The Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920)
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THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITES ACT, 1920 1 THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1920 (TAMIL NADU ACT V OF 1920) CONTENTS SECTION PAGE PART - I CHAPTER - I PRELIMINARY 1. Title and extent 21 2. Repeal...................................................................................... of enactments ..... 21 3. ..................................................................................Definitions 21 .......................................................................................CHAPTER I-A ............ THIRD GRADE MUNICIPALITIES 3-A. Application of Chapter 27 3-B. Formation of............................................................................... Third Grade Municipalities 27 3-C. .................................................Constitution of Third Grade Municipalities 28 3-D. ............................................Incorporation of Third Grade Municipality 29 3-E. ..............................................Alteration of classification of transitional area 29 3-F. Strength of a Third Grade Municipality 29 3-G: ...................................................Duration of Third Grade Municipality 30 3-GG. .......................................................Appointment of Special officer in certain circumstances 30 3-GGG. .........Appointment................. of Special Officer in certain circumstances 30 3-H. .......................Election of members to Third Grade Municipality 31 3-I. ..................................Reservation of seats 31 3-J. .........................Division of Third.......................:................................... Grade Municipality into wards 32 3-K. ....................................Term of office of members 32 ......................................................................... THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITES ACT, 1920 2 SECTION PAGE 3-L Electoral roll 32 3-M Application of the Act to Third Grade Municipalities 33 3-MM. Special provisions relating to village panchayat constituted as 33 Third Grade Municipality 3-N. Chapter to override other laws 33 CHAPTER I-B TOWN PANCHAYATS 3-0. Application of Chapter 34 3-P. ...............................................................................Formation of town panchayats 34 3-Q. Constitution of town panchayats............................................................ 35 3-R. .......Incorporation............................................................... of town panchayats 35 3-S. ..............................................................Alteration of classification of panchayat towns 35 3-T. .........................................Strength of a town panchayat 36 3-U. ......................................................................Duration of town panchayat 36 ...................................................................ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE.... OF MEMBERS 3-V. Election of members to town panchayat 36 3-W. ....................::::.......::...................Reservation of seats 36 3-X. .................................................................................Division of town panchayats into wards ... 37 3-Y. ....................................................Term of office of members 37 3-Z. Electoral roll ........................................................................ 3 8 3-AA. ...................Application .............................................................................of the Act to town panchayats 38 3-BB. Chapter............................................... to override other laws 38 .....................3-CC. Special provisions relating to village panchayat Constituted as 38 .....................town panchayat ....... PART II ESTABLISHMENT, CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES CHAPTER II CREATION AND ABOLITION OF MUNICIPALITIES CREATION AND ABOLITION OF MUNICIPALITIES 4. Creation of Municipalities 39 4-A Townships 40 4-B Declaration of a Township to be a Municipality 41 5. Duration of Municipality 41 CHAPTER III CONSTITUTION OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES AUTHORITIES 6. The Municipal Authorities and their incorporation 42 7. Constitution of Council 42 7-A. Election of chairman THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITES ACT, 1920 3 SECTION PAGE 7-B to 7-F. [***] Omitted 8 Term of [***] Councillors and filling of seats 44 9. Procedure when no [***] Councillor is elected 45 10. [***] Omitted 11. [***] Omitted 12. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Municipality 46 12-A. Procedure when no [Chairman or] Vice-Chairman is elected 47 12-B. Chairman,vice-Chairman or Councillor not to receive remuneration 47 12-BB. Chairman, vice-Chairman or Councillor to obtain permission to under take trip to foreign country 47 12-C. Commissioner 47 FUNCTIONS OF THE SEVERAL AUTHORITIES THE CHAIRMAN AND THE EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY 13. Functions of the Chairman............................................................ 48 13-A. Functions of the Executive Authority ........................................... 48 13-B. Rights of Chairman where a Commissioner has been appointed ...... 48 14. The........................ Chairman to be member and of every Committee of the Council 49 15. Emergency powers of Executive Authority........................... 49 16. Power of Executive Authority to incur petty contingent expenditure 49 17. [***]co.....Council Omitte . d .................................................................................. 18. Delegation and devolution of functions of Chairman 50 18-A. ...............................Rights and duties of the Commissioner 51 ....................................................THE COUNCIL 19. Functions of the Council 52 20. Duties and............................................................................ powers of individual Councillors 52 21. ................................................Council's power to call for records 52 22. ............................................................Executive authority to carry out Council's resolutions 52 23. ..............................Appointment of Standing Committee 52 23-A. ............................Taxation Appeals............................. Committee 53 24. ......................................................................Appointment of Special Committees 53 24-A. ..........................................................Preparation of development plan 53 24-B. ................................................................Wards Committee 54 24-C. ........................................................................................Constitution of Wards Committee 55 24-D. Term of Office of Chairperson of Wards Committee 55 24-E. Functions and Duties of Wards Committee 55 24-F. Constitution of Area Sabha 55 24-G. Term of Office of Chairperson of Area Sabha 55 24-H. Functions and Duties of Area Sabha 55 25. Rules and regulations for proceedings of Council 55 26. ....................................Appointment of Joint Committee 55 27. ...............................................................Notification of election 56 28. .............................................Presidency of Council .................................. 56 29. .................................................................................[* * *] Omitted 30. Councillor when to abstain from taking part in discussion and voting 57 31. Power of Chairman, vice-Chairman or Councillor to resign 58 ................... THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITES ACT, 1920 4 SECTION PAGE 32. Acts of Municipal Council, etc., not to be invalidated by informality, etc. 58 ADMINISTRATION REPORT 33. Annual Administration Report 58 .....................................................................CONTROLLING AUTHORITIES 34. Power of State Government and Collector for purposes on control 59 35. Collector's power to enforce execution of resolutions 60 36. ............................Power to suspend or cancel resolutions, etc., under Act 60 37. ..........................Emergency powers of Collectors 61 ssState.............................................................. Government's power to appoint officers to supervise 38. 61 municipality 38-A. Control over municipal electrical undertakings 62 .......................................State Government's power to undertake works for, or to take 39. action in default of a Municipality 40. State Government to remove Chairman or vice-Chairman 63 40-A. .....................Motion of no confidence in Chairman or vice-Chairman 63 40-B. .......................[***] Omitted 40-BB [***] Omitted 40-C. [***] Omitted 41. State Government's power to dissolve (***) Council 66 Powers........................................ of officers acting for, or in default of, Municipal Council 42. 68 and liability of Municipal Fund CHAPTER IV ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF COUNCILLORS ELECTIONS 43. Election of Municipal Councillors 69 43-A. Election of same person for more than one ward 69 43-AA. Special provision relating to election 70 43-B. Election to the Municipalities including Third Grade Municipalities 70 and Town Panchayats 43-BB. Grant of paid holiday to Employees on the day of poll 70 .............43-C. Power of State Government to make election rules 71 ....................43-D. Voting machines at elections 71 ............................... Qualifications for inclusion in electoral roll for Municipality and ....................44. Publication, thereof 71 44....................-A. Jurisdiction of Civil Courts barred 75 44.....................I........-B. Making false declaration 75 45..................... [***] Omitted 46......................................