Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 2 of 1916
97. (1) Every contract made by or on behalf of a Municipality whereof the value of the amount exceeds Rs. 250 shall be in writing :
[Provided that unless the contract has been duly executed in writing, no work including collection of materials in connection with the said contract shall be commenced or undertaken. ]
(2) Every such contract shall be signed -
(a) by the [President] or a [Vice-President] and by the Executive Officer or a secretary, or
(b) by any person or persons empowered under sub-section (2) or (3) of the previous section to sanction the contract if further and in like manner empowered in this behalf by the Municipality.
(3) If a contract to which the foregoing provisions of this section apply is executed otherwise than in conformity therewith it shall not be binding on the Municipality.
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
substituted, U. P. Act VII of 1949. Subs. for (Commissioner) by sec. 60 of U. P. Act VII of 1949.
substituted, U. P. Act XV of 1951. In accordance with section 2 (1) of Uttar Pradesh Municipalities (Supplementary and Validation) Act, 1951 (U. P. Act XV of 1951) (see appendix to this Act) during the period commencing from June 21, 1949 and until a new board is constituted by the first General Elections held under the U. P. Municipalities Act, 1916, next after the commencement of the word "president" and "Vice-President" whereve…
substituted. Subs. for (Chairman) and (Vice-Chairman) by sec. 61 ibid.
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