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The Bengal Village Self-Government Act, 1919

93 sections · 8 chapters · 8 schedules

Schedule I Enactments repealed or amended
Schedule I Schedule I
Schedule II Offences to be reported by a chaukidar
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Schedule III Powers and duties which may be delegated by the District Magistrate
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Schedule IV Offences triable by a union bench
Schedule IV Schedule IV

The Bengal Village Self-Government Act, 1919

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General1919West Bengal Act

The Bengal Village Self-Government Act, 1919

The Bengal Village Self-Government Act, 1919 is West Bengal legislation.

8

Chapters

3

Parts

8

Schedules

93

Sections

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Part 1— Part 1

Chapter 1— Chapter 1

Section 1Short title, local extent and commencement
Section 2Provided that this Act shall not come into force in any cantonment.
Section 3Effect on certain enactments when Act is withdrawn
Section 4Definitions

Chapter 2— Chapter 2

Section 5Power of State Government to declare local areas to be unions
Section 6Establishment and constitution of union board
Section 7Provided that no person who is not entitled to be elected as a member of the union board under section 7 shall be so appointed.
Section 8President of union board
Section 9Vice-president of union board
Section 9ALeave of absence to president or vice-president of union board
Section 10Disqualification of certain persons from voting at election of, or being members of, union boards
Section 10AProvided that the '[State Government] may, by notification, exempt from the provisions of this section any person or class of persons who are not '[citizens of India.
Section 11Provided that, on application made by a person disqualified under clause (b), the '[State Government] may remove the disqualification by an order made in this behalf.
Section 12Provided that the tenure of office of the former president of the union board shall continue until a new president is elected or appointed under section 8.
Section 13Filling of casual vacancies
Section 14Term of office of president or vice-president
Section 15Resignation of president, vice-president or member
Section 16Removal of president or vice-president
Section 17Validation of acts and proceedings of union boards
Section 18Incorporation of union boards
Section 19Works constructed by a union board to vest in the board

Chapter 3— Chapter 3

Section 20Appointment and dismissal of dafadars and chaukidars
Section 21Numbers and salaries of dafadars and chaukidars
Section 22Power to fine dafadars and chaukidars
Section 23Powers and duties of chaukidars and dafadars
Section 24Procedure on arrest by dafadar or chaukidar
Section 25Provided that, if the arrest is made at night, such person shall be so taken, as soon as convenient, on the following morning.

Chapter 4— Chapter 4

Section 26Duties of union boards
Section 26AReports of epidemic diseases among men or cattle
Section 26BPower of union boards to grant rewards for information of the outbreak of any epidemic diseases among men or cattle
Section 27Power of union board as to sanitation, conservancy and drainage
Section 28Power of union board as to cleansing of unions
Section 29Power of union board to control erection of new buildings
Section 30Power of union board to provide for water-supply
Section 31Powers of union board as to roads, bridges and water ways
Section 31AStipends
Section 32Establishment and maintenance of primary schools and dispensaries
Section 32AEstablishment of primary schools
Section 32AAJoint committees
Section 33Transfer of certain duties from the district or local board to a union board
Section 33AProvided that the fund necessary for the management of the institution and the execution of the work or duty shall be placed by the district board or local board at the disposal of the union board.
Section 35Power of entry
Section 36Appointment of establishment to union board

Chapter 5— Chapter 5

Section 37Imposition of union rate
Section 46Union fund

Chapter 6— Chapter 6

Section 47Delegation of District Magistrate's powers and duties
Section 48Disputes between union boards
Section 49Disputes between a municipal authority and a union board
Section 50Provided that, if the District Magistrate is a member of the municipal authority concerned, his functions under this section shall be discharged by the Commissioner.
Section 51Supervision of union boards by Commissioners and other officers
Section 52Inspection of union board record
Section 53Inspection of work or property of union board
Section 54Special provision in case of non-payment of chaukidars and staff
Section 55Power to provide for performance of duties under section 27 or 30 in case of default by a union board
Section 55APower to dissolve a union board
Section 56Power to remove the president or supersede a union board
Section 57Consequences of supersession
Section 58Power to suspend action of union board
Section 59Order of Magistrate or district board under section 58 to be reported to the Commissioner
Section 60Penalty on member, officer or servant being interested in a contract made with a union board
Section 61Power to make compensation for damage
Section 62Liability of members
Section 63Bar to suits
Section 64No suit to be brought until after one month's notice of cause of action

Part 2— Part 2

Chapter 7— Chapter 7

Section 65Establishment of union bench
Section 66Jurisdiction of union bench
Section 67How case may be instituted
Section 68Power of bench to dismiss or to refuse to entertain petition
Section 69Dismissal of case for default
Section 70Proceedings preliminary to trial
Section 71Bar to appeal from or revision of the order of union bench; but power to order retrial
Section 72Power of union bench to impose fine or award compensation
Section 72AProvided also that no woman shall be sentenced to imprisonment in default of payment of fine or compensation.
Section 72BPower of union bench to permit compounding of offences
Section 73Constitution of union court
Section 74Jurisdiction of union court
Section 75Certain suits not to be tried by union court
Section 76Local limits of jurisdiction of union court
Section 77How suit may be instituted
Section 78Action to be taken if suit not triable by a union court
Section 79Dismissal of suit for default
Section 80Summons to defendant to appear and answer
Section 81Postponement of application for transfer
Section 82Decision ex parte
Section 83No order to be set aside without notice to opposite party
Section 84Power of union court to determine necessary parties
Section 85Res judicata
Section 86Decision of union court
Section 87Instalments
Section 88Decision of union court to be final: but power to order retrial
Section 89Death of parties
Section 90Fees
Section 91Execution of decree
Section 91ALimitation for execution of decree or order
Section 93Procedure by union benches and union courts
Section 94Persons who are to preside over union bench or union court
Section 95Union bench or union court not to try case or suit in which the local union board or any member is interested
Section 96Attendance of witnesses
Section 97Appearance of parties before union bench or union court
Section 98Appearance of women
Section 98APower to frame and publish lists of touts
Section 98BReport to Sub-Divisional Magistrate regarding touts
Section 98CHanging up of lists of touts in a union bench or union court
Section 98DPresumption as to touts
Section 98EProvided that this section shall not apply where such person is a party to any case, suit or proceedings before such bench or court or has been directed to appear by any process of such bench or court.
Section 98FPenalty
Section 99Realization of fees, fines, etc
Section 100Registers and records
Section 100AResignation of a member of union bench or union court
Section 100BCasual vacancies

Part 3— Part 3

Chapter 8— Chapter 8

Section 101Power to make rules
Section 101APower of union board to make by-laws
Section 102Members of union board, etc. not to bid for or buy property sold
Section 103Membership not a bar to trial of cases