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Manipur Municipalities Act
An Act to provide for constitution and organisation of municipalities in the Urban areas of Manipur and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
| Act Id | 199443 |
| Act Number | 43 |
| Enactment Date | 1994-07-08 |
| Act Year | 1994 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| Enforcement Date | 24-05-1994 |
- PRELIMINARY
- CONSTITUTION OF MUNICIPALITIES
- NAGAR PANCHAYAT
- 6 Incorporation of Nagar Panchayat
- 7 Composition of Nagar Panchayat
- 8 Application of certain provisions relating to Council in case of Nagar Panchayat
- 9 Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of Nagar Panchayat
- 10 Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons
- 11 Resignation by Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Councillor
- 12 Remuneration to Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
- MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
- 13 Incorporation of Municipal Council
- 14 Municipal administration
- 15 Composition of Council
- 16 Constitution and composition of Wards Committees
- 17 Reservation of seats
- 18 Allocation of reserved seats and delimitation of wards
- 19 Disqualifications for membership
- 20 Oath of office
- 21 Appointment of administrator
- 22 Duration of municipalities, etc
- 23 Every Council to have Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson
- 24 Election of Chairperson
- 25 Election of Vice-Chairperson
- 26 Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson cease to hold office as such
- 27 Filling up of vacancies and term of office of persons filling up the vacancy
- 28 Resignation by Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Councillor
- 29 Removal of Councillors
- 30 Effect of removal of a Councillor
- 31 No-confidence motion against Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson
- 32 Grant of leave of absence to Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson
- 33 Powers and functions of the Chairperson
- 34 Function of Vice-Chairperson
- 35 Remuneration of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
- 36 Powers, authority and responsibilities of municipalities
- 37 Obligatory functions of the municipality
- 38 Special duties of municipalities
- 39 Discretionary functions of municipality
- 40 Management of public institution by municipality to vest in it
- ESTABLISHMENT
- 41 Appointment of Executive Officers
- 42 Main functions of the Executive Officer
- 43 Appointment of Health Officer, Revenue Officer and Engineer
- 44 Power of Nagar Panchayat and Council to determine strength of its employees
- 45 Power of Nagar Panchayat and Council to appoint its officers and employees
- 46 Disciplinary action against employees of Nagar Panchayat and Council and conditions of their services, etc
- 47 Gratuity and pension
- 48 Power to make rules
- CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
- 49 Meeting of a Nagar Panchayat or of a Council
- 50 Chairperson of meeting
- 51 Manner of deciding questions
- 52 Adjournment of meeting in the absence of quorum
- 53 Minutes of proceedings
- 54 Modification and cancellation of resolution
- 55 Right of Government Officers to attend, address and take part in the meeting of the Nagar Panchayat or of the Council
- 56 Appointment of Committees
- 57 Chairperson of Committee
- 58 Liability for loss, waste or misapplication of funds and property
- 59 Disqualifications of Councillors having share or interest in contract
- 60 Penalty in case Councillors, executive officer, etc., having interest in a contract, etc., with the Nagar Panchayat or Council
- 61 Disqualification from voting
- MUNICIPAL PROPERTY, FINANCE AND CONTRACTS
- 62 Municipal property and vesting thereof
- 63 Transfer of municipal property
- 64 Execution of contracts
- 65 Transfer of private roads, etc., to Nagar Panchayat or Council
- 66 Acquisition of land
- 67 Formation and custody for municipal fund
- 68 Credit of moneys to the municipal fund
- 69 Powers of the Nagar Panchayat or of the Council to borrow money
- 70 Application of municipal property and fund
- 71 Budget
- 72 Accounts and audit
- 73 Finance Commission for municipalities
- MUNICIPAL TAXATION
- 74 Power to impose taxes by and the funds of the municipalities
- 75 Taxes which may be imposed
- 76 Tax on Government holdings
- 77 Restriction regarding tax on holding
- 78 Collection of taxes are subject to bye-law, etc
- 79 Nagar Panchayat or Council to determine the valuation of holding
- 80 Returns required for ascertaining annual value
- 81 Penalty for default in furnishing return and for obstruction of assessor
- 82 Determination of annual value of holdings
- 83 Determination of rate of tax on holding
- 84 Preparation of assessment register
- 85 Powers to assess consolidated tax for building and land on which it stands
- 86 Reduction of valuation, revision of valuation and assessment and revision of valuation list and assessment register
- 87 Notice to be given to Chairperson of transfers of title of persons liable of payment of tax
- 88 Revisions of valuation list
- 89 Appointment of assessor and power of State Government to direct the appointment of assessor
- 90 Revision of assessment register
- 91 Effect of revision of assessment register
- 92 Exemptions and remission
- 93 Power of assessor
- 94 Publication of notice of assessment
- 95 Application for review
- 96 Procedure for review
- 97 Limitation of time for application for review
- 98 Assessment to be questioned only under Act
- 99 Tax not invalid for want of form
- 100 Procedure for imposing taxes, recovery of claims, etc
- RECOVERY OF MUNICIPAL CLAIMS
- 101 Recovery from occupier of tax due from non-resident
- 102 Recovery from owner of occupier's tax in certain cases
- 103 Recovery by owner of occupier's tax paid by owner
- 104 Method of recovery by owner
- 105 Penalty
- 106 Municipality may compound with livery stable keepers
- 107 Rents, tolls and fees in respect of markets
- 108 Recovery of taxes as arrears of land revenue
- 109 Power to sell unclaimed holdings for money due
- 110 Writing off irrecoverable sums due to the Nagar Panchayat or to the Council
- Powers in respect of road
- 111 Power to make roads
- 112 Power to repair, etc., of private road, drains, etc
- 113 Prohibition of use of public roads by a class of animals, carts or vehicles
- 114 Penalty for encroachment on public roads, etc
- 115 Use of public road or place by vendors and other person and penalty thereof
- 116 Power to remove obstructions, encroachments and projections in or on public road, etc
- 117 Procedure when person who erected obstruction cannot be found
- 118 Projections from buildings to be removed
- 119 Power of the District Magistrate and Sub-Divisional Magistrate to remove encroachment summarily on requisition by the Government
- 120 Effect of order made under section 116, 117, 118 or 119
- 121 Nagar Panchayat or Council may require land holders to trim hedges, etc
- 122 Penalty for disobeying requisition under section 116, 117, 118 or 119
- 123 Names of public roads and number of buildings
- Building
- 124 Erection of building without sanction
- 125 Special provision for cases where bye-laws have not been made
- 126 Powers of Nagar Panchayat or the Council to sanction or refuse
- 127 Lapse of sanction
- 128 Penalty for building without or in contravention of sanction
- 129 Power of a Nagar Panchayat or a Council in case of disobedience
- 130 Roofs and external walls not to be made of inflammable materials
- 131 Power to attach brackets for lamps
- 132 Building unfit for human habitation
- 133 Pending of building in dangerous state
- 134 Nagar Panchayat or Council may require owners to pull down ruins
- 135 Penalty for disobeying requisition under sections 133 and 134
- 136 Compensation for prohibition of erection or re-erection
- Powers connected with drains
- 137 Power to require owners to clear noxious vegetation
- 138 Power to require owners to improve bad drainage
- 139 Power to require unwholesome tanks or private premises to be cleansed or drained
- 140 Wells, tanks, etc., to be secured
- 141 Penalty for disobeying requisition under sections 137, 138, 139 and 140
- 142 Power of Government to prohibit cultivation, use of manure, or irrigation injurious to health
- 143 Public latrines and urinals
- 144 Power to demolish unauthorised drains leading into public
- 145 Penalty for allowing water of any sewer, etc., to run on any public road
- 146 Power to require owner to drain land
- 147 Penalty for disobeying requisition under section 146
- Scavenging and cleaning
- 148 Establishment for removal of sewage, offensive matter and rubbish
- 149 Sewerage scheme
- 150 Removal of sewage, offensive material, rubbish
- 151 Penalty for placing rubbish on public road
- 152 Penalty on occupier for not removing filth, etc
- 153 Penalty for throwing offensive matter on public roads, etc
- 154 Power of servants of the Nagar Panchayat or of the Council
- Water supply and drainage system
- Burial and burning ground for disposal of corpses
- Markets and slaughter houses
- Nuisances from certain trades, professions, etc.
- 167 Regulation of offensive trades
- 168 Certain offensive and dangerous trades not to be established within the limits to be fixed by the municipality without licence
- 169 Cinemas, dramatic performances, circuses, etc
- 170 Cancellation, revocation, etc., of licences
- 171 Publication of order of refusal, suspension of licences
- 172 Power to close market, tea-stall, etc
- Infectious or contagious diseases
- Park, playground and open space
- PROCEDURE
- 180 Service of notice
- 181 Reasonable time for act to be fixed
- 182 Service of notice on owner or occupier of land
- 183 Procedure when owners or occupiers are required by Nagar Panchayat or the Council to execute works
- 184 Person required to execute any work may prefer objection to the municipality
- 185 Procedure if person objecting alleges that work will cost more than three thousand rupees
- 186 Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson to make order after hearing objection
- 187 Power of municipality on failure of persons to execute works
- 188 Power to apportion expenses among owners and occupiers
- 189 Apportionment among owners and occupiers
- 190 Occupiers may recover cost of works executed at their expenses from owners
- 191 Power to enter upon, possession of houses so repaired
- 192 Sale of materials of houses pulled down
- 193 Cognizance
- 194 Offences under the Act compoundable
- 195 Power and duties of police in respect of offences
- 196 Appeals from order refusing licences
- 197 Appeals from orders in other cases
- 198 Appeal not to be dismissed without giving reasonable opportunity
- 199 Dispute as to compensation payable by municipality
- 200 Indemnity
- 201 Bar of suits in absence of notice
- CONTROL
- RULES AND BYE-LAWS
- MISCELLANEOUS
- 214 Validity of acts and proceedings
- 215 Petition for challenging election
- 216 Power to make rules for election and election petition
- 217 Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts in election matters
- 218 Election to the municipalities
- 219 Electoral roll for a municipal area
- 220 Conditions for registration as a voter
- 221 Power to remove difficulties
- 222 Overriding effect of the provisions of the Act
- 223 Mode of proof of municipal record and fee for certified copy
- 224 Restriction on the summoning of municipal servants to produce documents
- 225 Penalty for violating the provision of this Act
- 226 Public servants
- 227 District Planning Committee
- 228 Committee for Metropolitan Planning
- 229 Delegation of powers of State Government
- 230 Repeal of Manipur Act 26 of 1976 and saving
- 231 Repeal and saving
