The Jharkhand Municipal Act 2011
jharkhand · 2012
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement- (1) This Act may be called the Jharkhand Municipal Act, 2011
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- S. 10Power to include certain dwelling house, manufactory, etc
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- S. 17Election of Councillors: (1) Each council shall consist of such number of elected councillors as prescribed by the Gov
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- S. 24Constitution of Standing Committee of municipality - (1) In every municipality, there shall be a Standing Committee
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- S. 29Oath of secrecy to be taken by Mayor, Chairperson, Deputy Mayor and Vice Chairperson
- S. 30Cessation of office of Mayor, Chairperson, Deputy Mayor and Vice Chairperson – (1)
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- S. 33Delegation of Powers and Functions
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- S. 41Area Sabha Representative- There shall be an Area Sabha Representative for each Area and shall be nominated by the Coun
- S. 42Qualifications for being an Area Sabha Representative
- S. 43Nomination of Area Sabha Representative
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- S. 54Manner of Disclosure
- S. 55Officers of Municipality
- S. 56Municipal establishment and schedule of posts
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- S. 58Salaries and allowances of officers and other employees
- S. 59Leave and other conditions of service
- S. 60Appointment of officers of the state government for Municipalities
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- S. 62Cadres of common municipal services, appointments etc
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- S. 67Review authority: The aggrieved party may appeal in the High Court against the an order pronounced by Municipal Ombudsm
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- S. 74Ordinary Meetings
- S. 75Notice of meeting and list of business
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- S. 77Quorum for transaction of business at a meeting of municipality and method of deciding questions
- S. 78Presiding officer of a meeting of Municipality
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- S. 80Councillor having pecuniary interest in any contract etc
- S. 81Disclosure of pecuniary interest
- S. 82Right of Municipal Commissioner or Executive Officer and other officers to attend meeting of Municipality and Committee
- S. 83Right of Councillors to ask questions
- S. 84Discussion on urgent public matters
- S. 85Asking for statement from Standing Committee
- S. 86Keeping of minutes and proceedings
- S. 87Circulation and inspection of minutes
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- S. 89Rules relating to conduct of business of the municipality
- S. 90Validation of act and proceedings
- S. 91Power of Government to call for records etc
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- S. 96Power of State Government to dissolve the Council
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- S. 101Payments not to be made out of Municipal Fund unless covered by budget grant
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- S. 104Power to incur expenditure beyond the limits of the municipality
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- S. 109Report on services provided at subsidised rate
- S. 110Sanction of budget estimate of municipality
- S. 111Power to alter budget grant
- S. 112Maintenance of accounts
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- S. 114Financial Statement
- S. 115Balance Sheet
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- S. 117Power of Auditor
- S. 118Audit report
- S. 119Placing of audited accounts before Council
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- S. 121Power of State Government to enforce order upon audit report
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- S. 127Acquisition of property by Municipality by agreement, exchange, lease, grant etc
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- S. 133Power of municipality to raise loan
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- S. 135Power of municipality to raise short term loan
- S. 136Establishment of Sinking Fund
- S. 137Application of Sinking Fund
- S. 138Power to discontinue payment towards Sinking Fund
- S. 139Investment of amount at the credit of Sinking Fund
- S. 140Power of municipalities to reserve a portion of debentures, issued for raising loan for investment
- S. 141Manner of repayment of loans
- S. 142Form and effect of debenture
- S. 143Annual statement
- S. 144Annual examination of Sinking Funds
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- S. 146Issue of Municipal Bonds for development of urban infrastructure and Pledging of Municipal Assets as security
- S. 147Credit rating of Municipal Bonds
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- S. 149Limit to encumbrances through future debt
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- S. 151Internal revenues of municipality
- S. 152Power to levy taxes
- S. 153Jharkhand Property Tax Board (1)
- S. 154Power to levy user charges
- S. 155Power to levy fees and fines
- S. 156Levy of surcharge on tax or fee
- S. 157Power to levy development charge
- S. 158Realisation of tax, fees, cess, etc under any other law
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- S. 163Assessment in case of holdings sub- divided into separate shares
- S. 164Assessment in case of holdings having been amalgamated
- S. 165Power of Standing Committee in case of excessive hardship
- S. 166Remission or adjustment on account of vacant holdings
- S. 167Application for review
- S. 168Investigation of objections by Municipal Commissioner or Executive Officer
- S. 169Appeal to the Competent Court / District Judge
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- S. 172License for use of site for purpose of advertisement
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- S. 174Permission of the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer to be void in certain cases
- S. 175License for use of site for purpose of advertisement to be void in certain cases
- S. 176Presumption in case of contravention
- S. 177Power of Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer in case of contravention
- S. 178Removal of poster, hoarding, etc
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- S. 185Requirement of payment of rent by occupier towards tax due on land or building
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- S. 187Power of the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer to prosecute or serve notice of demand
- S. 188Cancellation of irrecoverable dues
- S. 189Apportionment of property tax on lands and buildings by person primarily liable to pay
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- S. 191Commercial Projects and receipts therefrom
- S. 192Undertaking of project by municipality or by other agency
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- S. 196Duty of municipality to supply water
- S. 197Supply of water to connected premises
- S. 198Supply of water for non-domestic purposes
- S. 199Provision of communication pipes and fittings
- S. 200Water-supply through hydrants, stand-posts and other conveniences
- S. 201Provision for fire hydrants
- S. 202Supply of water to areas outside municipal area
- S. 203Public tanks, sub-soil water, etc
- S. 204Vesting of sub-soil rights
- S. 205Works to be undertaken for supply of water
- S. 206Management of waterworks
- S. 207Purity of water for domestic purpose
- S. 208Water not to be wasted
- S. 209Prohibition regarding sinking of tube-wells, digging of wells, etc
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- S. 211Power to set apart wells, tanks, etc
- S. 212Power to lay mains, service pipes etc
- S. 213Prohibition for laying water pipes and construction of latrines and cesspools
- S. 214Power in relation to water supply
- S. 215Power to turn off supply of water to premises
- S. 216Power to provide water meters and recover charges
- S. 217Entrustment of operation and maintenance of waterworks and billing and collection of charges
- S. 218Liability for offence in relation to water-supply
- S. 219Municipality to provide drainage, sewerage and outfall
- S. 220Provision of means for disposal of sewage
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- S. 222Power to make over to, or to take over from, statutory authority drainage and sewerage works
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- S. 224Sewage and rain water to be separate
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- S. 226Powers in relation to drainage
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- S. 232Special provisions relating to trade effluent
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- S. 234Connection with water works, mains and drains not to be made without permission
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- S. 236Railway administration to be informed in certain cases
- S. 237The Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer not to sanction building plan unless plan relating to water supply
- S. 238Maps of underground water mains, supply pipes, drains, etc
- S. 239Rights of user of property for aqueducts, conduits etc
- S. 240Power of owner of premises to place pipes and drains through land belonging to other persons
- S. 241Power of Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer to affix shafts etc
- S. 242Power of the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer to execute work after giving notice to person liable
- S. 243Work to be done by licensed plumber
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- S. 247Sewerage charge and sewerage cess
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- S. 250Municipal Water Supply, Drainage and Sewerage Code
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- S. 253Functions of municipality
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- S. 257Duty of Cooperative Housing Society, Apartment Owners Association, etc
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- S. 291Vesting of public streets in municipality
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- S. 303Streets open to all: All streets vested in, or to be vested in, or maintained by municipality shall be open to all
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- S. 307Municipal markets, slaughterhouses and stockyards
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- S. 323Prohibition of adulterants in place where butter, ghee etc
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- S. 326Drainage of markets, slaughterhouses
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- S. 332Removal of rubbish, etc
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- S. 334Penalty for allowing sewage, offensive matter or rubbish to be thrown or run into street or drain
- S. 335Power to regulate excavation
- S. 336Power to require trees, hedges, etc
- S. 337Power to require protection of streets during cutting down of trees etc
- S. 338Regulation of public bathing etc
- S. 339Prohibition of pollution of water by steeping therein animal or other matter
- S. 340Pollution of watercourse prohibited
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- S. 349Destroying direction posts, lamp-posts, etc
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- S. 359Abatement of nuisance of mosquito
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- S. 368Regulations for control, etc
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- S. 391Removal of building materials from any premises in certain cases
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- S. 393Area improvement scheme
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- S. 405Municipal Streets Technical Committee
- S. 406Classification of public streets
- S. 407Compulsory provision of footpaths
- S. 408Naming and numbering of streets and public places
- S. 409Unique premises number
- S. 410Rights of way for underground utilities
- S. 411Maps of underground utilities
- S. 412Power to prohibit use of public streets for certain kinds of traffic
- S. 413Defining regular line of street
- S. 414Setting back buildings to regular line of street
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- S. 417Acquisition of open land and land occupied by platforms etc
- S. 418Acquisition of remaining part of building and land after their portions within regular line of street have been acquire
- S. 419Compensation to be paid in certain cases of setting back or setting forward of building etc
- S. 420Special provision regarding streets belonging to Central or State Government
- S. 421Temporary erection on streets during festivals
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- S. 434Framing of Building Regulation - (1) The State Government shall frame building regulation for the municipalities: >
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- S. 445Provision against use of inflammable material for building etc
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- S. 461Municipal license for private markets
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- S. 464Municipal license for sale of flesh, fish or poultry
- S. 465Prohibition of unlicensed activities
- S. 466Power to stop use of premises used in contravention of licenses
- S. 467Power to seize food or drug etc
- S. 468Appointment of Chief Registrar and Registrars
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- S. 470Registers to be maintained
- S. 471Registration of births and deaths
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- S. 474Information of births
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- S. 479Sextons etc
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- S. 481Exclusion of industrial townships from municipal areas
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- S. 486Time of making entry
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- S. 489Prohibition of obstruction or molestation in execution of work
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- S. 492Proof of consent etc
- S. 493Notices etc
- S. 494Signature on notices etc
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- S. 498Submission of objections to comply with notice
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- S. 503Right of the owner or occupier to redeem charge for improvement expenses
- S. 504Execution of work by occupier on the failure of owner
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- S. 506General power of the municipality to pay compensation
- S. 507Compensation to be paid for damage to property of municipality
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- S. 511Recovery of expenses or compensation by suit in court
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- S. 513Application to Civil Court by owner when occupier prevents from complying with Act etc
- S. 514Procedure in Civil Court
- S. 515Fees in proceeding before Civil Court
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- S. 517Municipal Magistrate
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- S. 519Power of Municipal Magistrate to hear cases in absence of accused summoned to appear
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- S. 523Power to institute etc
- S. 524Notice, limitation, and tender of amends in suits against municipality etc
- S. 525Indemnity
- S. 526Co-operation of police
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- S. 528Validity of notice and other document
- S. 529Admissibility of document or entry as evidence
- S. 530Evidence of officer or employee of the Municipality
- S. 531Prohibition against obstruction of Mayor or the Chairperson or any municipal authority etc
- S. 532Prohibition against removal of mark
- S. 533Prohibition against removal or obliteration of notice
- S. 534Prohibition against unauthorized dealings with public place or materials
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- S. 536Councillors and officers and other employees of the municipality to be public servants
- S. 537Other laws not to be disregarded
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- S. 544Penalty for filing false affidavit, etc
- S. 545Requisitioning of premises, vehicles, etc
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- S. 548Powers of entry into and inspection of premises, etc
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- S. 557District Election Officer (Municipalities), Returning Officer, Presiding Officer, etc
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- S. 561Restrictions on the printing of pamphlets, posters, etc
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- S. 590Power to make rules
- S. 591Power to amend Schedule
- S. 592Power to make regulations
- S. 593Conditions precedent to making of regulations
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- S. 596Supplemental provisions respecting regulations
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- S. 601Punishment for acquiring share or interest etc
- S. 602Fine for not paying tax under chapter 19
- S. 603Fine for putting building to any use other than that for which a license has been granted
- S. 604Penalty for obstructing contractor
- S. 605Penalty for causing damage to property belonging to municipality
- S. 606Encroachment on streets
- S. 607Punishment of imprisonment in default of payment of fine
- S. 608General penalty
- S. 609Offences by companies
- S. 610Prosecution
- S. 611Compounding of offences
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- S. 613Provisions of the chapter to override other provisions
- S. 614Removal of difficulties
- S. 615Repeal and Savings
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