The New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994

Sections

1. XXIII — MISCELLANEOUS
2. 1Explosive paint such as nitro-cellulose paint, lacquer paint, enamel paint, etc
3. I — PRELIMINARY
4. 2Definitions
5. XXIII — MISCELLANEOUS
6. 3Compound gas, such as oxygen gas, hydrogen gas, nitrogen gas, carbon dioxide gas, sulphur dioxide gas, chlorine gas, acetylene gas, etc
7. 4Petroleum, other than dangerous petroleum, as defined in the Petroleum Act, 1934
8. 5Cloth, yarn or leather in indigo or in other colours. Dyeing or printing of
9. 6[ See section 100(1)] NOTICE OF DEMAND
10. 7Precious metals. Refining of or recovering of them from embroideries
11. 8Rags, including small pieces or cuttings of cloth, hessian cloth, gunny-bag cloth, silk, art silk or woollen cloth
12. 9Sweetmeat shop except in premises already licensed as an eating house. Keeping
13. 10PENALTIES
14. IV — THE CHAIRPERSON
15. 13Appointment, etc., of the Chairperson
16. 14Leave of absence of Chairperson
17. 15Appointment of officiating Chairperson in case of death, resignation or removal of — Chairperson
18. 16Salary and allowances of the Chairperson and members
19. XXIII — MISCELLANEOUS
20. 17Precious metals. Refining of or recovering of them from embroideries
21. 19Sweetmeat shop except in premises already licensed as an eating house. Keeping
22. 20Carrying on the trade or business of or any operation connected with the trade of
23. V — PROCEDURE
24. 21Meetings
25. XXIII — MISCELLANEOUS
26. 23Compound gas, such as oxygen gas, hydrogen gas, nitrogen gas, carbon dioxide gas, sulphur dioxide gas, chlorine gas, acetylene gas, etc
27. V — PROCEDURE
28. 24Quorum
29. 25Presiding Officer
30. 26Method of deciding questions
31. 27Members not to vote on matter in which they are interested
32. 28Section 28
33. 29Keeping of minutes and proceedings
34. 30Circulation of minutes and inspection of minutes and reports of proceedings
35. 31Forwarding minutes and reports of proceedings to the Administrator
36. 32Validation of proceedings, etc
37. VI — MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND OTHER MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
38. 33Appointment of certain officers
39. XXIII — MISCELLANEOUS
40. 34Fines. 35. Firewood. 36. Fireworks. 37. Fish (dried). 38. Flax. 39. Fulminate. 40. Fulminate of merc
41. VI — MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND OTHER MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
42. 36Power to make appointments
43. 38Officers and other employees not to be interested in any contract, etc., with the Council
44. 39Punishment for municipal officers and other employees
45. 40Consultation with the Union Public Service Commission
46. 41Power of Commission to make regulations and reference to the Central Government in case of difference between the Commission and the Council
47. 43Power of Council to make regulations
48. VII — REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE
49. 44Constitution of the New Delhi Municipal Fund
50. 46Operation of the Accounts
51. 47Payments not to be made unless covered by a budget-grant
52. 50Application of New Delhi Municipal Fund
53. 51Temporary payments from the New Delhi Municipal Fund for works urgently required for the public service
54. 52Investment of surplus moneys
55. 53Constitution of Finance Commission
56. 54Constitution of special funds
57. 55Adoption of budget estimates
58. 56Power of Council to alter budget estimates
59. 57Power of Council to re-adjust income and expenditure during the year
60. 59Audit
61. VIII — TAXATION
62. 60Taxes to be imposed by the Council under this Act
63. 61Rates of property tax
64. 62Premises in respect of which property tax is to be levied
65. 63Determination of rateable value of lands and buildings assessable to property tax
66. 64Charge for supply of water
67. 65Taxation of Union properties
68. 66Incidence of property tax
69. 67Apportionment of liability for property tax when the premises are let or sub-let
70. 68Recovery of property tax from occupiers
71. XXIII — MISCELLANEOUS
72. 70Old paper or waste paper including old newspaper, periodicals, magazines, etc
73. VIII — TAXATION
74. 71Evidential value of assessment list
75. 72Amendment of assessment list
76. XXIII — MISCELLANEOUS
77. 74Petroleum, other than dangerous petroleum, as defined in the Petroleum Act, 1934
78. VIII — TAXATION
79. 76Notice of demolition or removal of buildings
80. 77Power of Chairperson to call for information and returns and to enter and inspect premises
81. 78Premises owned by, or let to two or more persons in severalty to be ordinarily assessed as — one pro
82. 80Power of Chairperson to assess separately outhouses and portions of buildings
83. 81Power of Chairperson to employ valuers
84. 82Tax on certain vehicles and animals and rates thereof
85. 83The tax on whom leviable
86. 86Theatre-tax
87. 88Tax on advertisements
88. 89Prohibition of advertisements without written permission of the Chairperson
89. 93Duty on transfer of property and method of assessment thereto
90. 95Tax on building applications
91. 96Imposition of other taxes
92. 99Presentation of bill
93. 100Notice of demand and notice fee
94. 101Penalty in case of default of payment of taxes
95. 102Recovery of tax
96. 103Distress
97. 105Recovery from a person about to leave New Delhi or Delhi
98. 107Power of seizure of vehicles and animals in case of non-payment of tax thereon
99. 108Occupiers may be required to pay rent towards satisfaction of property tax
100. 109Demolition, etc., of buildings
101. 110Remission or refund of tax
102. 111Power to require entry in assessment list of details of buildings
103. 112Notice to be given of the circumstances in which remission or refund is claimed
104. 113What buildings are to be deemed vacant
105. 114Notice to be given of every occupation of vacant land or building
106. 115Appeal against assessment, etc
107. 116Conditions of right to appeal
108. 117Condonation of delay in preferring the appeal
109. 118Finality of appellate orders
110. 119Power to inspect for purposes of determining rateable value or tax
111. 120Composition
112. 121Irrecoverable debts
113. 122Obligation to disclose liability
114. 123Immaterial error not to affect liability
115. 124General power of exemption
116. 125Payment of proceeds of entertainment and betting taxes to Council
117. IX — BORROWING
118. 126Power of Council to borrow
119. 127Time for repayment of money borrowed under section 126
120. 128Form and effect of debenture
121. 129Payment to survivors of joint payees
122. 130Receipt by joint holders for interest or dividend
123. 131Maintenance and investment of sinking funds
124. 132Application of sinking funds
125. 133Annual statement by Chairperson
126. 134Power of Council to consolidate loans
127. 135Priority of payment for interest and repayment of loans over other payments
128. 136Power to make regulations
129. X — PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS
130. 137Acquisition of property
131. 138Acquisition of immovable property by agreement
132. 139Procedure when immovable property cannot be acquired by agreement
133. 140Disposal of movable property
134. 141Disposal of immovable property
135. 142Contracts by the Council
136. 143Procedure for making contracts
137. 144Mode of executing contracts
138. XI — WATER SUPPLY, DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE COLLECTION
139. 145Definitions
140. 147Functions in relation to water supplies
141. 148Water supplied for domestic purposes not to be used for non-domestic purposes
142. 149Supply of water for domestic purposes not to include any supply for certain specified purposes
143. 150Power to supply water for non-domestic purposes
144. 151Use of water for extinguishing fire
145. 152Power to require water supply to be taken
146. 153New premises not to be occupied without arrangement for water supply
147. 154Public gratuitous water supply
148. 155Power to lay mains
149. 156Power to lay service pipes, etc
150. 157Provision of fire hydrants
151. 158Supply of water
152. 159Laying of supply pipes, etc
153. 160Power to require separate service pipes
154. 161Stopcocks
155. 162Power of Chairperson to provide meters
156. 163Presumption as to correctness of meters
157. 164Prohibition of waste or misuse of water
158. 165Power to enter premises to detect waste or misuse of water
159. 166Power to test water fittings
160. 167Power to close or restrict use of water from polluted source of supply
161. 168Water pipes, etc., not to be placed where water will be polluted
162. 169Power to cut off private water supply or to turn off water
163. 170Joint and several liability of owners and occupiers for offence in relation to water supply
164. 171Public drains, etc., to vest in the Council
165. 172Control of drains and sewage collection works
166. 173Certain matters not to be passed into municipal drains
167. 174Application by owners and occupiers to drain into municipal drains
168. 175Drainage of and drained premises
169. 176New premises not to be erected without drains
170. 177Power to drain group or block of premises by combined operations
171. 178Power of Chairperson to close or limit the use of private drains in certain cases
172. 179Use of drain by a person other than the owner
173. 180Sewage and rain water drains to be distinct
174. 181Power of Chairperson to require owner to carry out certain works for satisfactory drainage
175. 182Appointment of places for the emptying of drains and collection of sewage
176. 183Connection with water works and drains not to be made without permission
177. 184Building, railways and private streets not to be erected or constructed over drains or water works w
178. 185Rights of user of property for aqueducts, lines, etc
179. 186Power of owner of premises to place pipes and drains through land belonging to other persons
180. 187Power to require railway level, etc., to be raised or lowered
181. 188Power of Chairperson to execute work after giving notice to the person liable
182. 189Power of Chairperson to affix shafts, etc., for ventilation of drain or cesspool
183. 190Power of Chairperson to examine and test drains, etc., believed to be defective
184. 191Bulk receipt of water and delivery of sewage by the Council
185. 192Employment of Government agencies for repairs, etc
186. 193Work to be done by licensed plumber
187. XII — ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
188. 195Functions in relation to electricity supply
189. 196Additional functions in relation to electricity supply
190. 197Council to have powers and obligations of licensee under Act 9 of 1910
191. 198Restriction on building and other acts interfering with the works of electric supply
192. 199Power of Council to make arrangements with licensees
193. 200Charges for supply of electricity
194. 201Bulk receipt of electricity by the Council
195. XIII — STREETS
196. 202Vesting of public streets in the Council
197. 203Functions of Chairperson in respect of public streets
198. 204Disposal of land forming site of public streets permanently closed
199. 205Power to make new public streets
200. 206Minimum width of new public streets
201. 207Power to prohibit or regulate use of public streets for certain kind of traffic
202. 208Power to acquire lands and buildings for public streets and for public parking places
203. 209Defining the regular line of streets
204. 210Setting back building to regular line of street
205. 211Compulsory setting back of building to regular line of street
206. 212Acquisition of open land and land occupied by platform, etc., within the regular line of street
207. 213Acquisition of the remaining part of a building and land after their portions within a regular line
208. 214Setting forward of buildings to the regular line of street
209. 215Compensation to be paid in certain cases of setting back or setting forward of buildings, etc
210. 216Owner's obligation when dealing with land as building sites
211. 217Lay-out plans
212. 218Alteration or demolition of street made in breach of section 217
213. 219Power of Chairperson to order work to be carried out or to carry it out himself in default
214. 220Right of owner to require streets to be declared public
215. 221Prohibition of projections upon streets, etc
216. 222Projections over streets may be permitted in certain cases
217. 223Ground floor doors, etc., not to open outwards on streets
218. 224Prohibition of structures or fixtures which cause obstruction in street
219. 225Prohibition of deposit, etc., of things in streets
220. 226Power to remove anything deposited or exposed for sale in contravention of this Act
221. 227Prohibition of the tethering of animals and milking of cattle
222. 228Precautions during repair of streets
223. 229Streets not to be opened or broken up and building materials not to be deposited thereon without per
224. 230Disposal of things removed under this Chapter
225. 232Chairperson to take steps for repairing or enclosing dangerous places
226. 233Measures for lighting
227. 234Prohibition of removal, etc., of lamps
228. XIV — BUILDING REGULATIONS
229. 235General superintendence, etc., of the Central Government
230. 236Definition
231. 237Prohibition of building without sanction
232. 238Erection of building
233. 239Applications for additions to, or repairs of, buildings
234. 240Conditions of valid notice
235. 241Sanction or refusal of building or work
236. 242When building or work may be proceeded with
237. 243Sanction accorded under misrepresentation
238. 244Buildings at corners of streets
239. 245Provisions as to buildings and works on either side of new streets
240. 246Period for completion of building or work
241. 247Order of demolition and stoppage of buildings or works in certain cases and appeal
242. 248Order of stoppage of buildings or works in certain cases
243. 249Power of Chairperson to require alteration of work
244. 250Power to seal unauthorised constructions
245. 251Completion certificates
246. 252Restrictions on uses of buildings
247. 253Appellate Tribunal
248. 254Appeals against certain orders or notices issued under the Act
249. 255Procedure of the Appellate Tribunal
250. 256Appeal against orders of Appellate Tribunal
251. 257Bar of jurisdiction of courts
252. 258Removal of dangerous buildings
253. 259Power to order building to be vacated in certain circumstances
254. 260Power of the Central Government to make bye-laws
255. XV — SANITATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH
256. 261Provision for daily cleansing of streets and removal of rubbish and filth
257. 262Rubbish, etc., to be the property of the Council
258. 263Provision or appointment of receptacles, depots and places for rubbish, etc
259. 264Duty of owners and occupiers to collect and deposit rubbish, etc
260. 265Collection and removal of filth and polluted matter
261. 266Removal of rubbish, etc., accumulated on premises used as factories, workshop, etc
262. 267Prohibition against accumulation of rubbish, etc
263. 268Prohibition in respect of air pollutant
264. 269Chairperson's power to get premises scavenged and cleansed
265. 270Public latrines, urinals, etc
266. 271Construction of latrines and urinals
267. 272Latrines and urinals, etc., in new buildings
268. 273Latrines and urinals for labourers, etc
269. 274Provision of latrines and urinals for markets, etc
270. 275Other provisions as to private latrines
271. 276Removal of congested buildings
272. 277Power of Chairperson to require improvement of building unfit for human habitation
273. 278Enforcement of notice requiring execution of works of improvement
274. 279Power of Chairperson to order demolition of buildings unfit for human habitation
275. 280Insanitary huts and sheds
276. 281Prohibition against washing by washerman
277. 282Obligation to give information of dangerous disease
278. 283Removal to hospital of patients, suffering from dangerous disease
279. 284Disinfection of buildings and articles
280. 285Destruction of infectious huts or sheds
281. 287Special measures in case of out-break of dangerous or epidemic diseases
282. 288Infected clothes not to be sent to washerman or to laundry
283. 290Driver of conveyance not bound to carry persons suffering from dangerous disease
284. 291Disinfection of buildings before letting the same
285. 292Disposal of infected articles without disinfection
286. 293Prohibition of making or selling of food, etc., or washing of clothes by infected persons
287. 294Power to restrict or prohibit sale of food or drink
288. 295Control over wells and tanks, etc
289. 296Duty of persons suffering from dangerous disease
290. 297Disposal of infectious corpses where any person has died from any dangerous disease
291. 298Conditions of service of sweepers and certain other class of persons employed in municipal service
292. 299Conditions of service of sweepers employed for doing house scavenging
293. 300Power to call for information regarding burning and burial grounds
294. 301Permission for use of new burning or burial ground
295. 302Power to require closing of burning and burial grounds
296. 303Removal of corpses
297. 304Disposal of dead animals
298. XVI — VITAL STATISTICS
299. 305Appointment of Chief Registrar, etc
300. 306Duties of registrar
301. 307Information of births and deaths
302. XVII — PUBLIC SAFETY AND SUPPRESSION OF NUISANCES
303. 308Prohibition of nuisances
304. 309Power of Chairperson to require removal or abatement of nuisance
305. 310Registration and control of dogs
306. 311Stacking or collecting inflammable materials
307. 312Care of naked lights
308. 313Discharging fireworks, fire-arms, etc
309. 314Power to require buildings, wells, etc., to be rendered safe
310. 315Enclosure of waste land used for improper purpose
311. XVIII — MARKETS, TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS
312. 316Provision of municipal market
313. 317Use of municipal markets and slaughter house
314. 318Private markets
315. 319Conditions of grant of licence for private market
316. 320Prohibition of keeping market open without licence, etc
317. 321Prohibition of use of unlicensed markets
318. 322Prohibition of business and trade near a market
319. 323Levy of stallages, rents and fees
320. 324Power to expel disturbers, etc., from markets
321. 325Butcher's fish-monger's and poulter's licence
322. 326Factory, etc., not to be established without permission of the Chairperson
323. 327Premises not to be used for certain purposes without licence
324. 328Seizure of certain animals
325. 329Power of Chairperson to prevent use of premises in particular areas for purposes referred to in sect
326. 330Licences for hawking articles, etc
327. 331Eating houses, etc., not to be used without licence from the Chairperson
328. 332Licensing and control of theatres, circuses and places of public amusement
329. 333Power of Chairperson to stop use of premises used in contravention of licences
330. XIX — IMPROVEMENT
331. 334Improvement scheme
332. 335Matters to be provided for in an improvement scheme
333. 336Submission of improvement scheme to the Council for approval and to the Central Government for sanct
334. 337Rehousing scheme
335. 338Improvement scheme and rehousing scheme to comply with the master plan and zonal development plan
336. XX — POWERS, PROCEDURE, OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
337. 339Signature, conditions, duration, suspension, revocation, etc., of licences and written permissions
338. 340Powers of entry and inspection
339. 341Power to enter land adjoining land in relation to any work
340. 342Breaking into building
341. 343Time of making entry
342. 344Consent ordinarily to be obtained
343. 345Regard to be had to social or religious usages
344. 346Prohibition of obstruction or molestation in execution of work
345. 347Public notices how to be made known
346. 348Newspapers in which advertisements or notices to be published
347. 349Proof of consent, etc., of Chairperson
348. 350Notices, etc., to fix reasonable time
349. 351Signature on notices, etc., may be stamped
350. 352Notices, etc., by whom to be served or issued
351. 353Services of notices, etc
352. 354Service of bills for tax or notice of demand by ordinary post
353. 355Powers in case of non-compliance with notice, etc
354. 356Liability of occupier to pay in default of owner
355. 357Execution of work by occupier in default of owner and deduction of expenses from rent
356. 358Relief to agents and trustees
357. 359General power to compensation
358. 360Compensation to be paid by offenders for damage caused by them
359. 361Reference to the court of the district judge in certain cases
360. 362Application to the court of the district judge in other cases
361. 363Mode of recovery of certain dues
362. 364Right of owner to apply to the court of the district judge in case of obstruction by occupier
363. 365General powers and procedure of the court of the district judge
364. 366Fees in proceedings before the court of the district judge
365. 367Repayment of half fees on settlement before hearing
366. 368Power of the court of the district judge to delegate certain powers and to make rules
367. 370General penalty
368. 371Offences by companies
369. 372Certain offences to be cognizable
370. 373Prosecutions
371. 374Composition of offences
372. 375Municipal magistrates
373. 376Cognizance of offences
374. 378Power of magistrate to hear cases in absence of accused when summoned to appear
375. 379Complaints concerning nuisances
376. 381Arrest of offenders
377. 382Duties of police officers
378. 383Power to institute, etc., legal proceedings and obtain legal advice
379. 384Protection of action of the Council, etc
380. 385Notice to be given of suits
381. XXI — RULES, REGULATIONS AND BYE-LAWS
382. 386Supplemental provisions respecting rules
383. 387Supplemental provisions respecting regulations
384. 388Power to make bye-laws
385. 389Regulations and bye-laws to be laid before Parliament
386. 390Penalty for breaches of bye-laws
387. 391Supplemental provisions respecting bye-laws
388. 392Bye-laws to be available for inspection and purchase
389. XXII — CONTROL
390. 393Government to require production of documents
391. 394Inspection
392. 395Directions by Central Government
393. 396Power to provide for enforcement of direction under section 395
394. 397Power of Central Government to give directions in relation to primary schools, etc
395. 398Dissolution of the Council
396. XXIII — MISCELLANEOUS
397. 399Delegation of power by the Central Government
398. 400Power to delegate functions of Chairperson
399. 401Validity of notices and other documents
400. 402Admissibility of document or entry as evidence
401. 403Evidence of Municipal officer or employee
402. 404Prohibition against obstruction of any municipal authority
403. 405Prohibition against removal of mark
404. 406Prohibition against removal or obliteration of notice
405. 407Prohibition against unauthorised dealings with public place or materials
406. 408Liability of Chairperson, etc., for loss, waste or misapplication of New Delhi Municipal Fund or pro
407. 409Members and municipal officers and employees to be public servants
408. 410Annual administration report
409. 411Other laws not to be disregarded
410. 412Exemption of diplomatic or consular missions from payment of tax, etc
411. 413Construction of references
412. 414Council to undertake work on agency basis
413. 415Power to remove difficulties
414. 416Repeal and savings
415. 417Expenditure in connection with the Council from the commencement of this Act to the adoption of the
416. 418Transitory provision
417. 419Repeal of Ordinance 8 of 1994