CALCUTTA MUNICIPAL (SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 1962

Act No. 14 of 1962

14th December, 1962

An Act to amend the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951. Whereas it is expedient to amend the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951 (West Ben. Act XXIII of 1951), for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted in the Thirteenth Year 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 (Second Amendment) Act, 1962.

S.2 Insertion of new sections 47A and 47B in West Ben. Act XXXIII of 1951

After section 47 of the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the following sections shall be inserted, namely.--

47A. "Appointment of officers by State Government.

• (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, if at any time the State Government is of opinion that it is necessary for improving the municipal administration so to do, it may, on requisition by the Corporation, depute, by notification in the Official Gazette, one or more officers who are or have been in its service, or in the service of any Corporation owned or controlled by it with the consent of such Corporation, who will act as special Deputy Commissioners and assist the Commissioner and take charge of such branches of the municipal administration as may be assigned to them by the Commissioner for such period as may be specified in the notification.
• (2) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Act or of any rules, orders, bye-laws an
  

S.3 Repeal and savings

• (1) The Calcutta Municipal (Amendment) Ordinance, 1962 (West Ben. Ord. III of 1962), is hereby repealed.
• (2) Anything done or any action taken under the said Act as amended by the Calcutta Municipal (Amendment) Ordinance, 1962, shall be deemed to have been validly done or taken under the said Act as amended by this Act as if this Act had commenced on the 31st day of August, 1962.