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Amended by Mah. 49 of 20259 (3-11-2025) 1 Section 5 of Mah. 21 of 2022, reads as under :— “5. Annulment of process to divide area of Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats in wards.— Notwithstanding anything contained in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act (III of 1888), the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act (LIX of 1949) and the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 (Mah. XL of 1965) (hereinafter referred to as “the said Acts”) and the rules made thereunder, where the process to divide the area of Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats into wards and to specify the boundaries thereof is started or completed by the State Election Commissioner, before the date of commencement of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra Municipal Corporations and Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships (Amendments) Act, 2022 (Mah. XXI of 2022), shall be deemed to be annulled and the process to divide the area of Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats into wards and to specify the boundaries thereof, shall be done afresh according to the provisions of the said Acts as amended by this Act.”. 2 Mah. Ord. I of 2022 was repealed by Mah. 25 of 2022, s. 5. 3 Section 4 and 5 of Mah. 43 of 2022, reads as under :— “4. Annulment of process.— Notwithstanding anything contained in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act (III of 1888) and the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act (LIX of 1949) (hereinafter, in this Chapter, referred to as “the said Acts”) and the rules, notifications or orders made thereunder, where the process,— (a) to divide the area of Municipal Corporations, into wards and to specify the boundaries thereof is started or completed by the State Election Commissioner or the State Government, as the case may be, or (b) of reservation of seats of Councillors in the Municipal Corporations is started or completed by the State Election Commissioner, before the date of commencement of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Act, 2022 (Mah. XLIII of 2022), shall be deemed to be annulled and such process shall be done afresh according to the provisions of the said Acts as amended by this Act. “5. Power to remove difficulties.— (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the said Acts, as amended by this Act, the State Government may, by an order published in the Official Gazette, as the occasion arises, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the said Acts, as amended by this Act, as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of removing the difficulty: Provided that, no such order shall be made after the expiry of the period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act. (2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature.”. 4 Mah. Ord. VII of 2022 was repealed by Mah. 43 of 2022, s. 6. 5 Mah. Ord. II of 2022 was repealed by Mah. 26 of 2022, s. 3. 6 Section 3 of Mah. 1 of 2023, reads as under :— “3. Power to remove difficulty.— (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the principal Act, as amended by this Act, the State Government may, as occasion arises, by an order published in the Official Gazette, give such directions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the principal Act, as amended by this Act, as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of removing the difficulty: Provided that, no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act. (2) Every order issued under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is issued, before each Houses of the State Legislature.”. 7 Mah. Ord. XII of 2022 was repealed by Mah. 1 of 2023, s. 4. 8 Maharashtra Ordinance No. II of 2024 was repealed by Mah. 22 of 2024, s. 3. 9 Mah. Ord. XI of 2025 was repealed by Mah. 49 of 2025, s. 8. Note.- The date mentioned in the bracket indicates the date of commencement of the Act. 54 The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act [1888 : III 1888 : III] The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act 55 MAHARASHTRA ACT No. III OF 18881 [THE MUMBAI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT.] [14th September 1888] An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Municipal Government of 2[Brihan Mumbai]. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Municipal Government of 3[Brihan Mumbai]; it is enacted as follows :— CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY