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The Trivandrum City Improvement Trust Act, 1960

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This Act establishes a corporate body known as the Board of Trustees to oversee the physical and civic improvement of Trivandrum city. It applies primarily to the city itself but can be extended to surrounding areas by government notification. The Board is composed of government officials, elected representatives, and appointed experts tasked with planning and executing development schemes. By creating this statutory authority, the law aims to modernize the urban environment, manage land use, and enhance the quality of life for residents through organized urban planning and development initiatives.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, application and commencement.
  2. 2Definitions.

Chapter II THE →

  1. 3Creation and incorporation of Board.
  2. 4Constitution of the Board —The Board shall consist of ten Trustees,
  3. 5Appointment and election of Trustees to be notified —The appointment
  4. 6Appointment in default of election.
  5. 8Chairman to be whole-time o fficer—The Chairman shall be a whole”
  6. 9Remuneration of the Chairman.
  7. 10Leave of absence for the Chairman.
  8. 11Apponiment etc., of acting Chairman.
  9. 12Leave of abstnce to other Trustees —The Board may permit any
  10. 13Removal of Chairman and other Trustees.
  11. 14Filling of casual vacancies in certain cases.
  12. 15Term of office of Chairman and other Trustzes—(1) Subject to the
  13. 16Meetings of Board.
  14. 17Power of Board to co-opt members for particular purposes—(1) The
  15. 18Constitution and functions of Committees.
  16. 19Meetings of Committes—(1) A Committee appointed under
  17. 20Trustees and associated members of Board or Committee not to take part 1
  18. 21Power to make and perform contracts.
  19. 23Further provisions as to execution of contracts.
  20. 25Security for due performance of contract.
  21. 26Supply for documents and information to the Government.
  22. 28Supply of documents and information to the Government.
  23. 29Appointing authorities.
  24. 30Control by Chairman.
  25. 31Delegation of certain of Chairman's functions.

Chapter III IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES →

  1. 32Power of Board to undertake works and incur expenditure for improve-
  2. 33Matters to be provided for by improvement scheme.
  3. 34Types of improvement schemes.
  4. 35Provision of alteranate site to displaced Kudikidappukaran:—(1) Where, .
  5. 36General improvement scheme.
  6. 37Re-building scheme.
  7. 38Re-housing scheme.
  8. 40Deferred street scheme.
  9. 41Development scheme~—(1) In regard to any area to which this ’
  10. 42Housing accommodation scheme.
  11. 43Town expansion scheme.
  12. 44Official representation—(1) An improvement scheme may be
  13. 45Consideration of such representation.
  14. 46Matters to be considered when framing improvement schemes.
  15. 47Preparation, publication and transmission of notice as lo “improvement
  16. 48Transmission to Board of representation by Corporation as to improve ment scheme
  17. 50Furnishing of copies or extracts from the assessment book of the Corpora- tion
  18. 51Abandonment of improvement scheme, or application to Gov
  19. 52Power to sanction reject or return improvement scheme.
  20. 53Notification of sanction of improvement scheme.
  21. 54Alteration of improvement scheme after sanction.
  22. 55Combination of such scheme.
  23. 56Width of streets and levelling etc.. thereof —(1) No strect laid out
  24. 57Transfer to Board for purposes of improvement scheme of building or
  25. 58Transfer of private street or square to Board for purpose of improvement scheme
  26. 59Provision of drain or water-work to replace another situated on land
  27. 60Barto Ptcahon of certain sections of the Trivandrum City Municipal det to streets
  28. 61Repair and watering of streets vested in Boayd.
  29. 62A ® cause the street to be watered, if it considers it necessary to do so for the public convenience.
  30. 63Prevention or restriction of traffic in street vested in Board, during pro
  31. 64Provision of facilities, and payment of compensation when work is
  32. 65Power of Board to turn or close public street or square vested in it.
  33. 66Reference of disputes to Tribunal.
  34. 67Land Acquisition Act (Travancore Act XI of 1089), as modified by section 73 of this Act, were applicable to the case.
  35. 68Application of section 67 to municipalties or panchayats.
  36. 69Power of Board to retain service passages.

Chapter IV Chapter IV →

  1. 70Power to purchase or leass by agreement—The Board may enter into
  2. 71Power to acquire land under the Land Acquisition Act.
  3. 72Tribunal to be constituted —The Government may, if they think
  4. 73Modsfication of the Land Acquisition Act.
  5. 74Consitutution of Tribunal.
  6. 75Gazetle.
  7. 76Officers and servants of Tribunal.
  8. 78Power to make rules for Tribunal—(1) The Picsident of the
  9. 79Award of Tribunal how to be determined —(1) In any proceeding
  10. 81Assessment of betterment fee by Board —(1) When it appears to the
  11. 82Settlement of betterment fee by arbitrator.
  12. 83Fee for arbitrator—The Board shall pay to the arbitiator a fee to
  13. 84Powers and duties of arbitrator.
  14. 85Board to give notice to persons liable to payment of better~
  15. 86Agreement to make betterment fee a charge on land.
  16. 87Recovery of money payable in pursuance of section 81, 82, 85 or 86.
  17. 88Board lo appoint persons for enforcement of processes for recovery of | dues
  18. 89Agreement or payment not to bar acquisition under fresh declaration,
  19. 90I of 1089).

Chapter V FINANCE →

  1. 91Annual grants and contributions.~(1) The Government shall, till
  2. 92Board to be a local authority within the meaning of the Local Authorities
  3. 93Loans from banks.
  4. 94Government, may grant mortgages of all or any property vested in the Board by way of security for such credit.
  5. 95Form, signature, exchange, transfer and effect of debentures.
  6. 96Signature of coupons attached to debentures. ~All coupons attached to
  7. 97Payments to survivors of joint payees —When any debenture or
  8. 98Provided that nothing in this section shall affect any claim by the ’ representative of the deceased person against such survivor or survivors.
  9. 99Priority of payments for interest and repayment of loans. ~All payments
  10. 100Repayment of loans taken under section 95.
  11. 102Power to discontinue payments into sinking fund.
  12. 103Investment of sinking funds.
  13. 104Application of sinking funds.
  14. 105Annual statements by trustees.
  15. 106Annual examination of sinking funds.
  16. 107Lstimates of income and expenditure to be lald annually
  17. 108Sanction of Board to estimates.
  18. 109Approval of Government to estimates.
  19. 110Government who may then approve it.
  20. 111Supplementary estimates.
  21. 112Adherence to estimate and maintenance of closing balance.
  22. 113Receipt of moneys and deposit in bank.
  23. 114Investment of surplus money.
  24. 115Payments by cheques.
  25. 116Signature of orders under section 114 and cheques.
  26. 117Duty of chairman and others before signing cheque.
  27. 119Keeping of caprtal account and revenue account —(1) The Board shall
  28. 120Credits to caprtal account.
  29. 121Application of capital account.
  30. 122Credits to revenue account.
  31. 123Application of revenue account —{1) The moneys credited to the
  32. 124Power to direct sale of securities in which any surplus of the revenue
  33. 125Advances from revenue account to capital account.
  34. 127Submission of abstracts of accounts to Government.
  35. 128Annual audit of accounts —The accounts of the Board shall be
  36. 129Powers of auditors.
  37. 130Remuneration of auditor—The Board shall pay to the said auditor
  38. 131Reporis and information to be furnished by auditor to the Board.
  39. 132Audiior’s report to be sent to each Trustee and considered by Board.
  40. 133Board to remedy defects pownted out by auditor.
  41. 134Publication and transmission of an abstract of the accounts.

Chapter VI Chapter VI →

  1. 135Power of the Government to make rules.
  2. 136Powers of the Board to make rules.
  3. 138Printing and sale of copies of rules.
  4. 139Power of Government to cancel rules made under section 136 |

Chapter VII SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS →

  1. 140Trustees, etc , deemed to be public servants,
  2. 141Contributions by Board towards leave allowances and pensions of ser-
  3. 142Power to extend the Trivandrum City Municipal Act to areas near the
  4. 144Board and Chairman to exercise powers and functions under the Travan-
  5. 145Corporation under the said Act shall be exercised and discharged by the Chairman.
  6. 146Chairman, as the case may be.
  7. 147Saving of Telegraph, Railways and Electiciy Acts.
  8. 148Cognizance of offences.
  9. 149Limutation of time for prosecution—No person shall be tried for
  10. 150Powers of Chairman as to institution, composition, ete., of legal proceed- ings and obtaining legal advice
  11. 151Indemnity to Board, ctc—No suit shall be maintainable against
  12. 152Notwe of suit against Board, ste.
  13. 153Co-operation of the Police —(1) The Inspector General of
  14. 154Arrest of offenders.
  15. 155Proof of consent, ec., of Board or Chairman or offwer or servant of
  16. 157General power of Board to pay compensation—In any case not
  17. 158Compensation to be paid by offenders for damage caused by them.
  18. 159Public notices how to be made known.
  19. 160Every such notice shall also be published by affixture in the notice board of the Board's office.
  20. 161Stamping signature on notices or bills.
  21. 162Service how to be effected —When any notice, bill or other
  22. 163Power to make surveys or contribute towards their cost.
  23. 164Power of entry.
  24. 165Punishment for acquiring share or interest an contract, elc., with the
  25. 166Penalty for removing fence, etc., wn street.
  26. 167Penalty for burlding within street alignment or building line—(1) If
  27. 168Penalty for failure to comply with requisition made by auditor —If
  28. 169Penalty for obstructing contractor or removing mark.
  29. 170Penalty for breach of the promsions of the Ast, ete.
  30. 171Dussolution of Board and transfer of its assets and labilities to the |
  31. 172Submission of administration report lo Governmeni.

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