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GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR LAW (LE GISLATIVE ) DE P ARTME N T [COPE SEOTIONf Bihar Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads Act. 1961 [BIH AR ACT VI OF 1962] modified upto the 20th J une, 1970] NIEPA G0262 PRINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT SECRETARIAT PRESS. BIHAR. PATNA 1970 Price—Ee. 0.80 only.] 1 1 LIST OF AGE N TS F OR TH E YE AR 1970 (1) Messrs. Etwari Sahu & Sons, Maheiidru, Patna-6. (2) Messrs. Chaudhary & Sons, Law Book Sellers and Publishers, P. O. Mahendru, Patna-6. (3) Messrs. Western Liiw House, OM-Niwas, Opp. Amar Hotel, Fraser Road, Patna-1. (4) Messrs. Motilal Banarsidas, Book Seller, Bankipur, Patna. (5) Messrs. Pahuja Brothers, Law Book Sellers and Publishers, Patna-6, (only for Patna High Court Compound). (6) Messrs. Laxmi Trading Co., Padri-Ki-Haveli, Patna City. (7) Messrs. Pustak Mahal, Ranchi. (8) Messrs. Paper Stationery Stores, D. N. Singh Road, P. O. Bhagalpur-2. (9) Messrs. Raj Kamal Prakashan (Pvt.) Ltd., Patna-6. (10) Messrs. Bengal Law House, Chowhatta, Patna-4. (11) Messrs. Bias Bijaya Press, Jail Road, Arrah. M b . N a licn a l Syeteto* U n lfc <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">I - </li><li style="flex:1">E d u ca tion tl </li></ul>0 C 0 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">X > O C .N o ... </li><li style="flex:1">^</li></ul>t > t e ............................................. MSTÔP AMENDING AOIB. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1. </li><li style="flex:1">Bihar Panohayat Samitis and Zila P ariiâds (Amendment) </li></ul>Act, 1964 (Bihar Act IV o f 1964). 2. The Bihar P anohayat Samitis and Zila Pariahads (Amendment) Act, 1970 (President Act n o. I o f 1970). LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS tfSJJD. Amendment. Government. Inserted. jBovt. Ina. .. L. S.-G. No. .. P. .. Pt. .. Subs. Local Self-Government. Number. Page. Part. Substituted. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Section. </li><li style="flex:1">S. </li><li style="flex:1">.. </li></ul>Vol. .. Volume. 1^; Syattmm Unte. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Nalicr><xl </li><li style="flex:1">.</li><li style="flex:1">r t 7 j ^ ^ </li></ul>P h r .n :-..- <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">D O C . N o </li><li style="flex:1">‘</li><li style="flex:1">■ ‘ </li></ul>G m » . . ...... THB BIHAR P ANOHATAT SAMTTIS AND ZILA P ARISHADS AGT, 1961. [BIH AR ACT VT OF 1962.J {At modified up to the 20th J uTie, 1970.) CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. P b b l i m i n <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">r</li></ul>y . Sections, 1. Short title, extent and oommenoement. 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II. C oN S T r r u n oN , <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">I n o o k p o r a t i o i i , </li><li style="flex:1">C o m p o s i t i o n , </li></ul>P o <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">e</li><li style="flex:1">r</li></ul>s , <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">u</li><li style="flex:1">n</li></ul>c t i o n s , E TC., OP TH E P a N CH AYAT S a MITIS. 3. Declaration of Blocks. 4. Constitution of Panchayat Samitis. 5. Composition of Panchayat Samitis. 6. Associate members of Panchayat Samitis, 7. Term of office of members of a Panchayat Samiti and filling up of vacancies. 8. Election of Pramukh and Up-Pramukh of Panchayat Samiti and filling up of vacancies. 9. Disqualification for becoming a member. 10. Cessation of membership of Panchayat Samiti. 11. District J udge to decide questions of disqualifications. 12. Resignation of Pramukh, Up-Pramukh or member. 13. Powers and functions of Panchayat Samiti. 13A. Levy of taxes. 14. Standing Committees. 16. Participation of certain officers in meeting of Panchayat Samiti and its Standing Committee. 16. Powers and f^mctions of the Standing Committee. 17. Powers of Panchayat Samiti and Standing Committeea to call for uSections. 18. Rules for the conduct of the business at a meeting of a Panchc Samiti or a Standing Committee thereof. 19. Powers and functions of the Pramukh and Up-Pramukh. 20. Block Development Officer. 21. Powers and functions of the Block Development Officer. 22. Emergency power of Block Development Officer. 23. Creation of posts of officers and other employees of Pancha,yi\ Samiti and appointments thereto. 24. Allowances to members? etc., of Panohayat Samiti or Standingl <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Committees thereof. </li><li style="flex:1">|</li></ul>25. Panchayat Samiti fund. 26. Income of Panchayat Samiti. 27. Expenses of Panchayat Samiti. 28. Budget of Panchayat Samiti. 29. Supplementary budget. 30. Gram Panchayats to submit their budgets to Panchayat Samitis for approval. 31. Accounts and Audit. 32. Motion of n3-confidence in Pramukh or Up-Pramukh. 33. Power of GDvernment to remove Pramukh or Up-Pramukh. 34. Filling of vacancies caused up by action taken under sections 32 aad 33. CH APTER III. C o <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">n</li><li style="flex:1">s t i t </li><li style="flex:1">u</li><li style="flex:1">t</li></ul>i o n , I n c o <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">r</li><li style="flex:1">p o </li><li style="flex:1">r</li></ul>a t i o n , C o m p o s i t i o n , P o <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">e</li><li style="flex:1">r</li></ul>s , F u nc t i o n s , e t c ., OP TH E ZiLA P a RISH AD. 35. Constitution, incorporation and composition of Zila Parishai. 36. Composition of Zila Parishad. 37. Term of office of msmbers of Zila Parishad and filling up of vacancies. 38. Election and term of office of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha of Zila Parishad and filling up of vacancies. 38A, Vacatio:i of office in casa of more than one membership. 39. Disqualifications. 40. Resignation of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha or member, Il l Sections. 41. Powers and functions of Zila Parishad. 42. Standing Committees of Zila Parishad. 43. Participation of certain officers in meetings of Zila Parishad. 44. Powers and functions of the Standing Committees. 45. Powers of Zila Parishad and its Standing Committees to call for documents. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">46. Rules for the conduct of the business at </li><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">meeting of a Zila </li></ul>Parishad and its Standing Committee. 47. Powers and functions of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha. 48. Secretary of Zila Parishad, his powers and functions. 49. Emergency power of the District Development Officer. 50. Creation of posts of officers and other employees of Zila Parishad and appointments thereto. 51. Allowances to members, etc., of Zila Parishad and Standing Committee thereof. 52. Zila Parishad fund. 53. Income of Zila Parishad. 54. Expenses of Zila Parishad. 55. Budget of Zila Parishad. 56. Supplementary Budget. 57. Accounts and Audit. 58. Motion of no-confidence in Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha. 59. Powers of Government to remove Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha. CH APTER IV. S t a t eP a <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">n</li><li style="flex:1">c</li><li style="flex:1">h</li><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">y a </li><li style="flex:1">t</li><li style="flex:1">i</li></ul>R a jB o <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">r</li></ul>d . 60. Establishment of State Panchayati Raj Board and its powers and duties. 61. Disqualifications. 62. Resignation of Chairman of the Board or member, It CHAP TER V. MrSOEXiLAlTEOUS. Sections, 63. Selection of candidates for appointment t© certain posts t o be made by Committees constituted by the State Government. 64. Daties of the Collector in relation t o Panchayat Samitis and 55ila Parishads. 65. Tp^nsfar of povêrs and functions of district boards t o Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads. 66. Abolition of district boards. 67. Application of the relevant provisions of B. & O. L.S.-G. Act of 1885 to Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads. 68. Power t o cancel or suspend resolution of a Panchayat Samiti or a Zila Parishad. 69. Power of Government t o supersede or dissolve a Panchayat Samiti or a Zila Parishad. 70. Acts of Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads not t o b© invalidated by informality, va cancy, ©to. 71. Oath of allegianoe t o bo taken by momb©r8. 72. Administration Report. 73. Powers of entry of inspecting officers. 73A. Adhyaksha, Pramuk, ©to., t o b pbli rvant. 74. Protection of acts don© in good faith. 75. Power t o make roles. 76. Power o f Panohay«6 Samiti and Zila Parisha<) to make bye-law#. VSecUona, 77. Delogafcion of powers and power to transfer institutions and works. 78. Power of revision and review by State Government. 79. Power to remove difficulties. 80. Saving in respect of Block Development Committe©. 81. Barring of jurisdiobion of courts in all matters, relating t o elections, co-options and nominations. TheScheduIe. [BIH AR ACT VI OF 1962.] THE BIH AR PANCHAYAT SAMITIS AND ZILA PARISHADS ACT, 1961.1 (As modified up to the 20th J une, 1970 ) [Assented to by the Governor on the \ lth February, 1962 and first 'published in the Bihar Gazette, Extraordinary of the \ Qth March, AN ACT TO P ROVIDE FOR THE CONSTITUTION OF P AN CH AYAT SAMITIS AN D ZILA P ARISH ADS AND MATTERS IN CIDE N TAL TH E RE TO. B e it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Bihar in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows :— CHAPTER I. P r <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">e</li><li style="flex:1">l</li><li style="flex:1">i m i n </li><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">r</li></ul>y . <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1. </li><li style="flex:1">Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called </li></ul>the Bihar Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads Act, 1961. 2[(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Bihar : Provided that save as otherwise expressly contained in this Act nothing therein shall apply to any local area to which the provisions of the Patna Municipal Corporation Act, 1951 (Bihar Act XIII of 1952) apply or any area which has been or may hereafter be constituted a Municipality or a Notified Area under the provisions of the Bihar and Orissa <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Municipal Act, 1922 (B. & 0 . Act VII of 1922),» or </li><li style="flex:1">a</li></ul>Cantonment under the provisions of the Cantonments Act, 1924 (Act II of 1924)4.] 1. F or Sbafcemant of O bject s a iiR 3 a ?oa 5 , seet h e Bih a r Ga zette, E xt r a or din a r y, of th e 18th Apr il, 1961; for Kepor t o f th e J oin t Select Com m ittee, «ee th e Bih a r Gazette, E xt r a or din a r y, of th e 7th Septem ber , 1961. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2. Subs, b y s. </li><li style="flex:1">2</li><li style="flex:1">of th e Bih a r P a n ch a ya t Sam itis an d Zila P a rish a ds (Am dt .) Ap| ;, </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">o f 1964) for su b-sect ion (2). </li><li style="flex:1">1964 (B ih a r Act </li><li style="flex:1">4</li></ul>3. P r in t ed in Bih a r Code, Vol. I I I . 4. P r in t ed in In d ia Code, Vol. I, P t . X I V , p. 17, <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">*</li><li style="flex:1">[Bihar Aet </li></ul>[Th» Bihar Pmchayai, Samitis and Zila Pariahais Aot, 1961]. {See. 2). <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">(3) </li><li style="flex:1">It shall corn© into force on such date and in such area, aa </li></ul>the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appomt and it may appoint different dates for different areas and for different provisions. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2. </li><li style="flex:1">Definitions. În this Act, unless there is anything repugnant </li></ul>in the subject or context,— (o) AdhyaJcsha and *UpadhyaJc8ha* shall mean respectively the •AdhyaJcsha* and Ûpadhyaksha* of a Zila Parishad ; (6) ‘Block’ means the area declared under section 3 to be a Block j (c) Block Development Officer* means the officer appointed as such under section 20 ; <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">(d) 'co-operative society* means </li><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">society registered under the </li></ul>law relating to co-operative societies for the time being in force ; (c) district board’ means a district board constituted under the Bihar and Orissa Local Self-Government Act of 1885 (Ben. Act III of 1885)^ ; (/) District Development Officer* means the officer appointed as such by the State Government ; iff) Oram Panchayai* means a Oram Panchayat constituted under the provisions of the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 (Bihar Act VII of 1948)*; ^[{99) *Karya Samiti* means the Ka rya Samiti of the Bihar Stat © Pan^hayai Parishad referred to in clause (a2) of section 2 of the Bihar Panchiyat Raj Act, 1947 (Bihar Act VII of 1948) ;] <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">(A) ‘municipality* means </li><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">municipality constituted under the </li></ul>provisions of the Bihar and Orissa Municipal Act, 1922 (B. & 0 . Act VII of 1922) ; <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">(♦) ‘Notified Area Gommittee* means </li><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">committee constituted </li></ul>under the provisions of section 388 of the Bihar and Orissa Municipal Act, 1922 (B. & O. Act VII of 1922)* ; 1. P r in t ed in Bih a r Code, Vol. I I . 2. P r in t ed in Bih a r Code, Vol I V . 8. In s. b y 8. 3(*) o f t h e Bih a r P a n ch a ya t Saipaiti? w d Zila PariehadB (Ain dt .) Act# 19o4| (Bih a r Act 4o f 1964). ^ ^Print^ in B iW Ood*. VoL IIL VI of 1962.] [Th6 Bihar Panchayai ScmiUa and Zila Pariahads Ad , 1961.] t{Sec, 3.) (j) ‘Pramukh* and ‘ Up’ P r a m u W mean respectively the *Pramukh* and *Up-Pramukh* of a Panchayat Samiti ; (jfc) ‘Panchayat Samiti* means a Samiti constituted under sectio* 4 ; (Z) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made by the State Gk)vernment under the provisions of this Act ; ^[(M) ‘residing in* or ‘resident of’ shall have the same meaning as assigned to ‘ordinarily resident’ in section 20 of the* Re presentation of People Act, 1950 (Act 43 of 1950) and an entry of the name of such resident in th^ electoral roll for the time being in force, of the Assembly Constituency of the Block or th» district shall be conclusive pr oof of such residence;] {m) ‘Scheduled Castes’ means such castes, races or tribes or p a r t of or groups within such castes, races or tribes as ar» specified in Part II of the Schedule to the Constitutio* (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1960 ; (n) ‘Scheduled Tribes’ meaES such tr bes or tribal communitie* or parts of or groups within such tribes or tribal communities as are specified in Part II of the Schedule to the Const tution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 ; and (o) *Zila Parishad* means <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">Zila Parishad constituted under </li></ul>section 35. CHAPTER n . f 1 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">P o </li><li style="flex:1">C o </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">n</li><li style="flex:1">s t i t </li><li style="flex:1">u</li><li style="flex:1">t</li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">i o n , </li><li style="flex:1">I k c o e p o e a t i o n , </li><li style="flex:1">C o m p o s i t i o n , </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">w</li><li style="flex:1">e</li><li style="flex:1">r</li></ul>s , F u nc t i o n s , E TC ., OF TH E P a N CH AYAT S a MITIS. 'm <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">3. </li><li style="flex:1">Declaration of Blocks.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, th« </li></ul>State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,— (а) declare any area within the same district to be a Block a jid name the B ock, (б) include any area within the same district in declared, <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">Block so </li></ul>(c) exclude any area from any such Block, or 1. In a. b y «. 3(«*) o f t be B ib »r Fanchayat Samiti^ an d ZHa Fariehad^ (Arndt.) A ct, lO M (Bih a r of 1964). 4S. F rm i«d in India Code, YoU Y l, F t. V I, p. 3, <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">4</li><li style="flex:1">[Bihar Act </li></ul>\ The Bihar PancUayat Samitis and ^ ila Parishads Act, 1961.] {Sec, 3) {d) transfer any area from one Block to another within the same district : Provided that before issuing any notification under clause (6), (c) or {d), the State Government shall consult tne concerned Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad, if any, and whepe no Panchayat Samiti for any Block or Zila Parishad for the district has been constituted, the concerned Bloc^ Development Committee and the District Development Committee, if any, constituted under the orders of the State Gk)vemmentJ. (2) When, under sub-section (1), any area is included in a Block, the Pancllayat Samiti for that Block shall have jurisdiction over such area and all rules, orders, directions, notifications and notices made or issued under this Act and in force throughout the Block at the date of such inclusion, shall apply to the area so included from that <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">date, </li><li style="flex:1">unless the State Government directs otherwise. </li></ul>(3) When, under sub-section (1), any area is excluded from a Block, such area shall, as from the date of such exclusion, cease to be subject to the jurisdiction of the Panchayat Samiti of that Block and the ruxes, orders, directions, notifications and notices made or issued under this Act and in force therein shall cease to apply to such area. (4) (i) When, under sub-section (1), any area is transferred from one Block to another, such area shall as from the date of such transfer cease to be subject to the jurisdiction of the Panchayat Samiti which, previously to such transfer, had jurisdiction therein and the rules, orders, directions, notifications and notices made or issued under this Act and in force therein shajl cease ^to apply to such area. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">(u) </li><li style="flex:1">Every area so transferred shall, as from the date of such transfer </li></ul>be subject to the jurisdiction of the Panchayat Samiti of the Block to which such transfer has been made and the rules, orders, directions, notifications and notices made or issued under this Act and in force therein shall apply to such area, and the State Government may, by order, place at the disposal of the Panchayat Samiti of the Block to which such area has been transferred, such portion of the assets of the Panchayat Samiti from whose jurisdiction the area has been transferred, as it may deem proper. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1. Subs, b y s. </li><li style="flex:1">4</li><li style="flex:1">of th e Bih a r P a n ch a ya t Sa m itis a n d Zila P arish a ds (Am dt .) Act , </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">o f 1964) for t h e or igin a l pr oviso. </li><li style="flex:1">1964 (Bih a r Act </li><li style="flex:1">4</li></ul>VI of 1962.] [The Bihar Panchayat Samitis and Zila Panshads Act, 1961*] s{Secs. 4-5.) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">The State Government may, for the purposes of the foregoing </li><li style="flex:1">(5) </li></ul>sub-se-tions, make such temporary orders and give such temporary directionf, as it may consider necessary. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">4. </li><li style="flex:1">Constitution of P .n ch ^ ya , Stmitis.—(1) The State Government </li></ul>Panchayat <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">may, by notification in the Official Gazette, consitute </li><li style="flex:1">a</li></ul>Samiti for a Block with effect from such date as may be specified therein. (2) Every Panchayat Samiti shall bear the name of the Block for <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">which it is constituted and be </li><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">body corporate having perpetual </li></ul>succession and a common seal, with power to aoquire, hold and dispose of property and to enter into contracts and may, by its corporate name, sue and be sued. (3) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, change the nam3 of a Block after consulting the Panchayat Samiti for the Block, if any. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">(4) If, after </li><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">Panchayat Samiti is constituted for a Block under </li></ul>sub-section (1), the Block is redelimited, the State Government may reconstitute the Panchayat Samiti for the redelimited Block under that sub-section :

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