The GUWAHATI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019
Registered No.-768/97

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No. 379 Dispur, Wednesday, 4th September, 2019, 13th Bhadra, 1941 (S.E.)

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERSBYTHEGOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT::: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

###### NOTIFICATION

The 4th September, 2019

###### No. LGL. 123/2003/Pt./133.- The following Act of the Assam Legislative
 Assembly which received the assent of the Governor on 26th August, 2019 is hereby
 published for general information.

 ASSAM ACT NO. XIV OF 2019

(Received the assent of the Governor on 26th August, 2019)

###### THE GUWAHATI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (AMENDMENT)

 ACT, 2019


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###### AN ACT

further to amend the Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act, 1969.

Preamble Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Guwahati Assam

Act No. I

Municipal Corporation Act, 1969, hereinafter referred to as the

of 1973

principal Act, for laying down certain provisions for disqualifications
for councilorship of the Corporation and providing for provisions for
non-application of the provisions of the Assam Nagara Raj Act, 2007, Act No.

in respect of the areas covered under Guwahati Municipal Corporation XXVI of

2007

Act, 1969, in the manner hereinafter appearing,

###### It is hereby enacted in the Seventieth Year of the Republic

oflndia, as follows :-

Short title, 1. ( 1) This Act may be called the Guwahati Municipal
extent and Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2019.
commencement

(2) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Deletion of 2. In the principal Act, section 20A shall be deleted.
section 20A

Amendment of 3. In the principal Act, in section 47, in sub-section (1), after

clause (k), for the punctuation mark ":" appearing at the end,

section 47

the punctuation mark";" shall be substituted and thereafter the
following new clauses (!), (m), (n) and (o) shall be inserted,
namely:-

" (I) if he/she has more than two living children from a single

or multiple partners :

Provided that this provision shall not be applicable in

respect of those persons, who have more than two children
prior to the date of commencement of this Act;

(m) if he/she has not passed Bachelor's degree or
equivalent examination from any University recognized by the
State or the Central Government, as the case may be:

Provided that in case of candidates belonging to
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes
(OBC) and More Other Backward Classes (MOBC), the
minimum educational qualification shall be H.S.S.L.C or
passed equivalent examination under any Board or Council
recognized by the State or the Central Government, as the case
may be;

(n) if he/she does not have a functional sanitary toilet in
his/her residence premises for the use of the family members;


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( o) if he/she had been disqualified previously for
corruption or if he/she had been convicted for any act under
any provision of Law.''                    -

Insertion of 4. In the principal Act, after section 444, the following new
new section section 445 shall be inserted, namely :- Assam
###### 445 Act No.

"445. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Assam

XXVI of

Nagara Raj Act, 2007, the provisions of the said Act shall not 2007
apply in respect of the areas covered under the Guwahati

Assam

Municipal Corporation Act, 1969, and the relevant provisions Act No. I
of the Assam Nagara Raj Act, 2007, shall be deemed to have of 1973
been amended accordingly."

S.M. BUZAR BARUAH,

Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam,

Legislative Department, Dispur, Guwahati-6

Guwahati :-Printed and Published by the Dy. Director, Directorate of Printing & Stationery, Assam, Guwahati-21.

Ex. Gazette No. 757-300 + 10-04-09-.2019. (visit aHipns.assam.gov.in)


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