Bare Act
The Mettur Township Act, 1940
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This Act establishes a local governing body called the Mettur Township Committee to manage municipal affairs in the Mettur township. The committee is a legal entity that can own property and enter contracts, with members including elected representatives and government-appointed officials focused on industrial and labor interests. It allows the state government to apply existing municipal laws to the area with specific changes, enabling the committee to collect taxes and manage local administration through an appointed executive officer. The government also retains the power to define and change the township's boundaries as needed.
- 1. Short title
- 2. Constitution of committee for administration of Mettur township
- 3. Composition of the Township Committee
- 4. Application of Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920 and other enactments to Mettur township subject to specified modifications, additions and restrictions
- 5. Power to define and alter boundaries of Mettur township
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