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