Lodging of account with the Deputy Commissioner.

Every contesting candidate or his election agent shall, lodge account of election expenditure within thirty days from the date of declaration of election result with the Deputy Commissioner or an officer authorized by the State Election Commission.”. KULDIP JAIN, Secretary to Government Haryana, Law and Legislative Department. 55215—LR.—H.G.P., Chd.

HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), NOV. 23, 2017 (AGHN. 1, 1939 SAKA) 459 PART-1 HARYANA GOVERNMENT LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT Notification The 23rd November, 2017 No. Leg. 35/2017.— The following Act of the Legislature of the State of Haryana received the assent of the Governor of Haryana on the 8th November, 2017 and is hereby published for general information: — HARYANA ACT NO. 32 OF 2017 THE HARYANA MUNICIPAL (SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017 AN ACT further to amend the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Haryana in the Sixty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. This Act may be called the Haryana Municipal (Second Amendment) Act, 2017. Short tile 2. For clause (viii) of sub-section (1) of section 70 of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973, Amendment of the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- section 70 of Haryana Act 24 “(viii) a tax on the consumption of electricity at the rate of two percent of the electricity of 1973, bill consumed by any person within the limits of the municipality;”. 3. In sub-section (1) of section 203 of the principal Act,- Amendment of section 203 of

1. (i) in clause (i), for the sign “.” existing at the end, the sign *:” shall be substituted; and Haryana Act 24
2. (ii) after clause (i), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- of 1973. “Provided that where an individual or a company applies for preparation/ approval of town planning scheme over its own land, then the un-built area shall not be declared. The committee shall pass a resolution for approval of town planning scheme within sixty days from the date such proposal is put up for its consideration for the first time, otherwise the Deputy Commissioner shall forward the proposal of the town planning scheme directly to the State Government.”. BHUPINDER NATH, Additional Legal Remembrancer & Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Law and Legislative Department. 55804—LR.—H.GP., Chd. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA., APR. 19, 2018 (CHTR 29, 1940 SAKA) 87 PART -1 HARYANA GOVERNMENT LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT Notification The 19th April, 2018 No. Leg. 20/2018.— The following Act of the Legislature of the State of Haryana received the assent of the Governor of Haryana on the 3rd April, 2018 and is hereby published for general information:- HARYANA ACT NO. 17 OF 2018 THE HARYANA MUNICIPAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2018 AN Act further to amend the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Haryana in the Sixty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. This Act may be called the Haryana Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2018. Short title. 2. After section 7 of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 (hereinafter called the principal Act), Insertion of the following section shall be inserted, namely:- section 7A in Haryana Act 24 “7A. Time limit for delimitation and reservation of wards.- The work relating to °f1973 the delimitation and reservation of wards of the municipal committee shall be completed six months before the completion of the tenure of municipal committee, failing which the State Election Commission shall go ahead with the process of preparation of electoral rolls and conduct of elections on the basis of existing delimitation and reservation of wards. ”. 3. In sub-section (1) of section 13A of the principal Act,- Amendment of section 13A of
3. (i) in clause (i), for the sign “.” existing at the end, the sign and word *; or” shall be Haryana Act 24 substituted; and of 1973
4. (ii) after clause (i), the following clause shall be added at the end, namely:- “() if he makes expenditure beyond the prescribed limit on his election or fails to submit his election expenditure statement.”. 4. In section 13H of the principal Act, the following words, figure and signs shall be added Amendment of . section 13H of at the end, namely:- Haryana Act 24 of “The Deputy Commissioner or such officer shall, send a list of those candidates 1973 who contested but fail to lodge the account of election expenditure or made expenditure beyond the limit prescribed by the State Election Commission immediately after the completion of a period of thirty days from the declaration of election result. The State Election Commission shall accordingly pass an order of their disqualification under section 13F.”. 5. After section 13H of the principal Act, the following sections shall be inserted, namely:- eon - sections 131, 13 “131. Removal of an elected member having any disqualification at time of and 13Kin election.- The State Election Commission may, after such enquiry, as it may deem fit and Haryana Act 24 after giving an opportunity of being heard, by order, remove a member, if he was having oH. any disqualification mentioned in section 13A or rules framed under this Act at the time of his election. The office of the member so disqualified shall become vacant immediately. 88 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA., APR. 19, 2018 (CHTR 29, 1940 SAKA) 13]. Removal of an elected member who fails to lodge election expenditure statement.— If an elected member fails to follow the provisions of sections 13F or 13H, he shall be removed by the State Election Commission after giving him an opportunity of being heard. The office of the member so disqualified shall become vacant immediately.