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Haryana Government Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

© Govt. of Haryana

No. 137-2020/Ext.]

CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

(BHADRA 28, 1942 SAKA)

LEGISLATIVE SUPPLEMENT

CONTENTS

PAGES

PART&I

ACTS

1. THE HARYANA MUNICIPAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020

153—154

(HARYANA ACT NO. 18 OF 2020)

2. THE HARYANA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020

155—156

(HARYANA ACT NO. 19 OF 2020)

3. THE HARYANA MANAGEMENT OF CIVIC AMENITIES AND

157

INFRASTRUCTURE DEFICIENT MUNICIPAL AREAS (SPECIAL PROVISIONS)

AMENDMENT ACT, 2020 (HARYANA ACT NO.20 OF 2020).

4. THE HARYANA FIRE SERVICE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020

159

(HARYANA ACT NO.21 OF 2020).

5. THE HARYANA MUNICIPAL ENTERTAINMENT DUTY

161—163

(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020 (HARYANA ACT NO.22 OF 2020).

PART&II

ORDINANCES

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PART&III DELEGATED LEGISLATION

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PART&IV CORRECTION SLIPS, REPUBLICATIONS AND REPLACEMENTS

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PART-I

HARYANA GOVERNMENT

LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

Notification

The 19th September, 2020

No. Leg.28/2020.— The following Act of the Legislature of the State of Haryana received

the assent of the Governor of Haryana on the 16th September, 2020 and is hereby published for

general information:-

HARYANA ACT NO. 18 OF 2020

THE HARYANA MUNICIPAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020

AN

ACT

further to amend the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Haryana in the Seventy-first Year of the

Republic of India as follows:-

1.

This Act may be called the Haryana Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2020.

Short title.

2.

In sub-section (1) of section 2A of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 (hereinafter called the

principal Act),-

(i)

in clause (ii), for the sign and word “; and”, existing at the end, the sign “:” shall be

substituted; and

(ii)

the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

“Provided that the municipality existing/established at the headquarter of a

district shall be a Municipal Council irrespective of its population.”.

Amendment of

section 2A of

Haryana Act 24

of 1973.

3.

After section 98 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-

“98A. Recovery of dues by way of distraint/attachment and sale of properties.-

Notwithstanding any other provision for recovery of any amount on account of arrears of

tax or fee or charge or cess payable under this Act or under the rules or bye laws made

thereunder or any other money claimed by the committee, such amount due on account of

tax or fee or charge or cess payable under this Act or under the rules or bye laws made

thereunder or any other money claimed by the committee may be recovered by way of the

following process:

(i)

by distraint and sale of defaulter’s moveable property;

(ii)

by the attachment and sale of defaulter’s immovable property.

Explanation.- The fact that any other process provided under this Act for recovery of

any amount on account of arrears of tax or fee or charge or cess payable

under this Act or under the rules or bye laws made thereunder or any

other money claimed by the committee has been initiated shall not be a

bar on initiating the recovery process provided under this section and the

process provided under this section may proceed simultaneously.”.

Insertion of

section 98A in

Haryana Act 24

of 1973.

4.

After sub-section (2) of section 279 of the principal Act, the following sub-section shall be

added and shall be deemed to have been added with effect from the 4th September, 2019, namely:-

“(3)

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Haryana Municipal (Second

Amendment) Act, 2019, appointment, removal or suspension of person elected as

President of municipality before coming into force of the Haryana Municipal (Second

Amendment) Act, 2019 or filling up of any post/office vacated by such person shall

continue to be governed by the respective provisions of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973

that existed immediately prior to the coming of the Haryana Municipal (Second

Amendment) Act, 2019 into force.

Amendment of

section 279 of

Haryana Act 24

of 1973.

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All the acts done/proceedings instituted or which might have been instituted or shall be

instituted against any of the person elected as President of municipality prior to coming into

force of the Haryana Municipal (Second Amendment) Act, 2019 shall continue to be governed

by the respective provisions of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 that existed immediately prior

to the coming of the Haryana Municipal (Second Amendment) Act, 2019 into force.”.

Repeal and saving.

5.

(1)

The Haryana Municipal (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (Haryana Ordinance No.6

of 2020), is hereby repealed.

(2)

Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said

Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.

BIMLESH TANWAR,

ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HARYANA,

LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

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