Amendment to The Bombay District Municipal Act, 1901 (Baroda)

(1) After section 74, the following section shall be inserted, namely : - "74(A. The State Government may at any time by order in writing withdraw any exemption from, or concession in respect of, any tax granted to any person by the Government of in the former Baroda State by an order- issued under the 'A' Class Municipalities Act (Baroda Act No. XII of 1949)." (2) In section 91 A— (i) after sub-section (2), the following shall be inserted, namely : - "(2A) It shall be the duty of every Muncipality to maintain every regular line of the public street prescribed or sanctioned by the Government of the former Baroda State at any time prior to the 30th day of July 1949 : Provided that the Municipality may alter or cancel any such regular line if having regard to the needs of traffic - (a) it was before the aforesaid date classified by the Municipality, with the sanction of the Government of the former Baroda State as unimportant, or (b) it is so classified by the Municipality with the sanction of the State Government within two years from the commencement of the Bombay Merged States (Laws) (Second Amendment) Act, 1951." (ii) in sub section (3), the following shall be added at the end, namely : - "Explanation. - For the purposes of this section. 'the regular line of the public street shall include a regular line of public street prescribed or sanctioned by the Government of the former Baroda State at any time prior to the 30th day of July 1949." (3) After section 180 of the Bombay District Municipal Act, 1901 (Bom. III of 1901), the following section shall be inserted, namely: - " 180.A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Act such rules, by- laws, orders made, issued or, sanctioned by or in respect of any of the Municipalities whether constituted under the A Class Municipalities Act (Baroda No. XII of 1949) or the B Class Municipalities Act (Baroda No. XIV of 1949) of the former Baroda State (hereinafter called " the said Municipalities "and " the said Baroda Municipalities Acts " respectively) as were inforce immediately before the 30th day of July 1949 under the said Baroda Municipalities Acts, shall in so far as they are consistent with the provisions of the Bombay District Municipal Act, 1901 (Bom. III of 1901), shall be deemed to have been made, issued or sanctioned by or in respect of the said Municipalities under the appropriate provisions of the said Act on the said date and continue in force until altered, repealed or amended by a competent authority. (2) All references to the Baroda Government or to any Officer of the Baroda Government in any such rules, by-laws or orders shall be construed as reference to the Government of Bombay or the corresponding officer of the Government of Bombay, as the case may be: and all licenses, permits or permission issued or given under any such rules, by-laws or orders shall also continue in force until superseded or modified by a competent authority."