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The Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971

The Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971

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This Act establishes the Madurai City Municipal Corporation. It sets out the municipal authorities, the constitution of the council, standing committees and their powers, and the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner. It governs the city's municipal administration.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II CONSTITUTION OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES →

  1. 3The municipal authorities and their incorporation
  2. 4Bar of application of Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920
  3. 5Constitution of council
  4. 6Provided also that the councillors so co-opted shall have all the rights and privileges of elected councillors.
  5. 7Election of standing committee
  6. 8Term of office of chairman of a standing committee
  7. 9Powers of the standing committees and sanction of staff for the standing committees
  8. 10Additional standing committees
  9. 11Commissioner, deputy commissioner and personal assistant to the commissioner
  10. 12Withdrawal of commissioner from office
  11. 13Powers of commissioner and deputy commissioner
  12. 14Custody of records
  13. 15Extraordinary powers of commissioner
  14. 16Salary of commissioner, deputy commissioner and personal assistant to the commissioner
  15. 17Service regulations of commissioner, deputy commissioner and personal assistant to the commissioner
  16. 18Delegation of commissioner's power to the deputy commissioner or to the holder of any municipal office
  17. 19Reservation of control in respect of powers delegated
  18. 20Delegation of commissioner's extraordinary powers
  19. 21Delegation of powers to commissioner by a standing committee
  20. 22Functions of council
  21. 23Resolutions and orders of council
  22. 24Duties and powers of individual councillors
  23. 25The councillor may appeal against such order to the Mayor whose decision thereon shall be final.
  24. 29Election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor
  25. 29AGovernment to notify the date of election of Mayor or Deputy Mayor when the term of office of councillors is statutorily extended
  26. 30Term of office of Mayor and Deputy Mayor
  27. 31Mayor and Deputy Mayor ineligible for re-election
  28. 32Rules and regulations for proceedings of council and committees
  29. 33Presidency of council and committees
  30. 34The councillor so directed to be absent shall not be deemed to have failed to attend the meeting of the council for the purpose of clause (k) of sub-section (1) of section 57.
  31. 35Councillors to abstain from taking part in discussion and voting on questions in which they are pecuniarily interested
  32. 36Resignations
  33. 38Prerogative of the Mayor
  34. 39Mayor to be member of all committees
  35. 40The functions of Deputy Mayor
  36. 40ADistrict Collector to perform functions of a Mayor
  37. 41Submission of administration report to Government
  38. 42Government's power to call for records
  39. 43Government's power to cause inspection to be made
  40. 45Government's power to direct the taking of action" on page 878, but the full body text and sub-clauses for Section 44 are not included in the provided document.
  41. 46Submission of copies of proceedings, resolutions and by-laws to Government
  42. 47Power to suspend or cancel resolutions, etc., under this Act
  43. 48Power to suspend or cancel resolutions, etc., under this Act.
  44. 48AAppointment of Special Officer where ordinary elections are not held in time
  45. 48BAppointment of Sy~cid 0%~~~ , s where ordinar" elections are not hzlti ir~ time.

Chapter III ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF COUNCILLORS →

  1. 49Election of councillors
  2. 50Number of councillors for each ward
  3. 51Electoral rolls for wards and qualifications for inclusion therein
  4. 52Preparation and publication of electoral rolls, etc
  5. 52AJurisdiction of Civil Courts barred
  6. 52BJurisdiction of Civil Courts barred.
  7. 53Making false declaration.
  8. 54Disqualification of voters
  9. 55Qualification of candidates
  10. 63The document provided contains a Table of Contents listing this section, but the corresponding body text is missing.
  11. 65Consequently, the content cannot be transcribed from the provided material.
  12. 67Section 67
  13. 68It does not contain the full text or sub-clauses of Section 67.
  14. 69Promoting enmity between classes in connection with election
  15. 70Prohibition of public meetings on the day preceding the election day and on the election day
  16. 71Disturbances at election meetings
  17. 72Disturbance:; at elec~ioj~ lucetings.
  18. 73Officers, etc., at elections not to act for candidates or to influence voting
  19. 75Penalty for disorderly conduct in or near polling stations
  20. 76Penalty for misconduct at the polling stations
  21. 77Penalty for illegal hiring or procuring of conveyances at elections
  22. 78Penalty for illegal hiricg or procuring of conveyances at elections.
  23. 79Breaches of official duty in connection with election.
  24. 81Section 81
  25. 83Requisitioning of premises, vehicles, etc., for election purposes
  26. 84Payment of compensation
  27. 85Power to obtain information
  28. 86Powers of entry into and inspection of premises, etc
  29. 87Eviction from requisitioned premises
  30. 88Release of premises from requisition
  31. 89Delegation of function of the Government with regard to requisitioning
  32. 90Penalty for contravention of any order of requisitioning

Chapter IV GENERAL POWERS OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES AS TO PROPERTY, CONTRACTS AND ESTABLISHMENT →

  1. 91Limitation of power to accept property in trust
  2. 92Acquisition of property and interests therein
  3. 93Disposal of property and interests therein
  4. 94Procedure for acquisition of immovable property under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894
  5. 95Objects not provided for by this Act
  6. 96Power of council to determine whether works shall be executed by contract
  7. 97Power of the several authorities to sanction estimates
  8. 98Works costing more than one lakh of rupees
  9. 99General provisions regarding contracts
  10. 100Mode of making contracts
  11. 101Invitation of tenders
  12. 102Saving of certain irregularities
  13. 103Security for performance of contracts
  14. 104Security for performance of contracts.
  15. 105Emergency powers of commissioner
  16. 106Conditions of service of corporation establishment
  17. 107Time within which vacancy in certain posts must be filled up
  18. 108Leave, pensionary and leave contribution of certain officers
  19. 109Power of Government to appoint special health officer
  20. 110Establishment schedule
  21. 111Power to grant leave to establishment
  22. 112Commissioner controls corporation establishment
  23. 113Provincialisation of any class of officers or servants under the corporation
  24. 114Power of Government to transfer officers and servants of the corporation or municipalities

Chapter V TAXATION →

  1. 115Enumeration of ordinary taxes and duties
  2. 116Powers of control of Government
  3. 117Continuance of the levy of pilgrim tax
  4. 118Notification of new taxes
  5. 119Saving for certain provisions of the Constitution
  6. 120Description of property tax
  7. 121Provided that the aggregate of the percentages so fixed shall not in the case of any land or building be less than 15 per cent or greater than 35 per cent of its annual value.
  8. 122General exemptions from property tax
  9. 123Special exemptions and alternative bases of property tax
  10. 124Property tax, a first charge on property and movables
  11. 126Vacancy remission
  12. 127Every notice under clause (a) shall expire with the half-year succeeding that during which it is so delivered and shall have no effect thereafter.
  13. 128Owner's obligation to give notice of construction or reconstruction or demolition of building
  14. 129Remission of tax in areas included or excluded in the middle of a half-year
  15. 130Power of commissioner to condone omission to give notice
  16. 131Commissioner's power to call for information and to enter upon premises
  17. 132Profession tax
  18. 133Liability of members of firms, associations and joint Hindu families to profession tax
  19. 134Liability of servants or agents to profession tax
  20. 135Service of notice on failure of payment of tax
  21. 136Statements, returns, etc., to be confidential
  22. 137Requisition on owner or occupier to furnish list of persons liable to tax
  23. 138Requisition on employers or their representatives to furnish list
  24. 139Deduction of profession tax from salary or wages or other sum
  25. 140Special exemption from profession tax
  26. 141General provisions regarding tax on carriages and animals
  27. 142Liability to tax according to period for which carriage or animal has been kept
  28. 143Exemption from carriage and animal tax
  29. 144Composition
  30. 145Requisition on occupier to furnish statement of persons liable to tax
  31. 146Forms to be sent to and returned by tax-payers
  32. 147Grant of licence on payment of tax
  33. 148Power to require number to be affixed to carriages
  34. 149Registration and control of taxable carriages or animals
  35. 150General provisions regarding cart-tax
  36. 151Registration of carts
  37. 152Exemption
  38. 153Power to remit tax on cart kept for less than fifteen days or not used
  39. 154Seizure of vehicles not bearing numbers
  40. 155Procedure after seizure
  41. 156Prepayment of municipal tax condition precedent to registration under Tamil Nadu Act V of 1911
  42. 157Tax on advertisements
  43. 158Prohibition of advertisements without written permission of commissioner
  44. 159Permission of the commissioner to become void in certain cases
  45. 160Owner of person in occupation to be deemed responsible
  46. 161Removal of unauthorised advertisements
  47. 162Collection of tax on advertisements
  48. 163Levy of pilgrim tax
  49. 164Method of assessment of duty on transfers of property
  50. 165Provisions applicable on the introduction of transfer duty
  51. 166Power to make rules regarding collection of transfer duty
  52. 167Power to exempt from taxes
  53. 168Power to assess in case of escape from assessment
  54. 169Application of Schedule II

Chapter VI FINANCE →

  1. 170Definition of municipal fund
  2. 171Audit of accounts
  3. 172Financial rules
  4. 173Contributions to expenditure by other local authorities
  5. 174Power of Corporation to borrow money
  6. 175Time for repayment of money borrowed under section 174
  7. 176Limit of borrowing powers
  8. 177Form and effect of debentures
  9. 178Payment to survivors of joint payees
  10. 179Provided that nothing in this section shall affect any claim by the representative of a deceased person against such survivor or survivors.
  11. 180Maintenance and investment of sinking funds
  12. 181Application of sinking fund
  13. 182Annual statement by trustees
  14. 183Power of corporation to consolidate loans
  15. 184Priority of payments for interest and repayment of loans over other payment
  16. 185Attachment of municipal fund for recovery of money borrowed from Government
  17. 186Estimates of expenditure and income to be prepared annually by the commissioner
  18. 187Consideration of the budget estimate by the council
  19. 188Procedure of council
  20. 189Obligation to pass the budget before the 15th day of March of the year
  21. 190Failure of council to pass the budget before the due date
  22. 191Council may pass supplemental budget
  23. 192Provided that no such budget shall be passed so that the estimated cash balance under General Account-Revenue at the close of the year shall be reduced below one lakh and fifty thousand rupees.
  24. 193Readjustment of income and expenditure to be made by the corporation during the course of official year whenever necessary

Chapter VII PUBLIC HEALTH, Snrnrv AND CON~NIENCB, WATBR-s UPP LY, LIGHTING AND DRAINAGE →

  1. 194Vesting of works in corporation
  2. 195Construction of water works
  3. 196Provision of gratuituous supply of drinking water
  4. 197Trespass on water-supply premises
  5. 198Prohibition of building over water mains
  6. 199Control over house connexions
  7. 200Private water-supply for domestic consumption
  8. 201Commissioner's power to supply water for non-domestic purposes at rates fixed by the standing committee
  9. 202Supply of water to local authorities
  10. 203Cost of making house connexion and of meter
  11. 204Power to cut off water-supply
  12. 205Non-liability of corporation when supply reduced or not made in certain cases
  13. 206Provision for lighting public street, etc
  14. 207Vesting of drains in corporation
  15. 208Maintenance of system of drainage by the corporation
  16. 209Control over house-drains, privies and cess-pools
  17. 210Connexion of house-drains with public drains
  18. 211Commissioner's power to drain premises in combination
  19. 212Commissioner's power to close or limit the use of existing private drains
  20. 213Building, etc., not to be erected without permission, over drains
  21. 214Construction of culverts by owner or occupier
  22. 215Maintenance of troughs and pipes for catching water
  23. 216Provision of public latrines
  24. 217Licensing of public latrines
  25. 218Provision of latrines by owner or occupier
  26. 219Provision of latrines and urinals for labourers
  27. 220Provision of latrines and urinals for markets, cart-stands and cattle-sheds
  28. 221Latrines to be screened from view
  29. 222Power to carry wire, pipes, drains, etc., through private property subject to causing as little inconvenience as possible and paying for direct damage
  30. 223Prohibition against making connexion without permission
  31. 224Power to require railway level, etc., to be raised or lowered
  32. 225Power of corporation in respect of works outside the City

Chapter VIII SANITATION →

  1. 226Provision for removal of rubbish and filth
  2. 227Public notice ordering deposit of rubbish and filth by owner or occupier
  3. 228Removal of rubbish and filth accumulating in large quantities on premises
  4. 229Contract with owner or occupier for removal of rubbish and filth
  5. 230Provision for daily cleaning of streets and removal of rubbish and filth
  6. 231Right of property of corporation in things deposited in receptacles
  7. 232Directions as to removal of rubbish and filth
  8. 233Maintenance of establishment for removal of rubbish and filth
  9. 234Prohibition against accumulation of rubbish or filth on premises
  10. 235Contributions from persons having control over places of pilgrimage, etc
  11. 236Vesting of public streets and their appurtenances in corporation
  12. 237Maintenance and repair of streets
  13. 238Powers of authorities in regard to streets
  14. 239Powers of commissioner to regulate access to land or building abutting public streets
  15. 240Power to dispose of permanently closed streets
  16. 241Acquisition of lands and buildings for improvement of streets
  17. 242Power to prescribe building line and street alignment
  18. 243Restrictions on erection of or addition to buildings within street alignment or building line
  19. 244Setting back projecting buildings or walls
  20. 245Setting forward buildings to improve line of street
  21. 246Projected streets
  22. 247Temporary closure of streets
  23. 248Provided that such work shall be completed and the street re-opened to traffic within a reasonable time.
  24. 249It shall not be lawful for any person without the permission of the commissioner to make any alteration in the fences, posts, or other materials of any public street.
  25. 250Owner's obligation to make a street when disposing of lands as building sites
  26. 251Making of new private streets
  27. 252Application of sections 242, 243 and 244 to private streets
  28. 253Alteration or demolition of street made in breach of section 252
  29. 254Power of commissioner to order work to be carried out or to carry it out himself in default
  30. 255Power to declare private street as public street
  31. 256Prohibition against obstructions in streets
  32. 257Prohibition and regulation of doors, ground-floor windows and bars opening outwards
  33. 258Removal of encroachments
  34. 259Power to allow certain projections and erections
  35. 260Power of council to set up hoardings and levy fees
  36. 261Precautions during repair of streets
  37. 262Prohibition against removal of bars and lights
  38. 263Making holes and causing obstruction
  39. 264Licence for work on buildings likely to cause obstruction
  40. 265Clearing of debris of fallen houses, etc., by occupiers
  41. 266Naming or numbering of public streets and naming of municipal property, etc
  42. 267Numbering of buildings

Chapter IX BUILDING REGUI,ATIQNS →

  1. 268Building rules
  2. 269Power of corporation to regulate future construction of certain classes of buildings in particular streets or localities
  3. 270Buildings at corner of streets
  4. 271Prohibition against use of inflammable materials for buildings, etc., without permission
  5. 272Application to construct or reconstruct building
  6. 273Necessity for prior approval of the site
  7. 274Prohibition against commencement of work without permission
  8. 275Period within which commissioner is to signify approval or disapproval
  9. 276Period within which commissioner is to grant or refuse to grant permission to execute work
  10. 277Reference to standing committee if commissioner delays grant or refusal of approval or permission
  11. 278Grounds on which approval of site for, or permission to construct or reconstruct building may be refused
  12. 279Special powers for suspending permission to construct buildings
  13. 280Lapse of permission if not acted upon within six months and completed within two years
  14. 281Inspection by commissioner
  15. 282Power of commissioner to require alteration of work
  16. 283Power of commissioner to impose penalty in the case of unauthorised constructions or alterations
  17. 284Stoppage of work endangering human life
  18. 285Sections 272 to 284 shall not apply to huts
  19. 286Demolition of buildings
  20. 287Application of certain sections to huts
  21. 288Application to construct or reconstruct huts
  22. 289Prohibition against commencement of work without permission
  23. 290Period within which commissioner is
  24. 291Reference to standing committee if commissioner delays grant or refusal of permission
  25. 292Grounds on which permission to construct or reconstruct hut may be refused
  26. 293Lapse of permission if not acted upon within three and completed within one year
  27. 294Maintenance of external walls in repair
  28. 295The owner or occupier of any building adjoining a street shall keep the external part thereof in proper repair with lime-plaster or other materials to the satisfaction of the commissioner.
  29. 296Demolition or alteration of building or well-work unlawfully commenced, carried on or completed
  30. 297Power of commissioner to direct removal of persons or carrying on construction of buildings, etc
  31. 298Exemptions
  32. 299Power of standing committee to define and alter limits of hutting grounds
  33. 302Power of commissioner to require preparation of standard plan by owner or occupier of hutting ground.
  34. 303Suspension of building pending preparation of standard plan
  35. 304Prohibition of building contrary to standard plan
  36. 305Power of commissioner to require removal of building or hut not in conformity with standard plan
  37. 307Section 307
  38. 308Approval by standing committee of standard plan and Schedules annexed to report
  39. 309Power of commissioner to require owner or occupier to carry out improvements specified in Schedule A
  40. 310Payment of expenses incurred in carrying out improvements
  41. 311Disposal by the commissioner of materials of buildings or huts pulled down
  42. 316Regulation of plots by standard plan and compensation for adjustments of plots
  43. 317Streets and passages shown in standard plan if not public streets to remain private
  44. 318Bathing arrangements and privy accommodation in hutting ground as shown in standard plan, to be kept open for use of tenants
  45. 319Owner of land in hutting ground to maintain certain conveniences on his land
  46. 320Right of owner of land and owner of building or hut over streets, land and drains shown in standard plan
  47. 321Hutting ground when to be deemed a remodelled hutting ground
  48. 322Power of owner to take land out of the category of hutting ground in certain cases
  49. 323Power of standing committee to prescribe alignments for hutting ground streets
  50. 324Power of commissioner to require removal of existing huts within the street or hut alignment in hutting ground
  51. 325Power of commissioner to require space to be kept between masonry building in hutting ground and centre line of hutting ground street
  52. 326Application of provisions of this Chapter to alterations or additions
  53. 327Precautions in case of dangerous structures
  54. 329Precautions in case of dangerous tanks, wells, holes, etc
  55. 331Prohibition of construction of wells, tanks, etc., without the commissioner's permission
  56. 332Power to stop dangerous quarrying
  57. 333Power to order filling in of pools, etc., which are a nuisance and regulation of agriculture within City
  58. 334Power to order cleansing of insanitary private water course, spring, tank, well, etc., used for drinking
  59. 335Duty of commissioner in respect of public well or receptacle of stagnant water
  60. 336Prohibition against, or regulation of washing animals or clothes or fishing in river or estuary
  61. 337Prohibition against contaminating water-supply
  62. 338Untenanted buildings or lands
  63. 339Removal of filth or noxious vegetation
  64. 340Abatement of nuisance from dust, smoke, etc
  65. 341Fencing of buildings or lands and pruning hedges and trees
  66. 342Limewashing and cleansing of buildings
  67. 343Further powers with reference to insanitary buildings
  68. 344Buildings unfit for human habitation
  69. 345Abatement of nuisance in dwelling-house or dwelling place
  70. 346Power of commissioner to use or sell materials of dangerous building taken down, etc
  71. 347Limitation of compensation

Chapter XII LICENCES AND FEES →

  1. 348Government and market committees not to obtain licences and permissions
  2. 349Prohibition in respect of eating houses
  3. 350Prohibition in respect of keeping animals and birds and feeding animals
  4. 351Destruction of stray pig, dog and monkey
  5. 352Licences for places in which animals are kept
  6. 353General powers of control over stables, cattle-sheds and cow-houses
  7. 354Power to direct discontinuance of use of building as a stable
  8. 355Provision of landing places, cart-stands, etc
  9. 356Prohibition of use of public places or sides of public street as cart-stand, etc
  10. 357Recovery of cart-stand fees, etc
  11. 358Licence for private cart-stand
  12. 359Removal of carcasses of animals
  13. 360Purposes for which places within the limits of the City may not be used without a licence
  14. 361Application to be made for construction, establishment or installation of factory, workshop or work-place in which steam or other power is to be employed
  15. 362Commissioner may issue directions for abatement of nuisance caused by gas, steam or other power
  16. 363Power of commissioner to require owner or occupier of factory, workshop, etc., to put and maintain the factory, workshop, etc., in a cleanly state
  17. 364Power of commissioner to require owner or occupier of factory, etc., to discontinue the use of such factory, etc
  18. 365Commissioner may enter any factory, workshop or work-place
  19. 366Standing committee to inspect sites and works
  20. 367Power of Government to pass orders or give directions
  21. 368Provision of places for bathing and for washing animals
  22. 369Provision of public bathing-houses, wash-houses, etc
  23. 370Prohibition against washing by washermen at unauthorised places
  24. 371Provision of corporation slaughter houses
  25. 372Licence for slaughter houses
  26. 373Slaughter of animals during festivals and ceremonies
  27. 374Slaughter of animals for sale or food
  28. 375Slaughter of animals for religious ceremonies
  29. 376Power to grant licences be subject to the Tamil Nadu Act XXXII of 1950
  30. 377Regulation of milk trade
  31. 378Public markets
  32. 379Powers of municipal authorities in respect of public markets
  33. 384The provided document only lists this section in the Table of Contents.
  34. 385Sale in unlicensed private market
  35. 386The commissioner may seize the animal or article exposed for sale, in any unlicensed private market or the street or road margins and produce the same before the court of competent jurisdiction.
  36. 387Suspension or refusal of licence in default
  37. 388Power of commissioner to make regulations for bazaars, slaughter houses and places set apart for sacrifice of animals
  38. 389Acquisition of rights of private persons to hold private markets
  39. 390Duty of expelling lepers, etc., from markets, and power to expel disturbers
  40. 391Butcher's, fishmonger's and poulterer's licence
  41. 392Power to prohibit or regulate sale of animals, birds or articles in public streets
  42. 393Decision of disputes as to whether these are markets
  43. 394Duty of commissioner to inspect
  44. 395Powers of commissioner for purposes of inspection
  45. 396Preventing inspection by commissioner
  46. 397Commissioner to seize diseased animal, noxious food
  47. 398Removing or interfering with articles seized
  48. 399Power to destroy article seized
  49. 400Production of articles, etc., seized before magistrate and powers of magistrate to deal with them

Chapter XIII DISPOSAL OF THE DEAD →

  1. 401Registration or closing of ownerless places for disposal of dead
  2. 402Licensing places for disposal of dead
  3. 404Register of registered, licensed and provided places and prohibition of use of other places
  4. 405Report of burials and burnings
  5. 406Prohibition against making of vault or grave in place of worship
  6. 407Prohibition against use of burial and burning grounds dangerous to health or overcrowded with graves
  7. 408Prohibition in respect of corpses
  8. 409Fencing, etc., of private burial grounds
  9. 410Grave-digger's licence

Chapter XIV VITAL STATISTICS AND THE PREVENTION OF DISEASI:~ →

  1. 411Compulsory registration of vital statistics
  2. 412Obligation of medical practitioner or owner or occupier to report infectious disease
  3. 413Power of entry into suspected places
  4. 414Provision of conveyances for carriage of patients
  5. 415Power to order removal of patients to hospital
  6. 416Disinfection of building and articles
  7. 417Destruction of huts and sheds when necessary
  8. 418Provision of places for disinfection and power to destroy infected articles
  9. 419Provision of p18rces far disinfection and power to destroy infected articles.
  10. 420Prohibition against infected person carrying on occupation
  11. 421Section 421
  12. 422Section 422
  13. 423Section 423
  14. 424Section 424
  15. 425The full text body for this provision is not included in the provided source document.
  16. 426The full text body for this provision is not included in the provided source document.
  17. 427The full text body for this provision is not included in the provided source document.
  18. 428The full text body for this provision is not included in the provided source document.
  19. 429Obligation to give information of small-pox
  20. 430Prohibition of variolation for small-pox

Chapter XV RULES, BY-LAWS AND REGULA r IONB →

  1. 431Power of Government to make rules
  2. 432Rules and notifications to be placed before the Legislature
  3. 433Power of council to make bylaws
  4. 434Power to give retrospective effect to certain by-laws
  5. 435Penalty for breaches of by-laws
  6. 436Confirmation of by-laws by Government
  7. 437Conditions precedent to making of by-laws
  8. 438Power of Government to make rules in lieu of by-laws
  9. 439Publication of by-laws or rules
  10. 440Publication of regulations
  11. 441Exhibition of by-laws, rules and regulations

Chapter XVI PENALTI BS →

  1. 442General provisions regarding penalties specified in the Schedule
  2. 443Penalty for councillor voting when not entitled
  3. 444Penalty for acquisition by municipal officer of interest in contract or work
  4. 445Penalty for continuing meeting in contravention of rules, etc
  5. 446Penalty for omission to take out licence for vehicle or animal
  6. 447Penalty for wilfully preventing distraint
  7. 448Penalty for unlawful buildings
  8. 449Notice to sanitary workers before discharge
  9. 450Wrongful restraint of commissioner and his delegates
  10. 451Penalty for not giving information or giving false information

Chapter XVII PROCEDURD AND MISC ELLANBOUS →

  1. 452General provisions regarding licences, registrations and permissions
  2. 453Appeals from commissioner to standing committee
  3. 454Limitation of time for appeal
  4. 455Power of person conducting election and other inquiries
  5. 456Summons to attend and give evidence or produce documents
  6. 458Proof of consent of municipal authorities or municipal officer
  7. 459Signature on documents
  8. 460Publication of notifications
  9. 461Publication of order, notice or other document
  10. 462Publication in newspapers
  11. 463Notice of prohibition or setting apart of places
  12. 464Method of serving documents
  13. 465Recovery by occupier of sum leviable from owner
  14. 466Obstruction of owner by occupier
  15. 467Execution of work by occupier in default of owner
  16. 468Power of entry to inspect, survey or execute the work
  17. 469Power of entry on lands adjacent to work
  18. 470Inspection and stamping of weights and measures
  19. 471Consequences of failure to obtain licences, etc., or of breach of the same
  20. 472Time for complying with order and power to enforce in default
  21. 473Section 473
  22. 474Power of commissioner to agree to receive payment of expenses in instalments
  23. 475Power to declare expenses on certain work to be improvement expenses
  24. 476Improvement expenses by whom payable
  25. 477Redemption of charge for improvement expenses
  26. 478Relief to agents and trustees
  27. 499Application of term 'public servant' to municipal officers, agents and sub-agents
  28. 500Prohibition against obstruction of municipal authorities, servants and contractors
  29. 501Prohibition against removal of mark
  30. 502Prohibition against removal or obliteration of notice
  31. 503Prohibition against unauthorised dealings with public place or materials
  32. 504Injunctions not to be granted in election or assessment proceedings
  33. 505Officers and staff of Madurai municipality deemed to be employees of the corporation
  34. 506Control over municipal electrical undertakings
  35. 507Passing of property and rights to corporation as constituted
  36. 512Repeal of Tamil Nadu Ordinance 5 of 1971

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