Section 52

Power to make bye-laws.

The Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971

  • Act 76 of 1971
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of States
About this Act

An Act to provide for the establishment of District Councils in the Hill Areas in the Union territory of Manipur.

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    (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and of the rules made thereunder, a District Council may make bye-laws to provide for all or any of the following matters in the autonomous district for which it is constituted or in any part thereof, namely:—
         (a) the maintenance and management of schools and grants of stipends and scholarships;
         (b) control and administration of dispensaries, their construction and repairs, the supply of medicines and the measures to be taken during the prevalence of diseases;
         (c) the protection from pollution of such tanks, springs, wells or parts of rivers, streams, channels or water courses as are set apart for drinking or culinary purposes;
         (d) any other matter which is necessary for carrying out all or any of the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.
     (2) A bye-law made under sub-section (1) shall not have effect until it has been confirmed by the Administrator and published in such manner as he may direct.
     (3) The Administrator, in confirming a bye-law, may make any change therein which appears to him to be necessary.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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