Bare ActsThe UTTAR PRADESH MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1916

Section 57

Power of Municipality to appoint and employ executive officer and medical officer of health.

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The Executive Officer and Medical Officer of Health 1 [57. (1) Every Board shall, unless the 2 [ State Government ] either on its own motion or on representation made by the Board, otherwise directs, appoint an Executive Officer by a special resolution. ] Provided that in every case in which such board has at the time of the passing of the Act a secretary but no executive officer the secretary shall be deemed to be the executive officer until or unless he is duly replaced. (2) Every Municipality with an income of Rs. 50,000 per annum or over shall, unless the 3 [ State Government ] otherwise directs, employ a medical officer of health who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh Public Health Service 3 [ and an accountant who belongs to the State Accounts Service, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the [ State Government ] 3 . ] ; 4 [ Provided that if the State Government expresses its inability to make available the services of a Medical Officer of Health belonging to the U. P. Public Health Service, the Municipality may appoint a temporary Medical Officer of Health by a special resolution. ] 5 [ (2-A) Every Municipality shall, if so required by the State Government, employ in addition to or in place of the Accountant, an Accounts Officer nominated by the State Government either severally or jointly with one or more than one Municipality or any other local authority on the terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the State Government from time to time ] . 6 [ (3) Every appointment of an Executive Officer under subsection (1) and of a Medical Officer of Health under the proviso to subsection (2) make by a Municipality shall be subject to the prior approval of the State Government and their salaries and conditions of service shall be such as may be prescribed. ]

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