The Tamil Nadu Municipal Councils (Appointment of Special Officers) Act, 1991

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The Tamil Nadu Municipal Councils (Appointment of Special Officers) Act, 1991 empowers the state government of Tamil Nadu to appoint Special Officers to manage municipal councils. It applies to municipal councils, their chairmen, committees, and administrative personnel operating under the state's main district municipalities law. Under this law, state-appointed officers temporarily took over all administrative powers, executive functions, and duties normally held by elected municipal representatives from March 1991 through May 1994. This legislation matters because it ensured uninterrupted local civic administration, public service management, and governance during a period when elected municipal bodies were not functioning.

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1. Short title and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Appointment of Special Officers to exercise the powers and perform the functions of Municipal Councils

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