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Section 49: Penalty for refusal to handover charge by outgoing office bearers

Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961State Act of Madhya Pradesh · Act 37 of 1961

(1) The President and the Vice-President shall be deemed to have entered their respective offices from the date of their election and the outgoing President or Vice-President, as the case may be, shall cease to function as President or Vice-President respectively.

(2) The outgoing President or Vice-President shall forthwith handover, all papers and property, if any, to his successor, failing which the Collector may, by order, in writing direct such outgoing President or Vice-President, as the case may be, to handover the required papers and property forthwith.

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(3) If the outgoing President or Vice-President to whom a direction has been issued under subsection (2) does not comply with such direction, he shall be punishable with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to0 one month or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.

(4) No person shall be instituted under this section without the previous sanction in writing, of the State Government.

Where this provision sits

ActMadhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961
Section49
Marginal notePenalty for refusal to handover charge by outgoing office bearers
JurisdictionState of Madhya Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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