Manipur Municipalities Act, 1976.

This Act is enacted to provide for constitution and organisation of municipalities in the urban areas of Manipur and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
Section 6 and 13 provide for the incorporation of Nagar Panchayat and Municipal Council. A Nagar Panchayat shall be a body corporate by its name, having a perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract, and shall sue and be sued in its name. A Municipal Council shall be a body corporate by its name, having a perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract, and shall sue and be sued in its name. Powers of a Municipal in respect of water supply and drainage system include: Supply of drinking water; Removal of latrines, etc., near any source of water supply; Owner or occupier to take steps to prevent spread of infectious disease; etc. Powers of a Municipal in terms of scavenging and cleaning include: Sewerage scheme; Removal of sewage, offensive material, rubbish; etc. Powers of a Municipal in respect of markets and slaughter houses include: Establishment of markets; Inspection before and after slaughter; Licencing of butcher; etc.
Power of municipality to frame bye-laws include: regulating the disposal of sewage, offensive matter, carcasses of animals and rubbish, and the construction and maintenance of latrines, privies, urinals, cesspools, drains and sewers; providing for the inspection and regulation of markets; regulating the hours and manner of transport within the municipality of any specified articles of food or drink; fixing the places in which any specified article of food or drink may be sold or exposed for sale or the places in which it may not be sold or exposed for sale and regulating the sale of foodstuff unfit for human consumption; etc. The Act further makes provisions for offences and penalties.