Municipal Councils And Urban Councils (Amendment)

• Coming into Force: 28 September 1981
• Act Number: 61
• Year: 1981
• Citation: No. 61 of 1981

Contenidos

• Short title.
• Amendment of section 40 of Chapter 252.
• Amendment of section 145 of the principal enactment.
• Amendment of section 146 of the principal enactment.
• Amendment of section 147 of the principal enactment
• Amendment of section 148 of the principal enactment.
• Insertion of new section 148A in the principal enactment.
• Insertion of new section 154A in the principal enactment.
• Amendment of section 188 of the principal enactment.
• Amendment of section 267 of the principal enactment.
• Insertion of new section 268A in the principal enactment.
• Replacement of section 312 of the principal enactment.
• Amendment of section 36 of Chapter 255.
• Amendment of section 128 of the principal enactment
• Insertion of new section 128A in the principal enactment.
• Amendment of section 153 of the principal enactment.
• Insertion of new-section 153 A in the principal enactment.
• Amendment of section 159 of the principal enactment.
• Insertion of new section 209A in the principal enactment.

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Municipal Councils and Urban Councils (Amendment) Act, No. 61 of 1981.

Amendment of section 40 of Chapter 252.

2. Section 40 of the Municipal Councils Ordinance (hereafter in this Part referred to as the " principal enactment") is hereby amended in subsection (1) of that section by the insertion immediately after paragraph (u) of that subsection of the following new paragraph: " (uu) to set apart such sums of moneys with the prior approval of the Minister for the payment of incentives to occupiers of residential premises who qualify for such payment on a recommendation made by the committee appointed under section 154A, in accordance with a scheme prepared by such committee ;" ;

Amendment of section 145 of the principal enactment.

3. Section 145 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (2) of that section, by the substitution for the words " on conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred rupees, and, in the case of a continuing offence, to an additional fine not exceeding fifty rupees for each day ", of the words " on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand rupees, and, in the case of a continuing offence, to an additional fine not exceeding five hundred rupees for each day ".

Amendment of section 146 of the principal enactment.

4. Section 146 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution for the words " on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees, and to an additional fine not exceeding one hundred rupees for each day", of the words " on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees, and to an additional fine not exceeding one thousand rupees for each day ".

Amendment of section 147 of the principal enactment

5. Section 147 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (3) of that section, by the substitution for the words " on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees, and, in case of a continuing offence to an additional fine not exceeding fifty rupees for each day ", of the words " on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees, and, in case of a continuing offence, to an additional fine not exceeding five hundred rupees for each day ".

Amendment of section 148 of the principal enactment.

6. Section 148 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (2) of that section, by the substitution for the words " on conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred rupees for each day ", of the words " on conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand rupees for each day ".

Insertion of new section 148A in the principal enactment.

7. The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 148, and shall effect as section 148A, of the principal enactment: " Closure order by-Magistrate. 148A. (1) Where a person convicted by any court for the offence of using any premises for any trade or business without a licence issued in that behalf under this Ordinance or under any by-law made thereunder, continues to use such premises without a licence for such trade or business, whether by himself or by any other person on his behalf, a Magistrate may, upon an application for a closure order made by the Mayor. Commissioner or any officer authorized in that behalf by such Mayor or Commissioner, as the case may be, order the closure of such trade or business at such premises, until such time such...