Act Number: 66

Act Name: The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957

Year: 1957

Enactment Date: 1957-12-28

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Municipal Government of Delhi.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 468: Composition of offences.
    (1) 1 [The Commissioner or any person authorised by him] by general or special order in this behalf, may either before or after the institution of the proceedings compound any offence made punishable by or under this Act:
     Provided that no offence shall be compoundable which is committed by failure to comply with a notice, order or requisition issued by or on behalf of 2[3[the Corporation]] or of any of the municipal authorities specified in section 44 unless and until the same has been complied with so far as the compliance is possible.
     (2) Where an offence has been compounded, the offender, if in custody, shall be discharged and no further proceedings shall be taken against him in respect of the offence so compounded.
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 114, ibid., for certain words and brackets (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
2. Subs.by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for the Corporation (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
3. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for a Corporation (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
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