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Section 462: Punishment for acquiring share or interest in contract, etc., with the Corporation.

The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957Central Act · Act 66 of 1957

[Any councillor or any person referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 3 of any committee of [[the Corporation]]] who knowingly acquires, directly or indirectly, any share or interest in any contract made with, or any work done for, [[the Corporation]] not being a share or interest such as under section 9 it is permissible for a councillor to have without being thereby disqualified for being a councillor ***, and the Commissioner, *** *** or any municipal officer or other municipal employee who knowingly acquires, directly or indirectly, any share or interest in any contract made with, or any work done for, [[the Corporation]] not being a share or interest such as under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 9 or subclauses (ii) and (iii) of clause (c) of sub-section (2) of that section it is permissible for a councillor *** to have, without being thereby disqualified for being a councillor ***, shall be deemed to have committed the offence made punishable under section 168of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

Where this provision sits

ActThe Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957
Section462
Marginal notePunishment for acquiring share or interest in contract, etc., with the Corporation.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act 67 of 1993. . Subs. by Act 67 of 1993, s. 112, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
  • substituted, Delhi Act 12 of 2011. . Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for "the Corporation" (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
  • substituted, Act 10 of 2022. . Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for "a Corporation" (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
  • omitted. . The words "or an alderman" omitted by s. 112, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
  • omitted. . The words and brackets "the General Manager (Electricity)" omitted by s. 112, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
  • omitted, Act 71 of 1971. . The words and brackets "the General Manager (Transport)" omitted by Act 71 of 1971, s. 7(b) and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 3-11-1971).

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