(1) The Board may, with the previous approval of the State Government, make regulations consistent with this Act and the rules for the administration of its affairs.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the time and place at which meetings of the Board are to be held, the procedure in regard to the transaction of business thereat, and the number of members necessary to constitute a quorum thereat, under sub-sections
(1) and (4) of section 11;
(b) the time and place at which meetings of a committee are to be held, and the procedure in regard to the transaction of business (including quorum) thereat, under sub-section (2) of section 12;
(c) the recruitment and conditions of service of other officers and servants, under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 13;
(d) the authority by which or the officer by whom and the manner in * which contract or assurance of property on behalf of the Board is to be executed under section 16;
Protection of action taken under this Act.
Members, officers a servants a the Board to be public servants.
XLV of 1960.
Power to make rules Regulations.
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(e) any other matter for which provision is to be or may be made by regulations.
(3) Until any regulations are made by the Board under sub-section (1), any regulations which may be made by it may be made by the State Government and any regulations so made may be altered or rescinded by the Board in exercise of its power under sub-section (1).
30. Each of the enactments mentioned in column 1 of the Schedule shall be amended in the manner, and to the extent, specified against it in column 2 thereof.
SCHEDULE (See section 30) Enactments Amendments 1 2
1.The Bombay Provincial Municipal In section 126-A, for sub-sections (1) and (2), Corporations Act, 1949 (Bom. LIX of the following sub-sections shall be substituted, 1949). namely :- "(1) The State Government may, after considering recommendations of the Gujarat Municipal Finance Board, determine whether for augmenting the finances of the Corporation for any of the purposes of this Act it is necessary to make any grant to the Corporation and if so, the amount thereof.
(2) The grant so determined shall be made to the Corporation every year but it may be revised after a period of every five years having regard to the recommendations of the Gujarat Municipal Finance Board in respect of the revision of grants to Corporations.".
2. The Gujarat Municipalities Act. 1963 In section 144, for sub-sections (1) and (2) (Guj. 34 of 1964). the following sub-sections shall be substituted namely:- "(1) The State Government may, after considering the recommendations of the Gujarat Municipal Finance Board, determine whether for augmenting the finances of a municipality for any of the purposes of this Act it is necessary to make any grant to the municipality and if so, the amount thereof.
(2) The grant so determined shall be made to the municipality every year but it may be revised after a period of every five years having regard to the recommendations of the Gujarat Municipal Finance Board in respect of the revision of grants to municipalities.'.
-------------------- 1 For Statement of Objects and Reasons, See Gujarat Government Gazette, Extraordinary, Part V, Pages Dated the 21st February, 1979 Pages 165 and 166.
This Act was assented to by the Governor on the 31st March, 1979.
Amendment enactments relating to local authorities.
[1979 : Guj. 12 Gujarat Municipal Finance Board Act, 1979 1a These words were added by Guj. 8 of 2008, s. 2(1).
1b These words were added, ibid., s. 2(2).
2 This sub-section (1) was and was deemed always to have substituted for original, by Guj, 1 of 1999. S.3. Sch., Sr. No. 12(1) 3 The words have been substituted for the words "as early as practicable, and member so appointed shall hold office so long only as the member in whose place he has been appointed would have held office if the vacancy had not occured;" by Guj. 1 of 1999. s. 3. sch., Sr. No. 12 (2).
4 This clause (a), was substituted, for the original, by Guj. 1 of 1999. s. 3, Sch., Sr. No. 12 (3).