Chapter IV MISCELLANEOUS

In section 16 of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils,Nagar Panchayatsand Industrial Townships Act, 1965, in sub-section (1), after clause

1. (l) , the following clause shall be added, namely:—

“(m)has failed to submit to the Council a certificate of the Authorised

Officer of the concerned Council, certifying that,—

1. (i) he resides in a house owned by him and has a toilet in such house and he regularly uses such toilet;or
2. (ii) he resides in a house not owned by him and has a toilet in such

house and he regularly uses it or he has no such toilet but regularly uses

the community or public toilet: Provided that, no Councillor on the date of commencement of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations and the Maharashtra Municipal Councils,Nagar Panchayatsand Industrial Townships (Fourth Amendment) Act, 2015, shall be disqualified under this clause, if he submits such certificate, withina period of one hundred eighty days from the date of such commencement: Provided further that, if theAuthorised Officer fails to take the

decision in respect of such application within a period of thirty days from

the date of receipt of the application; the application shall be deemed to have been granted and theAuthorised Officer shall issue such certificate accordingly.”.