The Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994
Central Act · Act 43 of 1994231 provisions1 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for constitution and organisation of municipalities in the Urban areas of Manipur and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 43 of 1994 |
| Year | 1994 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 231 |
| Subjects | local |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Constitution of municipalities.
- Section 4 Effect of exclusion of local area from municipality.
- Section 5 Election and maintenance of boundary marks.
- Section 6 Incorporation of Nagar Panchayat.
- Section 7 Composition of Nagar Panchayat.
- Section 8 Application of certain provisions relating to Council in case of Nagar Panchayat.
- Section 9 Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of Nagar Panchayat.
- Section 10 Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons.
- Section 11 Resignation by Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Councillor.
- Section 12 Remuneration to Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson.
- Section 13 Incorporation of Municipal Council.
- Section 14 Municipal administration.
- Section 15 Composition of Council.
- Section 16 Constitution and composition of Wards Committees.
- Section 17 Reservation of seats.
- Section 18 Allocation of reserved seats and delimitation of wards.
- Section 19 Disqualifications for membership.
- Section 20 Oath of office.
- Section 21 Appointment of administrator.
- Section 22 Duration of municipalities, etc.
- Section 23 Every Council to have Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson.
- Section 24 Election of Chairperson.
- Section 25 Election of Vice-Chairperson.
- Section 26 Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson cease to hold office as such.
- Section 27 Filling up of vacancies and term of office of persons filling up the vacancy.
- Section 28 Resignation by Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Councillor.
- Section 29 Removal of Councillors.
- Section 30 Effect of removal of a Councillor.
- Section 31 No-confidence motion against Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson.
- Section 32 Grant of leave of absence to Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson.
- Section 33 Powers and functions of the Chairperson.
- Section 34 Function of Vice-Chairperson.
- Section 35 Remuneration of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson.
- Section 36 Powers, authority and responsibilities of municipalities.
- Section 37 Obligatory functions of the municipality.
- Section 38 Special duties of municipalities.
- Section 39 Discretionary functions of municipality.
- Section 40 Management of public institution by municipality to vest in it.
- Section 41 Appointment of Executive Officers.
- Section 42 Main functions of the Executive Officer.
- Section 43 Appointment of Health Officer, Revenue Officer and Engineer.
- Section 44 Power of Nagar Panchayat and Council to determine strength of its employees.
- Section 45 Power of Nagar Panchayat and Council to appoint its officers and employees.
- Section 46 Disciplinary action against employees of Nagar Panchayat and Council and conditions of their services, etc.
- Section 47 Gratuity and pension.
- Section 48 Power to make rules.
- Section 49 Meeting of a Nagar Panchayat or of a Council.
- Section 50 Chairperson of meeting.
- Section 51 Manner of deciding questions.
- Section 52 Adjournment of meeting in the absence of quorum.
- Section 53 Minutes of proceedings.
- Section 54 Modification and cancellation of resolution.
- Section 55 Right of Government Officers to attend, address and take part in the meeting of the Nagar Panchayat or of the Council.
- Section 56 Appointment of Committees.
- Section 57 Chairperson of Committee.
- Section 58 Liability for loss, waste or misapplication of funds and property.
- Section 59 Disqualifications of Councillors having share or interest in contract.
- Section 60 Penalty in case Councillors, executive officer, etc., having interest in a contract, etc., with the Nagar Panchayat or Council.
- Section 61 Disqualification from voting.
- Section 62 Municipal property and vesting thereof.
- Section 63 Transfer of municipal property.
- Section 64 Execution of contracts.
- Section 65 Transfer of private roads, etc., to Nagar Panchayat or Council.
- Section 66 Acquisition of land.
- Section 67 Formation and custody for municipal fund.
- Section 68 Credit of moneys to the municipal fund.
- Section 69 Powers of the Nagar Panchayat or of the Council to borrow money.
- Section 70 Application of municipal property and fund.
- Section 71 Budget.
- Section 72 Accounts and audit.
- Section 73 Finance Commission for municipalities.
- Section 74 Power to impose taxes by and the funds of the municipalities.
- Section 75 Taxes which may be imposed.
- Section 76 Tax on Government holdings.
- Section 77 Restriction regarding tax on holding.
- Section 78 Collection of taxes are subject to bye-law, etc.
- Section 79 Nagar Panchayat or Council to determine the valuation of holding.
- Section 80 Returns required for ascertaining annual value.
- Section 81 Penalty for default in furnishing return and for obstruction of assessor.
- Section 82 Determination of annual value of holdings.
- Section 83 Determination of rate of tax on holding.
- Section 84 Preparation of assessment register.
- Section 85 Powers to assess consolidated tax for building and land on which it stands.
- Section 86 Reduction of valuation, revision of valuation and assessment and revision of valuation list and assessment register.
- Section 87 Notice to be given to Chairperson of transfers of title of persons liable of payment of tax.
- Section 88 Revisions of valuation list.
- Section 89 Appointment of assessor and power of State Government to direct the appointment of assessor.
- Section 90 Revision of assessment register.
- Section 91 Effect of revision of assessment register.
- Section 92 Exemptions and remission.
- Section 93 Power of assessor.
- Section 94 Publication of notice of assessment.
- Section 95 Application for review.
- Section 96 Procedure for review.
- Section 97 Limitation of time for application for review.
- Section 98 Assessment to be questioned only under Act.
- Section 99 Tax not invalid for want of form.
- Section 100 Procedure for imposing taxes, recovery of claims, etc.
- Section 101 Recovery from occupier of tax due from non-resident.
- Section 102 Recovery from owner of occupier's tax in certain cases.
- Section 103 Recovery by owner of occupier's tax paid by owner.
- Section 104 Method of recovery by owner.
- Section 105 Penalty.
- Section 106 Municipality may compound with livery stable keepers.
- Section 107 Rents, tolls and fees in respect of markets.
- Section 108 Recovery of taxes as arrears of land revenue.
- Section 109 Power to sell unclaimed holdings for money due.
- Section 110 Writing off irrecoverable sums due to the Nagar Panchayat or to the Council.
- Section 111 Power to make roads.
- Section 112 Power to repair, etc., of private road, drains, etc.
- Section 113 Prohibition of use of public roads by a class of animals, carts or vehicles.
- Section 114 Penalty for encroachment on public roads, etc.
- Section 115 Use of public road or place by vendors and other person and penalty thereof.
- Section 116 Power to remove obstructions, encroachments and projections in or on public road, etc.
- Section 117 Procedure when person who erected obstruction cannot be found.
- Section 118 Projections from buildings to be removed.
- Section 119 Power of the District Magistrate and Sub-Divisional Magistrate to remove encroachment summarily on requisition by the Government.
- Section 120 Effect of order made under section 116, 117, 118 or 119.
- Section 121 Nagar Panchayat or Council may require land holders to trim hedges, etc.
- Section 122 Penalty for disobeying requisition under section 116, 117, 118 or 119.
- Section 123 Names of public roads and number of buildings.
- Section 124 Erection of building without sanction.
- Section 125 Special provision for cases where bye-laws have not been made.
- Section 126 Powers of Nagar Panchayat or the Council to sanction or refuse.
- Section 127 Lapse of sanction.
- Section 128 Penalty for building without or in contravention of sanction.
- Section 129 Power of a Nagar Panchayat or a Council in case of disobedience.
- Section 130 Roofs and external walls not to be made of inflammable materials.
- Section 131 Power to attach brackets for lamps.
- Section 132 Building unfit for human habitation.
- Section 133 Pending of building in dangerous state.
- Section 134 Nagar Panchayat or Council may require owners to pull down ruins.
- Section 135 Penalty for disobeying requisition under sections 133 and 134.
- Section 136 Compensation for prohibition of erection or re-erection.
- Section 137 Power to require owners to clear noxious vegetation.
- Section 138 Power to require owners to improve bad drainage.
- Section 139 Power to require unwholesome tanks or private premises to be cleansed or drained.
- Section 140 Wells, tanks, etc., to be secured.
- Section 141 Penalty for disobeying requisition under sections 137, 138, 139 and 140.
- Section 142 Power of Government to prohibit cultivation, use of manure, or irrigation injurious to health.
- Section 143 Public latrines and urinals.
- Section 144 Power to demolish unauthorised drains leading into public.
- Section 145 Penalty for allowing water of any sewer, etc., to run on any public road.
- Section 146 Power to require owner to drain land.
- Section 147 Penalty for disobeying requisition under section 146.
- Section 148 Establishment for removal of sewage, offensive matter and rubbish.
- Section 149 Sewerage scheme.
- Section 150 Removal of sewage, offensive material, rubbish.
- Section 151 Penalty for placing rubbish on public road.
- Section 152 Penalty on occupier for not removing filth, etc.
- Section 153 Penalty for throwing offensive matter on public roads, etc.
- Section 154 Power of servants of the Nagar Panchayat or of the Council.
- Section 155 Supply of drinking water.
- Section 156 Removal of latrines, etc., near any source of water supply.
- Section 157 Owner or occupier to take steps to prevent spread of infectious disease.
- Section 158 Unauthorised construction or tree over drain or water-works.
- Section 159 Powers in respect of burial and burning places.
- Section 160 Burial of paupers and unclaimed dead bodies.1 citing judgment
- Section 161 Powers to cause corpses to be burnt or buried according to the religious tenets of the deceased.
- Section 162 Establishment of markets.
- Section 163 Power to remove persons from municipal market.
- Section 164 Places for slaughter of animals for sale.
- Section 165 Inspection before and after slaughter.
- Section 166 Licencing of butcher.
- Section 167 Regulation of offensive trades.
- Section 168 Certain offensive and dangerous trades not to be established within the limits to be fixed by the municipality without licence.
- Section 169 Cinemas, dramatic performances, circuses, etc.
- Section 170 Cancellation, revocation, etc., of licences.
- Section 171 Publication of order of refusal, suspension of licences.
- Section 172 Power to close market, tea-stall, etc.
- Section 173 Penalty for failure to give information of cholera.
- Section 174 Disinfection of building and articles.
- Section 175 Penalty for letting infected house.
- Section 176 Power of entry for purpose of preventing spread of disease.
- Section 177 Removal to hospital of patients suffering from infectious disease.
- Section 178 Municipality to provide places for recreation.
- Section 179 Function and powers in regard to pounds.
- Section 180 Service of notice.
- Section 181 Reasonable time for act to be fixed.
- Section 182 Service of notice on owner or occupier of land.
- Section 183 Procedure when owners or occupiers are required by Nagar Panchayat or the Council to execute works.
- Section 184 Person required to execute any work may prefer objection to the municipality.
- Section 185 Procedure if person objecting alleges that work will cost more than three thousand rupees.
- Section 186 Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson to make order after hearing objection.
- Section 187 Power of municipality on failure of persons to execute works.
- Section 188 Power to apportion expenses among owners and occupiers.
- Section 189 Apportionment among owners and occupiers.
- Section 190 Occupiers may recover cost of works executed at their expenses from owners.
- Section 191 Power to enter upon, possession of houses so repaired.
- Section 192 Sale of materials of houses pulled down.
- Section 193 Cognizance.
- Section 194 Offences under the Act compoundable.
- Section 195 Power and duties of police in respect of offences.
- Section 196 Appeals from order refusing licences.
- Section 197 Appeals from orders in other cases.
- Section 198 Appeal not to be dismissed without giving reasonable opportunity.
- Section 199 Dispute as to compensation payable by municipality.
- Section 200 Indemnity.
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