Jharkhand Municipal Act 2011
State Act of Jharkhand · Act 7 of 2012209 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 7 of 2012 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Jharkhand |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 209 |
| Subjects | local |
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- Section 29 Oath of secrecy to be taken by Mayor, Chairperson, Deputy Mayor and Vice Chairperson
- Section 31 Powers of Mayor and Chairperson
- Section 33 Delegation of Powers and Functions
- Section 35 Functions of the Ward Committee - The Ward Committee shall perform the following functions in the ward, namely
- Section 40 Determination of Areas
- Section 42 Qualifications for being an Area Sabha Representative
- Section 43 Nomination of Area Sabha Representative
- Section 54 Manner of Disclosure
- Section 55 Officers of Municipality
- Section 56 Municipal establishment and schedule of posts
- Section 58 Salaries and allowances of officers and other employees
- Section 59 Leave and other conditions of service
- Section 60 Appointment of officers of the state government for Municipalities
- Section 62 Cadres of common municipal services, appointments etc
- Section 64 Powers and Functions of Municipal Ombudsman -The Municipal Ombudsman shall have the following powers and functions
- Section 69 Power to make rules: The State Government may, in consultation with the Municipal Ombudsman make rules, inter alia, for the following matters
- Section 74 Ordinary Meetings
- Section 75 Notice of meeting and list of business
- Section 77 Quorum for transaction of business at a meeting of municipality and method of deciding questions
- Section 78 Presiding officer of a meeting of Municipality
- Section 80 Councillor having pecuniary interest in any contract etc. with municipality
- Section 81 Disclosure of pecuniary interest
- Section 82 Right of Municipal Commissioner or Executive Officer and other officers to attend meeting of Municipality and Committees etc
- Section 83 Right of Councillors to ask questions
- Section 84 Discussion on urgent public matters
- Section 85 Asking for statement from Standing Committee
- Section 86 Keeping of minutes and proceedings
- Section 87 Circulation and inspection of minutes
- Section 89 Rules relating to conduct of business of the municipality
- Section 90 Validation of act and proceedings
- Section 91 Power of Government to call for records etc
- Section 96 Power of State Government to dissolve the Council
- Section 101 Payments not to be made out of Municipal Fund unless covered by budget grant
- Section 104 Power to incur expenditure beyond the limits of the municipality
- Section 109 Report on services provided at subsidised rate
- Section 110 Sanction of budget estimate of municipality
- Section 111 Power to alter budget grant
- Section 112 Maintenance of accounts
- Section 114 Financial Statement
- Section 115 Balance Sheet
- Section 117 Power of Auditor
- Section 121 Power of State Government to enforce order upon audit report
- Section 127 Acquisition of property by Municipality by agreement, exchange, lease, grant etc
- Section 130 Disposal of property - Any property belonging to the municipality may be disposed of with the prior approval of the State Government in the manner hereinafter provided, namely
- Section 133 Power of municipality to raise loan
- Section 135 Power of municipality to raise short term loan
- Section 136 Establishment of Sinking Fund
- Section 137 Application of Sinking Fund
- Section 138 Power to discontinue payment towards Sinking Fund
- Section 139 Investment of amount at the credit of Sinking Fund
- Section 141 Manner of repayment of loans
- Section 142 Form and effect of debenture
- Section 144 Annual examination of Sinking Funds
- Section 146 Issue of Municipal Bonds for development of urban infrastructure and Pledging of Municipal Assets as security
- Section 147 Credit rating of Municipal Bonds
- Section 149 Limit to encumbrances through future debt
- Section 151 Internal revenues of municipality
- Section 154 Power to levy user charges
- Section 156 Levy of surcharge on tax or fee
- Section 157 Power to levy development charge
- Section 158 Realisation of tax, fees, cess, etc under any other law
- Section 163 Assessment in case of holdings sub- divided into separate shares
- Section 164 Assessment in case of holdings having been amalgamated
- Section 165 Power of Standing Committee in case of excessive hardship
- Section 166 Remission or adjustment on account of vacant holdings
- Section 168 Investigation of objections by Municipal Commissioner or Executive Officer
- Section 169 Appeal to the Competent Court / District Judge
- Section 170 Valuations when to final
- Section 172 License for use of site for purpose of advertisement
- Section 173 Tax on advertisement
- Section 174 Permission of the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer to be void in certain cases
- Section 175 License for use of site for purpose of advertisement to be void in certain cases
- Section 176 Presumption in case of contravention
- Section 177 Power of Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer in case of contravention
- Section 178 Removal of poster, hoarding, etc
- Section 181 Manner of recovery of taxes under the Act- Save as otherwise provided in this Act, any tax levied under this Act may be recovered in accordance with the following procedure and in…
- Section 182 Time and manner of payment of taxes
- Section 185 Requirement of payment of rent by occupier towards tax due on land or building
- Section 186 Recovery of property tax on lands and buildings or any other tax or charge when owner of land or building is unknown or ownership is disputed
- Section 187 Power of the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer to prosecute or serve notice of demand
- Section 188 Cancellation of irrecoverable dues
- Section 189 Apportionment of property tax on lands and buildings by person primarily liable to pay
- Section 190 Mode of recovery
- Section 191 Commercial Projects and receipts therefrom
- Section 192 Undertaking of project by municipality or by other agency
- Section 193 Types of Private Sector Participation Agreements
- Section 194 Functions assigned to municipality or other agencies
- Section 196 Duty of municipality to supply water
- Section 197 Supply of water to connected premises
- Section 198 Supply of water for non-domestic purposes
- Section 199 Provision of communication pipes and fittings
- Section 200 Water-supply through hydrants, stand-posts and other conveniences
- Section 201 Provision for fire hydrants
- Section 202 Supply of water to areas outside municipal area
- Section 203 Public tanks, sub-soil water, etc. to vest in municipality
- Section 204 Vesting of sub-soil rights
- Section 205 Works to be undertaken for supply of water
- Section 206 Management of waterworks
- Section 207 Purity of water for domestic purpose
- Section 208 Water not to be wasted
- Section 209 Prohibition regarding sinking of tube-wells, digging of wells, etc
- Section 211 Power to set apart wells, tanks, etc. for drinking, culinary, bathing and washing purposes
- Section 212 Power to lay mains, service pipes etc
- Section 213 Prohibition for laying water pipes and construction of latrines and cesspools
- Section 214 Power in relation to water supply
- Section 215 Power to turn off supply of water to premises
- Section 216 Power to provide water meters and recover charges
- Section 217 Entrustment of operation and maintenance of waterworks and billing and collection of charges
- Section 218 Liability for offence in relation to water-supply
- Section 219 Municipality to provide drainage, sewerage and outfall
- Section 220 Provision of means for disposal of sewage
- Section 222 Power to make over to, or to take over from, statutory authority drainage and sewerage works
- Section 223 Power of making drains
- Section 224 Sewage and rain water to be separate
- Section 226 Powers in relation to drainage
- Section 227 Premises not to be erected without drains
- Section 232 Special provisions relating to trade effluent
- Section 233 Special provisions regarding drainage of trade effluent
- Section 234 Connection with water works, mains and drains not to be made without permission
- Section 236 Railway administration to be informed in certain cases
- Section 237 The Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer not to sanction building plan unless plan relating to water supply etc. is in conformity with rules and regulations
- Section 238 Maps of underground water mains, supply pipes, drains, etc
- Section 239 Rights of user of property for aqueducts, conduits etc
- Section 240 Power of owner of premises to place pipes and drains through land belonging to other persons
- Section 241 Power of Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer to affix shafts etc. for ventilation of drain or cesspool and testing of drain
- Section 242 Power of the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer to execute work after giving notice to person liable
- Section 243 Work to be done by licensed plumber
- Section 244 Power of access to waterworks, drainage or sewerage installation
- Section 245 Prohibition of certain acts and penalty therefor
- Section 246 Penalty for damaging meter
- Section 247 Sewerage charge and sewerage cess
- Section 248 Entrustment of operation and maintenance of sewerage works and billing and collection of sewerage charges
- Section 249 Power of State Government to exercise control over imperfect, inefficient or unsuitable waterworks, drainage works or sewerage works
- Section 250 Municipal Water Supply, Drainage and Sewerage Code
- Section 253 Functions of municipality
- Section 255 Identification of places for disposal and final disposal of solid waste
- Section 256 Duty of owners and occupiers of premises to store solid wastes at the source of generation- It shall be the duty of the owners and the occupiers of all lands and building in the m…
- Section 257 Duty of Cooperative Housing Society, Apartment Owners Association, etc
- Section 265 Term of office, salary and allowances and other conditions of service of Chairperson and other Members
- Section 269 The Jharkhand State Municipal Advisory Committee
- Section 271 Representation before State Regulatory Commission
- Section 291 Vesting of public streets in municipality
- Section 304 Measures for lighting
- Section 307 Municipal markets, slaughterhouses and stockyards
- Section 309 Leasing of Commercial Infrastructure or Land
- Section 313 Penalty for using unlicensed markets
- Section 314 Power to close unlicensed places
- Section 323 Prohibition of adulterants in place where butter, ghee etc., are manufactured or stored
- Section 326 Drainage of markets, slaughterhouses. etc
- Section 327 Power to make regulations regarding slaughterhouses, etc
- Section 330 Duties of the municipality for environmental sanitation- It shall be the duty of the municipality or any other agency authorized by it in this behalf to take adequate measures for…
- Section 334 Penalty for allowing sewage, offensive matter or rubbish to be thrown or run into street or drain
- Section 337 Power to require protection of streets during cutting down of trees etc
- Section 338 Regulation of public bathing etc
- Section 339 Prohibition of pollution of water by steeping therein animal or other matter
- Section 340 Pollution of watercourse prohibited
- Section 341 Power to require removal of nuisance arising from tank
- Section 342 Power to require cleansing of sources of water for drinking or culinary purposes
- Section 347 Playing of loudspeakers
- Section 349 Destroying direction posts, lamp-posts, etc
- Section 351 Use of steam whistle, etc
- Section 352 Regulations
- Section 359 Abatement of nuisance of mosquito
- Section 360 Penalty for disobeying requisition
- Section 368 Regulations for control, etc., of infectious diseases
- Section 372 Power to cause corpses to be burnt or buried according to the religious tenets of the deceased
- Section 375 Power to require closing of burning and burial grounds, etc
- Section 377 Power to make regulations
- Section 379 Representation in District Planning Committee or Metropolitan Planning Committee
- Section 391 Removal of building materials from any premises in certain cases
- Section 393 Area improvement scheme
- Section 394 Matters to be provided in area improvement scheme. An area improvement scheme may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely
- Section 405 Municipal Streets Technical Committee
- Section 406 Classification of public streets
- Section 409 Unique premises number
- Section 410 Rights of way for underground utilities
- Section 413 Defining regular line of street
- Section 414 Setting back buildings to regular line of street
- Section 420 Special provision regarding streets belonging to Central or State Government
- Section 421 Temporary erection on streets during festivals
- Section 425 Definitions
- Section 426 Prohibition of erection without sanction
- Section 430 Deviation in construction of building within permitted level
- Section 436 Order of demolition and stoppage of buildings or works in certain cases and appeal
- Section 437 Order of stoppage of building or work in certain cases
- Section 438 Construction of building in contravention of the provisions of the Act or the rules made thereunder
- Section 439 Power of Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer to require alteration of work
- Section 440 Completion certificate
- Section 441 Power of State Government to make building code and to classify municipal areas for the purpose of application of building code
- Section 442 Municipal Building Tribunal
- Section 443 Building at corners of streets
- Section 444 Provision as to building and work on either side of new street or near flyover or transportation terminal
- Section 445 Provision against use of inflammable material for building etc. without permission
- Section 446 Power to regulate future construction of buildings in particular streets or localities
- Section 447 Power to stop excavation
- Section 448 Power to require alteration of existing buildings
- Section 449 Power to order removal of dangerous buildings
- Section 450 Inspection of building
- Section 451 Permission in case of non-residential uses of premises
- Section 452 Conditions for grant of permission
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