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Rules as to unexpended budget grants.— 15[If the whole budget grant or any portion thereof] remains unexpended at the close of the year in the 16[budget estimates] for which such grant was included and if the amount thereof has not been taken into account in the opening balance of the 1 These words and figures were substituted for the portion beginning with “and clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (3A)” and ending with “said section 126” by Mah. 1 of 1964, s. 8 (b). 2 This portion was inserted by Bom. 48 of 1950, s. 59(2). 3 This portion was inserted by Mah. 34 of 1973, s. 15(b). 4 This section was inserted by Mah. 32 of 2011, s. 14. 5 These words, figures and letter were inserted by Mah. 6 of 2012, s. 3. 6 This section was substituted for the original by Bom. 5 of 1938, s. 19. 7 This sub-section was substituted for the original by Bom. 48 of 1948, s. 32. 8 This portion was substituted by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 69. 9 These words were substituted for the words “Bombay Electric Supply and Transport Fund” by Mah. 25 of 1996, s. 2, Schedule. 10 These words were substituted for the words “Bombay Electric Supply and Transport Fund” by Mah. 25 of 1996, s. 2, Schedule. 11 The first proviso was deleted by Mah. 1 of 1964, s. 9(a). 12 This proviso was added by Bom. 48 of 1950, s. 60(2). 13 These words were substituted for the words “Provided further that” by Mah. 21 of 1964, s. 9(b). 14 The words “budget estimates” were substituted by Bom. 13 of 1933, s. 33. 15 These words were substituted for the original by Bom. 76 of 1948, s.17. 16 The words “Budget estimates” were substituted for the original by Bom. 13 of 1933, s. 33. 1888 : III] The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act 181 municipal fund 1[or the 2[Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Fund, as the case may be], entered in the 3[budget estimates] of 4[any of the next two following years], 5[the Standing Committee or the Education Committee or the Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Committee, as the case may be] may sanction the 6[expenditure of such budget grant or such unexpended portion thereof, as the case may be, during the next two following years], for the completion, according to the original intention or sanction, of the purpose or object for which the budget grant was made, but not upon any other purpose or object. 7[133. Reduction and transfer.— Reductions in, and transfers from a budget grant shall be made as under :— (a) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 131, on the recommendations of 8[the Standing Committee] the Corporation may, from time to time, during an official year, sanction the transfer of any amount exceeding 9[twenty lakh] rupees from one budget grant to another budget grant. (b) The 10[Standing Committee] may at any time during an official year,— (i) reduce the amount of a budget grant; (ii) sanction the transfer of any amount, not exceeding fifteen thousand rupees, from one budget grant to another budget grant; 11[* * * * *] 12[(c) The Commissioner may, at any time during an official year sanction the transfer of any amount not exceeding five thousand rupees within a budget grant if such transfer does not involve a recurring liability: Provided that, every transfer of an amount exceeding one thousand rupees made under this clause shall be reported forthwith by the Commissioner to the Standing Committee and the Committee may pass with regard thereto such order as they may think fit, and it shall be incumbent on the Commissioner to give effect to such order.] (d) When making any transfer under clauses (a), (b) or (c), due regard shall be had to all the requirements of this Act. (e) If any such reduction as is referred to in sub-clause (i) of clause (b) is of an amount exceeding 13[five lakh rupees], the Corporation may pass with regard thereto such order as they think fit ; and it shall be incumbent on 14[the Standing Committee] and the Commissioner to give effect to such order. 15[(f) in case of expenditure for the purposes of clause (q) of section 61 the provisions of this section shall apply as if for the words “Standing Commiittee” the words “Education Committee” had been substituted.] 16[(g) For the purposes of expenditure from the Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Fund, the provisions of this section shall apply as if for the words “Standing Committee” and 1 These words were inserted by Bom. 43 of 1948, s. 33. 2 These words were substituted for the words “Bombay Electric Supply and Transport Fund” by Mah. 25 of 1996, s. 2, Schedule. 3 The words “Budget estimates” were substituted for the original by Bom. 13 of 1933, s. 33. 4 These words were substituted for the original by Bom. 76 of 1948, s. 17. 5 These words were substituted for the words “Mayor-in-Council” by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 70. 6 These words were inserted by Bom. 48 of 1950, s. 61. 7 Section 133 was substituted by Mah. 39 of 1961, s. 10. 8 These words were substituted for the words “Mayor-in-Council” by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 71(a). 9 These words were substituted for the words “fifteen thousand” by Mah. 10 of 1998, s. 85(b). 10 These words were substituted for the words “Mayor-in-Council” by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 71(a). 11 This clause was deleted by Mah. 10 of 1998, s. 85(c). 12 This clause was substituted by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 71(b). 13 These words were substituted for the words “five hundred rupees” by Mah. 10 of 1998, s. 85(e). 14 These words were substituted for the words “Mayor-in-Council” by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 71(a). 15 Clause (f) was inserted by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 71(c). 16 Clause (g) was substituted by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 71(d). 182 The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act [1888 : III “Commissioner” the words “Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Committee” and “General Manager” respectively, had been substituted.] 1[134. Re-adjustment of income and expenditure to be made by the corporation during course of official year whenever necessary.— (1) If it shall at any time during any official year appear to the Corporation, upon the representation of 2[the Standing Committee or the Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Committee, that notwithstanding any reduction of budget grants that may have been made by the appropriate committee] under section 133, the income of the municipal fund or the 3[Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Fund], as the case may be, during the said year will not suffice to meet the expenditure sanctioned in the budget estimates of the said year as so reduced and to leave at the close of the year a cash balance of not less than one lakh of rupees in the case of either the municipal fund or the 4[Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Fund], it shall be incumbent on the Corporation to sanction forthwith any measure which shall be necessary for proportioning the year income to the expenditure. 5[* * * * * *] (2) For this purpose the Corporation may diminish the sanctioned expenditure of the year, so far as it may be possible so to do with due regard to the provision of this Act or to the obligation pertaining to the 6[Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking, or have recourse to supplementary taxation or a revision of fares and charges levied in respect of the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking], as the case may be 7[or, with the previous sanction of the State Government and subject to such terms and conditions (if any) as the Corporation may deem fit to impose, transfer the whole or any portion of surplus cash balance from any budget-estimate to any other budget-estimate as an additional grant to make good any deficit which has arisen or is likely to arise in the latter budget- estimate, whether covered by a budget grant or not]. 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