West Ben. Act XXII of 1993. — The West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993

West Ben. Act XXII of 1993. GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL LAW DEPARTMENT Legislative West Bengal Act XXII of 2000 THE WEST BENGAL MUNICIPAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2000. [Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.] [Assent of the Governor was first published in the Calcutta Gazette, Extraordinary, of the 25th August, 2000.] [25th August, 2000.] An Act to amend the West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993. WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993, for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted in the Fifty-first Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:- (1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2000. It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. In section 2 of the West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),— after clause (22), the following clauses shall be inserted:— `(22A) "heritage building or site" means any building of one or more premises, or any part thereof, or any monument, or any precinct, or any site, which requires preservation and conservation for historical, architectural, environmental or cultural purpose, and includes such portion of the land adjoining such building or any part thereof as may be required for fencing or covering or otherwise preserving such building, and also includes the areas and buildings requiring preservation and conservation for the purpose as aforesaid under sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of sub-section (4) of section 31 of the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979; Short title and commencement. Amendment of section 2 of West Ben. Act XXII of 1993. Amendment of section 14 Amendment of section 15. Amen