Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Every contract made by or in behalf of a Municipality whereof the value or the amount exceeding Rs. 250 shall be in writing. [Provided that unless the contract has been duly executed in writing, no work including collection of materials in connection with the said contract shall be commenced or undertaken.]1 (2) Every such contract shall be signed- (a) by the President or a Vice-President and by the executive officer 237 or a Secretary; or 1- Added by U.P. Act No. 27 of 1964. 2- Subs. by section 128 (a) of Chapter-III of U.P. Act No. 12 of 1994. 3- Added by section 128 (b) ibid. 4- Subs. by section 32 of Chapter-III of U.P. Act No. 26 of 1995. 5- Subs. by section 6 (a) of Uttarakhand Act No. 11 of 2005. 6- Subs. by section 6 (b) ibid. 7- Subs. by section 6 (c) ibid. [The [Uttar Pradesh]3 Municipalities Act, 1916] [Section 97A-99] (b) by any person or persons empowered under sub-section (2) or (3) of the previous section to sanction the contract if further and in like manner empowered in this behalf by the [Municipality]1. (3) If a contract to which the foregoing provisions of this section apply is executed otherwise than in conformity therewith it shall not be binding on the [Municipality]1. [Special provision regarding certain projects. 97-A Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, every contract or estimate in respect of an urban development project sponsored by the Central Government or receiving aid from the World Bank or any other foreign organization, be made or sanctioned in accordance with the scheme approved by the State Government : Provided that the meeting of the Municipality for sanction of funds for the urban development project shall be convened and decision be taken within one month from the date of approval of the project by the State Government : Provided further that if the meeting of the municipality is not convened or decision is not taken within the time specified in the first proviso, the municipality shall be deemed to have sanctioned the funds and if the sanction is refused or is accorded with modifications, the matter shall be referred to the State Government and the decision of the State Government shall be final and binding on the municipality and the municipality shall be deemed to have sanctioned the funds accordingly. The Executive Officer may thereupon execute the project, spend funds and ensure completion of the project within the stipulated time : Project also that the municipality shall undertake regular monitoring of the projects and shall send its report to the State Government.]2 Registration of instruments.