Section List

43/1994 - The Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994 ▶

Act Number: 43

Act Name: The Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994

Year: 1994

Enactment Date: 1994-07-08

Long Title: An Act to provide for constitution and organisation of municipalities in the Urban areas of Manipur and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Department:

Section Number	Title	Actions
1	Short title, extent and commencement.
2	Definitions.
3	Constitution of municipalities.
4	Effect of exclusion of local area from municipality.
5	Election and maintenance of boundary marks.
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.
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.
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.
47	Gratuity and pension.
48	Power to make rules.
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.
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.
61	Disqualification from voting.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
155	Supply of drinking water.
156	Removal of latrines, etc., near any source of water supply.
157	Owner or occupier to take steps to prevent spread of infectious disease.
158	Unauthorised construction or tree over drain or water-works.
159	Powers in respect of burial and burning places.
160	Burial of paupers and unclaimed dead bodies.
161	Powers to cause corpses to be burnt or buried according to the religious tenets of the deceased.
162	Establishment of markets.
163	Power to remove persons from municipal market.
164	Places for slaughter of animals for sale.
165	Inspection before and after slaughter.
166	Licencing of butcher.
167	Regulation of offensive trades.
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.
173	Penalty for failure to give information of cholera.
174	Disinfection of building and articles.
175	Penalty for letting infected house.
176	Power of entry for purpose of preventing spread of disease.
177	Removal to hospital of patients suffering from infectious disease.
178	Municipality to provide places for recreation.
179	Function and powers in regard to pounds.
180	Service of notice.
181	Reasonable time for act to be fixed.
182	Service of notice on owner or occupier of land.
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.
202	Control by Deputy Commissioner.
203	Power to suspend action under the Act.
204	Powers of Deputy Commissioner in case of emergency.
205	Power to dissolve Nagar Panchayat or Council in certain cases.
206	Consequence of dissolution.
207	Decision of disputes between local authorities.
208	Powers of State Government to make rules.
209	Power of municipality to frame bye-laws.
210	Additional power to frame bye-laws in hill areas.
211	Confirmation of bye-laws.
212	Publication of bye-laws.
213	Model bye-laws.
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.
55	Right of Government Officers to attend, address and take part in the meeting of the Nagar Panchayat or of the Council.
60	Penalty in case Councillors, executive officer, etc., having interest in a contract, etc., with the Nagar Panchayat or Council.
119	Power of the District Magistrate and Sub-Divisional Magistrate to remove encroachment summarily on requisition by the Government.
168	Certain offensive and dangerous trades not to be established within the limits to be fixed by the municipality without licence.
183	Procedure when owners or occupiers are required by Nagar Panchayat or the Council to execute works.
86	Reduction of valuation, revision of valuation and assessment and revision of valuation list and assessment register.
46	Disciplinary action against employees of Nagar Panchayat and Council and conditions of their services, etc.