Power to exempt

(1) Where the Government is of opinion that the circumstances of any municipality are such that any of the provisions of this Act are unsuited thereto, it may, by notification, exempt such municipality from the operation of those provisions; and thereupon the said provisions shall not apply to the municipality until applied thereto by fresh notification. The section came into force on the 26th day of January, 1974 vide Extraordinary Gazette No. 11 dated 17th January 1974.

1. (2) Every notification issued under sub-section (1) shall, as soon as may be after it is issued, be laid before the Legislative Assembly of Puducherry while it is in session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the sessions aforesaid, the Assembly makes any modification in the notification or desires that the notification should not be issued, the notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that notification. 1 [512. Power to remove difficulties.- If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, as amended by the Puducherry Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 1994, the Government may, as the occasion requires, by general, or special order published in the Official Gazette, do anything, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, which appears to the Government to be necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty: Provided that no such order shall be made under this section with reference to any matter relating to any provisions of this Act after the expiration of three years from the date of commencement of the said Amendment Act]. 2 [512-A. Power, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities.- Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the Government may, by notification and subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified therein, entrust to the Municipality with such powers and responsibilities with respect to the preparation of plans for economic development and social justice and also with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to carry out the responsibilities conferred upon them including those in relation to the matters listed in ScheduleXIV].