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Functions of 4[the Director and Deputy Commissioner].— (1) 5[The Director or a Deputy Commissioner] 6[or an Additional Deputy Commissioner] so appointed shall be subordinate to the Commissioner and, subject to his orders, shall exercise such of the powers and perform such of the duties of the Commissioner as the Commissioner shall from time to time depute to him: (2) Provided that,— 7[* * * * * * * *] (b) The Commissioner shall inform the corporation of the powers and duties which he from time to time deputes to 8[the Director or a Deputy Commissioner.] 9[(2A) Provided further that when an additional Deputy Commissioner or more than one additional Deputy Commissioner have been appointed, the Commissioner shall prescribe the respective spheres of duties of each of such additional Deputy Commissioners, and in so doing may allot to the Deputy Commissioner or the additional Deputy Commissioner designated by him responsibility, subject to the control of the Commissioner, for the Municipal Government of the suburbs in so far as such responsibility is consistent with the powers and duties deputed to him under sub-section (1)]. (3) All acts and things performed and done by 10[the Director or a Deputy Commissioner] 11[and an Additional Deputy Commissioner], during his tenure of the said office and in virtue thereof, shall for all purposes be deemed to have been performed and done by the Commissioner. 12[56A. Appointment of Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Improvements).— (1) Subject to the previous approval of 13[the 14[State] Government] the Corporation shall, as soon as conveniently may be after the commencement of the City of Bombay Municipal (Amendment) Act, 1933 (Bom. XIII of 1933), appoint a Deputy Municipal Commissioner to be styled the Deputy Municipal Commissioner 1 The words “Provincial Government” were substituted for the words “Governor-in-Council” by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order in Council. 2 This word was substituted for the word “Provincial” by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. 3 Sub-section (1A) was inserted by Bom. 7 of 1950, s. 10. 4 These words were substituted for the words “a Deputy Commissioner” by Mah. 53 of 1981, s. 9(d). 5 These words were substituted for the words “a Deputy Commissioner” by Mah. 53 of 1981, s. 9(a). 6 These words were inserted by Bom. 7 of 1950, s. 11(a). 7 Clause (a) was deleted by Bom. 1 of 1897. 8 These words were substituted for the words “a Deputy Commissioner” by Mah. 53 of 1981, s. 9(b). 9 Sub-section (2A) was inserted by Bom. 7 of 1950, s. 11(b). 10 These words were substituted for the words “a Deputy Commissioner” by Mah. 53 of 1981, s. 9(c). 11 These words were inserted by Bom. 7 of 1950, s. 11(c). 12 This section was inserted by Bom. 13 of 1933, s. 7. 13 The words “the Provincial Government” were substituted for the word “Government” by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order in Council. 14 This word was substituted for the word “Provincial” by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. 1888 : III] The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act 103 (Improvements). Such appointment shall be in addition to any appointment of a Deputy Municipal Commissioner made under sub-section (1) of section 55. (2) Every person so appointed shall be subject to all the liabilities, restrictions and conditions to which the Commissioner is subjected to under this Act. (3) A person appointed as a Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Improvements) shall be appointed in the first instance for a period of five years, which may be renewed thereafter from time to time for a like or lesser period: 1[Provided that if such person is a Municipal Officer and due to retire under regulations made and applicable to him under section 81 on a date earlier than the expiry of the period of five years from the date of appointment or reappointment, he may be appointed or reappointed for a period of five years or a lesser period.] (4) The person appointed to be the Chief Officer, under section 26 of the City of Bombay Improvement Trust Transfer Act, 1925 (Bom. XVI of 1925), and holding that office at the commencement of the City of Bombay Municipal (Amendment) Act, 1933 (Bom. XVI of 1933), shall be the Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Improvements) under this Act until the Corporation shall have appointed a Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Improvements) under the provisions of sub-section (1) and until such Deputy Municipal Commissioner shall have entered on the discharge of the duties of his office.] 2[56B. Functions of the Deputy Commissioner (Improvements).— (1) The Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Improvements) shall be subordinate to the Commissioner and, subject to his orders, shall exercise such of the powers and perform such of the duties of the Commissioner in connection with the improvement of the city and such other duties of a Deputy Municipal Commissioner as the Commissioner may from time to time direct: Provided that the Commissioner shall inform the Corporation of the powers and duties which he from time to time deputes to the Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Improvements). (2) All acts and things performed and done by the Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Improvements), during his tennure of the said office and in virtue thereof shall for all purposes be deemed to have been performed and done by the Commissioner.] Remuneration of Commissioner 3[, Director] and Deputy Commissioner