Powers of the Authority

The Special Area Authority shall- (1) for the purpose of administration have the powers which a Nagar Nigam has under the Uttar Pradesh Nagar Nigam Adhiniyam, 1959 vide Adaptation and Modification Order of the Uttarakhand State ; (2) for the purpose of taxation have the powers which Nagar Nigam has in relation to a city under the Uttar Pradesh Nagar Nigam Adhiniyam, 1959 (as applicable in the State of Uttarakhand) vide Adaptation and Modification Order by the Uttarakhand State.