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(1) (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in the , ~ ~ a $ : r C ~ ~ ~ ~ District Municipalities Act, the State Government shall I powers and appoint Special Officers to exercise the powers and perform perform the the functions of the Municipal Councils referred to in I functions of section 3, of the chairmen of such Municipal Councils Municipal and of the Committees established or constituted by or Councils. under the District Municipalities Act. (b) A Special Officer may be appointed under clause (a) for one or more Municipal Councils as the State Government may, by order, specify. (2) Each Special Officer referred to in sub-section (1) may also exercise all or any of the powers and perform all or any of the functions of the executive authority or any other officer or authority under the District Munici- palities Act, which the State Government may, by notifica- tion, specify. (3) (a) Each Special Officer shall hold office l[for a period of seven years and nine months] on and from the drst day of July, 1976: I 1These words were substituted for the words "for a period of six years and nine months" by section 2 (i) of the Tamil Nadu Muni- cipal Councils (Appointment of Special Officers) Amendment Act, 1983 (Tamil Nadu Act 12 of 1983). [The words "for a period of six years and nine months", "for a period of five years and nine monthsW,"for a period of four years and nine months", "for a period of four years and three months", "for a period of three years and three months", "for a period of two years and three months" and "for a period of one year and six months" were earlier substituted for the words "for a period of five years and nine months", "for a period of four years and nine months", "for a period of four years and three months", "for a period of three years and three months", "for a paiod of two years and three months", "for a period of one year and six months" and "for a period of one year" respectively by section 2 (i) of Tamil Nadu Acts 16 of 1982, 15 of 1981,25 of 1980,58 1979, 6 of 1979, 14 of 1978 and 2 of 19771. 1976 : President's Act 281 Municipal Councils 61 3 (Appointment of Special Officers) I Provided that if any vacancy arises in the post of a Special Officer, the vacancy shall be filled up by the State Government and the person appointed in the vacancy shall I hold office for the remainder of '[the said period of seven years and nine months]: z[Provided further that the State Government may, by notification, for sufficient cause direct that the ~ term of a Special Officer be reduced by such period, not exceeding 3[six months], as may be specified in such notification.] (b) A Special Officer shall receive payment for his services from the municipal fund constituted under section 119 of the District Municipalities Act. (c) The State Government may determine the I relations of a Special Officer with themselves. (4) The executive authority shall, in the exercise of the powers and performance of the functions under the District Municipalities Act, be subject to the control and superintendence of the Special Officer. 1 These words were substituted for the words "the said period of six years and nine months" by section 2 (ii) of the Tamil Nadu Muni- cipal Councils (Appointment of Special Officers) Amendment ~ c t 1983 (Tamil Nadu Act 12 of 1983). JThe words "the said period o$ six years and nine months", "the sai penod of five years and nine months", "the said period of four years and nine months", '&the said period of four years and three monthsW,.''the said period of three years and three months ", "the said perlod of two years and three months" and "the said period of one year and six months" were earlier substituted for the words "the said period of five years and nine months", "the said period of four years and nine months" "the said period of four years and three months", "the said period of three years and three months", "the said period of two years apd three months", "the said period of one year and tix months" apd "the said period of one year" respectively by section 2 (ii) of Tamil Nadu Acts 16 Of 198", 15 of 1981, 25 of 1980, ,8 of 1979, 6 of 1979, 14 of 1978 and 2 of 1977). a This proviso was inserted by section 2 (iii) of the Tamil Nadu Municipal Councils (Appointment of Special Officers) Amendment Act, 1977 (Tamil Nadu Act 2 of 1977), which was deemed to have come into force on the 30th June 1977. 8 These words were substituted for the words "three months" by section 2 (iii) of the Tamil Nadu Municipal Councils (Appoint- ment of Special Officers) Amendment Act, 1981 (Tamil Nadu Act 15 of 1981). [The words "three months" were earlier substituted by section 2 (ii) of the Tamil Nadu Municipal Councils (Appoint- ment of Special Otficers) Amendment Act, 1980 flamil Nadu Act 25 of 1980) for the words "six months" which in turn were substi- tuted for the words "three months" by section 2 (iii) of the Tamil Nadu Municipal Councils (Appo~ntment of Special Officers) Second Amendment Act, 1979 (Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1979), which wa~ deemed to have come into force on the 29th September 1979.1 The following Act of {lie Tamil PTadu Legislature received the assent of the Governor on the 8th February 19S6 and is hereby gu blished for general information :-- ACT N o . 8 O F 1986. r ,411 -4 rt -fidrllzer I c) n~}ze?id slze Tanzil Nadu M unicipol Councils (/I pi1cinrrne17t of Sl~ecial Oflice;) Act, 197 6. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nadu jn the Thirty-seventh Year of the Kepxblic of India as io1lo1vs:-