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TypeBare Act JurisdictionWest Bengal Government

Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 Section 5

(1) A pcrson shall be disqualified for bcing appointed licarions for+in

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Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 Section 5 is part of Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 - (1) A pcrson shall be disqualified for bcing appointed licarions for+in. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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1980. lo nominarc in place of the Mayor a person having spccial knowledge or cxpericncc in Municipal adminis~ration. 01r l ~ eBourd u11 nppoinntret~rof Exccrrtiuc '4A. [(Corrsritrrtio)~ Oficer for Holvrah M~rr~icipality srrder sccrio~l67A of the Bellgal Mrrtricipal Acr, 1932,+0nrirred by s. 5 of rlrc Ho~vrallIttr~~ro~~et~rerlr Act, 1983 1Wesr,3e11.Act XLIII of 1983J.l (ilrrre~rd~~rei~r) Di\qu~l~- '" * * * a Truslee if he- . appo~nledor (a) hns been convicted and sentenced by my Court for an oifence cltc~cdn Tustcc. punishable with in~prisonrnentfor a period of not lcss than six monhs; or (b) is an undischarged insolvcnl; or (c) holds any o f i c e or place of profil undcr Ihc Board; or (d) has, dircclly or indirecrly. by himself, or by any panncr, clnploycr or crnployec, any share or interest in any conlracl or elnployrncnt w i h , by, or on behalF of, [he Board; or (e) is a director, or a sccrcrary, manager or other salaried olficer, of any jncorporatcd company which has any share orinleresl in any conmct or crnploy mcnt wilh, by, or on behalf of, thc Board.

(2) But a person shall not bc disqualified as aforesaid or be deemed to I~avcany share or in~eresli n such contract ar employment as aforesaid, by rcason only of his having a sllruc or intcrest in-

(i) any sale, purchase, leasc, or cxchangc of land, or any agrcemcnt for the same; or (ii) any agrccmenl Tor lhc loan of money, or any sccurity Tor Ihc paymen[ of moncy only; or ( i i i ) any newspaper in which nny advertiscrnenr rehung la h e afrairs of the Board is inscrled; or 'Scction J h \ v s inscncd by s,2 or the How& lnipmrcmcnt (Arncndmrnt) Act. 1969 (\Vest Bcn. Acl XVlI or 1969). omincd by s. 5 of h c Howmh Improvcmcnr (Amendmcn~) -The ix40rds"'orclec~cJ"~vrrt h e IIO(I5 IIV,.rr R r n A r l \'\rnr 100

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