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The Gangtok Municipal Corporation Act, 1975

The Gangtok Municipal Corporation Act, 1975

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This Act establishes the legal framework for governing the town of Gangtok by creating a Municipal Corporation. It regulates urban life by setting rules for buildings, drains, public streets, and the removal of sewage and rubbish. The law applies to the town and allows the State Government to extend its provisions to surrounding areas. By defining key terms like owner, occupier, and dangerous disease, it provides the necessary rules for public health, safety, and administration within the municipality.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Constitution and incorporation of Corporation and number of councillors.
  4. 4. Power to divide Corporation into Wards and fix the number of Councillors of each Ward
  5. 4-9C. Power to divide Corporation into Wards and fix the number of Councillors of each Ward
  6. 5. Disqualification for being a Councillor
  7. 6. Oath of allegiance to be taken by the Councillors
  8. 7. Election of Chairman and vice-Chairman
  9. 8. Removal of Councillors
  10. 9. Appointment of Subordinate Officers
  11. 10. Appointment of Executive Officer by the State Government
  12. 11. Powers of the Executive Officer
  13. 12. Power to make rules
  14. 13. Meetings and persons to preside at meeting
  15. 14. Decisions of questions and casting Vote and prohibition from voting
  16. 15. Quorum and adjournment for want of quorum
  17. 16. Notice of meeting and list of business and minutes of proceedings
  18. 17. Formation of standing Committee
  19. 18. Formation of Joint Committees
  20. 19. Decision of disputes between local authorities
  21. 20. Power to make rules as to business of Corporation and the Committee
  22. 21. Validation of acts and proceedings
  23. 22. Corporation may acquire and dispose property
  24. 23. Property of the Corporation
  25. 24. Execution of contracts
  26. 25. Municipal Fund
  27. 26. Budget estimate
  28. 27. Power to make rules
  29. 28. Power to Impose Taxes
  30. 29. Annual value of Holdings
  31. 30. Restriction on the Imposition of rates
  32. 31. Preparation of valuation Lists
  33. 32. Determination of percentage of rate of Holding & preparation of assessment List
  34. 33. Amendment and alteration of lists and reduction or remission of rates
  35. 34. Publication of Notice of Assessments & appeals
  36. 35. Tax to be paid Quarterly in advance & notice of Demand
  37. 36. Levy by Distress & realisation by suit
  38. 37. Tax on profession, Trades & Calling
  39. 38. Power of the Government to direct Corporation to make payment to the Departments of the Government
  40. 40. Power of corporation to lay out, make improvements of & close Public streets
  41. 41. Duties of corporation for conservancy & for the removal of Drainage
  42. 43. Corporation to provide water supply and Lighting
  43. 44. Building-sites & erection of buildings
  44. 45. Application for sanction
  45. 46. Permission to Execute work when to be given or refused
  46. 47. Duration and expiry of permission to erect a Building
  47. 48. Application of Act to alteration or addition to building
  48. 49. Order for demolition of alteration of buildings
  49. 49E. Power of Corporation to stop progress of building work unlawfully commenced or carried on.
  50. 49F. Gangtok Municipal Corporation Tribunal.
  51. 49G. Power of revision by Tribunal.
  52. 49H. Power of review by Tribunal.
  53. 49I. Order of the Tribunal to be final.
  54. 49J. Appeal.
  55. 49K. Recovery of expenses for demolition or removal.
  56. 49L. Power of Corporation to regularise on payment of fees.
  57. 50. Power to make rules
  58. 56. Conditions for keeping Pigs, Sheep and Goats
  59. 57. Power to make By-law regulating places used for offensive trades, etc.
  60. 58. Power of Corporation to grant licences for Fairs or Melas
  61. 59. Rules for Fairs & Melas
  62. 60. Power to provide and maintain municipal markets, slaughter-houses and stock-yards
  63. 61. Power to close Municipal markets, Slaughter-houses and Stock-yards
  64. 62. Prohibition of use of Municipal market without permission
  65. 63. Power to permit opening or running of private market
  66. 64. Licencing of private slaughter-houses and prohibition
  67. 65. Duration of Lincence
  68. 66. Restrain of Infection
  69. 67. Nuisance
  70. 68. Inspection for ascertaining existence of nuisance
  71. 69. Municipal Officer to give information as to nuisance
  72. 70. Notice to remove nuisance
  73. 71. Procedure in case persons fail to comply with notice
  74. 73. Provisions of place to be used as burial grounds
  75. 74. Registration of birth and death
  76. 75. Offence punishable with fine
  77. 76. Sanction and limitation for prosecution
  78. 77. Notice of suit against Corporation
  79. 78. Corporation to provide public Urinals and Latrines
  80. 79. Licencing of certain trade and business
  81. 80. Powers of Chairman and delegation to Vice-Chairman
  82. 81. Councillors, Munipal Officers etc been public servants
  83. 82. Power of entry to inspect, surveyor execute work
  84. 83. When notice, bill, summons or other document is required to be served
  85. 84. Power to make rules and by-laws
  86. 85. Protection of action
  87. 86. Existing law to cease to have effect
  88. Licensing of certain trade and business. Licensing of certain trade and business
  89. Unnumbered. Demolition or alteration of works in other cases

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