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The Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Act, 1979.

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Section 1 Short title and commencement- (1) This Act may be called the Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Act, 1979.
Section 2 Definitions- (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-
Section 3 Establishment of a Municipal Corporation for the city of Visakhapatnam- (1) With effect on and from the commencement of this Act, the local area included in the Visakhapatnam Municipality shall constitute the city of Visakhapatnam for purposes of this Act; and from such commencement, a municipal corporation shall be deemed to have been established for the said city by the name of Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation:
Section 4 Municipal Authorities- The municipal authorities charged with carrying out the provisions of this Act shall be:-
Section 5 Constitution of Corporation- 1 [(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the Corporation shall consist of such number of elected members as may be notified from time to time by the Government in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, in accordance with such principles as may be prescribed.
Section 5A Sanction of works contract:- The powers of the several authorities of the Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and the Government to sanction works contract shall be as follows, namely:
Section 6 Works contract for a value exceeding rupees two hundred lakhs after approval of the Corporation shall be submitted to the Government for sanction.
Section 7 Application of the provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporations Act, 1955 to the Corporation - (1) Save as otherwise expressly provided herein, all the provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporations Act, 1955(Act II of 1956) (hereinafter in this section called "the said Act") including the provisions relating to the levy and collection of any tax or fee except Chapter V, sections 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385 and 387 in Chapter XI and Chapter XIII thereof are hereby extended to and shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Corporation and the said Act shall, in relation to the Corporation be read and construed as if the provisions of this Act had formed part of the said Act.
Section 8 Provided that it is obligatory on the part of the owner or occupier of the premises falling in areas served, to get the premises connected to the sewerage system.
Section 9 Appointment of Special Officer - (1) There shall be appointed by the State Government, by a notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, a Special Officer to exercise the powers, perform the duties and discharge the functions of,-
Section 10 Power to remove difficulties- (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, do anything not inconsistent with such provisions, which appears to them to be expedient or necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty.
Section 11 Power to make rules- (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Section 12 Repeal of Ordinance 8 of 1979- The Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Ordinance, 1979, is hereby repealed.

The Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Act, 1979.

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The Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Act, 1979.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION FOR THE CITY OF VISAKHAPATNAM. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Andhra Pradesh in the

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