The Lushai Hills District (Village Councils) (Amendment) Act, 2011

(1) This Act may be called the Lushai Hills District (Village Councils) (Amendment) Act, 2011. (2) It shall have the like extent as the Principal Act. (3) It shall come into force at once.

In clauses (i) (ii) (iii) and (iv) of Sub-Section (2) of Section 3 of the Principal Act, the following clauses shall be substituted namely :- “(i) For village not exceeding 200 households, there shall be 3 (three) elected members. (ii) For village with more than 200 households but not exceeding 500 households, there shall be 5 (five) elected members. (iii) For village more than 500 households but not exceeding 1000 households there shall be 7 (seven) elected members. (iv) For village with more than 1000 households and above there shall be 9 (nine) elected members”.

In Section 15 of the Principal Act, (a) the first paragraph under the sub-heading ‘Village Council Fund’ shall be numbered as sub-section (1) as follows :- “15(1) Village Council Fund - There shall be formed for every Village Council a fund to be called “Village Council Fund”. Any collection authorised by law other than District revenue and taxes made in a village for the good of the people shall be paid into the said Fund. The President shall be the treasurer of the fund and the list of the collection shall be kept by the Secretary. This account shall be opened for inspection by any subscriber to the collection”. (b) After sub-section (1), a new sub-section (2) shall be added which shall be followed by the existing proviso, as follows :- “(2) Power to collect Property Tax - The Village Councils are empowered to collect property tax within their respective jurisdictions on such items, and at such rates, as may be determined by the State Government from time to time. Provided that Village Council may appoint a Treasurer from amongst the members who shall keep developmental grants and other fund exclusive of a collection authorised by law, and maintain the accounts thereof which will be liable to inspection by the Village Council in its sitting and by an official authorised to do so by the Government”.

AN ACT further to amend the Lushai Hills District (Village Councils) Act, 1953 Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Lushai Hills District (Village Councils) Act, 1953 (Act No. 5 of 1953) which is herein referred to as the Principal Act. It is enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram in the Sixty Second Year of the Republic of India as follows :-