REGISTERED No. D. 221 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY PART II—Sec. Ii No. 3] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1965/MAGHA 5, 1886 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation MINISTRY OF LAW (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 25th January, 1965/Magha 5, 1886 (Saka) THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS GRAM PANCHAYATS (AMENDMENT) REGULATION, 1965 No. 1 OF 1965 Promulgated by the President in the Fifteenth Year of the Republic of India.
A Regulation further to amend the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Gram Panchayats Regulation, 1961.
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 240 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Regulation made by him: —
1. This Regulation may be called the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Gram Panchayats (Amendment) Regulation, 1965.
2. In section 2 of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Gram Panchayats Regulation, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Regulation), in clause (b), for the words "Revenue Assistant Commissioner", the words "Additional District Magistrate" shall be substituted.
3. For section 32 of the principal Regulation, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "32. (1) The Panchayat, in respect of all roads, streets, bridges, culverts and other properties placed by the Chief Commissioner under sub-section (1) of section 39 under its 4 of 1961.
Short title.
Amendment of section
2.
Substitution of new section for section 32.
Control of Panchayat on certain properties.
9 I o THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EJCntAOHIttNAKY [PAHT II direction, management and control, may do all things necessary for the maintenance and repair thereof, and in particular, may—
(a) widen, open, enlarge or otherwise improve any such road, bridge or culvert and plant and preserve trees on the aides of such roads,
(b) deepen or otherwise improve any watercourse and other property mentioned in clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 39, and
(o) cut any hedge or branch of any tree projecting on any such public road or street.
(2) The Panchayat shall also have control of all roads, streets, waterways, bridges and culverts which are situated within its jurisdiction, not being private property or not being the property for the time being under the control of the Government, and may do all things necessary for the improvement, maintenance and repair thereof, and in particular, may—
(a) lay out and make new roads, and
(b) construct new bridges and culverts."
4. For section 39 of the principal Regulation, the following section lall be substituted, namely: — "39. (1) The Chief Commissioner may, if he deems fit, place all or any of the properties, of the nature specified below, and situated within the jurisdiction of the Gram Sabha under the direction, management and control of the Panchayat, namely: —
(a) open sites, waste, vacant and grazing lands, not being private property, and river beds;
(b) public roads and streets;
(c) public channels, watercourses, wells, ponds, tanks (except irrigation tanks under the control of the Government) public springs, reservoirs, cisterns, fountains aqueducts and any adjacent land (not being private property) appertaining to any public tank or pond; and lands appertaining thereto;
(d) public sewers, drains, drainage works, tunnels and culverts and things appertaining thereto and other conservancy works;
Substitution of new section for section 39.
Properties placed under the direction, management and control of Panchayat.
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(e) sewage, rubbish and offensive matter deposited on streets or collected by the Panchayat from streets, latrines, urinals, sewers, cesspool and other places; and
(f) public lamps, lamp posts and apparatus connected therewith or appertaining thereto.
(2) All markets and fairs or such portion thereof as are held upon public land shall be managed and regulated by the Panchayat and the Gram Sabha shall receive to the credit of the Gram Fund all dues levied or imposed in respect thereof.".
S. RADHAKRTSHNAN, President.
R. C. S. SARKAR, Secy, to the Govt, of India.
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