The Assam Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2015
Registered No.-768/97

# THE ASSAM GAZETTE

## EXTRAORDINARY

### PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY

*T® 134 W H 29 CT’, 2015, 8 CT&, 1937 f*t^)

No. 134 Dispur, Friday, 29th May, 2015, 8th Jaistha, 1937 (S.E.)

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT : : : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

#### NOTIFICATION

The 29th May, 2015

#### No. LGL.135/2003/103.-The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received

the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general information.

#### ASSAM ACT NO. XVIII OF 2015

 (Received the assent of the Governor on 20th May, 2015)

 THE ASSAM MUNICIPAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015


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#### 548 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 29, 2015

## AN
 ACT

**further to amend the Assam Municipal Act, 1956**

Preamble Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Assam Municipal Act, Assam Act

1956,hereinafter referred to as the principal Act, in the manner hereinafter XV of 1957

appearing;

It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-sixth year of the Republic of India

as follows

Short title, 1(1) This Act may be called the Assam Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2015.
extent and
commencement (2) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act.

(3) It shall come in to force at once.

Amendment of 2. In the principal Act, in section 37, in sub-section (1), in the first proviso,
section 37

the words “where such officer is”, appearing in between the words “officer”

and “appointed” shall be deleted.

Amendment of 3. In the principal Act, in section 53, after sub-section (2), the following new
section 53 sub-section(3) shall be inserted, namely:-

“(3), (i) Every order or instrument of the Municipal Board or the Town

Committee shall be expressed to be made in the name of the Municipal

Board or the Town Committee concerned, as the case may be.

(ii) Save in cases where an Officer has been specifically empowered to sign

an order or an instrument of the Municipal Board or the Town Committee,

every order or instrument shall be signed by the Executive Officer with

approval of the Chairman, Municipal Board/Town Committee and such

signature shall be deemed to be proper authentication of such order.

(iii) The Executive Officer shall sign any Notification of the Municipal

Board or Town Committee on behalf of the Municipal Board or Town

Committee with approval of the Chairman, Municipal Board/Town

Committee for publication in the Official Gazette.”

#### S. M. BUZAR BARUAH,
 Secretary to the Government of Assam,
 Legislative Department, Dispur.

Guwahati: Printed and Published by the Dy. Director (P & S), Directorate of Ptg. & Sty. Assam, Guwahati-21.

Ex Gazette No. 267 - 400 + 100 - 29 - 05 - 2015.


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