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No. 78 Poudouchéry
Mercredi
5
Novembre
2025
No.
Puducherry
Wednesday
5th
November
2025
(14 Kartika 1947)
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
LAW DEPARTMENT
No. 103/Leg./2025-LD.
Puducherry, dated 5th November 2025.
The following Act of the Legislative Assembly, Puducherry, received
the assent of the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, on the 04th day of
November, 2025 and is hereby published for general information.
JHANAZ RAFFI @ JHANSI,
Under Secretary to Government (Law).
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THE PUDUCHERRY MUNICIPALITIES
(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2025
(Act No. 5 of 2025)
(04-11-2025)
A N
ACT
further to amend the Puducherry Municipalities
Act, 1973.
BE it enacted by the Puducherry Legislative
Assembly in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of
India as follows :—
1. (1) This Act may be called the Puducherry
Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2025.
(2) It shall come into force on and from the
date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973,
(hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), section 348
shall be omitted.
3. In the principal Act, for section 355, the
following shall be substituted, namely:—
(1) No business or trade shall be carried on
within the jurisdiction of the Municipality without
the trade licence issued by the Commissioner. The
Government shall make rules to prescribe the
procedure to be followed by the Commissioner for
issuing of the trade licence.
(2) The trade licence issued shall be valid for
a period not exceeding five years on payment of the
trade licence fee as notified by the Government.
Short title and
commencement.
Amendment of
section 348.
Amendment of
section 355.
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(3) The trade licence issued shall be renewed
on application by the licence holder and on
payment of the licence fee.
(4) If it is found that the licence was obtained
by making a false statement or misrepresentation of
any material facts, the same shall be revoked as per
the prescribed procedure.
(5) Where the existing trade licencee has filed
the required application for renewal before the
commencement of this Act, within the time provided
under the existing provisions of the Act, it shall be
considered for renewal under this section.
(6) The provisions contained in this Act or
any rules or regulations made thereunder shall
continue to apply to the trade licences, in so far as
they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Chapter.
4. In the principal Act, section 356 shall be
omitted.
5. In the principal Act, section 378 shall be
omitted.
Amendment of
section 356.
Amendment of
section 378.
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