The Avadi City Municipal Corporation Act, 2019
The Avadi City Municipal Corporation Act, 2019
The Avadi City Municipal Corporation Act, 2019, formally upgrades the administrative status of Avadi from a municipality to a municipal corporation. This legislation establishes the legal framework for the city's governance, creating key authorities like the Mayor, Council, and Commissioner to manage civic affairs. It ensures continuity by transferring all assets, liabilities, and employees from the former municipality to the new corporation. For ordinary citizens, this Act is significant because it dictates how local infrastructure, taxes, and public services are managed, while ensuring democratic representation through elected councillors and reserved seats for marginalized groups and women.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Establishment of municipal corporation for the city of Avadi
- 4. Municipal authorities
- 5. Constitution of council
- 6. Duration of corporation
- 7. Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 not to apply
- 8. Application of the provisions of the 1981 Act to the corporation
- 9. Transitional provisions
- 10. Appointment of Special Officer
- 11. Power to make rules
- 12. Power to remove difficulties
- 13. Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of two years from the date of the commencement of this Act.
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