Legal glossary

“local authority”

Defined in 7 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Delhi Primary Education Act, 1960 · s. 2

    (f) "local authority" means the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the New Delhi Municipal Committee and the Delhi Cantonment Board;
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  2. The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Act, 2011 · s. 2

    (d) "local authority" means the Delhi Municipal Corporation established under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 (66 of 1957), or the New Delhi Municipal Council established under the New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994 (44 of 1994) or the Delhi Development Authority established under the Delhi Development Act, 1957 (61 of 1957), legally entitled to exercise control in respect of the areas under their respective jurisdiction; 7 [(e) "Master Plan" means the Master Plan for Delhi as notified under the Delhi Development Act, 1957 (61 of 1957);]
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  3. The National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 · s. 2

    (ea) "local authority" means a Municipal Corporation, Municipal Committee, Municipal Council, Zila Parishad, District Board or Nagar Panchayat or Panchayat, or other authority (by whatever name called),legally entitled to, or entrusted by the Government with the control or management of a municipal or local fund;]
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  4. The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 · s. 2

    (c) "local authority" means a Municipal Corporation or a Municipal Council or a Nagar Panchayat, by whatever name called, or the Cantonment Board, or as the case may be, a civil area committee appointed under section 47 of the Cantonment Act, 2006 (41 of 2006) or such other body
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  5. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. · s. 2

    (f) "local authority" means the municipal corporation or Municipality or Panchayat or any other local body constituted under any law for the time being in force for providing municipal services or basic services, as the case may be, in respect of areas under its jurisdiction;
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  6. The Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006 · s. 2 · Repealed or not in force

    (d) "local authority" means the Delhi Municipal Corporation established under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 (66 of 1957), or the New Delhi Municipal Council established under the New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994 (44 of 1994) or the Delhi Development Authority established under the Delhi Development Act, 1957 (61 of 1957), legally entitled to exercise control in respect of the areas under their respective jurisdiction;
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  7. The Indian Tramways Act, 1886, 11 of 1886 (Rep., Act 37 of 2025) · s. 3 · Repealed or not in force

    (1) "local authority" means a municipal committee, district board, body of port commissioners or other authority legally entitled to , or entrusted by[4] [the Central Government or any State Government] with, the control or management of a municipal or local fund:
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