The Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation Act, 2008
Act 7 of 2008
Keyword(s): City of Tiruppur, Corporation, Council, Municipality, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Amendment appended: 38 of 2008
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The following Act of Lhe Tarn11 Nadu L.cg~slcjlivt! Ac,:,c?~~it)ly~cL('Iv(\O It~c:~x~;ctnt of the Govcrnc)r on the? 19th Fcl)ru.~ry2008 ;~ncl I:; i~crc?l)y~)~~l)l~sl,,~(l 101 ~JOIIC~~II information:-
AST No. 7 OF 2008 An Act to provide for the establishment of a Municipal Corporation for the city of Tiruppur.
BE it enacted by the Leglslatrve Assembly of the State of Tam11Nadu In the F~fty-n~nthYear of the Republic of lndra as follows:-
Short title. 1. (1) Th~sAct may be called the Tiruppur Clty Munic~palCorporatron Act. 2008 extent and commence- (2) It extends to the city of T~ruppur. rnent. (3) It shall be deemed to have come Into force on the 1st day of January 2008.
Defin~tions. 2. (I)In t+is Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) 'city o; Tlruppur" or "clty" means the local .,.? comprised in the ~iiuppurmunicipality and Includes any local area whlch, after the date of the commencement of thrs Act, IS included in the c~tybut does not Include any local area which, after such date of the commencement of th~sAct IS excluded from thk city, (b) 'co~poration"means the mun~cipalcorporatron of T~ruppurconstl'uted under sect~on3; . (c) "council" means t'\e councrl of munlc~palcorporat~on of rrruppur; (d) "date of the commencement of thls Act" means the date spec~f~ed under sub-section (3) of section 1,
(e) "Government" means the State Government;
(f) "municipal counc~l"means the munlc~palcouncll of Tlruppur Mun~cipal~ty; (g) "mun~c~pal~ty"means the Tiruppur Munlc~pality; (h) "Scheduled Castes" and "Scheduled Trlbes" shall have the mc?anlngs. respectively, ass~gnedto them in clauses (24) and (25) of Aril~le366 of the Const~tut~ori
(2) All words and expressions used in thls Act and not deflned but deflned in the Coimbatore City Mun~c~palCorporat~on Act, 1981 (hereloafter referred to as Tam11Nadu the 1981 Act), shali have the meanings, ~espectrvely,ass~gned to them 111 tile 1961 Act 25 of Act. jtablishment 3. (1) With effect on and from the date of the commencement of th~sAct, the )f munlclpal local area ~ncludedIn the Tlruppur munlc~pal~tyshall constrtute the clty of T~ruppur ;orporatlOn for the purposes of thls Act and from such date of the ccmmencernc?nt of th~sAct. Or the 'lty Of a munlclpal co porntron shall be deemed to have been cstablrshed for the said city Iruppur. by the name of Tlruppur C~tyMunlcrpal Corporatlon
Provlded that the Government may, from t~n?eto tlme, alter consultation with the corporatlnn, by not~flcat~on,alter the lllnrts of tne crty consntuled under th~ssub- section so as to lnclude there~nor to exdude tht>refrorn Ihe areas speclfled In the notif,cation: Provlded further that the power to issue a notification under thls sub-section shall be scrbjcct to prevlous publi~atron (2) The corporatron shall, by the sard name, be a booy corporate, havlnq perpetual succession and a common seal w~thpower to acqulre, hold arid d~spose of property and to enter Into contracts and may by its corporate name sue and be stled.
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(3) The Tlruppur rnunlcrpal~ty,functroning immedrately before the date of the commencement of th~sAct, shall be deemed to have been abolished from such date of the cornmcncement of this Act. 4 The municipal authorities charged wlth carrying out the provisions of this Act Municipal shall be,--- authorities. (1) a council; (2) a standing committee; (3) a wards committee; and d (4) a commissioner. 5. (1) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (2), the council shall conslst Constitution of of such number of counc~llorselected in the manner laid down In this Act as may council. be fixed by the Government, by notification, from time to time, so, however, that I the total number of counciliors of the council shall not exceed seventy-two at any tlme. (2) The following persons shall also be represented in the council, namely:-\ (a) the members of the Hou,e of the People representing constltucncies which comprise wholly or partly 11 e area of the corporation and the members of the Councrl of States registered as electors withln the area of the corporatron;
(b) :ll the members of the Tamil Nadu Legisl~tiveAssembly representing constituencies which comprise wholly or partly the area of the corporation. (3) The persons referred to in sub-section (2) shall be entitled to take part in the proceedings but shall not have the right to vote in the meetings of the council. (4) Seats shall be reserved for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes 2nd the Scheduled Tribes in the council and the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in the council as the population of the Scheduled Castes in the city or of the Scheduled Tribes in the city bears to :he tota! population of the city.
(5) Seats shall be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, from among the seats reserved for the persorrs belongingI to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, which shall not be less than
1111 Nadu one-third of the total number of seats reserved for the persons he!onging to the ! 25 of Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. (81. (6) Seats shall be reserved for women in the council and the number of seats reserved for women shal not be less than one-third including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the total number of seats in the council.
(7) The reservation of seats under sub-sections (4) and (5) shall cease to have effec:! on tlic expiry of the-period spe :ified in Artlcle 334 of the Constitution.
6. (1) The c:orljoration, unless sooner dissolved, st 111 continue for fi~eyears Duration of from the date appo~ntedfor its first rneeting after each ordinary election and no longer corporation. and Iho sa~dperiotJ of five years shall ol.lerate as a d~ssolutionof the corporation.
(L) An election to constitute the corporation shall be completed,-
(,,) t)oforc! Itio rxl>lry of 11.: r11~r:itlonspeciflerl In s~b-sect~on(I), or
jb) 1)calorc: th(8 cxl)rr,i!~orl of (3 pcvlod of .IX monttis from tho date of its dissolution Providnri that whcrr! th(: remainder of the period for which the dissolved co~.~)oriilio~iwould 17;1v(! c:~nli~)l.~c:~l,I:; I(:sI; thcln' six months, it shall not be necessary to hold r-lny election, under this sub-section for constituting the corporation for such periorl.
DTP-IV-2 Ex. (55) In TAMIL NADU GOVERNMEN7 (;I\// 'l I I i X 1 l,'A(jtil,Ji!\J/\ftY *-.---.I -- 1
Tamll Nadu 7. (I)Subjecf lo tllc ~)rov~sic)nsof :;ut)-~~;~.~~orls(2) ;I!YJ (:I,), tt~t.! I;I!I,~I PJ;N!;J District Districl Municlpal~tlesAct. 1920 (hereinaftor refcr~edi~ 3s t~c:"i"i:.trlr,t M~i-l!tli',;:i:i;;..: 1
Munidw''Um Act") shall. with effect or1 i;~dfrnln .hc (!c~l(! (1: iilt: r:v:r,irl;?l->t,i:rncrit of ti:^.; A(:[, Ac''lgZOnoc cease to apply to !he loc:al area compr.i:<,ct~lw~il!~i ii-I<: 4 itv i~fi,~it;-;jiu; to r@y. (2) Such cessor shall not affect.--
(a) tne previous =.peration of !he I:)i:!rr~t ;),!2;-:,-,7:i!it/;::; AC! /,, ...i~;i?ertof the local area comprised witkiii il-!~city of Trr:.r!~:!r.
(b) any penalty, forfeiti~reor pi!nishrne;lr ,i-:.i ;...:I , I re:,-,I. c)! it-ly offence committed al;nlrist !:lo I)is!ricl h4,8!?i:.l!~;;~~~:~c,:,f,,,!: ,.:;-
(c) any investigation Iqn! prori-e,i;:-i*-,r ...~:IL.!I\, !ti :(>::. '. : r!f , I(::) penally, forfeiture or punishiiierlt, :-)rid any si.ict1 p:.. :;l'iy, :(>;i~~:~ii,..i. r,tl~:,sl i;3 :I-: .i:;i'; be imposed as if this Act, had not been passed. (3) Notwithstanding anyihing contai~adi!? scb-rectiai! j i !, all oypointments, notifications, notices, rules, bye-laws, .;~c~i:lailons, or.dt.r'i'. dir~~iigns,iicerlies, permissions, schemes, forms and powers, made or issued ar col?ferreci under the
District Municipa1i:ies Act and ir1 furce on the date of the cornir~eiicernent ot this Act shall, so far ,as they 312 not inconsistel~t vi th :hc ~,otlsicns ot this Act, continue to be in force in the loca! aiea c~mprised~t;itliiri rhe city of Tinrppur until they aie replaced by the appointments, nctificafiiws. notices, rules. pye-laws, regulations, orders, directii~ns.licencc:~, pernii~:siii~~~s. 1;ctii?ines, fo:ins ar~il powers to be made or issued or coi.~lerred u~lderthis Act.
Applicabon of 8. (1) Save as otherw ,e s)'p~esslypruvlded herein, 211 the ~rovlslonsof the the 1981 Act, including the provlsl )ns reidtlng to th~levy and ccli~ctiotrof any tax or provisionsof fee are hereby extended to and shd'i d,>plj, nruln/~s~rrucar~d~s to ihc c~i~f~r,ra!lot~ I9a1 Act and the 1981 Act shall, 111 reiation to the rirpor~1ion St rexi and corvbiruec as to the if the provlslons of this Act had formed paiQf the iSCl Act corporation. (2) For the purpose of facilitating tt:n dpplicaticrri r;f the provisions n?tllc ld8.1 Act to the corporation, the Government may, by notilicatlon, make such a(Jar~l;~tic);.l:; and modifications of the 1981 Act and Il.re rules and bye-laws matie thcieunder, whether by way of repealing, amending or suspending any provisrcn thereof. as may be necessary cr expedient anrl thereupon, the 1981 Act arid the rbios made thereunder. shall apply lo the corporation subject to the atlapiations :tii(J rrrotliiic:alior~s so made. (3) Notwithstanding thai no pro\/is~on or insufficien: provision has Ix?e~i made under sub..section (2) for the adaptation of the provisions c~f the 1981 Act, or the ru!es and bye-laws made thereunder, any or! tritw17al or authority required or empowered to enforce tticse provisions may, for Ihe pt.:rpose of facilitating their applicatiori to the corporation, construe these provisions in such manner, without affecting the substance, as may be !?ei;essary or 9roper having regard to the inaiter befort? the court, trib~lnalor authoriiy.
(4) In the I981 as extcnded and appllcsc! lo !I:r cily oi Tlrlil?piir
(a) any reference to the city cf Coltnbatore aild Combatore Eviun~c~(,al~ty. shall by reason of tnis Act, be construed as a reference to the (:tit ol Tlrt~pptlrarid Tiruppur b~unic~pal~ty,respectrvely; and (b) any reference :o the Colmbatore Corporat~on,Corporatio~! of Co~vbatcre and Municipal Corporat~onof Coimbatcre, shall by rcasor: of this ~ct,be conatlued as a refzrctnce to the Tiruppur Corporat~on,Corl~oration of 7'1rupp11rana Mun~crpal Corporation of Tiruppur, ~espectvely. Trans~t~onal 9. (1) All property, ail rlghts of v&ate\/er klnd, used, enjoyed or possessed provisions. by, and all interests of whatever kind owned by, or vested Irl, or held ~rltrust by or for, the rnunic~pal council with all r~ghtsof whdtawr klnd used, enjoyed or possessed by the sald munlc~palcouncll as well as all l~ab~lltleslegally subs~st~rlc~ against the said munic~palcouncil, on and from the date of the cornmencemerit of thts Act and subject to silch d~rect~onsas the Govcrnmcnt may, by qenerdl or speclal order, give in this behalf, vest wlth the corpordt~on. (2) All nrrl::jrs of t;rxi::: or othr!r payments by way of cornposition for a tax, due for c3X~;Epclt+i;pr (:~qi[~cnsa!:on,or crihenvise due io Its said r\!ilrlicipal coun~il c,l ttlca drl[c 0: c,;:;t! i:~~?rni.~?~':~~;eritrri.;y kt? rc~cvoredas if they had accrued to tt-,e coipcl:ali:irl ;l:!d jl!ay rei;ovc.;r,!ii :is it !ilc said arrea;s or vayrne;.ts had become dije, ~jnt!:;:. tho ;:rovisionc of '!]is Ati. (3) b.11 tares, fees an ! duiic:;, li~hichimmediately t'?fore the date of the comnleilcemorlk o; this Act, ulre tjeillcy levied by the said munic!pai c;@unciI shall b~?ueeemd to hsve bsen !~viedl~y :he caiporation u: 'er the provisions of this Act and shall cor>!ifiue to be in foic~accordingly until such taxes, fees and duties are revised c~:ic:e!!r~dor superseded by ~n;~tkingdone or a!iy action taken under this Act (4) All p;cceedir;gs iakan by, ir. agaii~s!, the municipal council or authority or. any pttrso:, ~1ntlt.rtat:. District M~lr;ic~,;:;iities Act may be continued by, or against, :he corpc.lratitr;:. a~rilor!:y~2: persot\ 3: ,ithe said proceedings hat1 hzsn cornmer!cad under !he provisions of this Act.
(6) I..loi~/it!lst~ntlingaiiythirl:; contained in this Act, every officer or €mployee who, ir~inl~d~aiclyiji:l~i~ ttrc: dale of tliu co~nrnenccnientof thr:; Act was in the service of ths ~?~ti~i~~:ija!~ty:;i-!3/1, 3;: 1i1:d fioii: the date of .;tich comrr~ericementbe deemed to he ail cff/c;er UI^ empli>):~c: 01 ille c:)ipi)r?tion:
(4: ths ttcrnia afid co:!d~tions applica!~leto silcl; affirers anJ employees conserluen: ur~their aksoiption in tLle s~rviiecf the tc~por3!i;;v shall not he less favourdb!F! !han ihose appiicable to such employees imn~ediatelybefore thc date of SLIC~ cr,;i.il;encenic?nt, as regards pay and allowances. leave, pension, gratuity, provident :'in:! ar:d age of supera?i-iua!ian; and
(b) the servise rendered by any such officer or other employee under the municip-niiiy spto the date of such commencement shall be deemed to be service unde~:he curporc?iion and he shall be entitled t.:, count that service for the purpose of in::ie;ne;?r, leave, pensiori, pro~ic'eotfund and grataity:
Provided further that arljd officer or ~theremployee serving in the municipality ( shall be given on o~~tioi~to be exercised within such time and in such manner as may be presciibc~d&her to be absorbetf in the service ot the corporation or to be transfcrrr?d t3 the service referred :n in sectton 73.A of the District ivlur~icipalities Act or to be re1rc:ncIlcd from thc sclrvic:t~ ol the n~uniiipalityo~i such retrenchment benefits 7s may be presc:ibed. (7j Arty division c.>f the Tir!~ppur Municipality into wards, made under the District Municipalities Act and in force on the date of the commencement of this Act sh;ill he dc!c'.ri1c(l to b(? a (livi*,iun of the corporatran until altered. (8) The eiectoral roll pre~arcdtor the Trrupplrr M~~nicipalltyLrnder the Drstrrct Mun~cipaiitiesAct and I,, ce or? the date oi lhe commencement of this Act, shall he decnled to bu [Re c:lecroral loll f~rthe corporatron untrl a new electoral roll 1s prcpart:d ;III~ ~~c~l)lrshcddntl the part of the satd electoral roll rclatlng to each ward of the ln~lntilp-rl~lyst~:!ll t)tl d~?c?lncdto be the lrst of the electoral roll for the correspond~nqdi\lrsron of the corpornlron (9) Notwittistanding anything contairied in this Act, the chairman, vico-chairman and the council lo.^ of the Tiruppur mc~nicipality,who are elected and holding offrce as such immediately before the date of the commencement of this Act. shall be r!eerneil to be the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and councillors of the Tiruppur City Municipal Corporaiion elected under this Act and such Mayor. Deputy Mayor and cocrricillors shall coi:trnuu to hold offict? ~~ptosuch date as the Government may, by notitic;~tlon, fix in Itlit; I)c!h;?lf or, in coso no such date is fixed, upto the date on which their term of office would expire ilnder the District Murticipalities Act and such Mayor. Deputy Mayor anti councrllors :,I1 ill c!rurc.tse till ~II,(?1)owt:rs and pc!rforin all dut~esconferred cn the Ni ryor, Deputy blaycir and c ounc:rllors by or uncier Lliis Act. Power to 10 (1) The Governmunt rriay rn;lkf: r~rlot,lor c:.rriyrr~cl O~I(Ill(* [IIII~)~';'~. 01 Iltr*, make rules. I (2) (a) All rules made under this Act shall be published in the Tamil Naciu Government Gazette and, unless they arc exprcsscd to comr tnto force on a particular day, shall come rnto force on the day on wh~chthey are so publ~shed (b) All notifications issued iinder this AYt shall, unless they are expressed I to come into force on a particular day, come rnto force on the day on whrch they are so published. (3) Every rule made or notificatron or order issued under this Act shall as soon as possible, after ~t IS made or ~ssued,be pltlced on the tabl~of the Legrslatrve 4ssembly, and ~f,before the expiry of the sesslon In whrch rt IS so placed or the next sesslon, thc Assembly makes any mod~ficatronrr suc.h rulc or notrfrcatron or order, or the Assembly dec~desthat the rule or notificdt~on or order should not be made or issued, the rule or notification or order shall thereafter have effect only ~nsuch modrf~edform or be of no effect, as the case may be, so, however, MI that any ;irch mod~f~catronor annulment shall be without prejudice to the valrdrty of of anything previously done under that rule or nolrfrcat~on order. or s 11 Power to 11. If any difficulty arisos rn grving effect to the provisrons of th s Act, the remove j Government may, by an order publ~shedrn the Tarn11 Nadu Government Gazette, difficult~es make such provrslons not rnconsrstent with thc provrsions of thrs Act as appear to Uri them to be necessary or exped~entfor removing the drffrculty Provided that no s~chorder shall be made after the exprry of two years from the date of the commenceinent of thrs Act.
Repeal and 12. (1) The Tiruppur Clty Municipal Corporation Ordinance, 2007 IS hereby Tamill saving. repealed. Ordtr 6of: (2) Notwrthstand~ng such repeal anythlrlg done, any action taken or any direction nrven under tht: salt1 Ortlrri.~nct~sh:lll br dr)i>rn~cjto havt? hncn clone?, tabran or given uiiclor t11rs Act.
(By order of the Governor) hr Ill Ill of S DHEENADHAYALAN, tll0 , Ser letdry to Goveinrr?e~?t-lrr-ct~i~rgf?, Act L COmrrrs, of the , ACT No. 38 OF 2008. An ~~t further to amend the laws rr2lating to the Munjcipd Cor~o~~~~~~~ --and the Municipalities in the State of Tamil hdu. BE enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tarnil Nadu In the Year of the Hepubl~cof lndla as follo~S.- PART-I PRELIMINARY 1. (1) Th~sAct may be called the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Slxth Amendment) Short tltle and Act, 2008 commence- ment (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appornt PART-I I AMENDMENTS TO THE CHENNAl CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1919. 2. In sect~on4 of the Chenna~C~ty Municipal Corporation Act.1919 (hereinafter in Amendment of this Part referred to as the 1319 Act), In sub-section (3), for clause (a), the followlng SeCtlOn 4 1919 clauses shall be substituted, namely - "(a) a Mayor, (aa) a counc~l:" 3. For se~tl0n37 of the 1919 Act, the followlng sections shall be substituted, Subst~tut~onof section 37 I - "37. Prerogative of the Mayor.-(1) The Mayor shall have full access to all records of the corporatlon and may obtain reports from the cornmlssloner on any matter connected w~ththe admtnlstrat~on of the corporatlon R (2) All Important offlclal correspondence between the corporatlon and the State Government as may be declded by the councll shall be conducted through the Mayor (3) The Mayor shall be bound to transmit communicat~onsaddressed through hlm by the cornmlssloner to the State Governmclnt or by the State Government to the , comrnlssloner Whlle transmlttlng conimun~cat~onsfrom the commlssloner to the State Government, the Mayor may make such remarks as he thinks necessary. 37-A. Entrustment of additional functions to Mayor.-The State Governrl.lent may, subject to the provlslons of thls Act and.the rules made thereunder, by not~ficat~~n,entrust to the Mayor such addltlonal functions as ~t may deem necessary for carrylng obt the purposes of thls Act" p-IV-2 Ex. (1681-2 AMENDMENTS TO THE MADURAI ClTY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1971 Amendment of 4. In sect~on3 of the Madu.a~Clty Mun~c~palCorporation Act,1971 (here~nafterln Tam11 sactlon 3 thls Part referred to as the 1971 Act), rn sub-section (3), for clause (a), the :ollowrng Act clauses shall be substltuted, namely - "(a) a Mayor ; (aa) a councll ,'' Substitution of 5. For section 38 of the 1971 Act, the followrng sections shall be subst~tuted, sect~on38 namely - "38. Prerogative of the Mayor.-(I) The Mayor shall have full access to all records of the corporation and may obtaln reports from the comm~ssioneron any matter connected w~ththe adrn~n~strat~onof the corporat~on. (2) All important offlcial correspondence between the corporation and the Government as may be decrded by the councll shall be co lducted through the Mayor (3) The Mayor shall be bound to transm~tcomrnunlcat~ons addressed through hlm by the commlssloner to the Government or by the Government to the commlssloner While transmitting communicat~onsfrom the commlssroner to the Government, the Mayor may make s~chremarks as he thrnks necessary. 38-A. Entrustment of additional functions to Mayor.-The Government may. subject to the provlslons of thls Act and the rules made thereunder, by notlflcatlon, entrust to the Mayor such addit~onalf~ nctrons as ~t may deem necessary for carryrng out the purposes of this Act" PART-IV AMENDMENTS TO THE COIMBATORE ClTY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1981 Amendment of 6. In section 3 of the Co~mbatoreClty Mun~c~palCorporat~on Act,1981 (heremafter T~~~~ N~c, sectlon 3 in thls Part referred to as the 1981 Act), In sub-sectron (3), for clause (a), the follow~ng ACI clauses shall be subst~tuted,namely - (aa) a council ;". Substltut~onof 7. For section 39 of the 1981 Act, the following sections shall be subst~tuted. sect~on39 namely'- "39. Prerogative of the Mayor.-(!) The Mayor shall have full access to all records of the corporatlon and may obtaln reports from the comm~ssioneron any matter connected w~ththe admlnlstration of the corporatlon. (2) All important officral correspondence between Ihe corporat~on and the Government as may be declded by the counc~lshall be conducted through the Mayor (3) The Mayor shall be bound to transm~tcommun~cat~ons addressed through h~mby the commlssroner to the Government or by the Government to the comrnlssroner Whlle transm~ttlngcommunlcat~ons from the commiss~onerto the Government the Mayor may make such remarks as he thlnks necessary 39-A. Entrustment of additional functions to Mayor.-The Government may. subject to the provlslons of this Act and the rules made thereunder, by notlflcatlon, entrust to the Mayor such add~t~onalfunct~ons as it may deem necessary for carrylng out the purposes of thls Act" & AMENDMENT TO THE TIRUCHIRAPPALI-I CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1994. sectlon 4 "(1) a Mayor; (I-a) a councll ;" PART-VI AMENDMENT TO THE TlRUNELVELl ClTY MUNICIPAL COR70RATION ACT, 1994 9. In section 4 of the T~runelveliCity Municipal Corporation Act,1994, for clause Amendment of 8of (I), the follow~ngclauses shall be substituted, namely:- sect~on4. "(1) a Mayor ; (I-a) a council ;". PART-VII AMENDMENT TO THE SALEM ClTY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1994. 10. In section 4 of the Salem City Municipal Corporation Act,1994, Amendment of for clause (I), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely.-- section 4 "(1) a Mayor; (I-a) a council;" PART-VII I AMENDMENT TO THE TIRUPPUR ClTY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 2008 11. In section 4 of the Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation Act, 2008, for clause Amendment of (I), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:- section 4. "(1) a Mayor; (1-a) a council.". PART--IX AMENDMENT TO THE EROnE ClTY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 2008. 12. In sectlon 4 of the Erode City Municipal Corporation Act, 2008, Amendment of for clause (11, the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:- section 4. "(1) a Mayor; (I-a) a council;"