The Tripura Municipal Act_1994

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This Act establishes the legal framework for local self-government in the state of Tripura. It applies to urban areas throughout the state, excluding the tribal autonomous districts, and comes into force on a date set by the state government. The legislation defines key terms related to municipal administration, such as what constitutes a Municipality, its members, and specific infrastructure like drains and markets. By setting these rules, the Act provides the necessary structure for organizing local governance, managing urban development, and ensuring public health and sanitation standards are met in urban centers.

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1. Short title and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Declaration of intention to constitute a municipal area.
4. Publication of declaration.
5. Consideration of objection.
6. Constitution of municipal area.
7. Power to abolish or alter the limits of municipal area.
8. Power to include certain dwelling house, manufactory, etc. within a particular municipal area.
9. Power to exempt municipal area from operation of any provision of the Act.
10. Constitution of Municipalities
11. Composition of the Municipalities
12. Total number of seats for direct election in constituencies
13. Constitution composition of Wards Committees etc.
14. Constitution of Special Committee
15. Constitution of Joint Committee
16. Constitution of Standing Committee
17. Powers, functions and duties of Standing Committee
18. Reservation of Seats
19. Duration of Municipalities etc.
20. Dissolution of Municipalities
21. Consequences of dissolution
22. Nagar Panchayat to be the legislative body
23. Nagar Committee to be the executive body
24. Chairperson
25. Election of Chairperson
26. Term of office of the Chairperson
27. Vice-Chairperson
28. Other members of the Nagar Committee
29. Term of office of the Vice-Chairperson and other members of the Nagar Committee
30. Municipal Council shall be the legislative body
31. Chairperson-in-Council shall be the executive body
32. Chairperson
33. Election of Chairperson
34. Term of office of Chairperson
35. Vice-Chairperson
36. Members of Chairperson-in-Council
37. Term of office of the Vice-Chairperson and other members of Chairperson-in-Council
38. Municipal Corporation shall be the legislative body
39. Mayor-in-Council shall be the executive body
40. Mayor
41. Exercise of powers by the Mayor in anticipation of the Mayor in Council
42. Powers of the Mayor in emergency
43. The Deputy Mayor to act as Mayor or to discharge his function during casual vacancies in the office, or during the absence of Mayor
44. Election of Mayor
45. Term of office of Mayor
46. Term of office of Deputy Mayor and other member of Mayor-in-Council
47. Other members of the Mayor-in-Council
48. Municipal Accounts Committee of the Municipal Corporation
49. Holding of general election
50. Appointment of election authorities
51. Electoral roll for a municipal area
52. Condition for registration of voter
53. Disqualification for registration in an electoral roll
54. Appeal
55. Offences in respect of electoral roll
56. Right of vote
57. Qualification for as a member of Municipality
58. General disqualitjcaion for membership of Municipality
59. Election of ineligible persons and disqua,ificaion subsecluently incurred
59A. Disqualification on ground of defection
59B. Casual vacation of seats
60. Voting
61. Corrupt practices
62. Penal provision for corrupt practices
63. Prosecution
64. Orders of disqualification
65. Election petition and procedure
66. Setting aside of election
67. Scrutiny of votes and declaration or confirmation of results
68. Bar to jurisdiction of Courts
69. Fresh election when an election is set aside
70. Saving of acts done by a member before the election is set aside
71. Power of State Government to remove disqualificaions or modify terms thereof
72. Oath of allegiance to be taken by member
73. Meeting of the Municipality
74. Remuneration and allowances
75. Officers and other employees of Municipality
76. Salaries and allowances of officers and employees
77. Power to declare any Municipal Service to be an essentail service and upon such declaration no officer or employee
78. Creation and Recruitment.
79. Placement of staff of State Government at the disposal of Municipality.
80. Technical assistance.
81. Training and Research.
82. Transfer of Staff.
83. Appointment of pay Review Committee.
84. Functions of Municipality.
85. Municipal Fund and its custody.
86. Application of Municipal Fund.
87. Exclusive use of fund for a particular purpose.
88. Financial assistance from the State Government.
89. Loan.
90. Power to acquire and hold property.
91. Vesting of Property.
92. Acquisition of land.
93. Special provision for acquisition of lands adjoining streets.
94. Disposal of property.
95. Inventory of properties of the Municipalities.
96. Power of the Municipality in respect of control of public street.
97. Rights of way for under ground utilities.
98. Power to Prescribe building line and street alignment.
99. Restriction on erection of or additions to buildings within street alignment or building line.
100. Power to take possession of land for building line etc.
101. Power to set back to the regular street line.
102. Payment of Compensation.
103. Power to prohibit use of public streets for certain kind of traffic.
104. Temporary closure of public street.
105. Power to declare public street as free parking area.
106. Sanction for projection over street and drain.
107. Power to remove encroachment.
108. Penalty for encroachment of street or open space.
109. Prohibition of damage Municipal property.
110. Municipality may require repair of damage to public street etc.
111. Naming and numbering of street and premises.
112. Access over private street.
113. Municipality may take over private street.
114. New private street.
115. Layout plants.
116. Lighting of streets and public place.
117. Generation of electricity.
118. Power to make building rules.
119. Power to regulates future construction of building.
120. Power to prohibit change of authorised use of building.
121. Licence for use of premises for nonresidential purpose.
122. Power to prevent use of premises for environmental reason.
123. Approval or sanction of building site or building plan.
124. Municipality to be informed about use or occupancy of a building.
125. Sanction of building, plan and permission to execute work.
126. Grounds on which sanction may be refused.
127. Period of complection of building work.
128. Completion Notice.
129. Power to prevent use of inflamable materials.
130. Inspection of building.
131. Repair works exempted.
132. Power to cancel permission.
133. Order for demolition Or a'teration of building.
134. Owner to stop excavation.
135. Power to stop unauthorised construction of unlawful work.
136. Power to require alteration of exisiting building.
137. Maintenance of building.
138. Power to order demolition of a building.
139. Power to Make regulation.
140. Watersupply.
141. Vesting of public work.
142. Construction of water works.
143. Power to lay or carry pipe or channel.
144. Control of water-main on land through which water main etc. pass.
145. Water connection to premises.
146. Water supply through hydrants, stand posts etc.
147. Municipality to maintain and all private connection to the service main.
148. Water supply outside Municipal area.
149. Power of the State Government to take over water works.
150. Power to Cut off water supply.
151. Dug well etc without permission is prohibited.
152. Setting apart of water for drinking and other purposes.
153. Water analysis.
154. Power to make rules.
155. Power to make regulations.
156. Municipality to provide drainage and sewerage.
157. Cleaning of drains.
158. Payment and disposal of sewage.
159. Construction and maintenance of sewerage system.
160. Power to lay or carry pipes through private land.
161. Use of public drain by private owners.
162. Demolition of unauthorised drain.
163. Combined drainage for group of buildings.
164. Power to enforce drainage of undrained premises.
165. Power of the State Government to take control of certain drainage work.
166. Encroachment of Municipalities drain.
167. Power to make rules.
168. Power to make regulations.
169. Collection and removal.
170. Provision for different deposits.
171. Duties of owners or occupiers to collect and deposit rubbish.
172. Cleaning of street and removal of solid waste.
173. Solid waste to be Municipal property.
174. Removal of solid waste from on-residential premises.
175. Disposal of solid waste.
176. Sanitation of special occasion.
177. Prohibition against deposit of solid waste.
178. Presumption as to commission of offence.
179. Penalty.
180. Power to enforce scavenging or cleansing work.
181. Municipal markets and slaughter house.
182. Permission for use Municipal market.
183. To levy fee, rent etc. for use of Municipal market.
184. Rate of premium, rent etc. to be published.
185. Private market and slaughter house.
186. Power to expel persons from municipal market.
187. Prohibition of business or trade in Municipal or private market.
188. Municipal Licence for.
189. Power to seize and arrest for unauthorised sale of flesh.
190. Power to seize Or drug if found unfit for human consumption.
191. Commercial projects by municipality.
192. Power to levy tax etc.
193. Property tax.
194. Provision of the municipal Act, 1932 to apply for assessment of tax.
195. Provision of the Bengal Municipal Act, 1932 to apply for determination of annual rental value.
196. Power of the State Government to adopt any alternative assessment mechanism.
197. Tax on advertisement other than advertisement in the news papers.
198. Tax on carts and Carriages.
199. Tolls on ferries and bridges.
200. Power to establish Toll Bar.
201. Fees on licence and permits.
202. Construction fees.
203. Application fees.
204. Fees for specific services.
205. Parking fee.
206. Entry fee on goods and passengers vehicles.
207. Levy on congregation.
208. Levy of surcharge.
209. Exemption from property tax.
210. Power of exemption or a municipality.
211. Distribution and allocation of revenues.
212. Grant-in-aid.
213. Power to make Rules.
214. Intimation about amount of taxes.
215. Method of recovery of taxes.
216. Incidents of property tax.
217. Recovery of tax from unauthorised occupier.
218. Power of the Governor to give directions.
219. Bustee improvement scheme.
220. Management of facilities for common use by User's committee etc.
221. Removal of congested buildings.
222. Power to require improvement of building Unfit for human habitation.
223. Master plan for Urban development Region.
224. Urban Development Committee.
225. Control of Municipality Over urban Development activities.
226. Power to make rules.
227. Precaution in case of dangerous structures.
228. Precautions in case of dangerous trees.
229. Precautions in case of dangerous tank, will, holes, etc.
230. Power to stop quarrying.
231. Precautions against fire.
232. Prohibition of construction of wells, tanks, etc.
233. Filling in of pools etc. which are nuisance.
234. Cleansing of insanitery private tank or wall used for drinking purposes.
235. Prohibition against, or regulaltion washing animals or clothes or fishing in public water courses, tanks etc.
236. Provision of public toilets and wash houses.
237. Prohibition against defiling water tanks etc.
238. Unoccupied building or lands.
239. Premises not to be used for keeping animals, birds etc. without licence.
240. Seizure of certain animals or birds.
241. Power to deal with infected dogs or animals.
242. Power to stop nuisance from animals within premises.
243. Control and removal of Khatals.
244. Power to require removal or conversion of latrines etc.
245. Measures for prevention of dangerous diseases.
246. Power to close lodging and eating houses.
247. Power of Municipality to restrict or prohibit sale of fish, flesh, food, drink, articles etc.
248. Control over well and tanks etc.
249. Disposal of infectious corpses.
250. Registration of births and deaths.
251. Information regarding death.
252. Medical practitioner certify cause of death.
253. Duties of police in regard to corpses.
254. Sextens etc. bury etc. corpse.
255. Registration of places for disposal of dead.
256. Power to require closing of burning and burial grounds.
257. Prohibitions of burials within places of worship and exhumation.
258. Acts prohibited in connection with disposal of dead.
259. Disposal of dead animals.
260. Annual Budget of a municipality.
261. Power to alter Budget grants.
271. Notice, limitation and tender in suits against Municipality.
272. Indemnity.
273. Municipal Police.
273A. Municipal Appellate Tribunal
274. Power to make rules.
275. Power to make regulations.
276. Disputes.
277. Penalties and punishments.
278. Annual Report.
279. Repeal and savings.
280. Power to remove difficulties.

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