Section 2 — THE PUNJAB MUNICIPAL CORPORATION LAW (EXTENSION TO CHANDIGARH) ACT, 1994

Section 2,― (a) for clause (1), substitute― ‗ (1) ―Administrator ‖ means the administrator of the Union territory of Chandigarh appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution; (1A) ―backward classes ‖ means any of the backward classes specified from time to time by the Administrator and whose names are published in the Official Gazette; ' ; (b) omit clause (6); (c) after clause (7), insert― ‗ (7A) ― Corporation ‖ means the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh constituted under this Act;'; THE SCHEDULE (See section 2) THE PUNJAB MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1976 (PUNJAB ACT 42 OF 1976) PART I PART II (d) after clause (8), insert― ‗ (8A) ―councillor‖, in relation to the Corporation, means a person elected or nominated under sub -section (3) of section 4;'; (e) for clause (10), substitute― ‗ (10)―district ‖ means district of Chandigarh covering the entire area of the Union territory of Chandigarh; (10A) ― District Planning Committee ‖ means a Committee constituted under article 243ZD of the Constitution; ' ; (f) omit clause (12); (g) after clause (14), insert― ‗ (14A) ― Election Commission ‖ means the Election Commission of the Union territory of Chandigarh referred to in section 10; ' ; (h) after clause (17), insert― ‗ (17A) ― Finance Commission ‖ means the Finance Commission of the Union territory of Chandigarh referred to in section 84A; ' ; (i) for clause (23), substitute― ‗ (23) ― licensed architect ‖ , ― licensed engineer ‖ and ― licensed plumber ‖ mean respectively a person registered and licensed as architect, engineer and plumber under section 16 of the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952 (Punjab Act XXVII of 1952);'; (j) after clause (26), insert― ‗ (26A) ― Municipality‖ means an institution of self-government constituted under article 243Q of the Constitution; (26B) ― Municipal area ‖ means the territorial area of the Municipality as is notified by the Administrator under section 3 of the Act; ' ; (k) after clause (36), insert― ‗ (36A) ― population ‖ means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published; ' ; (l) after clause (37), insert― ‗ (37A) ― prescribed authority ‖ means such authority or officer as the Administrator may, from time to time, by order to be published in the Official Gazette, prescribe: Provided that the Administrator may prescribe different authorities or officers for different provisions of this Act; ' ; (m) for clause (43), substitute― ‗ (43) ― public street ‖ means any street or the soil below the surface thereof which is specifically vested in the Corporation by an order of the Administrator issued in this behalf;'; (n) for clause (51), substitute― ‗ (51) ― rural areas ‖ means the areas of the Union territory of Chandigarh which are not urban areas; ' ; (o) for clause (52), substitute― ‗ (52) ― Scheduled Caste ‖ means any of the Scheduled Castes specified in Part II of the Schedule to the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) (Union territories) Order, 1951; ' ; (p) for clause (60), substitute― ‗ (60) ― urban areas ‖ means such areas as the Administrator , may, having regard to the population of the area, density of the population therein, the revenue generated for local administration, the percentage of employment in non-agricultural activities, the economic importance or such other factors as he may deem fit, specify to be urban area by notification in the Official Gazette; ' . After section 2, insert― ― 2A. The application of certain definitions of the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952.―The words used and not defined in this Act but defined in the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952 (Punjab Act XXVII of 1952) shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act. ‖ . For section 3, substitute― ― 3. Declaration of area to be municipal area.―(1) For the purposes of this Act, the Administrator shall, by notification, specify such territorial area of the Union territory of Chandigarh to be the Municipal area of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh. (2) The Administrator may, from time to time, after consultation with the Corporation, by notification, alter the limit specified under sub-section (1) so as to include therein or to exclude therefrom such area as may be specified in the notification. The Corporation shall send its views to the Administrator within a period of three months of the date on which it is first consulted. (3) The power to issue a notification under sub-section (2) shall be subject to the condition of previous publication. (4) When the limits specified under sub-section (1) are altered so as to include therein any area, this Act and, except as the Administrator may otherwise by notification direct, all rules, notifications, bye-laws, orders, directions and powers made, issued or conferred and all taxes and fees imposed under this Act and in force throughout the area specified under sub-section (1) shall apply to such included area. ‖ .