CALCUTTA MUNICIPAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1959

Act No. 12 of 1959

28th October, 1959

An Act to amend the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951. Whereas it is expedient to amend the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951 (West Ben. Act XXXIII of 1951), for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted in the Tenth Tear of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:-

S.1 Short title

This Act may be called the Calcutta Municipal (Amendment) Act, 1959.

S.2 Amendment of section 19 of West Ben. Act XXXIII of 1951

In section 19 of the Calcutta Municipal Act,. 1951 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act),-

• (1) after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-

  "(1A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), if the State Government is of opinion that it is necessary in the interest of the municipal administration of Calcutta to appoint as Commissioner a person who is or who has been an officer in the service of Government, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such a person as Commissioner.";

• (2) in sub-section (2),-
  • (a) for the words "Every Commissioner shall be appointed" the words "The appointment of a Commissioner under sub-section (2) shall be" shall be substituted;
  • (b) in the proviso, after the words "the appointment of a Commissioner" the words "under sub-section (1)" shall be inserted;
• (3) after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be i
  

S.3

In section 22 of the said Act,-

• (a) for the words "or removal," the words ", removal or termination of appointment or from any other cause," shall be substituted;
• (b) for the words "two months" the words "four months" shall be substituted;
• (c) the words, "sub-section (1)" shall be omitted.

S.4 Repeal and savings

• (1) The Calcutta Municipal (Amendment) Ordinance, 1959, is hereby repealed.
• (2) Anything done or any action taken under the said Act as amended by the Calcutta Municipal (Amendment) Ordinance, 1959, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the said Act as amended by this Act, as if this Act had commenced on the 26th day of June, 1959 (West Ben. Ord. III of 1959)