, etc.
- 260. Proceedings to be taken in respect of building or work commenced contrary to rules or bye-laws.
- 261. Buildings or works commenced contrary to Act, may be cut into and laid open for purpose of
- 263. Completion certificates : permission to occupy or use.
- 263A. Power to require demolition or alteration of lawfully constructed hats or sheds infringing rules
- 264. Dangerous Structures.
- 265. Periodic inspection of buildings.
- 266. Dangerous openings in buildings.
- 267. Works unlawfully carried on.
- 268. Power to vacate premises.
- 269. Regulation of certain classes of buildings in particular localities.
- 270. Commissioner to make draft improvement scheme.
- 271. Particulars to be provided for in an improvement scheme.
- 272. Procedure on completion of scheme.
- 273. Right of owner to demand acquisition on issue of notification when building operations are
- 274. Right of owner to demand acquisition or withdrawal by Corporation after lapse of two
- 275. Standing Committee after publication and service of notices to forward scheme to Corporation
- 276. Corporation to consider improvement scheme and to approve or disapprove.
- 277. Commissioner to apply to State Government for sanction to the scheme.
- 278. On receipt of sanction declaration to be published giving particulars of land to be acquired
- 279. If Corporation fails to acquire the land, owner may call upon Corporation to acquire it or to
- 280. Clearance areas.
- 281. Clearance orders.
- 282. Acquisition of land surrounded by or adjoining clearance area.
- 283. Provisions with respect to property of the Corporation within, surrounded by, or adjoining,
- 284. Acquisition of land in a clearance area.
- 284A. Treatment of a clearance area.
- 284B. Arrangements where acquisition of land in clearance area unnecessary.
- 284C. Power to acquire cleared land which owners have failed to redevelop.
- 284D. Power of Court to determine lease where premises demolished.
- 284E. Redevelopment areas.
- 284F. Re-development plan.
- 284G. Acquisition of land for purposes of re-development.
- 284H. Extinguishment of ways easement, etc. over land acquired under sections 284, 284C and 284G.
- 284K. Mode of acquision of land for housing accommodation.
- 284L. Power of dealing with land acquired or appropriated for provision of housing accommodation.
- 284M. Supplementary powers in connection with provision of accommodation.
- 284N. Extent to which land Acquisition Act shall apply to acquisitions of land otherwise than by agreement.
- 284P. Special provisions as to compensation.
- 284Q. Collector to take possesion after making an award and transfer land to Corporation.
- 284R. Condition for leving betterment charges in clearance and development areas.
- 285. Municipal FIRE-BRIGADE.
- 286. Powers of Chief Officer of Fire
- 287. Police and Municipal officers and servants to aid the fire-brigade.
- 288. Damage done by fire-brigade to be deemed damage by fire.
- 289. Report of fire to be submitted.
- 290. Scavenging and cleansing.
- 291. Refuse, etc. to be the property of the Corporation.
- 292. Provisions and appointment of receptacles, depots and places for refuse, etc.
- 293. Provision may be made by Commissioner for collection, etc. of excrementitions and pollute matter.
- 294. Special sanitary arrangements at certain places.
- 295. Scavenger’s duties in certain cases may not be discharged by private individuals without
- 296. Inspection and Sanitary Regulation of Premises.
- 297. Cleansing and lime-washing of any building may be required.
- 298. Buildings or rooms in building unfit for human habitation.
- 299. Power to require repairs of in sanitary buildings.
- 300. Power to order demolition of insanitary buildings.
- 301. Procedure where demolition order made.
- 302. Building rendered fit not to be deemed unfit for ten years if not conforming to regulations
- 303. Power to order demolition of obstructive building.
- 304. Effect of order for demolition of obstructive building.
- 305. Compensation for acquiring obstructive buildings recoverable in certain cases as improvement
- 306. Appeal against demolition orders.
- 307. Over crowded dwellings.
- 308. Insanitary huts and sheds.
- 309. Removel of carcasses of dead animals.
- 310. Places for public bathing, ete. to be fixed by Commissioner and regulation of use of such places.
- 311. Prohibition of bathing, etc. contrary to order.
- 312. Prohibition of corruption of water by steeping therein animal or other matter, etc.
- 313. Regulation of Factories, Trades, etc.
- 314. Prohibition of Corruption of water by Chemicals, etc.
- 315. Power of Commissioner, Medical Officer of Health, etc. in case of danagerous disease.
- 316. Any place may at any time be inspected for purpose of preventing spread of dangerous diseases.
- 317. Destruction of huts and sheds when necessary.
- 318. Closure of lodging and eating houses.
- 319. Commissioner may take special measures on out break of any dangerous disease.
- 320. Places for disposal of the dead to be registered.
- 321. Provision of new places for disposal of the dead.
- 322. New places for disposal of the dead not to be opened without permission of Commissioner.
- 323. State Government may direct closing of any place for disposal of dead.
- 324. State Government may sanction reopening of places which have been closed for
- 325. Burials within places of worship and exhumations not to be made without permission of
- 326. Acts prohibited in connection with disposal of dead.
- 327. Maintenance and Regulation of Markets and Slaughter-houses.
- 328. Provision of new municipal markets and slaughter houses.
- 329. Municipal markets, slaughter-houses and stock yards may be closed.
- 330. Prohibition of sale of commodities sold in municipal markets
- 331. Opening of private markets and of private slaughter houses.
- 332. Levy of stallages, rents and fees in municipal markets, slaughter houses and stock-yards.
- 333. Removal of live cattle, sheep, goats or swine from any municipal slaughter-house, stock-yard,
- 334. Page No.
- 335. Prohibition of import of cattle, etc. into City without permission.
- 336. Commissioner may enter any place where slaughter of animals or sale of flesh contrary to the
- 337. Commissioner to provide for inspection of articles exposed for sale for human food.
- 338. Unwholesome articles, etc. to be seized.
- 339. Disposal of perishable articles seized under section 338.
- 340. Saving of Bombay Animal Preservation Act, 1948.
- 341. The Operation of the undertaking and the Construction and Maintenance of Works.
- 342. Management of Undertaking by Transport Manager.
- 343. Levy of fares and charges for transport services.
- 344. Acquisition of immovable Property.
- 345. Provisions governing disposal of municipal property.
- 346. Statement of permanent officers and servants to be prepared by Transport Manager and
- 347. Restriction on appointment of permanent officers and servants.
- 348. Creation of temporary posts.
- 349. Power of appointment in whom to vest.
- 350. Leave of absence.
- 351. The Transport Fund.
- 352. Transport Manager to receive payments on account of Transport Fund and to lodge them in bank.
- 353. How Transport Fund shall be drawn against.
- 354. Deposit of portion of Transport Fund may be made with bank or agency out of City when convenient.
- 355. Page No.
- 356. Procedure when money not covered by budget grant is expended under clause (c), (d) or (¢) of
- 357. Purposes for which Transport Fund is to be applied.
- 358. Investment of surplus moneys.
- 359. Fixed annual payment to Municipal Fund.
- 360. Disposal of surplus balance of revenue.
- 361. Accounts of the Transport Undertaking.
- 362. Preparation of annual administration report and statement of accounts.
- 363. Registration of Births and Deaths.
- 364. Register books to be maintained.
- 365. Registrars to inform themselves of all births and deaths.
- 366. Information of births to be given within seven days.
- 367. Information respecting finding of new-born child to be given.
- 368. Information of death to be given.
- 369. Medical practitioner who attended a deceased person to certify cause of his death.
- 370. Correction of errors in registers of births or deaths.
- 371. Registration of name of child or of alteration of name.
- 372. Licensing of Surveyours, Architects or Engineers, Structural Designers, Clerks of Works and Plumbers.
- 373. Orders may be prescribed for guidance of Surveyors, etc.
- 374. Fees and charges of licensed plumbers to be prescribed by Standing Committee.
- 375. Licensed Plumbers to be bound to execute work properly.
- 376. Trade licenses and other licences for keeping animals and certain articles.
- 376A. Power to stop use of premises where such use is dangerous or causes nuisance.
- 377. Licences for sale in Municipal Markets.
- 378. Licences for Private Markets.
- 379. Prohibition of sale in unauthorised private markets.
- 380. Slaughter of animals for skins.
- 381. Licences for sale of Articles of Food outside of markets.
- 382. Licences of Butchers, etc.
- 383. Licences for Dairy Products.
- 384. VIII Licences for Hawkings, etc.
- 385. Licences for use of skill in handicrafts or rendering services for purposes of gain in public place 162 or street
- 386. General provisions regarding Licences and Permits.
- 387. Power of entry and inspection.
- 388. Time of making entry.
- 389. Doing minimum damage in certain cases.
- 390. Commissioner to determine Compensation.
- 391. Appeal.
- 393. Offences punishable under the Penal Code.
- 394. Punishment for offences of preparing false election rolls.
- 395. Punishment for acquiring share or interest in contracts, etc. with Corporation.
- 396. Punishment for breach of section 61 or 62.
- 397. Punishment for offences against section 194.
- 398. Penalty for evasion of toll.
- 399. General penalty.
- 400. Extent of penal responsibility of agents of trustees and owners.
- 401. Offences by companies, etc.
- 402. Compensation payable by offenders against this Act for damage caused by them.
- 403. Election Inquiries.
- 404. Disqualification for election as councillor for certain election offences.
- 405. References to the Judge.
- 406. Appeals against Valuations and Taxes.
- 407. Cause of complaint when to be deemed to have accrued.
- 409. Appointment of expert valuer.
- 410. Reference to Civil Appellate Court.
- 411. Appeals to the Civil Appellate Court.
- 412. Costs of proceedings in appeal.
- 413. Unappealed values and taxes and decisions on appeal to be final.
- 414. Appeals to the Judge and the Civil Appellate Court.
- 415. Appeals against demolition orders.
- 416. Appeals against decision of the Judge regarding payment of expenses for works executed.
- 416A. Fees in appeals before Civil Appellate Court.
- 417. Proceedings before Judge.
- 420. Exemption of poor persons from fees.
- 421. Repayment of half fees on settlement before hearing.
- 422. Appointment of Magistrates.
- 423. References to Magistrates.
- 424. Disposal of animals and articles of non-perishable nature seized under section 338.
- 425. Penalty for possessing food which appears to be diseased, unsound or unwholesome or unfit
- 426. Application for summons to be refused if not applied for within a reasonable time.
- 427. Proceeding before Magistrates and the Criminal Appellate Court.
- 428. Limitation of time within which complaints of offences
- 429. Power of Magistrate to hear cases in absence of accused.
- 430. Report of Chemical Analyser to Government.
- 431. Complaint concerning nuisances.
- 432. Appeal to the Criminal Appellate Court from order passed under section 431.
- 433. Arrest of offenders.
- 434. Miscellaneous.
- 435. Limitation.
- 436. Execution of orders of the Judge and Civil Appellate Courts.
- 437. Criminal Procedure Code to apply to all enquiries and proceedings before Magistrates.
- 437A. POWER TO EVICT PERSONS FROM PREMISES BELONGING TO THE CORPORATION [REPEALED.
- 437B. Repealed.]
- 437C. Repealed]
- 437E. Repealed.]
- 437F. Repealed.]
- 438. Recovery of expenses of removals by Commissioner under certain sections.
- 439. Expenses recoverable under the Act to be payable on demand, and if not paid on demand may be
- 440. If defaulter is owner of premises in respect of which expenses are payable, occupier to be also
- 441. Commissioner may agree to receive payment of expenses in instalments.
- 442. Certain expenses may be declared to be improvement expenses.
- 443. Proportion of improvement expenses may be deducted from rent.
- 444. Redemption of charge for improvement expenses.
- 445. Recovery of instalments due under sections 441 and 442.
- 446. In default of owner the occupier of any premises may execute required work and recover expenses
- 447. Persons liable for expenses or compensation may be sued for recovery thereof.
- 448. Power of State Government to require performance of duties in default of any municipal authority.
- 449. Expenses of measures enforced under section 448 how to be recovered.
- 450. Power to State Government to call for extracts from proceedings, etc.
- 451. Power of State Government to suspend action under this Act.
- 452. Power of State Government to supersede Corporation in case of in competency, persistent default or
- 453. Rules in Schedule to be part of the Act.
- 454. Alteration of and additions to Schedule.
- 455. Power to make rules subject to sanction of State Government.
- 456. Power of State Government to make rules.
- 457. Matters in respect of which rules may be made.
- 458. Bye-laws for what purpose to be made.
- 459. Commissioner to lay draft bye-laws before the Corporation for its consideration.
- 460. Hearing by Corporation of objections to proposed bye-laws.
- 461. Bye-laws to be confirmed by State Government.
- 462. Bye-laws confirmed by State Government to be published in the Official-Gazette.
- 463. Printed copies of bye-laws to be kept on sale.
- 464. State Government may modify or repeal bye-laws.
- 465. Regulations.
- 466. Making of standing orders by Commissioner.
- 467. Posting of standing orders and table of stallages, rents, etc.
- 468. Penalty for breach of rules, bye-laws, regulations or standing orders.
- 469. Public Notices and Advertisements.
- 470. Advertisements how to be made.
- 471. Consent, etc. of Corporation, etc. may be proved by written document.
- 472. Notices, etc. by whom to be served or presented.
- 473. Service how to be affected on owners of premises and other persons.
- 474. Service on owner or occupier of premises how to be effected.
- 475. Sections 472,473 and 474, inapplicable to Magistrate’s summons.
- 476. Signature on notices, etc. may be stamped.
- 477. Power of Commissioner to call for information as to ownership of premises.
- 478. Work or thing done without written permission of the Commissioner to be deemed unauthorised.
- 479. Enforcement of orders to execute works, etc.
- 480. Commissioner at such person's cost.
- 481. Legal Proceedings.
- 482. General.
- 483. Co-operation of Police, etc.
- 484. Assistance for the recovery of rent on land.
- 485. Informalities and errors in assessments, etc. not to be deemed to invalidate such assessment, etc.
- 486. Indemnity for acts done in good faith.
- 487. Protection of persons acting under this Act against suits.
- 488. Savings in respect of certain provisions of Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879.
- 489. Limitation of liability of agent or trustee of owner.
- 490. Certain Acts to cease to apply to City.
- 491. Amendment of certain enactments.
- 493. Transitory provisions.
- C. Schedule C
- D. [Deleted]
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