The Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961
madhya-pradesh · 1961
- S. 1Short title, extent and Commencement (1) This Act may be called the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961
- S. 2Repeal and Saving
- S. 3Definitions
- S. 4Powers connected with drainage, etc
- S. 5Constitution of Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats
- S. 6—
- S. 7—
- S. 8—
- S. 9—
- S. 10to 15
- S. 11—
- S. 12—
- S. 13—
- S. 14—
- S. 15—
- S. 16Exercise of powers of Council pending its constitutions
- S. 17—
- S. 18—
- S. 19—
- S. 20Election petitions
- S. 21Relief that may be claimed by petitioner
- S. 22Grounds for declaring election or Nomination to be void
- S. 23Procedure to be followed in disposal of election petition
- S. 24Decision on election petition
- S. 25Procedure in case if equality of votes
- S. 26Finality of decision
- S. 27Disqualification arising out of corrupt practices
- S. 28Corrupt practices
- S. 29—
- S. 30Qualification of voters and their registration
- S. 31Disqualification of voters
- S. 32Preparation of electoral rolls and conduct of elections
- S. 33Eligibility for voting
- S. 34Qualifications for election as President or Councillor
- S. 35Disqualification of candidates
- S. 36Duration of Municipality
- S. 37Filling to Casual Vacancies
- S. 38Effect of subsequent disabilities
- S. 39—
- S. 40Resignation of Vice-President or Councillors
- S. 41Removal of Councillor
- S. 42—
- S. 43—
- S. 44Omitted
- S. 45Notification of election of Councillors
- S. 46Omitted
- S. 47—
- S. 48Grant of leave absence to President or Vice-President
- S. 49Penalty for refusal to handover charge by outgoing office bearers
- S. 50Municipal Government vests in Council
- S. 51Powers and duties of President
- S. 52Functions of Vice-President
- S. 53Procedure in case of non-payment of Municipal dues by Councillors and office bearers of Council
- S. 54Meeting of the Council and Committee
- S. 55First meeting after General election
- S. 56Convening of meeting
- S. 57Power of President and Vice-President to call special meeting
- S. 58Place of meeting
- S. 59—
- S. 60Public to be admitted to the meeting of Municipality
- S. 61Quorum
- S. 62Minutes of proceedings
- S. 63Decision of Questions by Majority of votes
- S. 64Adjournments
- S. 66Notice to Government Executive Engineer
- S. 67Right of Government officers to attend, address and take part in meeting of Council
- S. 68Power to call upon officers to tender advice, etc
- S. 69Presence of Chief Municipal Officer
- S. 70Constitution of President-in-Council
- S. 71Advisory Committees
- S. 72Consultative Committee
- S. 73Absence from meeting of Committee
- S. 74Casual vacancies in any committee
- S. 75Chairman of Committee
- S. 76Procedure of committee meetings
- S. 77Subordination of Committees to instructions of Council and compliance with requisitions
- S. 78Deligation of Council’s powers, duties and executive functions
- S. 79Joint Committee
- S. 80Vacancy, etc
- S. 81Proceedings of meeting to be deemed to be good and valid
- S. 82Preservation of Order
- S. 83Responsibility of Councillors for misapplication of Municipal funds
- S. 84Penalty for interest in contract or employment
- S. 85Councillors not to take part in discussion in certain cases
- S. 86Constitution of State Municipal Service
- S. 87The Chief Municipal Officer
- S. 88Health Officer and Engineer
- S. 89Appointment to State Municipal Service pending constitution thereof, etc
- S. 90Arrangement during leave of absence of Chief Municipal Officer
- S. 91Arrangement during leave absence of Health Officer or Engineer
- S. 92Special function of Chief Municipal Officer
- S. 93Council may require Chief Municipal Officer to produce documents
- S. 94Appointment of staff
- S. 95State Government to make rules
- S. 96Abstention of officers or servants from political movement, etc
- S. 97Liability of Municipal employees for misappropriation of funds
- S. 98Municipal officer or servant not to be interested in any contract with Council
- S. 99Penalty for officer or servant being interested in any contract, etc
- S. 100Property vested in Council
- S. 101Management of nazul lands
- S. 102Acquisition of land
- S. 103Transfer of Municipal Property to Central Government
- S. 104Formation of Municipal Fund and it shall be held in trust by Council
- S. 105Credit of moneys to Municipal Fund
- S. 106Application of Municipal property and fund
- S. 107Repayment of loans
- S. 108Custody and investment of Municipal Fund
- S. 109Provisions governing the disposal of Municipal property vesting in or under the management of Council
- S. 110Contracts by or on behalf of the Council
- S. 114Cancellation or modification of arrangement binding permanently or for a number of years
- S. 115Power of Council to borrow money
- S. 116Annual estimate of income and expenditure
- S. 117Power of Council to alter budget grants
- S. 118Power of Council to readjust income and expenditure during year
- S. 119Publication of accounts
- S. 120—
- S. 121—
- S. 122Municipal authorities to remedy defects and report
- S. 123Duties of Council
- S. 124Descretionary Powers of Council
- S. 125Management of Public Institutions
- S. 126Annual letting value of land or building
- S. 127Taxes to be imposed under this Act
- S. 128Omitted
- S. 129Imposition of Taxes and Fees
- S. 130Abolition or variation in tax
- S. 131Power of State Government in regard to relief in taxes
- S. 132Power of State Government to grant exemption from taxes
- S. 133Refund of taxes
- S. 134Preparation of assessment list
- S. 135Person liable how to be designated if name is not known
- S. 136Publication of notice of assessment list
- S. 137Public notice of time fixed for lodging objections
- S. 138Investigation of objections by Chief Municipal Officer
- S. 139Appeal to Civil Judge
- S. 140—
- S. 141Power of Council to amend assessment list
- S. 142Entries in assessment list to be final
- S. 143Notice of increase of rent
- S. 144Notice to be given of demolition of building
- S. 145Failure to give notice of an increase of rent
- S. 146New assessment list need not be prepared every year
- S. 147Responsibility for payment of property tax
- S. 148Right of occupier to recover from owner
- S. 149Omitted
- S. 150Notice of transfer of titles, when to be given
- S. 151Form of notice of transfer of titles
- S. 156—
- S. 157Procedure in case of non-payment of tolls or octroi
- S. 160Recovery of public auction or private contract
- S. 161Method of assessment of duty on transfer of immovable property
- S. 162Power of State Government to require Council to impose taxes
- S. 163Tax not invlaid for defect of form
- S. 164—
- S. 165General power of recovery of arrears
- S. 166Extent of special provisions of recovery taxes
- S. 167(1) In what cases warrant may issue
- S. 168Sale of goods distrained
- S. 169Sale outside Municipal area
- S. 170Fees and costs chargeable
- S. 171Summary proceedings may be taken against persons about to leave the City
- S. 172Appeal to Civil Judge
- S. 173Amount of tax, etc
- S. 174Liability of Buildings, lands, etc
- S. 175Receipts to be given for all payments
- S. 176—
- S. 177Saving
- S. 178Writing off of irrecoverable sums due to Council
- S. 179Powers regarding public streets, etc
- S. 180Power to require repairs, etc
- S. 181Power to declare private street a public street
- S. 182Notice to be given of intention to lay out lands for buildings or for private streets
- S. 183Regular line of public street
- S. 184Setting back projecting buildings
- S. 185Roofs and external walls of building not to be made of inflammable materials
- S. 186Level of buildings
- S. 187Notice of new buildings
- S. 188Right of compensation
- S. 189Procedure where bye-laws not framed
- S. 190Power to refuse permission if land is proposed to be acquired
- S. 191Completion certificate and permission to occupy or use
- S. 192Regulation of huts
- S. 193Improvements of huts
- S. 194Permission necessary for certain projections
- S. 195Troughs and pipes for water
- S. 196Fixing of brackets, etc to houses
- S. 197Naming streets and parks and numbering houses
- S. 198Penalty for defacing buildings, etc
- S. 199Removal and trimming of hedges, trees, etc
- S. 200Municipal control over drains, etc
- S. 201Power for making and repairing drains
- S. 202Consent of other local authority
- S. 203Powers to require sufficient drainage of houses
- S. 204Septic tanks and sanitary latrines
- S. 205New Building not to be erected without drains
- S. 206Power of owner and occupiers of buildings or lands to drain into Municipal drains
- S. 207Right to carry drain through land or into drain belonging to other persons
- S. 208Provisions of privies etc
- S. 209Power to require owners to keep drains, etc
- S. 210Power to close existing private drains
- S. 211Power in respect of sewers, etc
- S. 212Encroachment on Municipal drains
- S. 213Inspection of drains etc
- S. 214Municipal Council may execute certain works without allowing person concerned to do so
- S. 215Sanitary and dug-well latrines
- S. 216Service privies
- S. 217Common privies
- S. 218Distance from water supply
- S. 219Power of carrying water-mains
- S. 220Powers and duties with regard to dangerous, stagnant or in sanitary sources of water supply
- S. 221Ruinous or dangerous buildings, precautionary measures
- S. 222Displacing pavements, etc
- S. 223Prohibition of obstruction in streets
- S. 224Boards to be set up during repairs, etc
- S. 225Fencing and lighting during repairs etc
- S. 226Timber, etc
- S. 227Dangerous quarrying
- S. 228Prohibiting lopping of branches etc
- S. 229Building or rooms in buildings unfit for human habitation
- S. 230Power to enter and inspect etc
- S. 231Special powers which may be conferred by State Government in respect of over crowded area
- S. 232Investigation and action
- S. 233Removal of nuisances
- S. 234Person responsible for causing nuisance
- S. 235Condition causing nuisance to be rectified by alternation reconstruction or demolition
- S. 236Depositing dust etc
- S. 237Power to prohibit collection of inflammable materials or lighting fires
- S. 238Power to prohibit unsanitary cultivation
- S. 239Discharging sewage, etc
- S. 240Non-removal of filth, etc
- S. 241Removal of night soil, etc
- S. 242(1) Filthy building, etc
- S. 243Dust-bin for refuse and garbage
- S. 244Cleansing of road and roadside drains
- S. 245Equipments and vehicles
- S. 246Using offensive manure, etc
- S. 247Provision of bathing places
- S. 248Bathing places
- S. 249Regulation of washing of clothes by washermen
- S. 250Fouling water
- S. 251Abatement of nuisance from wells, etc
- S. 252Provisions as to dogs
- S. 253Provisions as to keeping of pigs
- S. 254Tethering cattle, etc
- S. 255Consumption of smoke
- S. 256Feeding animals on filth
- S. 257Playing any game causing annoyance
- S. 258Prohibition spitting on public streets, etc
- S. 259Establishment of markets
- S. 260Licensing markets
- S. 261Water supply and sanitary convenience
- S. 262Opening, closing and letting of markets and slaughter houses
- S. 263Power to remove persons from Municipal markets
- S. 264Places for slaughter of animals for sale
- S. 265Power to regulate slaughter of animals not for sale
- S. 266Inspection before and after slaughter
- S. 267Licensing of butcher
- S. 268Licensing and condition for sale of certain articles of food and drinks
- S. 269Search for and inspection of unwholesome articles
- S. 270Presumption in prosecution
- S. 271Model Dairy by Council
- S. 272Licensing of dairies
- S. 273Inspection of dairies and domestic cattle
- S. 274Duties of Council in respect of diseases among cattle, sheep or goats
- S. 275Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages
- S. 276Reporting of births and deaths
- S. 277Reporting by medical attendants
- S. 278Penalty for neglect or refusal
- S. 279Council to provide places for recreation
- S. 280Pasture lands
- S. 281Hours and closures of Gardens, play grounds and General Pasture land
- S. 282Reservation of certain areas for special purpose of public utility
- S. 283Regulation of certain trades
- S. 284Provision of sanitary conveniences
- S. 285Prohibition of use of steam whistles, etc
- S. 286Establishment and maintenance of Fire Brigade
- S. 287Power of Fire Brigade and other persons for suppression of fires
- S. 288Prohibition from begging for alms
- S. 289Special provision with respect to disposal of bodies of dead animals
- S. 290Power over disorderly houses and prostitutes
- S. 291—
- S. 292Control of prostitution
- S. 293Provision of this part to be in addition to Central Act, No, 104 of 1956
- S. 294Service of notice, addressed to individuals
- S. 295Relief to agent receiver and trustees
- S. 296Punishment for disobedience to orders and notices not punishable under any other section
- S. 297General penalty
- S. 298Council, in default of owner or occupier, may execute works and recover expenses
- S. 299Occupier, in default of owner, may execute work and deduct expenses from his rent
- S. 300Proceedings, if any occupier opposes the execution of the Act
- S. 301Summary powers regarding certain offences
- S. 302Entry for Inspection
- S. 303Arbitration in cases ofcompensation, etc
- S. 304Costs or expenses how determined and recovered
- S. 305Certain sections when to take effect in the case of [Nagar Panchayat]
- S. 306Certain powers of Council to be exercised by President and Chief Municipal Officer
- S. 307Appeals against orders of President and Chief Municipal Officer
- S. 308Appeals against orders of Council, President and Chief Municipal Officer in Nagar Panchayats
- S. 309—
- S. 310Procedure to be followed by Council, Appeal Committee or Collector
- S. 311Pending cases
- S. 312Power to institute legal proceedings and obtain legal advice
- S. 313Council may prosecute
- S. 314Distress lawful though defective in form
- S. 315Damage to Municipal property how made good
- S. 316Alternative procedure by suit
- S. 317Power to compound offence
- S. 318Indemnity for acts done in good faith
- S. 319Bar of suit in absence of notice
- S. 320Powers of police to arrest offenders
- S. 321Police protection at fairs, etc
- S. 322Power of inspection and supervision
- S. 323Power to suspend execution of orders, etc
- S. 324Extraordinary powers in case of emergency
- S. 325Power to prevent extravagant establishment
- S. 326Enquiry into Municipal matters
- S. 327Power to provide for performance of duties in default of Council
- S. 328Power to dissolve council
- S. 329Power to demand punishment and dismissal
- S. 330Control of State Government
- S. 331Power of State Government of Revision
- S. 332Power of review
- S. 333Enforcement of orders
- S. 334—
- S. 335Deputation of Government servants
- S. 336—
- S. 337& 337-A
- S. 338Agency for execution of Public Works
- S. 339Requisition of services in case of emergencies
- S. 345Deligation of powers
- S. 346Power to remove difficulties
- S. 347Mode of proof of municipal records
- S. 348Restriction on the simmoning of Municipal servants to produce documents
- S. 349Free for licences and permissions
- S. 350Contribution by State Government to Municipal fund in certain cases
- S. 351Power of State Government to delare any area to be sanitary zone
- S. 352Public servants
- S. 353Prohibition of remuneration of Councillors
- S. 354Inspection of Munici[al works by Councillors
- S. 355Power to make rules
- S. 356General provision regarding rules
- S. 357—
- S. 358Power to make bye-laws
- S. 359Model bye laws
- S. 360Copies of rules and bye-laws etc
- S. 1959—