(1) Whoever acts as a Member knowing that under this Act or the rules made thereunder he is not entitled, or has ceased to be entitled, to hold such office shall, be punished with fine as prescribed and not less than ten thousand rupees for every such offence.
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(2) Whoever acts as or exercises the functions of the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of a Municipal Council knowing that under this Act or the rules made thereunder he is not entitled, or has ceased to be entitled, to hold such office or to exercise such functions shall be punished with fine as prescribed and not less than rupees ten thousand for every such offence.
(3) If the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of a council fails to hand over any documents of, or any moneys or other properties vested in, or belonging to, the council which are in or have come into his possession or control, to his successor in office or other prescribed authority, in every case as soon as his term of office as Chairperson or Vice Chairperson expires and in the case of the Vice-Chairperson also on demand by the Chairperson, such Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson shall be punished with fine as prescribed and not less than ten thousand for every such offence.
247. If any Municipal Officer or employee knowingly acquires, directly or indirectly, by himself or by a co-sharer or servant, or near relative or any benamidar, any share or interest in any contract or employment with, by or on behalf of, the Municipal Council, he shall be deemed to have committed an offence under section 168 of the Indian Penal Code:
Provided that no person shall, by reason of being a shareholder in, or member of, any company, be held to be interested in any contract, entered into between such company and the Municipal Council, unless he is a director of such company.
248. Any person willfully preventing distraint or sufficient distraint of property, subject to distraint for any tax due from any person, shall be liable to a fine, not exceeding ten times the amount of the tax found to be due.
Penalty for acquisition of interest by any Municipal Officer of interest in contract or work.
Penalty for willful prevention of distraint.
182 [Act No. 11 of 2019] Wrongful restraint of Municipal Authority or Officer and his delegate.
249. Every person, who prevents the municipal authority or officer or any person, to whom the said authority or officer has lawfully delegated its or his powers of entering into or on any land or building, from exercising its or his lawful power of entering there into or thereon, shall be deemed to have committed an offence under section 341 of the Indian Penal Code.
Penalty for not giving information or giving false information.
250. If any person, who is required by the provisions of this Act, or by any notice, or other proceedings issued under this Act to furnish any information,-
(a) omits to furnish it, or
(b) knowingly furnishing false information, such person shall be liable to pay fine of Rupees two thousand.
PROCEDURE AND MISCELLANEOUS LICENSESAND PERMISSIONS General provisions regarding licenses and permissions.