The Assam Municipal (Amendment) Act, 1997

IX X ll °i U tZ j Jj. Registered No. - 768/97 i lie A ssam C gazette ®pjww«r PUBLISHED hYAUmOlUTY •R 524 15 CK’''a5R5 1997. 24 ®tPf, 1919 («r ) No. 524 Dispur, Monday, 15th September, 1997, 24th Bhadra, 1919 (S» E.) GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH NOTIFICATION The 15th September 1997 No. LGL. 70/93/246.■—The following Act of the Assim Legislative Assembly which received the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general information. 2302 ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY. SEPT. 15, 199? ASSAM ACT No. XXII OF 1997 (Received the Assent of the Governor on 11th September 1997). THE ASSAM MUNICIPAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1997 AN ACT further to amend the Assam Municipal Act, 1956. Preamble. Whereas it is expedient further to amendJ^sam Act the Assam Municipal Act, 1956, herein- ° ' ' after referred to as the principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted in the Forty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows : Short tide, extent and commen c e- m cnt. 1. (i) This Act may becaliedthe Assam Municipal (Amendment) Act, 1997. (2) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act. (3) It shall come into force at once. Amendment 2. In the principal Act, in Section 33,— of Section r r j i 33, (i) for the existing sub-section (2), the following shall b e substituted namely : — “(2) At the first meeting of the Munici­ pal Board after a General Election called at the instance of the Deputy Commis­ sioner or the Sub-Divisional Officer as the case may be, the Commissioner shall elect one from amongst the elected Commissioners to be the Chairman. The election shall be subject to the approval of the State Government but pending such approval the person elected shall be competent to discharge the duties of the Chairman ; THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, SEPT 15, 1997 2303 Provided that when the first meeting is dissolved by the President without transacting any business on ground of irregularity in the convening of the meet­ ing the next meeting will be deemed to be the first meeting for the purposes of this section as well as for the purpose of Second Schedule.” (ii) for the existing sub-section (3), the following shall be substituted, namely :— “(3) The said Commissioner shall at the said meeting or at a subsequent mee­ ting elect one of their elected Commissioners to be the Vice-Chairman ” Repeaiand 3.(1) The Assam Municipal (Amend-„A,®sam ment) Ordinance, 1997, is herebyNo.'niCof repealed. 1997 (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, any­ thing done or any action taken un­ der the Ordinance so i epealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding pro­ visions of this Act. M. K. DEKA, Secretary to the Govt, of Assam, Legislative Department. GUWAHATI—Printed & published by the Dy. Director (P.&S.), Directorate of Ptg. and Sty., Assam, Guwahati—21 (Ex-Gazette) No. 1047—750—600—15-9-1997