The Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994

Sections

1. I — PRELIMINARY
2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
3. 2Definitions
4. II — CONSTITUTION OF MUNICIPALITIES
5. 4Effect of exclusion of local area from municipality
6. 5Election and maintenance of boundary marks
7. III — NAGAR PANCHAYAT
8. 6Incorporation of Nagar Panchayat
9. XV — MISCELLANEOUS
10. 7Public amenities including street lighting, parking lots, bus stops and public conveniences
11. 8Urban Forestry, Protection of the Environment and Promotion of ecological aspects
12. 9Safeguarding the interests of weaker sections of society including the handicapped and mentally retarded
13. III — NAGAR PANCHAYAT
14. 10Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons
15. 11Resignation by Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Councillor
16. 12Remuneration to Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
17. IV — MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
18. 13Incorporation of Municipal Council
19. 14Municipal administration
20. 15Composition of Council
21. 16Constitution and composition of Wards Committees
22. XV — MISCELLANEOUS
23. 17Public amenities including street lighting, parking lots, bus stops and public conveniences
24. IV — MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
25. 18Allocation of reserved seats and delimitation of wards
26. 19Disqualifications for membership
27. 20Oath of office
28. 21Appointment of administrator
29. 22Duration of municipalities, etc
30. 23Every Council to have Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson
31. 24Election of Chairperson
32. 25Election of Vice-Chairperson
33. 26Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson cease to hold office as such
34. 27Filling up of vacancies and term of office of persons filling up the vacancy
35. 28Resignation by Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Councillor
36. 29Removal of Councillors
37. 30Effect of removal of a Councillor
38. 31No-confidence motion against Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson
39. 32Grant of leave of absence to Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson
40. 35Remuneration of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
41. 36Powers, authority and responsibilities of municipalities
42. 37Obligatory functions of the municipality
43. 38Special duties of municipalities
44. 39Discretionary functions of municipality
45. 40Management of public institution by municipality to vest in it
46. V — ESTABLISHMENT
47. 41Appointment of Executive Officers
48. 43Appointment of Health Officer, Revenue Officer and Engineer
49. 44Power of Nagar Panchayat and Council to determine strength of its employees
50. 45Power of Nagar Panchayat and Council to appoint its officers and employees
51. 46Disciplinary action against employees of Nagar Panchayat and Council and conditions of their services, etc
52. 47Gratuity and pension
53. 48Power to make rules
54. VI — CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
55. 49Meeting of a Nagar Panchayat or of a Council
56. 50Chairperson of meeting
57. 51Manner of deciding questions
58. 52Adjournment of meeting in the absence of quorum
59. 53Minutes of proceedings
60. 54Modification and cancellation of resolution
61. 55Right of Government Officers to attend, address and take part in the meeting of the Nagar Panchayat or of the Council
62. 56Appointment of Committees
63. 57Chairperson of Committee
64. 58Liability for loss, waste or misapplication of funds and property
65. 59Disqualifications of Councillors having share or interest in contract
66. 61Disqualification from voting
67. VII — MUNICIPAL PROPERTY, FINANCE AND CONTRACTS
68. 62Municipal property and vesting thereof
69. 63Transfer of municipal property
70. 64Execution of contracts
71. 65Transfer of private roads, etc., to Nagar Panchayat or Council
72. 66Acquisition of land
73. 67Formation and custody for municipal fund
74. 68Credit of moneys to the municipal fund
75. 69Powers of the Nagar Panchayat or of the Council to borrow money
76. 70Application of municipal property and fund
77. 71Budget
78. 72Accounts and audit
79. 73Finance Commission for municipalities
80. VIII — MUNICIPAL TAXATION
81. 74Power to impose taxes by and the funds of the municipalities
82. 75Taxes which may be imposed
83. 76Tax on Government holdings
84. 77Restriction regarding tax on holding
85. 78Collection of taxes are subject to bye-law, etc
86. 79Nagar Panchayat or Council to determine the valuation of holding
87. 80Returns required for ascertaining annual value
88. 81Penalty for default in furnishing return and for obstruction of assessor
89. 82Determination of annual value of holdings
90. 83Determination of rate of tax on holding
91. 84Preparation of assessment register
92. 85Powers to assess consolidated tax for building and land on which it stands
93. 86Reduction of valuation, revision of valuation and assessment and revision of valuation list and assessment register
94. 87Notice to be given to Chairperson, of transfers of title of persons liable of payment of tax
95. 88Revisions of valuation list
96. 89Appointment of assessor and power of State Government to direct the appointment of assessor
97. 90Revision of assessment register
98. 91Effect of revision of assessment register
99. 92Exemptions and remission
100. 93Power of assessor
101. 94Publication of notice of assessment
102. 95Application for review
103. 96Procedure for review
104. 97Limitation of time for application for review
105. 98Assessment to be questioned only under Act
106. 99Tax not invalid for want of form
107. 100Procedure for imposing taxes, recovery of claims, etc
108. IX — RECOVERY OF MUNICIPAL CLAIMS
109. 101Recovery from occupier of tax due from non-resident
110. 102Recovery from owner of occupier's tax in certain cases
111. 103Recovery by owner of occupier's tax paid by owner
112. 104Method of recovery by owner
113. 105Penalty
114. 106Municipality may compound with livery stablekeepers
115. 107Rents, tolls and fees in respect of markets
116. 108Recovery of taxes as arrears of land revenue
117. 109Power to sell unclaimed holdings for money due
118. 110Writing off irrecoverable sums due to the Nagar Panchayat or to the Council
119. X — MUNICIPAL POWER AND OFFENCES
120. 111Power to make roads
121. 112Power to repair, etc., of private road, drains, etc
122. 113Prohibition of use of public roads by a class of animals, carts or vehicles
123. 114Penalty for encroachment on public roads, etc
124. 115Use of public road or place by vendors and other person and penalty thereof
125. 116Power to remove obstructions, encroachments and projections in or on public road, etc
126. 117Procedure when person who erected obstruction cannot be found
127. 118Projections from buildings to be removed
128. 119Power of the District Magistrate and Sub-Divisional Magistrate to remove encroachment summarily on requisition by the Government
129. 120Effect of order made under section 116, 117, 118 or 119
130. 121Nagar Panchayat or Council may require land holders to trim hedges, etc
131. 122Penalty for disobeying requisition under section 116, 117, 118 or 119
132. 123Names of public roads and number of building
133. 124Erection of building without sanction
134. 125Special provision for cases where bye-laws have not been made
135. 126Powers of Nagar Panchayat or the Council to sanction or refuse
136. 127Lapse of sanction
137. 128Penalty for building without or in contravention of sanction
138. 129Power of a Nagar Panchayat or a Council in case of disobedience
139. 130Roofs and external walls not to be made of inflammable materials
140. 131Power to attach brackets for lamps
141. 132Building unfit for human habitation
142. 133Pending of building in dangerous state
143. 134Nagar Panchayat or Council may require owners to pull down ruins
144. 135Penalty for disobeying requisition under sections 133 and 134
145. 136Compensation for prohibition of erection or re-erection
146. 137Power to require owners to clear noxious vegetation
147. 138Power to require owners to improve bad drainage
148. 139Power to require unwholesome tanks or private premises to be cleansed or drained
149. 140Wells, tanks, etc., to be secured
150. 141Penalty for disobeying requisition under sections 137, 138, 139 and 140
151. 142Power of Government to prohibit cultivation, use of manure, or irrigation injurious to health
152. 143Public latrines and urinals
153. 144Power to demolish unauthorised drains leading into public
154. 145Penalty for allowing water of any sewer, etc., to run on any public road
155. 146Power to require owner to drain land
156. 147Penalty for disobeying requisition under section 146
157. 148Establishment for removal of sewage, offensive matter and rubbish
158. 149Sewerage scheme
159. 150Removal of sewage, offensive material, rubbish
160. 151Penalty for placing rubbish on public road
161. 152Penalty on occupier for not removing filth, etc
162. 153Penalty for throwing offensive matter on public roads, etc
163. 154Power of servants of the Nagar Panchayat or of the Council
164. 155Supply of drinking water
165. 156Removal of latrines, etc., near any source of water supply
166. 157Owner or occupier to take steps to prevent spread of infectious disease
167. 158Unauthorised construction or tree over drain or water-works
168. 159Powers in respect of burial and burning places
169. 160Burial of paupers and unclaimed dead bodies
170. 161Powers to cause corpses to be burnt or buried according to the religious tenets of the deceased
171. XI — OTHER POWERS AND PENALTIES
172. 162Establishment of markets
173. 163Power to remove persons from municipal market
174. 164Places for slaughter of animals for sale
175. 165Inspection before and after slaughter
176. 166Licensing of butcher
177. 167Regulation of offensive trades
178. 168Certain offensive and dangerous trades not to be established within the limits to be fixed by the municipality without licence
179. 169Cinemas, dramatic performances, circuses, etc
180. 170Cancellation, revocation, etc., of licences
181. 171Publication of order of refusal, suspension of licences
182. 172Power to close market, tea-stall, etc
183. 174Disinfection of building and articles
184. 175Penalty for letting infected house
185. 176Power of entry for purpose of preventing spread of disease
186. 177Removal to hospital of patients suffering from infectious disease
187. 178Municipality to provide places for recreation
188. 179Function and powers in regard to pounds
189. XII — PROCEDURE
190. 180Service of notice
191. 181Reasonable time for act to be fixed
192. 182Service of notice on owner or occupier of land
193. 183Procedure when owners or occupiers are required by Nagar Panchayat or the Council to execute works
194. 184Person required to execute any work may prefer objection to the municipality
195. 185Procedure if person objecting alleges that work will cost more than three thousand rupees
196. 186Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson to make order after hearing objection
197. 187Power of municipality on failure of persons to execute works
198. 188Power to apportion expenses among owners and occupiers
199. 189Apportionment among owners and occupiers
200. 190Occupiers may recover cost of works executed at their expenses from owners
201. 191Power to enter upon, possession of houses so repaired
202. 192Sale of materials of houses pulled down
203. 193Cognizance
204. 194Offences under the Act compoundable
205. 195Power and duties of police in respect of offences
206. 196Appeals from order refusing licences
207. 197Appeals from orders in other cases
208. 198Appeal not to be dismissed without giving reasonable opportunity
209. 199Dispute as to compensation payable by municipality
210. 200Indemnity
211. 201Bar of suits in absence of notice
212. XIII — CONTROL
213. 202Control by Deputy Commissioner
214. 203Power to suspend action under the Act
215. 204Powers of Deputy Commissioner in case of emergency
216. 205Power to dissolve Nagar Panchayat or Council in certain cases
217. 206Consequence of dissolution
218. 207Decision of disputes between local authorities
219. XIV — RULES AND BYE-LAWS
220. 208Powers of State Government to make rules
221. 209Power of municipality to frame bye-laws
222. 210Additional power to frame bye-laws in hill areas
223. 211Confirmation of bye-laws
224. 212Publication of bye-laws
225. 213Model bye-laws
226. XV — MISCELLANEOUS
227. 214Validity of acts and proceedings
228. 215Petition for challenging election
229. 216Power to make rules for election and election petition
230. 217Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts in election matters
231. 218Election to the municipalities
232. 219Electoral roll for a municipal area
233. 220Conditions for registration as a voter
234. 221Power to remove difficulties
235. 222Overriding effect of the provisions of the Act
236. 223Mode of proof of municipal record and fee for certified copy
237. 224Restriction on the summoning of municipal servants to produce documents
238. 225Penalty for violating the provision of this Act
239. 226Public servants
240. 227District Planning Committee
241. 228Committee for Metropolitan Planning
242. 229Delegation of powers of State Government
243. 230Repeal of Manipur Act 26 of 1976 and saving
244. 231Repeal and saving