The New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994
Central Act · Act 44 of 1994418 provisions2 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the establishment of the New Delhi Municipal Council and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 44 of 1994 |
| Year | 1994 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 418 |
| Subjects | local |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Establishment of the Council.
- Section 4 Composition of the Council.
- Section 5 Duration of the Council.
- Section 6 Disqualification for membership of the Council.
- Section 7 Oath or affirmation.
- Section 8 Vacation of seat.
- Section 9 Setting-up of committees.
- Section 10 General powers of the Council.
- Section 11 Obligatory functions of the Council.
- Section 12 Discretionary functions of the Council.
- Section 13 Appointment, etc., of the Chairperson.
- Section 14 Leave of absence of Chairperson.
- Section 15 Appointment of officiating Chairperson in case of death, resignation or removal of Chairperson.
- Section 16 Salary and allowances of the Chairperson and members.
- Section 17 Service regulations of members.
- Section 18 Functions of the Chairperson.
- Section 19 Chairperson not to be interested in any contract, etc., with the Council.
- Section 20 Exercise of powers to be subject to sanction.
- Section 21 Meetings.
- Section 22 First meeting of the Council.
- Section 23 Notice of meetings and business.
- Section 24 Quorum.
- Section 25 Presiding Officer.
- Section 26 Method of deciding questions.
- Section 27 Members not to vote on matter in which they are interested.
- Section 28 Right to attend meetings of Council and its committees, etc., and right of members to ask questions in relation to the municipal government of New Delhi.
- Section 29 Keeping of minutes and proceedings.
- Section 30 Circulation of minutes and inspection of minutes and reports of proceedings.
- Section 31 Forwarding minutes and reports of proceedings to the Administrator.
- Section 32 Validation of proceedings, etc.
- Section 33 Appointment of certain officers.
- Section 34 Schedule of permanent posts and creation of temporary posts.
- Section 35 Restriction on employment of permanent officers and other employees.
- Section 36 Power to make appointments.
- Section 37 Officers and other employees not to undertake any extraneous work.
- Section 38 Officers and other employees not to be interested in any contract, etc., with the Council.
- Section 39 Punishment for municipal officers and other employees.
- Section 40 Consultation with the Union Public Service Commission.
- Section 41 Power of Commission to make regulations and reference to the Central Government in case of difference between the Commission and the Council.
- Section 42 Recruitment to category B and category C posts.
- Section 43 Power of Council to make regulations.
- Section 44 Constitution of the New Delhi Municipal Fund.
- Section 45 New Delhi Municipal Fund to be kept in the State Bank of India.
- Section 46 Operation of the Accounts.
- Section 47 Payments not to be made unless covered by a budget-grant.
- Section 48 Duty of persons signing cheques.
- Section 49 Procedure when money not covered by a budget-grant is expended.
- Section 50 Application of New Delhi Municipal Fund.
- Section 51 Temporary payments from the New Delhi Municipal Fund for works urgently required for the public service.
- Section 52 Investment of surplus moneys.
- Section 53 Constitution of Finance Commission.
- Section 54 Constitution of special funds.
- Section 55 Adoption of budget estimates.
- Section 56 Power of Council to alter budget estimates.
- Section 57 Power of Council to re-adjust income and expenditure during the year.
- Section 58 Accounts to be kept.
- Section 59 Audit.
- Section 60 Taxes to be imposed by the Council under this Act.
- Section 61 Components of property tax.
- Section 62 Premises in respect of which property tax is to be levied.
- Section 63 Determination of rateable value of lands and buildings assessable to property tax.1 citing judgment
- Section 64 Charge for supply of water.
- Section 65 Taxation of Union properties.
- Section 66 Incidence of property tax.
- Section 67 Apportionment of liability for property tax when the premises are let or sub-let.1 citing judgment
- Section 68 Recovery of property tax from occupiers.
- Section 69 Property tax a first charge on premises on which it is assessed.
- Section 70 Assessment list.
- Section 71 Evidential value of assessment list.
- Section 72 Amendment of assessment list.
- Section 73 Preparation of new assessment list.
- Section 74 Notice of transfers.
- Section 75 Notice of erection of building, etc.
- Section 76 Notice of demolition or removal of buildings.
- Section 77 Power of Chairperson to call for information and returns and to enter and inspect premises.
- Section 78 Premises owned by, or let to two or more persons in severalty to be ordinarily assessed as one property.
- Section 79 Assessment in case of amalgamation of premises.
- Section 80 Power of Chairperson to assess separately outhouses and portions of buildings.
- Section 81 Power of Chairperson to employ valuers.
- Section 82 Tax on certain vehicles and animals and rates thereof.
- Section 83 The tax on whom leviable.
- Section 84 Tax when payable.
- Section 85 Power of Chairperson to compound with livery stable keeper, etc., for tax.
- Section 86 Theatre-tax.
- Section 87 Liability to pay theatre-tax.
- Section 88 Tax on advertisements.
- Section 89 Prohibition of advertisements without written permission of the Chairperson.
- Section 90 Permission of the Chairperson to become void in certain cases.
- Section 91 Presumption in case of contravention.
- Section 92 Power of Chairperson in case of contravention.
- Section 93 Duty on transfer of property and method of assessment thereto.
- Section 94 Provisions applicable on the introduction of transfer duty.
- Section 95 Tax on building applications.
- Section 96 Imposition of other taxes.
- Section 97 Supplementary taxation.
- Section 98 Time and manner of payment of taxes.
- Section 99 Presentation of bill.
- Section 100 Notice of demand and notice fee.
- Section 101 Penalty in case of default of payment of taxes.
- Section 102 Recovery of tax.
- Section 103 Distress.
- Section 104 Disposal of distrained property and attachment and sale of immovable property.
- Section 105 Recovery from a person about to leave New Delhi or Delhi.
- Section 106 Power to institute suit for recovery.
- Section 107 Power of seizure of vehicles and animals in case of non-payment of tax thereon.
- Section 108 Occupiers may be required to pay rent towards satisfaction of property tax.
- Section 109 Demolition, etc., of buildings.
- Section 110 Remission or refund of tax.
- Section 111 Power to require entry in assessment list of details of buildings.
- Section 112 Notice to be given of the circumstances in which remission or refund is claimed.
- Section 113 What buildings are to be deemed vacant.
- Section 114 Notice to be given of every occupation of vacant land or building.
- Section 115 Appeal against assessment, etc.
- Section 116 Conditions of right to appeal.
- Section 117 Condonation of delay in preferring the appeal.
- Section 118 Finality of appellate orders.
- Section 119 Power to inspect for purposes of determining rateable value or tax.
- Section 120 Composition.
- Section 121 Irrecoverable debts.
- Section 122 Obligation to disclose liability.
- Section 123 Immaterial error not to affect liability.
- Section 124 General power of exemption.
- Section 125 Payment of proceeds of entertainment and betting taxes to Council.
- Section 126 Power of Council to borrow.
- Section 127 Time for repayment of money borrowed under section 126.
- Section 128 Form and effect of debenture.
- Section 129 Payment to survivors of joint payees.
- Section 130 Receipt by joint holders for interest or dividend.
- Section 131 Maintenance and investment of sinking funds.
- Section 132 Application of sinking funds.
- Section 133 Annual statement by Chairperson.
- Section 134 Power of Council to consolidate loans.
- Section 135 Priority of payment for interest and repayment of loans over other payments.
- Section 136 Power to make regulations.
- Section 137 Acquisition of property.
- Section 138 Acquisition of immovable property by agreement.
- Section 139 Procedure when immovable property cannot be acquired by agreement.
- Section 140 Disposal of movable property.
- Section 141 Disposal of immovable property.
- Section 142 Contracts by the Council.
- Section 143 Procedure for making contracts.
- Section 144 Mode of executing contracts.
- Section 145 Definitions.
- Section 146 Council may carry out surveys and formulate proposals.
- Section 147 Functions in relation to water supplies.
- Section 148 Water supplied for domestic purposes not to be used for non-domestic purposes.
- Section 149 Supply of water for domestic purposes not to include any supply for certain specified purposes.
- Section 150 Power to supply water for non-domestic purposes.
- Section 152 Power to require water supply to be taken.
- Section 153 New premises not to be occupied without arrangement for water supply.
- Section 154 Public gratuitous water supply.
- Section 155 Power to lay mains.
- Section 156 Power to lay service pipes, etc.
- Section 157 Provision of fire hydrants.
- Section 158 Supply of water.
- Section 159 Laying of supply pipes, etc.
- Section 160 Power to require separate service pipes.
- Section 161 Stopcocks.
- Section 162 Power of Chairperson to provide meters.
- Section 163 Presumption as to correctness of meters.
- Section 164 Prohibition of waste or misuse of water.
- Section 165 Power to enter premises to detect waste or misuse of water.
- Section 166 Power to test water fittings.
- Section 167 Power to close or restrict use of water from polluted source of supply.
- Section 168 Water pipes, etc., not to be placed where water will be polluted.
- Section 169 Power to cut off private water supply or to turn off water.
- Section 170 Joint and several liability of owners and occupiers for offence in relation to water supply.
- Section 171 Public drains, etc., to vest in the Council.
- Section 172 Control of drains and sewage collection works.
- Section 173 Certain matters not to be passed into municipal drains.
- Section 174 Application by owners and occupiers to drain into municipal drains.
- Section 175 Drainage of and drained premises.
- Section 176 New premises not to be erected without drains.
- Section 177 Power to drain group or block of premises by combined operations.
- Section 178 Power of Chairperson to close or limit the use of private drains in certain cases.
- Section 179 Use of drain by a person other than the owner.
- Section 180 Sewage and rain water drains to be distinct.
- Section 181 Power of Chairperson to require owner to carry out certain works for satisfactory drainage.
- Section 182 Appointment of places for the emptying of drains and collection of sewage.
- Section 183 Connection with water works and drains not to be made without permission.
- Section 184 Building, railways and private streets not to be erected or constructed over drains or water works without permission.
- Section 185 Rights of user of property for aqueducts, lines, etc.
- Section 186 Power of owner of premises to place pipes and drains through land belonging to other persons.
- Section 187 Power to require railway level, etc., to be raised or lowered.
- Section 188 Power of Chairperson to execute work after giving notice to the person liable.
- Section 189 Power of Chairperson to affix shafts, etc., for ventilation of drain or cesspool.
- Section 190 Power of Chairperson to examine and test drains, etc., believed to be defective.
- Section 191 Bulk receipt of water and delivery of sewage by the Council.
- Section 192 Employment of Government agencies for repairs, etc.
- Section 193 Work to be done by licensed plumber.
- Section 194 Prohibition of certain acts.
- Section 195 Functions in relation to electricity supply.
- Section 196 Additional functions in relation to electricity supply.
- Section 197 Council to have powers and obligations of licensee under Act 9 of 1910.
- Section 198 Restriction on building and other acts interfering with the works of electric supply.
- Section 199 Power of Council to make arrangements with licensees.
- Section 200 Charges for supply of electricity.
- Section 201 Bulk receipt of electricity by the Council.
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