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The Odisha Municipal Act, 1950

The Odisha Municipal Act, 1950

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This law consolidates and amends the rules for governing municipalities in the state of Orissa. It provides the legal framework for how local self-government bodies operate, covering their administration, powers, and functions. The Act applies to the entire state, replacing previous municipal laws with a unified system. It matters because it establishes the structure and authority needed for local governments to manage urban areas, ensuring better civic services and governance for the residents of Orissa.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent *[, commencement and application] :— (1) This Act may
  3. I. Legislative Papers - For statement of Objects and Reasons see Orissa Gazette, Extraordinary, dated
  4. 2. Enactments "repealed and amended :— On and from the date this Act comes
  5. 3. Definitions :~ In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or’
  6. 4. Constitution of municipality (1) There shall be constituted by the State
  7. 5. Application of Act and subsidiary orders in areas included within a municipality :-
  8. 6. Continuance of Act and subsidiary orders in municipalities formed by division :-
  9. 7. Abolition of Municipalities— (1) The '[Governor] may by notification abolish
  10. 8. Compositions of Municipalities :— Every Municipality shall be composed
  11. 9. Incorporation of Municipality :— 2[Every Municipality] shall be a body
  12. 10. Manner of election of Councillors :~ (1) The election of Councillors
  13. 11. Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Women and backward class of citizens
  14. 12. General Election of Councillors and formation of wards
  15. 13. Electoral Roll :- (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Act or the rules
  16. 14. Electors :— (1) %[* **]
  17. 15. Removal of name from electoral roll.
  18. 16. Provided further that convictions for offences of a political character shall not operate as a disqualification under this sub-section.
  19. 17. Disqualification of 2[* * *] Councillor :- Subject to the provisions of Section
  20. 18. Power to question election by petition :— (1) 3 The election of any person
  21. 19. Form and presentation of petition :- (1) The petition shall be presented
  22. 20. Right of candidates whose election is questioned :— Every opposite-party
  23. 21. Tribunal :- (1) An election petition shall be heard by the District Judge
  24. 22. Civil Court.
  25. 23. Power of the Tribunal :- (1) Unless it is otherwise prescribed, the Tribunal
  26. 24. Collector under the Tenancy Law in force in the district or part of the district, as the case may be.
  27. 25. Avoidance of election proceedings :— Notwithstanding anything contained
  28. 26. Disqualification for corrupt practices :— The Tribunal may declare any
  29. 27. Provided that a disqualification under this section may be removed by an order of the Governor in this behalf.
  30. 28. Corrupt practices :— A person shall be deemed to have committed a corrupt
  31. 29. Person convicted of election offences disqualified for voting and for
  32. 30. Offences in respect of electoral rolls :- (1) Every person who by claiming a
  33. 31. Falsifying result of election :— Every person who in the course of electoral
  34. 32. Fraudulent voting and personation :— (1) Every person, who applies for a
  35. 33. Infringement of secrecy of election :- Every polling officer, clerk or other
  36. 34. Offences by Polling Officer :— Every Polling Officer, who permits a person
  37. 35. Procedure before Magistrate :— No Magistrate, other than a Magistrate of
  38. 37. Bar to interference by Courts in election matters :- No election of a
  39. 38. District Judge to decide question of disqualification of Councillors
  40. 39. Judge of the district in which the Municipality is situate.
  41. 40. No Councillor to receive remuneration :— No Councillor shall receive or
  42. 41. Chairperson may receive such sitting allowance as may be prescribed.
  43. 42. Procedure when no Councillor is elected at an election :— (1) If at a
  44. 43. Resignation of Councillor :— (1) A Councillor not being the Chairperson or Vice
  45. 44. Vacation of office by Councillor :— A Councillor of a Municipality shall
  46. 45. Casual Vacancies :~ If a Councillor [elected or nominated] ceases to be a
  47. 46. Power to leave casual vacancies unfilled in certain areas :— (1) Where a
  48. 48. Vacation of office by Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson :— The
  49. 51. Grant of leave to Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson :- The municipality
  50. 52. Resignation of Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson :- (1) A nominated
  51. 56. Proceedings not to be invalidated by casual vacancies :— No act of a
  52. 57. Civil Court not to grant temporary injunctions in certain cases :~ No
  53. 58. Committees :— (1) The municipality may appoint committees to assist them
  54. 59. Constitution of Committees :— (1) A Committee shall consist of not less
  55. 60. Exercise and discharge of powers and duties by the Water-works
  56. 61. Appointment of joint Committee :~ (1) A Municipality may, and if so
  57. 62. Government whose decision shall be final and shall not be questioned in any Court.
  58. 63. Ordinary Meetings :- The Councillors shall meet for the transaction of
  59. 64. Meeting or requisition by Councillors :— (1) The Chairperson or in his absence the Vice
  60. 65. President at a meeting :— Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the
  61. 66. In the absence of Chairperson *[the Vice-Chairperson or in the absence of both Chairperson and Vice- Chairperson] a Councillor elected at the meeting shall preside.
  62. 67. Councillor when to abstain from taking part in discussion and voting :
  63. 68. No acts of municipality to be invalidated by infirmity :- No act of a
  64. 69. Decision of question and casting vote :~ (1) All question which may come
  65. 70. Quorum and adjournment for want thereof :~ (1) No business shall be
  66. 71. The quorum shall in any committee be a number being not less than three.
  67. 72. Powers to make regulations as to business and affairs :- Every
  68. 73. Municipality may determine its establishment :— (1) Every municipality
  69. 74. Executive Officer, Engineer and Health Officer :— (1) Every Municipality
  70. 75. Scale of establishment and appointment and dismissal of officers and
  71. 76. Power to punish municipal officers or servants :— Subject to the provisions
  72. 77. Appeal against order of punishment :— (1) An appeal against any order
  73. 78. Power to grant leave to officers and servants of a municipality :- (1)
  74. 79. Grants of gratuities and allowances to establishments :~ The municipality
  75. 80. Government servants employed by municipality :- The municipality shall
  76. 81. Provided that the municipality may move the State Government to take such action as they deem necessary.
  77. 82. Prohibition of having share or interest in contract for employment under
  78. 84. Power of municipality to frame regulation regarding establishment :
  79. 85. Conditions of service of State Government servants employed by
  80. 86. Notice to be given by scavenger of intention to withdraw from service :
  81. 87. Executive power vested in Executive Officer :- (1) The Resolutions of a
  82. 88. Emergency powers of Executive Officer :— The Executive Officer may, in
  83. 89. Exercise of Chairperson’s functions by Vice-Chairperson during vacancy
  84. 90. Delegation and devolution of function by Chairperson :- The Chairperson
  85. 92. Delegation of powers :— Subject to any restriction that the municipality
  86. 93. Exercise of delegated functions subject to Chairperson’s control and
  87. 94. Rights of individual Councillor :- (1) The general control and supervision
  88. 95. Provided that the Chairperson may for reasons given in writing forbid such access.
  89. 96. Delegation of powers by municipality :- (1) With the exception of power,
  90. 97. Power of Executive Officer :— The Executive Officer of a municipality
  91. 98. Appeal from the order of Executive Officer :— (1) No appeal shall lie
  92. 99. Delegation of power by Executive Officer :- (1) The Executive Officer of
  93. 100. Power of municipality to require reports, from officers :— (1) A
  94. 101. Officers may take part in discussions :— '[(1)] '[* * *] the Engineer, the
  95. 102. Executive Officer’s power of enquiry and inspection :— The Executive
  96. 103. Inspection and stamping of weights and measures :— The Executive
  97. 104. Presentation and sanction of budgets :— At least two months before the
  98. 105. Particulars to be included in the budget :— (1) The budget estimate shall
  99. 106. Publication of budget estimates :— (1) After the budget is present before
  100. 107. Sanction of budget estimate :— (1) After the expiration of the said fourteen
  101. 108. Examination of the budget :- The State Government, or such authority,
  102. 109. Government for a specific purpose for such purpose.
  103. 110. How details of the budget estimate may be altered :- (1) When a budget
  104. 111. Municipality may raise loans and may from sinking fund :- It shall be
  105. 112. The State Government to prescribe minimum closing balance :- The
  106. 113. Government.
  107. 114. Municipal Fund :- There shall be constituted for each municipality a
  108. 115. Custody of the Municipal Fund :- Unless the State Government otherwise
  109. 116. Priority of payments on account of trust, loans and establishment :
  110. 117. Purposes to which Municipal Fund is applicable :— (1) Subject to the
  111. 118. Power of municipality to incur expenditure beyond the limits of the
  112. 119. Objects not provided for by this Act :— The State Government or any
  113. 120. Restriction on the application of moneys received for certain
  114. 121. Property of the municipality :— All property within the municipality of
  115. 122. Power to exclude road, bridge or drain from Act :- The State Government
  116. 123. Government may place other property under municipality :- It shall
  117. 124. Transfer of certain public institution to municipality :- (1) Any hospital,
  118. 125. Immovable property required by the municipality may be acquired
  119. 126. Municipality may with the consent of owner take over and repair
  120. 127. Power to purchase lease or sell lands :— Subject to any restrictions imposed
  121. 128. Limitation of power to accept property in trust :— A municipality, may,
  122. 129. Government’s power to add to function of municipality :- The State
  123. 130. Execution of contract :— (1) Subject to any prescribed rules the Executive
  124. 131. Power to impose taxes :— (1) The municipality may from time to time, at
  125. 132. Restriction on imposition of the tax on holdings :- (1) The tax on holdings
  126. 133. Restrictions on the impositions of the water and lighting taxes :~ (1) The
  127. 134. Restrictions on the imposition of a latrine tax :- The imposition of the
  128. 135. Restriction on the imposition of a drainage tax :- (1) Save as is herein
  129. 136. Compounding of latrine tax :- (1) The municipality may compound for
  130. 137. Annual value of holding :- (1) The annual value of a holding shall be
  131. 138. Power of municipality to decide questions arising out of the definition
  132. 139. Assessment in case of land or building sub-divided into separate
  133. 140. Assessment in case of land or building being amalgamated :- If any
  134. 141. Taxes by whom payable :— Except as otherwise provided in this Act, any
  135. 144. Determination of rate of tax on holdings :- Subject to the provisions of
  136. 145. Preparation of assessment list :— As soon as possible after the percentage
  137. 147. Amendment and alteration of list :— (1) The Executive Officer may, at
  138. 148. Notice to Executive Officer of transfer of title to holding :— (1) Whenever
  139. 149. Power to assess upon house consolidated tax for house and on which it
  140. 150. Power of municipality in cases of excessive hardship :- Whenever from
  141. 152. Publication of notice of assessment :— (1) When the assessment list,
  142. 154. Reference to High Court :— (1) If, during the hearing of an appeal under
  143. 155. Costs :— (1) In every appeal the costs shall be in the discretion of the
  144. 156. Bar of suits :— (1) No objection shall be taken to any assessment or valuation
  145. 157. Payment of rate how affected by objections of valuation :- (1) When
  146. 158. Office hours for payment of taxes :— By notification to be posted up in
  147. 159. Sunday or other recognised holiday) the office shall be open for the receipt of money and the transaction of business.
  148. 160. Receipts to be given :— For all sums paid on account of any tax under this
  149. 161. Officer to grant such receipts.
  150. 162. Levy by distress on failure to pay tax :— If any person after service upon
  151. 163. Distress how to be made :~ (1) Every warrant of distress and sale under
  152. 164. Officer may break open door :- The officer, charged with the execution
  153. 165. Sale how to be conducted :— (1) If the sum due be not paid with costs
  154. 166. Sale of property beyond limits of municipality If no sufficient movable
  155. 167. Executive Officer to keep account of distress and sales :~ The Executive
  156. 168. Recovery of arrears of tax as arrears of land revenue :— Any arrear of
  157. 169. Recovery of arrear of tax as an arrear of land revenue after failure to
  158. 170. Municipality may bring suits instead of distraining of or on failure of
  159. 171. Irrecoverable taxes :- The municipality may write off any tax, fee or
  160. 172. Provided that where the amount exceeds five hundred rupees, the sanction of State Government shall be obtained.
  161. 173. Department are prohibited from purchasing any property at any such sale.
  162. 174. Liability of purchaser for vender’s share of tax :— The purchaser of any
  163. 175. Section 148 be liable for the said sum.
  164. 176. Tax on carriages, carts, horses and other animals :— (1) When it has
  165. 177. Half-yearly statement of liability and payment of tax :- (1) In any
  166. 178. Proportionate tax on carriage acquired during the half-year :- If any
  167. 179. Grant of licence on payment of tax :— (1) On receiving the amount of the
  168. 180. Liability in the absence of owner :— Whenever the owner of any carriage,
  169. 181. Prohibition to keep carriage, without licence :~ No person shall keep or
  170. 182. Composition with livery stable-keeper :— The municipality at its discretion
  171. 183. Preparation of list of persons licensed :~ The Executive Officer shall, from
  172. 184. Power to inspect stable and to summon persons liable for the payment
  173. 185. Transfer of ownership :~ When the ownership of any licensed carriage or
  174. 186. Seizure or carriage of cart not bearing numbers :- (1) If a municipal
  175. 187. Refund of tax in certain cases :~ On proof being given to the satisfaction
  176. 188. Prohibition of double tax :— Nothing in Section 176 to 185 shall be deemed
  177. 189. Profession tax :- (1) if the Municipality by a resolution determines that a
  178. 190. In such a case the State Government shall apportion the tax between the local authorities in such a manner as they may deem fit and the decision of the State Government shall be final.
  179. 191. Hindu undivided family may be levied from any adult member of the firm, association or family.
  180. 192. Service of notice of failure of payment of tax :— If the profession tax due
  181. 194. Requisition on owner or occupier to furnish list of individual liable to
  182. 195. Requisition on employers or their representatives to furnish list :~ The
  183. 196. Municipality to provide water-supply, drainage and lighting :- Subject
  184. 197. Vesting of works in Municipality :— (1) All public water courses and
  185. 198. Construction and maintenance of water works :— (1) The municipality
  186. 199. Trespass on premises connected with water-supply :— It shall not be
  187. 200. Prohibition of building over water mains :- (1) Without the permission
  188. 201. Municipality to provide water for domestic use :— The municipality shall,
  189. 202. Control over house connection :— All house-connections, whether within
  190. 203. Private water-supply for consumption and domestic use and powers
  191. 204. Power of Executive Officer to supply water for non-domestic purpose
  192. 205. Supply without the municipality :~ The municipality may, with the
  193. 206. Power to cut off water supply :- (1) The Executive Officer may cut off
  194. 207. Non-liability of municipality for reduction or stoppage of supply in
  195. 208. Power to set apart wells, tanks for drinking, culinary, bathing and
  196. 209. Provision for lighting public roads :- The municipality shall, so far as
  197. 210. Maintenance system of drainage by municipality.
  198. 211. Control over house-drains, privies and cess-pools :~ All house drains
  199. 212. Connection of house-drain or with public drain :- (1) The Health Officer
  200. 213. Health Officer may close or limit the use of existing private drains :
  201. 214. Officer and of any work done under clause (1) (a) shall be paid by the Municipality.
  202. 215. Building not to be erected without permission over drains :- (1) Without
  203. 216. Construction of culvert or drain coverings by owner or occupier :
  204. 217. Maintenance of troughs and pipes catching water :— The owner or
  205. 218. Power to carry wire, pipes, drains, through private property subject
  206. 219. Prohibition against making connection with mains without
  207. 220. Powers in respect of works outside the municipal area :— (1) The
  208. 221. Municipality to arrange for the removal of rubbish and filth :- Every
  209. 222. Contributions from persons having control over place of pilgrimage :
  210. 223. Prohibition of improper disposal of carcasses, rubbish and filth :~ No
  211. 224. Prohibition against keeping filth on premises too long :— No owner or
  212. 225. Prohibition against allowing outflow of filth :— No owner or occupier of
  213. 226. Prohibition against using any cart without cover in the removal of
  214. 227. Prohibition against throwing rubbish or filth into drains :— No person
  215. 228. Provision of public latrines and urinals :- The municipality shall provide
  216. 229. Permission for construction of latrine or urinal near road, tank or
  217. 230. Provision of latrines by owner or occupier :- (1) The Health Officer
  218. 231. Provision of latrines for labourers :- Every person employing workmen,
  219. 232. Provision of latrines for markets, cart-stands, cattle-sheds, choultry :
  220. 233. Latrines to be screened from view and kept clean :— All latrines shall be
  221. 234. Maintenance and repair of the roads :— (1) The municipality shall, at
  222. 235. Powers of Municipality :- (1) The municipality may
  223. 236. Power to dispose of permanently closed roads :- When a public road is
  224. 237. Acquisition of land and buildings for improvement of roads :- (1) The
  225. 238. Power to prescribe building line and road alignment :— The municipality
  226. 239. Buildings not to be constructed within road alignment or building
  227. 240. Setting back projecting buildings or walls :— (1) When any building or
  228. 241. Setting buildings forward to improve line of public road :- The municipality
  229. 242. Projected roads :— (1) The municipality may prepare schemes and plans
  230. 243. Watering of roads :~ The municipality shall, so far as it considers it
  231. 245. Protection of appurtenances and materials of public roads :- It shall
  232. 246. Power of municipality to recover expenses caused by extraordinary
  233. 247. Owner’s obligation to make a road when disposing of lands as building
  234. 248. Making of new private roads :- (1) Any person intending to make or lay
  235. 249. Alteration or demolition of road made in breach of Section 248 :— (1) If
  236. 250. Power of Executive Officer to order work to be carried out or to carry
  237. 251. Executive Officer.
  238. 252. Prohibition against obstructions in or over road :- No one shall build any
  239. 253. Prohibition and regulation of doors, ground-floor windows and bars
  240. 255. Power to allow certain projections and erections :- (1) The municipality
  241. 256. Precautions during repair of roads :- (1) The Executive Officer shall
  242. 257. Prohibition against removal of bars and lights :— No person shall without
  243. 258. Prohibition against making holes and causing obstruction :- (1) No
  244. 259. Licence for work on buildings likely to cause obstructions :- If any
  245. 260. Clearing of debris of fallen houses by occupiers :~ If any obstruction is
  246. 261. Naming of public roads :- (1) The municipality may give names to new
  247. 262. Numbering of buildings :— (1) The Executive Officer may cause a number
  248. 263. Building site and construction or reconstruction of buildings :- No
  249. 264. Application to construct buildings :- (1) If any person intends to construct
  250. 265. Necessity or prior approval of site :— The Executive Officer shall not
  251. 266. Prohibition against commencement of work without permission :— The
  252. 267. Executive Officer has granted permission for the execution of the work.
  253. 268. Section 269 to grant it.
  254. 269. Grounds on which approval of site for or licence to construct or
  255. 270. Lapse of permission :— A permission given or deemed to have been given
  256. 271. Power of Executive Officer to require alteration of work :- (1) if the
  257. 272. Application of certain sections to wells :— The provisions of Sections
  258. 273. Application of provisions to alterations and additions :— The provisions
  259. 274. Appeal against orders of Executive Officer :— Any person aggrieved by
  260. 275. Precautions in case of dangerous structures :— (1) If any structure appears
  261. 276. Power to stop dangerous quarrying :~ If in the opinion of the Executive
  262. 277. Precautions against fire :- (1) The Executive Officer may by notice require
  263. 278. Prohibition of construction of wells, tanks, without the permission of
  264. 279. Filling in of pools, which are a nuisance :-If in the opinion of the Health
  265. 280. Cleaning of insanitary private tank or well used for drinking :— (1) The
  266. 281. Duty of municipality in respect of public well or receptacle of stagnant
  267. 282. Prohibition against or regulation of washing animals or clothes or
  268. 283. Prohibition against defiling water of tanks whether public or private :- It
  269. 284. Untenanted buildings or lands :- If any building or land, by reason of
  270. 285. Removal of filth or noxious vegetation :— The Executive Officer may by
  271. 286. Buildings unfit for human habitation :— (1) If any building or portion
  272. 287. Prohibition against keeping animal so as to be a nuisance or
  273. 288. Power to destroy stray pigs or dogs
  274. 289. Power of Executive Officer to use or sell materials of dangerous
  275. 290. Purposes for which places may not be used without licence :- (1) The
  276. 291. Application to be made for construction, establishment or installation
  277. 292. Power of municipality to issue directions for abatement of nuisance
  278. 293. Power of State Government to pass orders or give directions to
  279. 294. Power of the Executive Officer to enter factory, workshop or work
  280. 295. Power in respect of public markets :— (1) The municipality may provide
  281. 296. Municipality's control over public market :~ (1) No person shall, without
  282. 297. Licences for private markets :— (1) No person shall open a new private
  283. 298. Fees for licence :— When a licence granted under Section 297 does not
  284. 299. Prohibiting sale in unlicensed markets :— It shall not be lawful for any
  285. 300. Power of municipality in respect of private market :— The Executive
  286. 301. Suspension of licence for failure to comply with notice under Section
  287. 302. Prohibition against nuisances in private market :- No owner, occupier,
  288. 303. Power to close private market :— The municipality or any officer duly
  289. 304. Acquisition of rights of private persons to hold private markets :
  290. 305. Appeal against orders under Section 297 :— Any person aggrieved by an
  291. 306. Duty of expelling leprosy patients, from market and power to expel
  292. 307. Prohibition against sale on public roads :- The Executive Officer may,
  293. 308. Decision of disputes as to whether places are markets :- If any question
  294. 309. Provision of public cart stands
  295. 310. Vehicles Act, 1939, IV of 1939) and animals.
  296. 311. Recovery of cart stand fees :— (1) if the fee leviable under sub-section (1)
  297. 312. Licence for private cart-stand :- (1) No person shall open a new private
  298. 313. Provision of slaughter-houses :— (1) The municipality shall provide a
  299. 314. Municipality may prohibit slaughtering of cattle in places other than
  300. 315. Slaughter of animals during festivals and ceremonies — The Executive
  301. 316. Regulation of milk trade :— (1) The municipality may notify that no person
  302. 317. Registration of existing burial or burning grounds :— Within three months
  303. 318. Permission to make or renew, use of burial or burning grounds and
  304. 319. Provision of places to be used as burial or burning grounds :- The
  305. 320. Prohibition to bury or burn in unregistered ground :— After the
  306. 321. Power to order certain burial and burning grounds to be closed :
  307. 322. Porvided that the limits of such burial places are defined, and that they shall only be used for the burial of members of the family of the owners thereof.
  308. 323. Power to cause corpses to be burnt or buried according to the religious
  309. 324. In every such case the corpse shall be disposed, so far as may be possible, in a manner consistent with the religious tenets of the deceased.
  310. 325. Power to licence fuel shop at burning grounds :— (1) The Executive
  311. 326. Municipality to provide fuel to be burning grounds :— At any burning
  312. 327. Extent of the Chapter :— Nothing in this chapter shall apply to any church,
  313. 328. No enclosed place or building to be used for public resort without
  314. 329. Applications for licence :— When any person desires to obtain a licence to
  315. 330. The Executive Officer shall inspect and may require addition or
  316. 331. When licence is to be granted :- if the Executive Officer is satisfied
  317. 332. Licence to state period for which it is to be in force :- Every licence
  318. 333. Cancellation or suspension of licence :- The Executive Officer may, for
  319. 334. Appeal against orders under sections 330, 331 and 333 :- (1) Any
  320. 335. Power to enter place of public resort to inspect licence or to prevent
  321. 336. Penalties :— Every person who, having the immediate control of any
  322. 337. General provisions regarding licences and permissions :— (1) Every
  323. 338. Refusal, cancellation, suspension of licence or permission :— (1) Every
  324. 339. Limitation of time for appeal :— Saves as otherwise expressly provided
  325. 340. Form of licences, notices and permissions :— (1) All licences, notices
  326. 341. Notice of prohibitions or setting apart of places :~ Whenever a
  327. 342. Method of serving documents :— (1) When any notice or order document
  328. 343. Consequence of failure to obtain licences, or of breach of the same :
  329. 344. Time for complying with notice, order and power to enforce in default :
  330. 345. Recovery of sums due as taxes :— All costs, damages, compensation,
  331. 346. Limitation for recovery of dues :— No distraint shall be made, no suit
  332. 347. Persons empowered to prosecute :— Save as otherwise expressly provided
  333. 348. Recovery of fines, costs :~ Any fine, costs, tax, other sum imposed or
  334. 349. Notice of action against municipality :— (1) No suit, or other legal
  335. 350. Section 375.
  336. 351. Municipality to have control and administration of public charitable
  337. 352. Municipality may establish and maintain dispensaries and hospitals :
  338. 353. Management of hospitals and dispensary by joint Committee :— (1) The
  339. 354. Two or more municipalities may combine to establish dispensaries :
  340. 355. Municipality may contribute to cost of maintenance of dispensary or
  341. 356. Municipality to conform to rules made by State Government :— Every
  342. 357. Recognised Primary Schools :- Subject to the prescribed rules, the
  343. 358. Middle Schools, High Schools and Schools of other descriptions :— The
  344. 359. Provisions, maintenance and management of hostels :- The municipality
  345. 360. Grant-in-aid by the State Government to municipality :— The State
  346. 361. Transmission of particulars of grants-in-aid to Schools :— Every
  347. 362. Primary Educational Fund :- There shall be constituted for each
  348. 363. Primary Education Fund where to be lodged and how to be drawn
  349. 364. Education tax :i- Any municipality may with the previous sanction of the
  350. 365. Rates of levy of the taxes :- (1) The rates of levy of the tax under the
  351. 366. Assessment and realisation of taxes :i~ The tax levied in any municipality
  352. 367. Provided that the State Government may direct that the said provision shall apply subject to such modifications and restrictions as may be prescribed.
  353. 368. Budget of Primary Education Fund :- (1) Every municipality for which
  354. 369. Audit of accounts of Primary Education Fund :- The accounts of each
  355. 370. Recognition of Primary Schools :— (1) An application for the recognition
  356. 371. Previous orders of recognition in respect of Primary Schools :— All
  357. 372. Instructions or by any order officer subordinate to him before this Act comes into force shall be deemed to have been made under the provisions of this chapter.
  358. 373. Previous orders admitting Primary Schools to aid :— All order admitting
  359. 374. Power of State Government to make rules :— (1) The State Government
  360. 375. Liability for loss, waste or mis-application of property :~ (1) Every
  361. 376. Sanction for prosecution of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or
  362. 377. Assessments not to be impeached :— (1) No assessment or demand made,
  363. 378. Provided that every person aggrieved by any irregularity may recover satisfaction for any special damage sustained by him.
  364. 379. Prohibition against removal or obliteration of notice :— No person shall,
  365. 380. Executive Officer’s power to summon parties :— The Executive Officer
  366. 381. Penalty on Councillor, officer or servant being interested in contracts
  367. 382. Nothing in this section shall apply to the payment of fees to a legal practitioner for services rendered by him in his professional capacity.
  368. 383. General Provisions regarding penalties specified in the Schedule :
  369. 384. Penalty for acting as Councillor, Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson
  370. 385. Penalty for acquisition by an officer or servant of interest in contract
  371. 386. Penalty for not giving or giving false information :- If any person who
  372. 387. Power of State Government to make rules :- (1) The State Government
  373. 388. Powers of municipality to make by-laws and regulations :— The
  374. 389. Penalty for breaches of bye-laws or regulations :— In making a bye-law
  375. 390. Officer of a municipality to discontinue such breach.
  376. 391. Prosecutions :— Prosecution under this Act for breach of any provision of
  377. 392. Procedure for making rules, regulations and bye-laws :— The State
  378. 393. Submission of annual reports :- (1) Every Municipality shall submit to
  379. 394. Government.
  380. 395. Powers of entry of inspecting officers :— The Magistrate of the district or
  381. 396. Access of inspecting officers to municipality property :— The municipality
  382. 397. Power to call for reports from municipality :— The Magistrate of the
  383. 398. Power to suspend or cancel resolution under the Act :- (1) The State
  384. 399. Extraordinary powers of Magistrate of the district :— (1) In cases of
  385. 400. State Government's power to take action [in certain cases.] :- (1) If at
  386. 403. Devolution of assets and liabilities of dissolved *[* * *] municipality :~
  387. 404. Powers of officers acting for or in default of Municipality :- When the
  388. 405. Appointment of Inspector of Local Works and duties to be performed
  389. 406. In all matters of professional detail, then municipality shall be guided by the report of the Inspector of Local Works.
  390. 407. State Government upon the matter so referred shall be final and binding.
  391. 408. Delegation of powers by State Government :— The State Government
  392. 409. Power to except municipality from provisions of Act unsuited thereto :
  393. 410. Withdrawal of sections expressly extended by State Government :
  394. 411. Municipality may take relief on measure in case of famine or serious
  395. 412. Additional powers of municipality :~ Tt shall be lawful for a municipality
  396. 413. Construction and maintenance of tramways :- (1) A municipality may
  397. 414. Power of the Executive Officer or Health Officer to enter and inspect
  398. 415. Power of Magistrate to order destruction of poisonous articles and animals
  399. 416. The municipality may undertake construction, repair and maintenance of
  400. 417. Provided that the cost of such construction, repair or maintenance shall be defrayed by the Government concerned.
  401. 418. Continuity of Municipality's officers, appointments, rules etc. not
  402. 419. Passing of property, rights and liabilities to municipality constituted under
  403. 420. Recovery of sums due at commencement of Act :— All rates, taxes, payments
  404. 421. Vacation of office by existing Councillors, Commissioners and office
  405. 422. Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson have been elected or appointed under this Act and shall then vacate office.
  406. 423. State Government be necessary for the purpose of newly constituting a municipality or bringing the provision of this Act into force for the first time.
  407. 424. Power of State Government to direct reconstitution of municipality
  408. 425. Power of State Government in cases of doubts and difficulties :- If any
  409. V. PENALTIES FOR CONTINUING BREACHES

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