Legislature of British India 12 October 1883, Act 20 of 1883 (The Panjab District Boards Act, 1883)

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India · · · 12-10-1883

Section 1. Short title.
Section 2. Repeal of Act V of 1878.
Section 3. Definitions.
Section 4. Powers exercisable from time to time.
Section 5. The local rate.
Section 6. Road, school and post cesses to merge in the rate.
Section 7. Liability for local rate.
Section 8. Power to recover a share of the rate from occupancy-tenant.
Section 9. Appropriation of proceeds of local rate.
Section 10. Establishment of district and local boards.
Section 11. Number and appointment or election of members.
Section 12. Term of office of members.
Section 13. Resignation of members.
Section 14. Powers of the Local Government as to removal of mothers.
Section 15. Filling of casual vacancies.
Section 16. Incorporation of district boards.
Section 17. Time for district and local boards coming into existence.
Section 18. Chairman.
Section 19. Vice-chairman.
Section 20. Duties of district board.
Section 21. Duties of local board.
Section 22. Limits on expenditure of local board.
Section 23. Power for district board to provide for performance of duty in default of local board.
Section 24. Joint committees.
Section 25. Record and publication of proceedings.
Section 26. Power to make rules as to business and affairs.
Section 27. Employment of officers and servants.
Section 28. Pensions of Government officials serving boards.
Section 29. Pensions of servants of boards.
Section 30. Powers of taxation conferred on district boards.
Section 31. Procedure in imposing taxes.
Section 32. Reduction and abolition of tax.
Section 33. Levy of fees.
Section 34. Additional funds to be provided by the Government.
Section 35. District fund.
Section 36. Vesting, custody and investment of district fund.
Section 37. Application of district fund.
Section 38. Works or undertakings benefiting several districts.
Section 39. Annual estimates of income and expenditure of district boards.
Section 40. Accounts of district boards.
Section 41. Estimates and accounts of local boards.
Section 42. Inspection of estimates and accounts.
Section 43. Publication of abstract of accounts.
Section 44. Control of Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner over boards and joint committees.
Section 45. Power to suspend action.
Section 46. Extraordinary powers of Deputy Commissioner in ease of emergency.
Section 47. Power to provide for performance of duties in case of default of board.
Section 48. Power to invest other officers with power of control.
Section 49. Report of action under preceding sections.
Section 50. Powers of Local Government and its officers over boards.
Section 51. Power of Local Government to supersede in case of incompetency, persistent default abuse of powers.
Section 52. Consequences of supersession.
Section 53. Constitution of new board, and transfer of functions of superseded local boards.
Section 54. Disputes.
Section 55. Power of the Governor General in Council and the Local Government to make rules.
Section 56. Power to make regulations.
Section 57. Penalty for infringement of regulations.
Section 58. Prosecutions.
Section 59. Liability of members of boards.
Section 60. Procedure for making rules and regulations.
Section 61. Acquisition of land.
Section 62. Penalty on member, officer or servant being interested in contracts made with a board or joint committee.
Section 63. Saving for Act XI of 1879.
Section 64. General powers of Local Government and Commissioners.
Section 65. Contracts of local Committees.
Section 66. Government officers serving under committees to continue under board.
Section 67. Power of Local Government to except local area from operation of Act.
Section 68. Committee to be constituted for district wholly excepted from Act.
Section 69. Power to direct that Act XX of 1856 shall cease to be in force.
Section 70. Recovery of rates.
Section 71. Local rate or tax how to be assessed and collected.
Section 72. Appeals.
Section 73. Instalments of rates and taxes.
Section 74. Power of Local Government to exempt from taxation.
Section 75. Power to direct measurements.
Section 76. Suits relating to rates and taxes under this Act cognizable by Courts having cognizance of suits for rent.
Section 77. Confirmation and recovery of existing rates.
Section 78. [Repealed.].
Section 79. [Repealed.].

Section 1. Short title.

(1) This Act may be called the Panjab District Boards Act, 1883.
Extent.--(2) It shall extend only to the territories for the time being administered by the Lieutenant-Governor of the Panjab; and
Commencement.--(3) It shall come into force in each district on such date as the Local Government, by notification, directs.

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