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Section 96: Sanctioning of contracts.

Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 2 of 1916

96. (1) The sanction of the Municipality by resolution is required in the case of very contract -

(a) for which budget provision does not exist ; or

[(b) involving a value or amount, exceeding [fifty thousand rupees] in the case of a contract by the Municipal Council and [fifteen thousand rupees] in the case of a contract by the Nagar Panchayat] :

[Provided that during the period intervening tow meetings of the Municipal Council. the president may sanction contracts involvinga value or amount not exceeding [one lakh rupees].

(2) Any contract, other than a contract of either description specified in sub-section (1), may be sanctioned by resolution of the Municipality, or by a committee of the Municipality (not being an advisory committee) empowered in this behalf by regulation, or by any or one more than one officer or servant of the board so empowered ;

[Provided that the contracts sanctioned by a committee, officer or servant shall be placed before the Municipality for information at the next ensuing meeting ; ]

(3) [Where] the plans and estimates of a project have, in accordance with any rule made in this behalf, been sanctioned by the Municipality, and the execution of the work has been entrusted by the Municipality to an engineer in its service or employment, the Municipality may, with the previous sanction of the [Prescribed Authority] empower by resolution such engineer to sanction all contracts, or any one or more by contracts of any particular description [other than a contract of either description specified in sub-section (1)] required for the execution of the project, and may in like manner impose any condition or restriction on the exercise of the power so conferred.

Where this provision sits

ActUttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916
Section96
Marginal noteSanctioning of contracts.
JurisdictionState of Uttar Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. Subs. by sec. 128(a) of U.P. Act no. 12 of 1994. *Ins. by sec. 128(b) of U.P. Act no. 12 of 1994.
  • substituted. Subs. by sec. 5(a) of U. P. Act no. 22 of 2001.
  • substituted, U.P. Act No. 22 of 2001. Subs. by sec. 5(b) of U.P. Act No. 22 of 2001.
  • inserted. Ins. by sec. 128(b) Prov. of U.P. Act no. 12 of 1994.
  • substituted. Subs. by sec. 5(c) of U.P. Act no. 22 of 2001.
  • inserted. Ins. by sec. 51(2) Prov. of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.
  • substituted. Subs. by sec. 51(3) of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.
  • substituted, U.P. Act No. 27 of 1964. Subs. by sec. 51(3) of U.P. Act No. 27 of 1964.

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