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TypeBare Act JurisdictionWest Bengal Government

Howrah Improvement Act, 1956

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Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 is West Bengal state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Section1 - (I) This Acl may bc calIed h c Howrdi lmprovcmcnt Act. 1956,
Section2 - In this Act, unless ~hercis anyrhing rcpugnanl in rhc subject or
Section11 - I
Section3 - The duty of carrying our [he provisions or this Act shall. subjecl Creation
Section4 - ibid. Prior to this
Section5 - (1) A pcrson shall be disqualified for bcing appointed licarions for+in
Section6 - ( I ) The Slate Govcrnmcnl shall appoint, by nolification,
Section8 - Nothing in section 6 shalI be deemed lo prevent the Stale
Section9 - (1) I l e Slate Government may,afier consultation w i h the Board,
Section10 - (1) When [he Chainnan is granted lcavc o i abscncc or deputed mcnr, trc. of ac~ilig
Section12 - (1) If a[ any time it appears to the State Govcrnmcnt h a t he Chairman or Trusrm,
Section13 - If any Trusrcc bc pcrmiltcd by h e Board to absent himsclf from
Section314 - The term of office of [he Trustees, olher [han [he Chairman,
Section15 - The Board shall mecr, and shall, from lime to time, make such of board
Section16 - (1) The Board may associate with themselves, in such manner aqEM.i3'i0n of~twnlkrs
Section19 - Subject to rhe rules made under section 145 in this behalf, every
Section21 - Thc Board may pcrform all such work and enter into and perform
Section22 - (1) Evcry such con tract shall be made on behalf of [he Board by
Section23 - ( I ) Every conmcl rnadc by thc Chairman on behalf of the Board
Section24 - ( 1 ) The Board may dclcrminc cilhcr gcncrally for any class of
Section25 - The Chairman shall take s u f f i c i e n ~s e c u r i ~ yfor the due
Section26 - (1) Thc Chairman shall forward to rile Slale Government a copy
Section27 - The Board shall rrom lime ro lime preparc and maintain a
Section28 - Thc Board shall from time 10 drnc makc rulcs
Section30 - (a) All slalcmcnls prcpared under seclion 27;so far as thcy rclalc ro officcrs carrying a salary oT more than '[one
Section31 - Thc Chairnlan shall cxercise supervision and control over [he
Section32 - (1) The Chairman may, by gcncral or special order in writing, oic h a i n pN-tfi,
Section33 - (1) Tllc Board shall, as soon as Inay bc arter the coming inlo
Section34 - Whcn framing an improvemen1 scheme undcr section 33 in
Section35 - ( 1 ) An improvemcnt schcmc nlentioncd in scction 33 may M x i c n ro k
Section36 - When arcas are cxclusivcl y rcscrved for spcci fic purposes under Municipality
Section37 - Whcncvcr it appcxs to rhc Board, whether upon an official gcncnl
Section38 - (1) An official representation refemd ro in scction 37 may be lorliiaking
Section39 - (1) The Board shall consider cvcry orficial rcprcscnlalion made C o l ~ i d c n
Section5s - t6
Section40 - Whenever l h t Board are of opinion thar, for ~ h purposc
Section41 - No srrcc~l i d out or allcrcd by lhe Board shall be of less widlb ur~yls
Section42 - (1) Whcncvcr it appears to the Board that ihc condition of a
Section43 - Thc Board may frame schemes
Section44 - Whenever the Board are of the opinion that it is expedient and Housing
Section45 - ( I ) When any i m p r o v c m c n t scheme has been framed, t h e B o d publhiion and Inns
Section149 - Tmsniis
Section111 - item B I, ofrhe Cillculrahlcvopolilan \Valerand Sanibtion Auhority Act. 19M
Section47 - ( 1 ) During he thirty days ncxt following the first day on which scniccof
Section51 - ( 1 ) Whenevcr llle Starc Govcrnrnenl sanctions ally schc~nc Nolifiaion
Section52 - Al any ~ i ~ nfier
Section53 - Any number of artas in rcspccL of which improvcmenr schemes
Section54 - (1) Whcncvcr any building, or any svcet, square or orhcr land, TmsCcrro
Section55 - (1) All the lands acquired by the -'IHowrah Municipal
Section56 - (1) When any building, or any slrcct, square or olher land, or
Section57 - ( I ) Sccdons 296 and 297, clausc
Section58 - Whenevcr he Board allow any strcet vcstcd in them to be used rvarcnng O~SITCCIS
Section59 - Whenevcr any drain in, or he pavement or surracc of, any street
Section61 - Whcn any work is bcing executed by lhc Board in any public
Section62 - (1) The Board may
Section64 - (1) The Board may, for the purpose of hc scwage disposal schemc
Section65 - (1) When thc Board are of apinion- hlu~~icipal
Section67 - Thc Baard may, for canying out lhc purposes of this Act, and purchmor 1fiw by
Section68 - The power of rhc Board to purchase, lake on lease or acquirc
Section69 - A Tribunal shall bc consliluled, as provided in scclion 7 1, Tor
Section70 - For he purposc of acquiring land undcr [he said Ac[ for lhe
Section71 - ( 1 ) The said Tribunal shall consist of a Prcsidcnt and two
Section72 - Each member of ~ h Tribunal
Section73 - (1) The Prcsidenr of rhc Tri bun31 shalI, from lime to time, prcpare
Section74 - Ttie re~nunerauonprescribed under seclion 72 for members of Dn;lrd un accou,,lo,
Section75 - (I) The President of [he Tribunal may, from rime ro timc, with makc rules fur Tribunal
Section76 - (1) For rile purposc or determining the orvnrd to be made by the
Section77 - ( I ) An appeal shall lit to the High Court Irom an award made
Section78 - Notrvirlis~mdinganything contained in sections 69, 71 and 72, Go\'crryllclll rn:iy ap$in~
Section79 - (1) I n any case in rvhich the Slatc Government 113s sanaioncd tnml or acquisi,iun
Section80 - ( I) When by [he making of any improvemen[ schcmc, olher rhan
Section81 - ( I) Whcn it appears to lhc Board that any particular scheme is o lk ~ t c m r c n ~ fcc by
Section82 - (1) For [he dctcrmination of h e mailer referred lo in sub
Section83 - The Board shall pay to each arbitrator a fee 10 bc dclem~inedby
Section84 - No~withs!andinganything contained in any other enactment rhe
Section85 - When the amount of all betterment Fces payabIc i n rcspecl of givc noolicc 10 pcl3ons
Section86 - ( 1 ) Any person liable to the payment of a beltennent fcc may, a1
Section87 - All moncy payablc in rcspccr of any land by any person under an
Section88 - Thc Board may dircct by what authorily any powers or duties
Section89 - If any land, in respccl OF which an agrecmcnl hiis bccn cxcculed Agrcc~ncnt
Section90 - (1) The Board may rctain, ormay let on hirc, Icase, sell, exchangc or orhcrwise dispose of, any land vested in or
Section91 - Nothing in rhc Calcutta Tlrika Tenancy Act, 1949, or in rhc West
Section92 - ( 1 ) The duly irnposcd by thc Indian Stamp Act. 1899, on Dulyon
Section93 - ( I ) For the purposes of sec~ion92 of this Acr, seclion 27 of thc
Section94 - One-half share of rhe customs duly on jule rcceived by [he
Section95 - (1) T h c State Govcrnmenl may make 'rulcs For carrying oul lhc
Section97 - The S~arcGovernrncnt shall pay to ~ h cBoud cvery financial Covcm~ucn~ In pay 10thc year, on such bare or datcs as may
Section99 - Whenever h e borrowing of any sum has bccn approvcd under
Section100 - When any sum of money h z been borrowed undcr section 98 Divcoionol'
Section101 - (1) Whcnever nloncy is borrowcd by h e Board on debcnlures,
Section102 - All coupons allached ro dcbcnlures issued under this Acl shall
Section103 - When any debenturc or security issucd under this Ac[ is
Section104 - Whcre two or more persons arc joinl holders of any debcnturc joinr hgldcr
Section105 - All payrnenls due from the Board for intcrest on, or the p~yltk'ritsfor iolcresr and
Section106 - Every loan rnkcn by rhc Board under section 98 shall bc rcpaid 0Cloms
Section107 - ( 1 ) Whencvcr the Slate Government has approvcd [he
Section108 - Notwithsranding anylhing conmined in section 107, if at any diszonr~nue
Section109 - (1) All money paid inro any sinking fund shall as soon as
Section110 - Thc aforesaid uustccs may from time to time appIy any sinking
Section112 - (1) Thc Board shall mainlain a propcr accoun! of every sinking cxaminaion ocainl;ing
Section113 - I l the Board fail- b o d fail to mal:~any
Section115 - All moncys payablc undcr section 113 shall conslitule a chargc
Section116 - If any moncy borrowcd by he Board rrom the State Government
Section117 - ( 1 ) The Chainnun shall, at a spccinl mccling ro bc held i n k e
Section118 - The Board shall consider every estirnale so laid before [hem,
Section124 - All moneys payable 10 thc Board shall bc rcceived by h e
Section125 - (1) Surplus moneys at thc credit of the said accounL may from
Section126 - ( I ) No payment shall be made by any B a n k oul orlhc account
Section127 - All ordcrs tor making any deposit, investment, wilhdrawal or
Section128 - Before the ?
Section129 - Subjcct to any rulcs made by ~ h cState Governmenk in [his ~ c c i p lmd
Section130 - (1) The expression "cast of management', as uscd in lhe "cost of
Section131 - ( I ) Ttie Board sllall keep a capital account and a revenuc
Section132 - There shall bc crcdi~edlo lhc capiral account
Section133 - Thc rnoncys credited lo thc capital account shall be held by
Section134 - There shall be crediled lo h c revcnue account- mvcnuc PCEOU~I
Section135 - (1) Thc moneys credited lo ~ h rcvenue
Section174 - (2) Thc surplus
Section136 - If, at any rimc afier any surplus referrcd to in sub-seclion
Section137 - (1) Notwiihslanding anything contained in scction 135, the
Section138 - (1) Any deficit in 11ic revcnuc accounl at the cnd of any
Section139 - Thc Board may, lor rcasons io be recorded in writing, order
Section141 - The accounls of ~ h Board
Section142 - Thc audiror so appointed may,
Section143 - The Board shall pay ro [he said audilor such remuneration as rimof
Section144 - The said audi~orshall- inlom\aIiun
Section145 - (1) It shnll bc lhc duty of the Board f o n l i w i ~lo-remedy any rC1trdy
Section146 - The Chairman shall cause he rcpon mentioned in clausc
Section147 - As soon as pracdcablc arier be rcceipr of thc said reporl, [he
Section148 - In addition to the power conferred by sccti~n95, the Srate
Section14 - in cxcrcise of thc power conrcmd by xclion
Section150 - The powcr 10 makc rulcs under seclion 95, secuon 148 or pre~rdenlro rhc making
Section151 - Wbcn any rule has bcen made by or with lie sancdon of the
Section152 - The Chairman shall cause all rules rnenlioncd in the iorcgoing
Section153 - Copies, in English and Bengali, of all rules made undrr
Chapter6 - Supplemental Provisions
Section154 - Every Trustcc, and cvcry orficcr and scrvant of h e Board, and
Section49 - ibid
Section155 - The Board shall be liable ro pay such conmiburions Tor the by Board
Section158 - Nothing in lhis Act shall be deerncd l o affect thc provisions
Section159 - No~withslanding con taincd in the Code or Criminal Procedure,
Section160 - No pcrson shall be liable to punishment for any offencc against ririie Tor prusccu~ion
Section161 - Thc Chairman may, subject lo the conlrol of !he Board,
Section162 - No s u i ~shall be mainrainable againsr ~ h Board,
Section163 - No suit shall be instituted against !he Board, or any Trustee, or
Section165 - ( I ) Evcry police officcr may arrcs! any person who commits,
Section166 - Whenever, undcr this Act or any rule ~nadehcrcunder, he coostnt. erc.. o T B o d or
Section167 - (I) No act done or pocceding rakcn under this Act shall be acls and prmwdinp
Section168 - In any case not otl~nviseexprcssly providcd for in this Acr,
Section169 - ( I ) If. on nccounl of any ncr or omission, any pcrson has bccn Co~npcw
Section171 - Whenevcr it is providcd by this Acl or any rule made hereundcr inwhich adwnisc
Section172 - Every notice or bill, which is rcquired by this A ~ orL by any slcnalFs on ~iouccsor
Section173 - Whcn any nolicc, bill or olhcr docurncn~is required by this 10 be effecrcd
Section175 - ( 1 ) The Chairman or any olhcr officcr of rhe Board authorized
Section176 - If any Tms~ce,or any officer or servant of [he Board, knowingly lor acquiring sllmor
Section177 - I r any person, w i h o u ~lawful au1hority.- rrniovrn_c f llcc.cic.. in
Section178 - If any person, wirhoul ihe permission of [he Chairman requircd
Section179 - If the owner for h e time bcing or any wall or building in kilurc~o wll\ove wall
Section180 - If any person hils to comply with any requisition made under
Section181 - IT any pcrson
Section183 - ( I ) Whcnever rhe State Govcrnrnenl considers thal any duty oraboli~ion. m d rc
Section6A - When acquisition is proposed lo be made of
Section17A - In cvcry case rcfcrrcd to in section 16 or io Hoanl
Section24A - In delemining [hc amounr of compensa!ion to
Section48A - (1) IT, wilhin a period ortwo years from thcdate
Section48B - No compensation shall be payable in pursuancc
Section29A - Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Act,
Section95A - (1) The State Government may, for the efficient

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