CALCUTTA IMPROVEMENT ACT, 1911

CALCUTTA IMPROVEMENT ACT, 1911

S.1 Short title, commencement and extent

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Creation and incorporation of Board

S.4 Constitution of the Board

S.4(a) [(Appointment of Trustees while the Corporation is superseded.)

S.5 [(Appointment of Trustees)

S.6 [(Ex-officio Trustee)

S.7 [(Ejection of other Trustees)

S.8 Appointment in default of election

S.9 Disqualifications for being appointed or elected a trustee

S.10 The Chairman to be a whole-time officer ordinarily

S.11 Remuneration of Chairman

S.12 Leave of absence for deputation of the Chairman

S.13 Appointment, etc., of acting Chairman

S.14 Leave of absence to other Trustees

S.15 Removal of Trustees

S.16 Filling of casual vacancies in certain cases

S.17 Term of office or Trustees

S.18 Meetings of Board

S.19 Temporary Association of Members with The Board for particular purposes

S.20 Constitution and functions of Committees

S.21 Meetings of Committees

S.22 Fees for attendance at Meetings

S.23 Trustees and Associated Members of Board or Committee not to take part in proceedings in which they are personally interested

S.23(a) Power of Board to excute certain works or to render certain services

S.24 Power to make and perform contracts

S.24(a) Power of Board to determine if execution of work, etc., should be by contract

S.25 Execution of contracts and approval of estimates

S.26 Further provision as to execution of contracts, and provision as to seal of Board

S.27 Tenders

S.28 Security for performance of contract

S.29 Supply of documents and information to the Government

S.29(a) Power to State Government to require Board to take action

S.30 Statement of strength and remuneration of staff

S.31 Board to make rules

S.32 Powers of Appointment, etc., in whom vested

S.33 Sanction of State Government required to certain statements, rules and orders

S.34 Control by Chairman

S.35 Delegation of certain of Chairmans functions

S.35(a) Undertaking of works and incurring of expenditure for development of areas

S.35(b) Matters to be considered when framing improvement schemes

S.35(c) Matters to be provided for in improvement schemes

S.35(d) Types of improvement schemes

S.36 When General Improvement Scheme may be framed

S.37 Authority for making an official representation for a General Improvement Scheme

S.38 Consideration of official representations

S.39 When street scheme may be framed

S.39(a) Housing Accommodation Scheme

S.39(b) Rehousing persons displaced by improvement schemes

S.39(c) Provisions to be made for the rehousing of Bustee Dwellers in the case of certain schemes

S.40 [(Matters to be considered when framing improvement schemes.)

S.41 [(Matters which must be provided for in improvement schemes.)

S.42 [(Matters which may be provided for in improvement schemes.)

S.43 Preparation, publication and transmission of notice as to improvement scheme, and supply of documents to applicants

S.44 Transmission to Board of Representation by Corporation, Municipality or Authority

S.45 Service of notice as to proposed acquisition of land or recovery of betterment fee

S.46 Furnishing of copy of, or extracts from, the Municipal Assessment Book

S.47 Abandonment of improvement scheme, or application to State Government to sanction it

S.48 Power to sanction or reject improvement scheme

S.49 Notification of sanction to improvement scheme

S.50 Alteration of improvement scheme after sanction

S.51 Combination of improvement schemes

S.52 (Re-housing persons displaced by improvement schemes.)

S.53 Width of streets

S.54 Transfer to Board, for purposes of improvement scheme, of building or land vested in the Corporation or in the Commissioners of a Municipality

S.55 Transfer of private street or square to Board for purposes of improvement scheme

S.56 Provision of drain or waterwork to replace another situated on land vested in the Board under section 54 or section 55

S.57 Bar to application of certain sections of the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951, to streets vested in the Board

S.58 Repair and watering of streets vested in the Board

S.59 Guarding and lighting when street vested in the Board is opened or broken up, or when street is under construction and speedy completion of work

S.60 Prevention or restriction of traffic in street vested in the Board, during progress of work

S.61 Provision of facilities, and payment of compensation, when work is executed by Board in public street vested in them

S.62 Power of Board to turn or close public street or square vested in them

S.63 Projected public streets

S.64 Reference of disputes to Tribunal

S.65 Vesting in Corporation of streets laid out or altered, and open spaces provided, by the Board under an Improvement Scheme

S.66 Application of section 65 to other Municipalities

S.67 Power of Board to retain service passages

S.68 Power to purchase or lease by agreement

S.69 Power to acquire land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894

S.70 Tribunal to be constituted

S.71 Modification of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894

S.72 Constitution of Tribunal

S.73 Remuneration of members of Tribunal

S.74 Officers and servants of Tribunal

S.75 Payments by Board on account of Tribunal

S.76 Power to make rules for Tribunal

S.77 Award of Tribunal how to be determined

S.77(a) Appeal

S.78 Abandonment of Acquisition in consideration of special payment

S.78(a) Payment of betterment fee

S.78(b) Assessment of betterment fee by Board

S.78(c) Settlement of betterment fee by arbitrators

S.78(d) Fees for arbitrators

S.78(e) Proceedings of arbitrators

S.78(f) Board to give notice to persons liable to payment of betterment fee

S.78(g) Agreement to make payment of betterment fee a charge on land

S.79 Recovery of money payable in pursuance of sections 78, 78B, 78C or 78G

S.79(a) Board to appoint persons for enforcement of processes for recovery of dues

S.80 Agreement or payment not to Bar Acquisition under a fresh declaration

S.81 Power to dispose of land

S.82 Duty on certain transfers of immovable property

S.83 Terminal Tax on passengers by Railway or Inland Steam-Vessel

S.84 Customs duty on exports of jute from Calcutta by sea

S.85 Section 5 of the Indian Tariff Act, 1934, not to apply to jute

S.86 Power to State Government to make rules

S.86(a) Power to State Government to issue directions

S.87 Punishment for offences

S.88 [(Contributions from Municipal Funds)

S.89 Power of Board to borrow money

S.90

S.91 Loans from Banks

S.92 Diversion of borrowed money to purposes other than those first approved

S.93 Form signature, exchange, transfer and effect of debentures

S.94 Signature of coupons attached to debentures

S.95 Payments to survivors of joint payees

S.96 Receipt by joint holder for interest of dividend

S.97 Priority of payments for interest and repayment of loans

S.98 Repayment of loans taken under section 89

S.99 Establishment and maintenance of sinking funds

S.100 Power to discontinue payments into sinking fund

S.101 Investment of sinking funds

S.102 Application of sinking funds

S.103 Annual statements by trustees

S.104 Annual examination of sinking funds

S.105 Procedure if Board fail to make any payment or investment in respect of loans

S.106 Procedure if Chairman of Corporation fails to make any payment due to Board or Accountant General

S.107 Payments under section 105 to be a charge on the property of the Board

S.108 Estimates of income and expenditure to be laid annually before the Board

S.109 Sanction of Board to estimates

S.110 Approval of State Government to estimates

S.111 Transmission of copy of estimate to Commissioner of Corporation

S.112 Special provisions as to the first estimate after the constitution of the Board

S.113 Supplementary estimates

S.114 Adherence to estimate, and maintenance of closing balance

S.115 Receipt of moneys, and deposit in imperial Bank of India

S.116 Investment of surplus money

S.117 Payment by cheque

S.118 Signature of orders and cheques

S.119 Duty of Chairman and others before signing cheque

S.120 Definition of "cost of management."

S.121 Keeping capital account and revenue account

S.122 Credits to capital account

S.123 Application of capital account

S.124 Credits to revenue account

S.125 Application of revenue account

S.126 Power to direct sale of securities in which any surplus of the revenue account is invested

S.127 Advances from revenue account to capital account

S.128 Advances from capital account to revenue account

S.129 Submission of abstracts of accounts to State Government

S.130 Annual audit of accounts

S.131 Powers of auditor

S.132 Remuneration of auditor

S.133 Reports and information to be furnished by auditor to the Board

S.134 Board to remedy defects pointed out by auditor

S.135 Auditors report to be sent to each Trustee and considered by Board

S.136 Publication and transmission of an abstract of the account

S.137 Further powers to State Government for making rules

S.138 Further powers to Board for making rules

S.139 Conditions precedent to the making of rules under sections 86, 137 or 138

S.140 Sanction of State Government required to rules made under section 138

S.141 Publication of rules

S.142 Printing and sale of copies of rules

S.143 Exhibition of copies of rules

S.144 Power of State Government to cancel rules made under section 138

S.145 Trustees, etc., deemed public servants

S.146 Contributions by Board towards leave-allowances and pensions of servants of the Government employed under this Act

S.147 Power to extend the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951, to areas, near Calcutta, to which provisions of the present Act have been extended

S.148 Publication of notifications under sections 1(3) and 147(1) in draft, for criticism

S.149 Powers of the Board for facilitating movement of the population

S.150 Saving of Telegraph and Railways Acts

S.151 Cognizance of offences

S.152 Limitation of time for prosecution

S.153 Power to hear care in absence of accused when summoned to appear

S.154 Powers of Chairman as to institution, etc., of legal proceedings and obtaining legal advice

S.155 Indemnity to Board, etc

S.156 Notice of suit against Board, etc

S.157 Corporation of the Police

S.158 Arrest of offenders

S.159 Proof of consent, etc., of Board or Chairman or officer or servant of Board

S.160 Validation of acts and proceedings

S.161 General power of Board to pay compensation

S.162 Compensation to be paid by offenders for damage caused by them

S.163 Public Notices how to be made known

S.164 Newspapers in which advertisements or notices to be published

S.165 Stamping signature on notices or bills

S.166 Service how to be effected

S.167 Power to make surveys, or contribute towards their cost

S.168 Power of Entry

S.169 Punishment for acquiring share or interest in contract, etc., with the Board

S.170 Penalty for removing fence, etc., in street

S.171 Penalty for Building within street alignment or building line of a projected public street

S.171(a) Penalty for failure to remove wall or building in respect of which agreement has been executed

S.172 (Penalty for failure to set back building or wall on requisition)

S.173 Penalty for failure to comply with requisition made by Auditor

S.174 Penalty for obstructing contractor or removing mark

S.174(a) Removal of wall or building and recovery of expenses

S.175 (Fines; damages and proceeds of confiscations to be paid to Board.)

S.176 Suspension or abolition, and reimposition, of taxation or Municipal Contributions

S.177 Power of State Government to supersede the Board

S.177(a) Consequences of supersession

Sch.1 Further Modifications in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

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