Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019 (No. 11 of 2019).
Country
Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
The aims and purposes of this Act are to provide for the constitution of Municipalities (Municipal Councils and Municipal Corporations) other than the greater hyderabad Municipal Corporation in the state of Telangana.
This Act consists of VII parts divided into 301 articles: Part I-Preliminary and definitions, Part II-Constitution and composition of Municipalities, Part III-Municipal revenue, Part IV-Statutory functions and responsibilities of the Municipality water supply, Part V-Town planning, Part VI-State election commission and conduct of elections, Part VII-Subsidiary legislation rules, bye-laws and regulations.
Chapter II provides for the constitution and composition of Municipalities, which shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal.
Chapter III makes provision on the power to levy and collect taxes and user charges.
Chapter IV concerns the statutory functions and responsibilities of the Municipality on water supply. All the existing sources of potable drinking water supply in any form including tanks, water reservoirs, cisterns, pipelines, wells and all other such facilities in the municipality, existing at the commencement of this Act and added subsequently, shall vest in the Municipality.
Chapter V regards the town planning, which describes that in every Municipality, and in a defined time frame, a Master Plan comprising of a detailed planning scheme, land pooling scheme, local area plan having components of Water Supply Network Plan, Drainage and Sewerage Plan, Sanitation Plan, Urban green spaces Plan, and Traffic & Transport Plan.
Chapter VI concern the preparation of electoral rolls for and the conduct of elections to all municipalities in the State, which shall be under the superintendence, direction and control of the State Election Commission.
Chapter VII, last Chapter, regards the subsidiary legislation rules, bye-laws and regulations.
This Act consists of VII parts divided into 301 articles: Part I-Preliminary and definitions, Part II-Constitution and composition of Municipalities, Part III-Municipal revenue, Part IV-Statutory functions and responsibilities of the Municipality water supply, Part V-Town planning, Part VI-State election commission and conduct of elections, Part VII-Subsidiary legislation rules, bye-laws and regulations.
Chapter II provides for the constitution and composition of Municipalities, which shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal.
Chapter III makes provision on the power to levy and collect taxes and user charges.
Chapter IV concerns the statutory functions and responsibilities of the Municipality on water supply. All the existing sources of potable drinking water supply in any form including tanks, water reservoirs, cisterns, pipelines, wells and all other such facilities in the municipality, existing at the commencement of this Act and added subsequently, shall vest in the Municipality.
Chapter V regards the town planning, which describes that in every Municipality, and in a defined time frame, a Master Plan comprising of a detailed planning scheme, land pooling scheme, local area plan having components of Water Supply Network Plan, Drainage and Sewerage Plan, Sanitation Plan, Urban green spaces Plan, and Traffic & Transport Plan.
Chapter VI concern the preparation of electoral rolls for and the conduct of elections to all municipalities in the State, which shall be under the superintendence, direction and control of the State Election Commission.
Chapter VII, last Chapter, regards the subsidiary legislation rules, bye-laws and regulations.
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Long title of text
An Act to consolidate and provide for the constitution of municipalities (municipal councils and municipal corporations) other than the greater Hyderabad municipal corporation in the state of Telangana in terms of part – ix a of the constitution of India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Date of text
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No