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The Meghalaya Municipal Act, 1973

The Meghalaya Municipal Act, 1973

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This Act provides for municipalities in Meghalaya. It sets out how municipalities are created and their limits altered, the effect of adding or removing areas, and the constitution of Municipal Boards and election of commissioners. It also covers the powers, duties and finances of municipal boards.

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Chapter VII WATER SUPPLY, LIGHTING AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS →

  1. 264Supply of drinking water
  2. 265Satisfactory system of drainage
  3. 266Sanction of scheme by State Government
  4. 267Publication of scheme
  5. 268Scheme to be carries out by municipalities
  6. 269State Government may appoint on officer to execute the works
  7. 270Power of Board to lay or carry wires, pipes, drains, or sewers, through private land subject to payment of compensation for drainage sustained provided that no nuisance is created
  8. 271Provisions as to wires, pipes, drains or sewers laid or carried above surface of ground
  9. 272Previous notice to be given
  10. 273Power to permit connections with main
  11. 274Power to make or require connections in certain cases
  12. 275Power to prescribe size of ferrules and to establish meters and the like
  13. 276Communication and connections to be made subject to inspection by and to the satisfaction of Board
  14. 277Connections may be made by Board's own agency
  15. 278Power to enter premises
  16. 279Presumption as to correctness of water
  17. 280Testing of meter
  18. 281Penalty for fraud in respect of meter
  19. 282Penalty for injuring meter
  20. 283Estimate and specification of works to be sent
  21. 284Owner to bear the cost of keeping works in repair
  22. 285Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the liabilities of parties under leases executed previous to the commencement of this Act.
  23. 286Pressure at which water must be kept
  24. 287Provision for water meter
  25. 288House-holder entitled to certain supply of water for domestic use
  26. 289Power to provide water for latrine
  27. 290Power to turn off water
  28. 291Penalty for causing waste of water
  29. 292Power to allow person outside the town to take water

Chapter VIII CONTROL →

  1. 293Control by Commissioner, etc
  2. 294Inspection of works and registers by Commissioners
  3. 295Inspector of Municipal works
  4. 296Power to suspend action under the Act
  5. 296AControl over proceeding of Municipal Boards
  6. 297Powers of State Government in case of default, and of Deputy Commissioner in case of emergency, etc
  7. 298Power to supersede or dissolve Board in case of incompetence default or abuse of powers
  8. 299Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to require the State Government to give a personal hearing to the Board before any order is passed under this section.
  9. 300Provided that the State Government may at any time before the expiration of the period of supersession take action under clause (ii) of this sub-section.

Chapter IX RULES AND BYE-LAW S →

  1. 301Power of State Government to make rules
  2. 302Power to make bye-laws
  3. 303Additional powers to make bye-laws in hill municipalities
  4. 304Conformation of bye-laws
  5. 305Publication of bye-laws
  6. 306Power to make rules as to business and affairs
  7. 307How notice, etc., may be served
  8. 308Reasonable time for compliance to be fixed
  9. 309Service of notice on owner or occupier of land
  10. 310Procedure when owners or occupiers are required by Board to execute works
  11. 311Persons required to execute any work may prefer objection to the Board
  12. 312Except as provided in the next succeeding section such objection shall be heard and disposed of by the Chairman of Vice-Chairman.
  13. 313Chairman, etc., to make order after hearing objection
  14. 314Order to be explained orally
  15. 315Power of Board on failure of persons to execute work
  16. 316Power to apportion expenses among owners and occupiers
  17. 317Apportionment among owners and occupiers
  18. 318Occupiers may recover cost of works executed at his expense from owner
  19. 319Power to enter upon possession houses so repaired
  20. 320Sale of materials of houses, etc., pulled down
  21. 321Appeals from orders of Board
  22. 322Provided that the prohibition, notice or order shall not be modified or set aside until the appellant and the Board have had reasonable opportunity of being heard.
  23. 323Board may direct prosecution for public nuisance, etc
  24. 324No prosecution for an offence under this Act to be instituted without consent of Board
  25. 325Provided that the failure to take out any license under this Act shall be deemed to be continuing offence until the expiration of the period for which such license in required to be taken out.
  26. 326No action to be brought against the Board or their officers until after one month’s notice of cause of action
  27. 327Liability to pay expenses of fees may be contested in Civil Court
  28. 328Provided that the fact of such action having been instituted shall be no bar to the recovery of the said amount in the manner provided by Section 149.
  29. 329Delegation of certain powers and functions of State Government
  30. 330Survey of municipalities
  31. 331Holder of license to produce it when required
  32. 332Suspension of revocation of licenses, etc
  33. 333And the Board upon the conviction of any person for a second or other subsequent like offence may cancel his license.
  34. 334Constitution of notified areas
  35. 335Constitution of town committee
  36. 336Power of State Government to impose taxation and regulate expenditure of proceeds thereof and to extend provision of the Act to notified areas
  37. 337Applications of funds of areas ceasing to be notified

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