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The Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000

Act ID: 2000

The Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000

"An Act to consolidate, amend and replace the law relating to municipalities in Jammu and Kashmir"

Table of Contents

331 Sections

Ch.

Sections

S.1Short title, extent and commencement S.2Definitions S.2ASubstitution of expression S.3Classification of municipalities S.4Procedure for declaring muni-cipal area S.5Notification of intention to include a local area in a municipal area S.6Notification of intention to exclude local area from a municipal area S.7Exclusion of local area from a municipal area S.8Effect of exclusion of local area from municipal area S.9Power to abolish municipal area S.10Composition of municipalities S.11Reservation of seats S.11-AReservation of seats for certain categories S.12Reservation of offices of Chairperson S.13Term of office of members S.14Duration of municipality S.15Resignation of a member of municipality S.15AQualification S.16Disqualification S.17Bar to hold more than one office S.18Power of Government as to removal of members S.18-ADisqualification on ground of defection S.18-BDisqualification on ground of defection not to apply in case of merger S.18-BBDisqualification on the ground of defection not to apply in case of split S.18-CDecision on question as to disqualification on ground of defection S.18-DAppeals S.18-EBar of Jurisdiction S.19Filling of casual vacancies S.20Incorporation of municipality S.21Members and employees to be public servants S.22Election of President and Vice-President S.23Term of office of and honorarium to President and Vice-President S.24Resignation of President or Vice-President S.25Motion of no confidence against President or Vice-President S.26Removal of President or Vice-President S.27Notification of elections and nominations S.28Time for holding meetings S.29Ordinary and special meetings S.30Quorum S.31Chairman of meeting S.32Vote of majority decisive S.33Records and publication of proceedings S.33AConstitution of Ward Committees S.33BConstitution of Area Sabha S.34Bye-laws S.35Appointment of Director S.36Delegation of powers and functions S.37Power of President or Vice-President in emergency S.38Joint Committees S.39Vacancies and irregularities not to invalidate acts and proceedings S.40Authority to contract S.41Mode of executing contracts and transfer of property S.42Penalty on member or employees being interested in any contract with a municipality S.43Suits against municipality and its employees S.44Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts S.45Protection of action taken in good faith S.46Liability of loss S.47General Powers of the Muni-cipalities S.48Powers and authorities of municipalities S.49Standing Committees S.50Functions of the Standing Committee S.51Conduct of business by the Standing Committees S.52Constitution of municipal fund S.52-AConstitution of Basic Services Fund S.53Application of fund S.54Payment of allowances to the members out of the municipal fund S.55Custody of municipal fund S.56Power to deposit and invest surplus funds S.57Property vested in a municipality S.58Inventory and map of municipal property S.59Erection and maintenance of boundary marks of municipal area S.60Management of public institutions S.61Acquisition of land S.62Transfer to Government property vesting in municipality S.62-AReservation of Land for Housing to Economically Weaker Sections and Low Income Groups S.62-BIdentification of Eligible Persons and Determination of Cost of Land or Houses S.62-CIncentives to Developers S.62-DNon-residential Development S.62-EUtilization of Shelter Fee S.63Power to take over management of water works, sewerage works and roads, etc S.64Finance Commission S.65Taxes which municipality shall impose S.66Taxes that may be imposed S.67Limitation of taxing powers S.68Procedure regarding taxes under section 65 S.69Collection and payment of tax on consumption of electricity S.70Procedure to impose taxes under section 66 S.71Power of Government in respect of taxation S.71-APowers of Government to make interim arrangements with regard to assessment and collection of taxes and fees S.72Description and class of property tax S.73Description of taxable annual value S.74Incidence of tax S.75Duty to furnish information S.76Evidentiary value of assessment list and unit area value S.77Tax not invalid for defect of form S.78Notice on transfer of title S.79Notice on erection of building etc S.80Notice of Demolition or removal of building S.81Omitted S.82Power of Government to exempt payment of taxes S.83Taxation of Union Properties S.84Omitted S.85Omitted S.86Recovery of property taxes S.87Recovery of taxes S.88Omitted S.89Taxes on lands and buildings as first charge S.90Appeal S.91Limitation for appeal S.92Revision S.93Omitted S.94Police force S.95Powers and duties of police S.96Special police assistance at fairs etc S.97Establishment and maintenance of fire brigade S.98Power of fire brigade and other persons to extinguish S.99Observance of rules and regulations S.100Provision for water supply S.101Supply of water for domestic purposes S.102Supply of water for other than domestic purposes S.103Procedure for water connections S.104Obligation of owner or occupier to give notice of waste of water S.105Cutting off water supply to premises S.106Power of municipality in respect of communications etc S.107Power to require owners of buildings to provide the storage reservoirs for rain water on their premises S.108Supervision and inspection of works S.109Repairs of reservoirs S.110Bathing and washing places S.111Powers in respect of burial and cremation grounds S.112Disposal of mad and stray dogs and other animals S.113Dogs not to be at large S.114Control of elephants, bears or camels S.115Taking elephants along public roads S.116Power to require buildings, wells, tanks etc. to be secured S.117Building etc. in dangerous state S.118Cleaning of filthy building or land S.119Paving or draining of cattle-stands S.120Power to prohibit use of unfit buildings S.121Power to require owner to clear away noxious vegetation S.122Power to require hedges and trees to be trimmed S.123Power to require untenanted buildings becoming a nuisance to be secured or enclosed S.124Prohibition of cultivation of crop or use of manure or irrigation injurious to health S.125Regulation of offensive and dangerous trade S.126Consent of municipality to establish new factories or workshops S.127Prohibition of cinematograph and dramatic performances except in licensed premises S.128Power to prohibit trades S.129Use of steam whistles etc S.130Provisions of drains, privies, etc S.131Repairs and closing of drains, privies etc S.132Unauthorised building over drains etc S.133Removal of latrines etc. near any source of water supply S.134Discharging sewerage S.135Making or altering drains without authority S.136Power to require removal of nuisance arising from tanks and the lake S.137Power of municipality to lay or carry wires, pipes, drains or sewers through private lands S.138Provision as to wire, pipe, drains or sewers laid or carried above surface of ground S.139Previous notice S.140Connection with main not to be made without permission of municipality S.141Sewerage connection S.142Troughs and pipes for rain water S.143Information in relation to cholera, small-pox, etc S.144Removal to hospital of patients suffering from infectious diseases S.145Disinfection of buildings and diseases S.146Penalty for letting infected houses S.147Provision of places and appliances for disinfection S.148Acts done by persons suffering from certain disorders S.149Keeping of animals injurious to health S.150Feeding animals on deleterious substances S.151Prohibition by municipality of use of unwholesome water S.152Penalty for, selling sub-standard food or drinks S.153Soliciting alms S.154Removal and deposit of offensive matter S.155Preparation of compost manure S.156Power to acquire etc S.157Right of appeal and revision S.158Bar of jurisdiction S.159Failure to remove noxious matter S.160Depositing or throwing of earth or material of any description on roads or into drains S.161Spitting in places other than drains or receptacles provided S.162Nuisance by children, and others S.163Definition of house scavenging S.164Undertaking by municipality of house scavenging S.165Abolition of customary rights S.166Scavenging etc S.167Continuance of house scavenging once undertaken by municipality S.168Obligation of municipality to perform house scavenging properly S.169Power of municipal employees for house scavenging purposes S.170Vesting in, municipality of collection from house scavenging S.171Establishment of creches for the children of Safai Mazdoors S.172Places for slaughter of animals for sale S.173Disposal of dead animal S.174Powers in connection with streets S.175Protection of streets during cutting down of trees, erection or demolition of buildings S.176Notice to lay out street S.177Order of notice under section 176 S.178Sanction of new street S.179Operation of sanction S.180Penalty for laying out street in contravention of the provisions S.181Notice to owner of land under street S.182Power to require repairs of streets and to declare such street public S.183Punishment for encroachment or overhanging structure over street S.184Permission of occupation of public street and removal of obstruction S.185Power of Deputy Commissioner to remove encroachment S.186Power to regulate line of a street regulate line of a street S.187Government street S.188Removal of overhanging structures S.189Power to attach brackets for lamps S.190Construction of Stalls S.191Destroying direction posts lamp posts, etc S.192Bill sticking without permission S.193Names or numbers of streets, buildings etc S.194Inflammable materials S.195Roofs and external walls not to be made of inflammable materials S.196Picketing animals and collecting carts S.197Driving vehicles without proper lights S.198Beating drums etc S.199Discharging firearm etc S.200Building operations, quashing, blasting or cutting timber S.201Powers to levy fee at fair S.202General bye-laws S.203Prohibition to erect buildings without sanction S.204Power of municipality to make bye-laws as to erection or re-erection of buildings S.205Building scheme S.206Regularisation of certain buildings S.207Punishment for erection or re-erection of a building on sanction of a building scheme under section 205 S.208Powers of municipality to sanction or refuse erection or re-erection of buildings S.209Power of municipality to direct modification of a sanctioned plan of a building before its completion S.210Completion Certificate and lapse of sanction S.211Penalty for disobedience S.212Order of demolition of building and works in certain cases and appeal S.213Compensations S.214Power of municipality to regulate the manufacture, preparation and sale of food and drink S.215Prohibition of possession or sale of wild animals S.216Penalty for infringement of bye-laws S.217Confirmation of bye-laws S.218Power of Government to make bye-laws S.219Procedure for making bye-laws S.220Bye-laws to be available for purchase and inspection S.221Regulation of felling of trees within municipal limits S.222Inspection of drains, privies and cesspools S.223Inspection of building etc S.224Other powers of entry on buildings or land S.225Power to inspect places for sale of food or drink etc. and to seize unwholesome articles exposed for sale S.226Inspections of place for illicit slaughter of animals S.227Refusal to allow inspection S.228Search for inflammable or explosive material in excess of authorised quantity S.229Power of entry into building or land S.230Authorization of powers S.231Precautions to be observed in entering dwelling S.232Reasonable time for compliance to be fixed S.233Authentication, service and validity of notices S.234Service when owner and occupier are different persons S.235Mode of giving notice to owner or occupier of property S.236Publication of public notices S.237Penalty for disobedience of orders of municipalities S.238Compensation for damage S.239Power of municipality in the event of non-compliance S.240Penalty of obstruction S.241Recovery of costs of execution S.242Relief to agents and trustees S.243Payment of compensation S.244Appeals from orders of municipalities S.245Prosecution to be suspended in certain cases S.246Appeals from certain orders S.247Authority for prosecution S.248Power to compound offences S.248-AEviction of unauthorised occupant S.249Constitution of Finance Commission to review financial position S.250Presentation of accounts and budget of a municipality S.251Revision of Budget S.252Supplementary Budget S.253Maintenance of accounts and restriction of expenditure S.254Transmission of accounts S.255Power to write off irrecoverable sums S.256Audit of accounts S.257Action by municipality on audit report S.258Recovery of amounts disallowed S.259Procedure for recovery of dues of municipality S.260Conditions of distraint and sale S.261Preparation of development plan S.262District Planning Committee S.263Control by Deputy Commissioner S.264Power, to suspend execution of orders etc S.265Power of Deputy Commissioner in emergency S.266Powers to provide for performance of duties in case of default of municipality S.267Action of Deputy Commissioner to be immediately reported S.268Power of Government to give directions S.269Exercise of committee’s power pending establishment of municipality S.270Power of Government and its officer over municipality S.271General powers of Government S.272Power of Government to dissolve municipality for default, abuse of powers, etc S.273Suspension of Office bearers of Municipality S.274Removal of office bearers of municipality S.275Power to call for record S.276Power of inspection and supervision S.277Technical supervision and inspections S.278Taking over of certain branches or departments of the municipality S.279Disputes S.280Power of the Government to frame forms and make rules S.281Definition S.282Chief Electoral Officer S.283Officers authorised to bear election petitions S.284Election petitions S.285Presentation of petition S.286Contents of petition S.287Procedure on receiving election petition S.288Withdrawal and transfer of petitions S.289Procedure before the authorised officers S.290Appearance before the authorised officer S.291Powers of the authorised officer S.292Documentary evidence S.293Secrecy of voting S.294Answering incriminating question and certificate of indemnity S.295Expenses of witness S.296Decision of the authorised officer S.297Grounds for setting aside election S.298Abatement of election petition S.299Costs and payment. thereof out of the security deposits and return of such deposits S.300Execution of orders as to costs S.301Corrupt practice entailing disqualifications S.302Corrupt practices S.303Appeals S.304Bar to interference by Courts in electoral matters S.305Power to make rules for conduct of elections S.306Appointment of Executive Officers/Secretaries in municipalities S.307Posts in Municipality and appointments thereto S.307-APower of Government to appoint officers and servants S.308Officers and other employees not to be interested in any contract etc., with municipality S.309Power to enquire and report about misconduct of certain officers or officials S.310Power to remove difficulties S.311Repeal and saving

The Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000

Act ID: 2000

The Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000

"An Act to consolidate, amend and replace the law relating to municipalities in Jammu and Kashmir"

Table of Contents

331 Sections

Ch.

Sections

S.1Short title, extent and commencement S.2Definitions S.2ASubstitution of expression S.3Classification of municipalities S.4Procedure for declaring muni-cipal area S.5Notification of intention to include a local area in a municipal area S.6Notification of intention to exclude local area from a municipal area S.7Exclusion of local area from a municipal area S.8Effect of exclusion of local area from municipal area S.9Power to abolish municipal area S.10Composition of municipalities S.11Reservation of seats S.11-AReservation of seats for certain categories S.12Reservation of offices of Chairperson S.13Term of office of members S.14Duration of municipality S.15Resignation of a member of municipality S.15AQualification S.16Disqualification S.17Bar to hold more than one office S.18Power of Government as to removal of members S.18-ADisqualification on ground of defection S.18-BDisqualification on ground of defection not to apply in case of merger S.18-BBDisqualification on the ground of defection not to apply in case of split S.18-CDecision on question as to disqualification on ground of defection S.18-DAppeals S.18-EBar of Jurisdiction S.19Filling of casual vacancies S.20Incorporation of municipality S.21Members and employees to be public servants S.22Election of President and Vice-President S.23Term of office of and honorarium to President and Vice-President S.24Resignation of President or Vice-President S.25Motion of no confidence against President or Vice-President S.26Removal of President or Vice-President S.27Notification of elections and nominations S.28Time for holding meetings S.29Ordinary and special meetings S.30Quorum S.31Chairman of meeting S.32Vote of majority decisive S.33Records and publication of proceedings S.33AConstitution of Ward Committees S.33BConstitution of Area Sabha S.34Bye-laws S.35Appointment of Director S.36Delegation of powers and functions S.37Power of President or Vice-President in emergency S.38Joint Committees S.39Vacancies and irregularities not to invalidate acts and proceedings S.40Authority to contract S.41Mode of executing contracts and transfer of property S.42Penalty on member or employees being interested in any contract with a municipality S.43Suits against municipality and its employees S.44Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts S.45Protection of action taken in good faith S.46Liability of loss S.47General Powers of the Muni-cipalities S.48Powers and authorities of municipalities S.49Standing Committees S.50Functions of the Standing Committee S.51Conduct of business by the Standing Committees S.52Constitution of municipal fund S.52-AConstitution of Basic Services Fund S.53Application of fund S.54Payment of allowances to the members out of the municipal fund S.55Custody of municipal fund S.56Power to deposit and invest surplus funds S.57Property vested in a municipality S.58Inventory and map of municipal property S.59Erection and maintenance of boundary marks of municipal area S.60Management of public institutions S.61Acquisition of land S.62Transfer to Government property vesting in municipality S.62-AReservation of Land for Housing to Economically Weaker Sections and Low Income Groups S.62-BIdentification of Eligible Persons and Determination of Cost of Land or Houses S.62-CIncentives to Developers S.62-DNon-residential Development S.62-EUtilization of Shelter Fee S.63Power to take over management of water works, sewerage works and roads, etc S.64Finance Commission S.65Taxes which municipality shall impose S.66Taxes that may be imposed S.67Limitation of taxing powers S.68Procedure regarding taxes under section 65 S.69Collection and payment of tax on consumption of electricity S.70Procedure to impose taxes under section 66 S.71Power of Government in respect of taxation S.71-APowers of Government to make interim arrangements with regard to assessment and collection of taxes and fees S.72Description and class of property tax S.73Description of taxable annual value S.74Incidence of tax S.75Duty to furnish information S.76Evidentiary value of assessment list and unit area value S.77Tax not invalid for defect of form S.78Notice on transfer of title S.79Notice on erection of building etc S.80Notice of Demolition or removal of building S.81Omitted S.82Power of Government to exempt payment of taxes S.83Taxation of Union Properties S.84Omitted S.85Omitted S.86Recovery of property taxes S.87Recovery of taxes S.88Omitted S.89Taxes on lands and buildings as first charge S.90Appeal S.91Limitation for appeal S.92Revision S.93Omitted S.94Police force S.95Powers and duties of police S.96Special police assistance at fairs etc S.97Establishment and maintenance of fire brigade S.98Power of fire brigade and other persons to extinguish S.99Observance of rules and regulations S.100Provision for water supply S.101Supply of water for domestic purposes S.102Supply of water for other than domestic purposes S.103Procedure for water connections S.104Obligation of owner or occupier to give notice of waste of water S.105Cutting off water supply to premises S.106Power of municipality in respect of communications etc S.107Power to require owners of buildings to provide the storage reservoirs for rain water on their premises S.108Supervision and inspection of works S.109Repairs of reservoirs S.110Bathing and washing places S.111Powers in respect of burial and cremation grounds S.112Disposal of mad and stray dogs and other animals S.113Dogs not to be at large S.114Control of elephants, bears or camels S.115Taking elephants along public roads S.116Power to require buildings, wells, tanks etc. to be secured S.117Building etc. in dangerous state S.118Cleaning of filthy building or land S.119Paving or draining of cattle-stands S.120Power to prohibit use of unfit buildings S.121Power to require owner to clear away noxious vegetation S.122Power to require hedges and trees to be trimmed S.123Power to require untenanted buildings becoming a nuisance to be secured or enclosed S.124Prohibition of cultivation of crop or use of manure or irrigation injurious to health S.125Regulation of offensive and dangerous trade S.126Consent of municipality to establish new factories or workshops S.127Prohibition of cinematograph and dramatic performances except in licensed premises S.128Power to prohibit trades S.129Use of steam whistles etc S.130Provisions of drains, privies, etc S.131Repairs and closing of drains, privies etc S.132Unauthorised building over drains etc S.133Removal of latrines etc. near any source of water supply S.134Discharging sewerage S.135Making or altering drains without authority S.136Power to require removal of nuisance arising from tanks and the lake S.137Power of municipality to lay or carry wires, pipes, drains or sewers through private lands S.138Provision as to wire, pipe, drains or sewers laid or carried above surface of ground S.139Previous notice S.140Connection with main not to be made without permission of municipality S.141Sewerage connection S.142Troughs and pipes for rain water S.143Information in relation to cholera, small-pox, etc S.144Removal to hospital of patients suffering from infectious diseases S.145Disinfection of buildings and diseases S.146Penalty for letting infected houses S.147Provision of places and appliances for disinfection S.148Acts done by persons suffering from certain disorders S.149Keeping of animals injurious to health S.150Feeding animals on deleterious substances S.151Prohibition by municipality of use of unwholesome water S.152Penalty for, selling sub-standard food or drinks S.153Soliciting alms S.154Removal and deposit of offensive matter S.155Preparation of compost manure S.156Power to acquire etc S.157Right of appeal and revision S.158Bar of jurisdiction S.159Failure to remove noxious matter S.160Depositing or throwing of earth or material of any description on roads or into drains S.161Spitting in places other than drains or receptacles provided S.162Nuisance by children, and others S.163Definition of house scavenging S.164Undertaking by municipality of house scavenging S.165Abolition of customary rights S.166Scavenging etc S.167Continuance of house scavenging once undertaken by municipality S.168Obligation of municipality to perform house scavenging properly S.169Power of municipal employees for house scavenging purposes S.170Vesting in, municipality of collection from house scavenging S.171Establishment of creches for the children of Safai Mazdoors S.172Places for slaughter of animals for sale S.173Disposal of dead animal S.174Powers in connection with streets S.175Protection of streets during cutting down of trees, erection or demolition of buildings S.176Notice to lay out street S.177Order of notice under section 176 S.178Sanction of new street S.179Operation of sanction S.180Penalty for laying out street in contravention of the provisions S.181Notice to owner of land under street S.182Power to require repairs of streets and to declare such street public S.183Punishment for encroachment or overhanging structure over street S.184Permission of occupation of public street and removal of obstruction S.185Power of Deputy Commissioner to remove encroachment S.186Power to regulate line of a street regulate line of a street S.187Government street S.188Removal of overhanging structures S.189Power to attach brackets for lamps S.190Construction of Stalls S.191Destroying direction posts lamp posts, etc S.192Bill sticking without permission S.193Names or numbers of streets, buildings etc S.194Inflammable materials S.195Roofs and external walls not to be made of inflammable materials S.196Picketing animals and collecting carts S.197Driving vehicles without proper lights S.198Beating drums etc S.199Discharging firearm etc S.200Building operations, quashing, blasting or cutting timber S.201Powers to levy fee at fair S.202General bye-laws S.203Prohibition to erect buildings without sanction S.204Power of municipality to make bye-laws as to erection or re-erection of buildings S.205Building scheme S.206Regularisation of certain buildings S.207Punishment for erection or re-erection of a building on sanction of a building scheme under section 205 S.208Powers of municipality to sanction or refuse erection or re-erection of buildings S.209Power of municipality to direct modification of a sanctioned plan of a building before its completion S.210Completion Certificate and lapse of sanction S.211Penalty for disobedience S.212Order of demolition of building and works in certain cases and appeal S.213Compensations S.214Power of municipality to regulate the manufacture, preparation and sale of food and drink S.215Prohibition of possession or sale of wild animals S.216Penalty for infringement of bye-laws S.217Confirmation of bye-laws S.218Power of Government to make bye-laws S.219Procedure for making bye-laws S.220Bye-laws to be available for purchase and inspection S.221Regulation of felling of trees within municipal limits S.222Inspection of drains, privies and cesspools S.223Inspection of building etc S.224Other powers of entry on buildings or land S.225Power to inspect places for sale of food or drink etc. and to seize unwholesome articles exposed for sale S.226Inspections of place for illicit slaughter of animals S.227Refusal to allow inspection S.228Search for inflammable or explosive material in excess of authorised quantity S.229Power of entry into building or land S.230Authorization of powers S.231Precautions to be observed in entering dwelling S.232Reasonable time for compliance to be fixed S.233Authentication, service and validity of notices S.234Service when owner and occupier are different persons S.235Mode of giving notice to owner or occupier of property S.236Publication of public notices S.237Penalty for disobedience of orders of municipalities S.238Compensation for damage S.239Power of municipality in the event of non-compliance S.240Penalty of obstruction S.241Recovery of costs of execution S.242Relief to agents and trustees S.243Payment of compensation S.244Appeals from orders of municipalities S.245Prosecution to be suspended in certain cases S.246Appeals from certain orders S.247Authority for prosecution S.248Power to compound offences S.248-AEviction of unauthorised occupant S.249Constitution of Finance Commission to review financial position S.250Presentation of accounts and budget of a municipality S.251Revision of Budget S.252Supplementary Budget S.253Maintenance of accounts and restriction of expenditure S.254Transmission of accounts S.255Power to write off irrecoverable sums S.256Audit of accounts S.257Action by municipality on audit report S.258Recovery of amounts disallowed S.259Procedure for recovery of dues of municipality S.260Conditions of distraint and sale S.261Preparation of development plan S.262District Planning Committee S.263Control by Deputy Commissioner S.264Power, to suspend execution of orders etc S.265Power of Deputy Commissioner in emergency S.266Powers to provide for performance of duties in case of default of municipality S.267Action of Deputy Commissioner to be immediately reported S.268Power of Government to give directions S.269Exercise of committee’s power pending establishment of municipality S.270Power of Government and its officer over municipality S.271General powers of Government S.272Power of Government to dissolve municipality for default, abuse of powers, etc S.273Suspension of Office bearers of Municipality S.274Removal of office bearers of municipality S.275Power to call for record S.276Power of inspection and supervision S.277Technical supervision and inspections S.278Taking over of certain branches or departments of the municipality S.279Disputes S.280Power of the Government to frame forms and make rules S.281Definition S.282Chief Electoral Officer S.283Officers authorised to bear election petitions S.284Election petitions S.285Presentation of petition S.286Contents of petition S.287Procedure on receiving election petition S.288Withdrawal and transfer of petitions S.289Procedure before the authorised officers S.290Appearance before the authorised officer S.291Powers of the authorised officer S.292Documentary evidence S.293Secrecy of voting S.294Answering incriminating question and certificate of indemnity S.295Expenses of witness S.296Decision of the authorised officer S.297Grounds for setting aside election S.298Abatement of election petition S.299Costs and payment. thereof out of the security deposits and return of such deposits S.300Execution of orders as to costs S.301Corrupt practice entailing disqualifications S.302Corrupt practices S.303Appeals S.304Bar to interference by Courts in electoral matters S.305Power to make rules for conduct of elections S.306Appointment of Executive Officers/Secretaries in municipalities S.307Posts in Municipality and appointments thereto S.307-APower of Government to appoint officers and servants S.308Officers and other employees not to be interested in any contract etc., with municipality S.309Power to enquire and report about misconduct of certain officers or officials S.310Power to remove difficulties S.311Repeal and saving