Bare Act
The Howrah Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2024
The Howrah Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2024, updates municipal governance regulations within the Howrah Municipal Corporation jurisdiction in West Bengal. It applies to property owners, developers, commercial operators, and residents in Howrah. The Act defines public utility buildings, introduces online building plan sanctions, and establishes a single-window clearance system. It empowers municipal authorities to classify public streets, mandate drainage and waste management compliance, inspect premises, reconstruct dangerous buildings, and restrict health or environmental hazards. By streamlining approval processes and enforcing safety, sanitation, and urban planning standards, the legislation improves urban infrastructure management, public health safeguards, and overall civic administration.
- 1. Short title and commencement.
- 2. Amendment of section 2 of West Ben. Act LVIII of 1980.
- 3. Insertion of new section after section 136.
- 4. Amendment of section 144.
- 5. Insertion of new sections after section 171.
- 6. Insertion of new section after section 173.
- 7. Amendment of section 174.
- 8. Insertion of new section after section 174B.
- 9. Insertion of new section after section 175D.
- 10. Amendment of section 177.
- 11. Amendment of section 179.
- 12. Amendment of section 180C
- 13. Insertion of new section after section 180G
- 14. Insertion of new section after section 1880
- 15. Insertion of new section after 231
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