Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Power of Government to make rules.— (1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, make rules, either prospectively or retrospectively, to carry out all or any of the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for- (a) all matters not expressly provided for in this Act, relating to the election of Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson or Councillors including election petitions and deposits to be made by candidates standing for election and the conditions under which such deposit may be forfeited; **["(aa) the manner of giving and recording of votes by using voting machine and the procedures in conducting polling in polling stations or places where such machines are used"] (b) conditions on which property may be acquired by the Municipality or on which property vested in or belonging to the Municipality may be transferred by sale, mortgage, lease, exchange or otherwise; (c) the working of provident funds; 79[(d) financial assistance paid from the Municipal fund;] (e) the preparation of plans and estimates for works which are to be partly or wholly constructed at the expense of the Municipality and the power of the municipal authorities or Government officers to record professional or administrative sanction to estimates; (f) the accounts to be kept by the Municipality, the manner in which such accounts shall be audited and published and the conditions under which the rate payers may appear before auditors, inspect registers and vouchers and take exception to items or omitted therein; (g) the estimate of receipts and expenditure, returns, statements and reports to be submitted by Municipalities; 80[(h) the manner in which the advice of the officers of the Government, other officers or experts shall be sought by the Municipality for the purposes of this Act;] (i) the interpellation of the Chairperson by the Councillors; (j) the moving of resolutions at the meeting of the Council;