The Assam Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2011
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151 W . 25 CT, 2011, 4 1933 (’RP)

No. 151 Dispur, Wednesday, 25th May, 2011, 4th Jyaistha, 1933 (S.E.)

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT :: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

**NOTIFICATION**

The 24th May, 2011

**No. LGL.135/2003/44:** The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received

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

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**ASSAM ACT NO. VIII OF 2011**

(Received the assent of the Governor on 8th March, 2011)

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**THE ASSAM MUNICIPAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2011**


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**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 XV of

hereinafter appearing; 1957

It is hereby enacted in the Sixty-second Year of the Republic

of India as follows :-

Short title, 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Municipal (.Amendment)
extent and Act,2011.
commence­

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

ment

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Amendment 2. In the principal Act, in section 11, in sub-section 13), in clause(d),
of section 11 in the first and second proviso, for the words *not less than

one-third”, the words, “fifty percent” shall be substituted.

Amendment 3. In the principal Act. in section 26, sub-section (5) shall be deleted.
of section 26

Amendment 4. In the principal Act. in section 33, in sub-section for the figure
of section 33 “30”, the figure “50” shall be substiruted.

Substitution 5. In the principal Act, for section 42, the following shall be
of section 42 substituted, namely

“42. Remuneration of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Elected
Commissioners.-

(1) The Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and elected Commissioners of a

Municipal Board or a Town Committee shall receive such

remunerations as max be determined by the Board at a meeting,

depending on the resources of the respective Municipal Board and

the Town Committee out of the Municipal Fund consctuied under
section 58 of this Act subject to the provisions of sub-section (3):

Provided that the remuneration so determined by the

Board shall not exceed rupees ten thousand in case of Chairman,
rupees seven thousand in case of Vice-Chairman and rupees five
thousand in case of elected Com m’ssi oners of a Municipal Board

or a Town Committee and the remuneration so determined shall
not be paid to the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and the elected
Commissioners without the prior approval of the Government.

(2) The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Municipal Board

or the Town Committee shall not be entitled for any other kind of
pecuniary benefit out of the Municipal Fund, except the Travelling
Allowance and the Daily Allowance subject to the provisions of
sub-section (3) for the purpose of visiting the sub-divisional and

District Head Quarters and the State Capital for official duties at
the scale as may be fixed for a Senior Grade officer of the State
Government from time to time :


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Provided that except the Chairman and Vice-Chairman no

other elected Commissioner of a Municipal Board or Town
Committee shall be entitled to receive the facilities of Travelling
Allowance and Daily Allowance.

Act (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) and

(2),any amount of money sanctioned by the State Government as
grants-in-aid which is credited to the Municipal Fund under section
58 and any other sum sanctioned by the Central Government for
implementation of any scheme, shall not be spent for the purpose
of giving remuneration. Travelling Allowance to the Chairman,
Vice-Chairman or other elected Commissioners, as the case may
be.”

Substitution 6. In the principal Act, for section 43-A, the following shall be

of section 43-A substituted, namely :-

“43-A. Annual Budget.- A Municipal Board or a Town Committee

shall pass their Annual Budget estimates as per the format as may
be prescribed, for the next financial year, before the last day of
February of the preceding financial year, in the Board at a meeting
and submit the same to the Director for his approval, which shall
be approved by the Director before the 31[st] day of March of the

preceding financial year. If any Municipal Board or Town
Committee fails to submit the Annual Budget estimates duly
passed by the Board in a meeting, to the Director within 31[st] day of

V March of the preceding financial year, shall have no claim for

getting any grants-in-aid from the State Government during the
next financial year. Before the end of the month of April every
year, the Director shall submit to the Government a list of
defaulting Municipal Boards and Town Committees who have not
submitted the Annual Budget estimate within the time as stipulated
in this section.”

Amendment 7. In the principal Act, in section 50,-

of section 50 (i) in sub-section (1), in between the word “establishment” and

punctuation mark the words “subject to the staffing pattern as

may be determined by the Government from time to time” shall be
inserted ;

(ii) in sub-section (1), in the first proviso, the words “if the monthly

salary of the office does not carry more than fifty rupees or a salary
raising by periodical increments to more than fifty rupees” shall be
deleted ;

(iii) in sub-section (1), in the second proviso, in between the words

“officer” and “whose”, the words “or employees” shall be inserted.

Substitution 8. In the principal Act, for section 53, the following shall be
of section 53 substituted, namely

“53. Appointment of Executive Officer.- (1) The State Government

shall appoint an Executive Officer for each and every Municipal
Board and Town Committee and shall bear the expenditure in
respect of pay and allowances of such Executive Officers. In the
Municipalities having a population of one Lakh or more, an
Officer of the level of Additional Deputy Commissioner shall be


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particularly those relating to the implementation of schemes by the
Municipality funded by the Government of India or the State

Government, shall invariably be routed through him after due

scrutiny and he shall remain responsible for any act of omission or
commission. So far as the functions under the provisions of the Act
are concerned, the Executive Officer shall render all assistance to
the Chairman and the Board.”

Insertion of 9. In the principal Act, after section 53, the following new section
section 53A 53A shall be inserted, namely

“53A. Transfer of function, fund and functionaries as provided
under the Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution.-
(l)The State Gdvemment in appropriate Department(s) shall make
arrangement for transfer of function, fund and functionaries to the
Municipalities as provided under the Twelfth Schedule of the
Constitution. The arrangement mentioned above shall be of the
following nature:-

The subjects of Urban Planning including Town Planning,

regulation f land use and construction of buildings, slum

-- e~ ?-_• and _n gradation, shall stand transferred to the

' ' ared for an area

**and implementation of those within the notified area** **of a**
Municipality shall only be transferred to the concerned
Municipality by the Urban Development Department. The
services of an Official of the Directorate of Town & Country
Planning, Assam shall be placed partially at the disposal of the
concerned Municipality or a contiguous group of Municipalities

' for this purpose. Taking up and implementation of the schemes for
slum improvement and up gradation shall wholly be a subject of
the Municipalities. The Board ax a meeting of every Municipality
shall take decision regarding any matter including incurring
expenditure relating to the subjects mentioned in this clause. The
concerned officials mentioned in this clause shall implement the
decision taken by the Board at a meeting, subject to the
conformity of any law, rule or executive instruction issued by the
Government in this regard from time to time.

(ii) The subject of roads and bridges shall stand transferred to the
respective Municipalities. The services of an official of the
appropriate level alongwith the required establishment under such
official of the Roads Wings of the Public Works Department,
Assam, shall be placed by the Public Works Department partially
at the disposal of the concerned Municipality or a contiguous
group of Municipalities for this purpose. Taking up of the
schemes within the notified area of a Municipality relating to the
subject, in consultation with the officials mentioned above and

the implementation of the same under the technical supervision of
the said officials, shall be decided by the Board at a meeting of
every Municipality. Such a decision may include the expenditure
that may be incurred for implementation of any scheme, so taken
up, with due consultation and under the technical supervision of
the officials of the Department mentioned above in this clause.
The concerned officials mentioned in this clause shall implement
the decision taken by the Board at a meeting, subject to the


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and promotion of ecological aspects, shall stand transferred to the

respective Municipalities. The services of an official of the
appropriate level alongwith the required establishment under such
official of the Forest Department, Assam, shall be placed by the
Forest Department partially at the disposal of the concerned
Municipality or a contiguous group of Municipalities for this

purpose. Taking up of the schemes within the notified area of a
Municipality relating to this subject in consultation with the
officials mentioned above and the implementation of the same
under the technical supervision of the said officials, shall be
decided by the Board at a meeting of every Municipality. Such a
decision may include the expenditure that may be incurred for
implementation of any scheme, so taken up, with due consultation
and under the technical supervision of the officials of the
Department mentioned in this clause. The concerned officials

mentioned in this clause shall implement the decision taken by the
Board at a meeting, subject to the conformity of any law, rule or

executive instruction issued by the Government in this regard.

(iv) The subject of Safeguarding the interests of weaker sections
of society, including the handicapped and mentally retarded, shall
stand transferred to the respective Municipalities. The services of
an official of the appropriate level alongwith the required
establishment under such official of the Social Welfare
Department, Assam, shall be placed by the Social Welfare
Department partially at the disposal of the concerned

Municipality or a contiguous group of Municipalities for this

purpose. Taking up of the schemes with in the notified area of a
Municipality relating to this subject, in consultation with the
officials mentioned in this clause and the implementation of the
same under the supervision of the said officials, shall be decided

by the Board at a meeting of every Municipality. Such a decision
may include the expenditure that may be incurred for
implementation of any scheme, so taken up, with due
consultation and under the supervision of the officials of the
Department mentioned in this clause. The concerned officials

mentioned in this clause shall implement the decision taken by
the Board at a meeting, subject to the conformity of any law, rule
or executive instruction issued by the Government in this regard,

(v) The subject of Vital Statistics including registration of Births
and Deaths, shall stand transferred to the respective

Municipalities, subject to the relevant provisions of law
governing the matter. The services of an official of the
appropriate level alongwith the required establishment under such
official of the Health & Family Welfare Department, Assam,
shall be placed by the Health & Family Welfare Department

partially at the disposal of the concerned Municipality or a
contiguous group of Municipalities for this purpose.

Implementation of this matter within the notified area of a
Municipality, in consultation with the officials mentioned in this
clause shall be decided by the Board at a meeting of every
Municipality. Such a decision may include the expenditure that
may be incurred for implementation of this subject in the notified
area of a Municipality, with due consultation and under the
technical supervision of the officials of the Department
mentioned in this clause. The concerned officials mentioned in

Act No. 18

this clause shall implement the decision taken by the Board at a

of 1969

meeting, subject to conformity to the provisions contained in this
regard in the Registration of Births and Deaths Act,1969 and the


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Urban amenities and facilities such as parks, gardens, play
grounds, promotion of cultural, educational and aesthetic aspects,
burials and burial grounds, crematoriums, cremation grounds,
electric cremation grounds, electric crematoriums, cattle pounds,
prevention of cruelty to animals, public amenities including street
lighting, parking lots, bus stops and public conveniences,
regulation of slaughter houses and tanneries, shall be the inherent
subjects to be implemented by a Municipality and for which the
schemes may be formulated from time to time by the Board at a
meeting of every Municipality and implemented out of their own
fund or submitted to the Government for implementation by them

under any centrally sponsored or central sector scheme or out of

State Plan or Non-Plan fund, with the technical assistance,

guidance and supervision of the officials serving under the Urban
Development Department of the State and the officials serving
under the respective Municipalities. For Urban poverty

alleviation, mentioned in this clause, an Urban poverty cell shall
be opened in every Municipality for giving effect to the
guidelines issued by the Government in this regard from time to
time.

(2) There shall be a Committee consisting of the following to
monitor the matter of early and smooth transfer of fund, function

and functionaries to the Municipalities, as mentioned in sub­

section !):-

(>) Minister in charge, Chairman.
Urban Development Department
Dispur.

(ii) Senior most Secretary Vice-Chairman

3 of the Urban Development

Oih O'i Department, Government of
Assam.

(iii) Chief Engineer, Public Member
Works Department (Roads)

(iv) Chief Conservator of Member
Forests (Social Forestry)

(v) Director of Health Services, Member
Assam

(vi) Director, Town & Country Member
Planning.

(vii) Director, Social Welfare, Member

Assam

(viii) Managing Director, Assam Member

State Housing Board.

(ix) Managing Director, Assam Member

Urban Water Supply and Sewerage
wU
Board.

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Director of Municipal Member Secretary


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part of the respective Department for effective implementation of
this section.

Amendment of 10. In the principal Act, in section 61, in the first paragraph, for the
section 61 words appearing after the words “Municipal fund”, the following

shall be substituted, namely :-

“or from any account opened separately for a scheme under the

specific instruction of the Government, shall be signed by the
Chairman and the Executive Officer”.

Amendment of 11. In the principal Act, in section 64, in sub-section (2), in the first
section 64 paragraph, in between the words “Vice Chairman” and the

punctuation mark the words “and the Executive Officer” shall

be inserted.

Insertion of 12. In the principal Act, after section 67, the following new chapter
new chapter IVA consisting of sections 67A to 67H, shall be inserted
IVA

“Chapter IVA

Municipal Audit

67A. Maintenance of Accounts. - The Chief Municipal Officer
shall prepare and maintain accounts of receipts and expenditure of
the Municipality for a year in such Form and in such manner, as
may be prescribed.

Explanation;- For the purposes of this Chapter, “the Chief

Municipal Officer” shall mean the Executive Officer posted in a
Municipality and in case of vacancy in the said post, the

Chairman of a Municipal Board or Town Committee, as the case
may be The year shall mean the Financial Year.

67B. Financial Statement. - (1) The Chief Municipal Officer
shall, within four months of the close of a year, cause to be

prepared a financial statement containing an income and
expenditure account and a receipt and payment account for the
preceding year in respect of the accounts of the Municipality.

(2) The Form of the financial statement and the manner in which

the financial statement shall be prepared, shall be such as may be
prescribed.

67C. Balance Sheet. - (1) The Chief Municipal Officer shall
within four months from the date of closing of a year, cause to be
prepared a Balance Sheet of the assets and the liabilities of
Municipality for the preceding year.

(2) The form of the Balance Sheet and the manner in which the

Balance Sheet shall be prepared shall be such as may be
prescribed.

67D. Submission of Financial Statement and Balance Sheet to the
Auditor.- The Financial Statement prepared under Section 67B
and the Balance Sheet of the assets and liabilities prepared under
Section 67C shall be placed by the Chief Municipal Officer

before the Board of the Municipality, which after examination of
the same, shall adopt and remit the same to the Auditor.
Explanation :- For the purpose of this Chapter “the Auditor” shall
mean the Director of Audit (Local Fund), Assam or any officer


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67E. Power of the Auditor. - (1) The Municipal Accounts as
contained in the financial statement including the accounts of
specific funds, if any, and the balance sheet shall be examined
and audited by the Auditor.

(2) The Comptroller & Auditor General of India (C & AG) shall
provide Technical Guidance and Supervision (TGS) over the
proper maintenance of accounts and audit of the Municipalities.

Explanation:- The TGS over Municipalities by the C & AG of

India shall include - Providing of guidance regarding

maintenance of accounts, auditing standards, certification,
guidelines, training for capacity building, comments on accounts
and test audit of municipalities selected as a representative
sample.                        - ■

(3) The C&AG shall prepared an Annual Technical Inspection

Report based on the TGS and the test check of the accounts of
the Municipalities to be placed before the Board of the respective
Municipality.

(4) The C&AG may exercise at his discretion, the right to report
to the State Legislature the results of such test audit.

(5) The Chief Municipal Officer shall submit such further

accounts to the Auditor and the C&AG as may be required.

(6) The Auditor may -

(i) require by a notice, in writing, the production before him, or

before any officer subordinate to him, of any document which he
considers necessary for the proper conduct of the audit;

(ii) require by a notice, in writing, any person accountable for, or
having the custody or control of any document, cash or article,
to appear in person before him or before any officer subordinate
to him;

(iii) require any person so appearing before him, or before any
officer subordinate to him, to make or sign a declaration with
respect to such document, cash or article or to answer any
question or prepare and submit any statement and cause physical
verification of any stock of articles in course of examination of
accounts.

(7) The Auditor or the officer subordinate to him, may report as
regards any item of accounts which appears to him to be
contrary to the provisions of this Act, to the Board of the
Municipality.

(8) The Board of the Municipality at a meeting shall consider
the report of the Auditor alongwith test audit report of the
C&AG as early as possible and shall, if necessary, take prompt
action thereon, and shall also, if necessary, surcharge the
amount of any illegal payment on the person making or
authorising it, and charge against any person responsible

therefore, the amount of any deficiency or loss incurred due to
the negligence or misconduct of such person or any amount
which ought to have been, but is not, brought in to account by
such person, and shall in every such case, certify the amount


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whose decision on such appeal shall be final.

(9) Any person who willfully neglects, or refuses to comply
with requisition made by the Auditor or the officer subordinate
to him or refuses to comply with any order or direction given by
the Board under sub-section (8), shall be liable for any legal
action against him as may be considered necessary and

appropriate by the Board of the Municipality.

67F. Audit Report.                   - (1) As soon as possible after the
completion of audit of the accounts of the Municipality, but not
later than the thirtieth day of September, every year, the Auditor
shall prepared a report of the accounts audited and examined
and shall send such report alongwith Test Audit Report of the
C&AG to the Chief Municipal Officer.

(2) The auditor shall include in such report.-

(a) every payment which appears to the Auditor to be contrary
to law ;

(b) the account of any deficiency or loss, which appears to have
been caused by the gross negligence or misconduct of any
person ;

(c) the account of any sum received which ought to have been,

but has not been brought into account by any person ; and
(d) any other material impropriety or irregularity in the

account.

67G. Placing of Audit Report (1) The Chief Municipal

Officer shall place the audited financial statement, the balance
sheet and the report of the Auditor and his comments together
with test audit report of the C&AG thereon, before the Board of
the Municipality.
(2) The Chief Municipal Officer shall remedy any defect that

has been pointed out by the Auditor in his report.

67H. Submission of Audited Accounts. - (1) The Chief
Municipal officer shall, after adoption of the financial
statement, balance sheet and the report of the Auditor
alongwith test audit report of the C&AG, by the Board of the
Municipality at a meeting, forward the same to the State
Government together with the report of the action taken thereon
by the Municipality and shall also send copies of the same to
the Auditor and C&AG.

(2) If there is any deference of opinion between the Auditor

and the Municipality or if the Municipality does not remedy the
defects or the irregularities mentioned in the Audit report
within a reasonable period, the Auditor shall refer the matter to
the State Government, whose decision thereon shall be final
and binding”.

Substitution of 13. In the principal Act, for section 79, the following shall be
section 79 substituted, namely :-

“79. Determination of Annual Value of holding.- The Annual
Value of holding shall be determined in accordance with the

procedure described below in section 79A, 79B, 79C, 79D and


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(ii) “publish” means, to publish in one vernacular and in one
English daily news paper predominantly in circulation in the
notified area of the Municipality ;
(iii) “Commercial holding” means and include any holding or
part of a holding which is used as shop, market, for display and
sale of goods either whole sale or retail, office, storage and
service facilities incidental to the sale of goods and located in
the same holding shall be included under this group ;

(iv) “Industrial holding” means and include any holding or part

of the holding or structure in which products or materials of all
kinds and properties are fabricated, assembled or processed like
assembly plants, laboratories, power plants, smoke house,
refineries, gas plants, mills, dairies, factories etc.”

Insertion of new 14. In the principal Act, after section 79, the following new
sections 79A.79B sections shall be inserted, namely
79C.79D and 79E “79A. Classification of holding.- (1) The holding within a

Municipality shall be classified by the respective Board at a

meeting of the concerned Municipality on the basis of the
situation of the holding, use of the holding and the type of
construction.

(2) Regarding situation of the holding, the following matters

shall be considered:-

(i) Holding on the Principal Main Road ;

(ii) Holding on the Main Road ;

(iii) Holding other than clauses (i) and (ii) above.

(3) Regarding Use of the Holding, the following matters shall

be considered
(i) Purely residential;

(ii) Purely Commercial and Industrial, whether self owned or

otherwise ;

(iii) Partly residential and partly commercial or industrial;

(iv) All Holdings other than clauses (i) to (iii) above.

(4) Regarding type of construction, the following matters shall

be considered
(i) Pucca building with RCC roof ;

(ii) Pucca building with Asbestos or Galvanized Corrugated

Iron sheet as roofing material;

(iii) All other buildings not covered trader clauses (i) and (ii)
above.

(5) Subject to the approval of the following committee, a

Municipality may from time to time publish the list of
Principal Main Roads and the Main Roads and if necessary
modify the lists as may be decided by the committee. The
committee shall consist of the following for each

Municipality:-
(i) The Deputy Commissioner, as Chairman, in case of the


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as Member;
(iii) The Executive Engineer or an Assistant Executive
Engineer of the Buildings wing of the Public Works
Department, Assam, within whose jurisdiction, the

Municipality is located, as Member ;

(iv) The Chairman of the concerned Municipality, as Member;

(v) The officer of the Directorate of Town & Country

Planning, functioning in the District / Sub-Division and within
in whose jurisdiction the Municipality is located, as Member;

(vi) The Revenue Circle Officer(s) of the Area constituting the

notified area of a Municipality, as Member ;
(vii) The Vice- Chairman of the concerned Municipality, as

Member- Secretary.

The same Committee will also function for the purpose of

section 171 of the Act, subject to the bye laws framed in this
regard.
79B. Methods of calculation of Carpet Area for commutation

of Annual Rental Value of a Holding.- For the purpose of
calculation of Annual Rental Value of a Holding,

measurement of Carpet Area shall be calculated as under

(1) Rooms- Full measurement of Internal Dimension ;

(ii) Covered Verandah                   - Full measurement of Internal

Dimension;
(iii) Balcony / Corridor, Kitchen and Store- 50% measurement
of Internal Dimension ;

(iv Garage - 25% measurement of Internal Dimension ;

(v) Area covered by Bathroom, Latrine, Portico and stair case
shall not form part of the Carpet Area.

79C. Power to fix the Rental Value and the Annual Rental
Value.                     - (1) The rate of Rental Value per sq.ft, shall be fixed
by the Board of the Municipality at a meeting, with prior
approval of the Committee mentioned under section 79A.
(2) The Annual Rental Value shall be commuted at a multiple
of the Carpet Area and the Rental Value fixed under sub­
section (1), by the Board of the Municipality at a meeting,
with prior approval of the Committee mentioned under section
79A.
(3) The Rental Value per sq.ft, of Carpet Area for different
classes of holding shall be published from time to time by the
Municipality with the approval of the Committee mentioned
under section 79A .

79D. Rate of Tax.- Tax shall be assessed on the basis of

Annual Rental Value at the following rates:-

(i) Holding Tax                    - At the rate of 2.5% of the Annual Rental

Value ;

(ii) Water Tax - Subject to the provisions of sections 68 and

71 of this Act, at the rate of 2% of Annual Rental Value, other

than the users’ charge ;

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79E. Power of Revision of Tax.- If any difficulty arises in
giving effect to the Principle of fixation of the Annual Rental
Value as per the provisions of this Act, the State Government
shall have the power to review the same, on getting a report
from the Executive Officer of the concerned Municipality”.

Amendment of 15 In the principal Act, in section 81, for the word “section”, the
section 81 word “sections” shall be substituted.

Amendment of 16. In the principal Act, in section 83, -
section 83 (i) in sub section (l), in between the words “meeting” and

“may”, the following shall be inserted, namely :-

“with the approval of the committee mentioned under

section 79A of this Act” ;

(ii) in sub-section (3), for the words “Chairman or Vice-

Chairman”, the words “Chairman and the Executive Officer”
shall be substituted.

Amendment of 17. In the principal Act, in section 96,-

section 96 (i) in sub-section (1), for the words occurring after the words

“Committee”, the words “mentioned under section 79A” shall
be substituted;

(ii) sub-section (2) shall be deleted;
(iii) in sub-section (4), the words “or the Officer of the

Government”, occurring in between the words “committee”

A

and “shall”, shall be deleted ; /

(iv) in sub-section (5), the words “or the Officer of the

i

Government”, occurring in between the words “committee”
and “order”, shall be deleted ;

(v) in sub-section (6), the words and punctuation mark “or of

the officer of the Government,” occurring in between the
words “thereof” and “in”, shall be deleted.

Amendment of '18. In the principal Act, in section 97, the words “or Officer of the
section 97 Government” occurring in between the words “committee”

and “for”, shall be deleted.

Amendment of 19 In the principal Act, in section 171, in sub-section (1), for the
section 171 existing provision, the following shall be substituted,

namely:-

“Provided that in an area in respect of which an Authority has

Assam Act

been constituted under the Assam Town and Country

No.n of

Planning Act, 1959, the power of giving sanction to erect,

1960

materially alter or re-erect any building shall be subject to
issue of a No Objection Certificate by the concerned
Authority to the Board”.

**MOHD. A. HAQUE,**

Secretary to the Government of Assam,

Legislative Department, Dispur.

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