The Bombay Municipal Servants Act
The Bombay Municipal Servants Act
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The Bombay Municipal Servants Act regulates the employment terms of essential municipal workers in Greater Bombay and designated districts who perform critical public health and safety duties. It applies to field staff like sanitation workers, fire brigade members, and water supply operators. To prevent sudden disruptions to services like firefighting and waste cleanup, the law restricts these employees from resigning without two months' written notice or abandoning their shifts. Violating these rules or neglecting duties is punishable by wage forfeiture, fines, or up to three months of imprisonment, making the law vital for maintaining uninterrupted public hygiene and safety.
- 1. Short title. Commencement and extent.
- 2. Interpretation. Act to be read with Municipal Acts in force.
- 3. Conditions as to resignation, withdrawal and absence from specified duties. Neglect or breach of duty. Provisos.
- 4. Power to dispense with two months’ notice or with services after tender of resignation.
- 5. Power of State Government to add to schedule.
- 6. Copies of Act to be supplied at nominal price to employees.
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