CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION

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Parent: The PUNJAB MUNICIPAL CORPORATION LAW (EXTENSION TO CHANDIGARH) ACT, 1994 (15fddee35c054f44804a4b018835a3202f3eddc5)

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CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION The 16 th January 2006 No.6/I/81(GOI)-II 1(8)-2006/748 With reference to Chandigarh Administration, Local Government Department's notification bearing No.734-FII(8)-2005/7223, dated the 13 th October, 2005 and in exercise of the powers conferred by clause J.6 of sub-section (1) of Section 399 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 as extended to the Union Territory, Chandigarh, by the Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1994 (Act No.45 of 1994), the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, hereby makes the following byelaws namely:- BYE LAWS PART -I Short Title and Commencement: -(i) These bye-laws may be called the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh (Constitution, Election of Chairperson and Functions of WardsCommittee) Bye-Laws, 2005. (ii) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the official Gazette. Definitions: -(A) In these bye-laws unless the context otherwise requires:- (i) 'Act' means the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 as extended to the Union Territory, Chandigarh. (ii) 'Administrator' means the Administrator of the Union Territory, Chandigarh, appointed under article 239 of the Constitution. (iii) 'Chairperson' means the Chairperson of Wards Committee as mentioned in subsection (1) of Section 41B of the Act. (iv) 'Commissioner' means the Commissioner of the Corporation. (v) 'Corporation' means the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh. (vi) 'Member' means a member of the Wards Committee as nominated by the Administrator and also includes elected area Councillor and nominated Councillors registered as voter within the territorial limits of the said Committee. (vii) 'Secretary' means the Secretary of the Corporation. (viii)

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4 · The Commissioner shall within a week from the date of issue of the order constituting Wards Committee, specifies an officer of the Corporation to be the Secretary of each Wards Committee.

5 · Where a vacancy has arisen on the resignation or death of the Chairperson, the Administrator may appoint any other Councillor as Chairperson of the Wards Committee till election is held to fill the vacancy in due course.

14 · The Chairperson shall, on the request in writing of not less than half of the members of the Wards Committee, convene a meeting of the Wards Committee provided that the request contains specified date and time in this behalf. The request shall be delivered to the Chairperson or the Secretary at least seven days clear before the date of the meeting.

15 · All the meetings of the Wards Committee shall not be open to the public in general provided that the Chairperson may allow some persons of the public taking into consideration the number of the seats available for accommodation of the members of the public.

18 · Minutes of the meetings of the Wards Committee shall be drawn up and entered in a book to be kept for that purpose and thereafter signed by the Chairperson and the said minutes shall be sent to the Municipal Secretary by the Secretary of the Committee. The Municipal Secretary thereafter shall send a copy of the minutes to the Mayor and Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, for information and necessary action.

19 · Resolutions of the Wards Committee may be modified or cancelled or kept in abeyance by the Corporation.

20 · The Secretary of the Wards Committee shall have the custody of the proceedings of meeting and other records of the Wards Committee. He shall be responsible for the proper upkeep of the said record. The Secretary of the Wards Committee shall be responsible to produce the same as and when required/summoned by the Chairperson/Commissioner of the Corporation.

21 · The Secretary of the Wards Committee shall be given an advance of Rs.500/or more to be decided by Commissioner on the basis of the number of members, for making arrangements for serving of water, tea, snacks etc. to the members attending the meeting as also for meeting the expenditure for purchase of stationery etc. The Secretary shall send the bills of the expenditure to the Additional Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, for payment and recumbent of Rs.500/-.