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CHAPTER VII REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE · The Municipal Fund

Section 101: Operation of the Accounts

The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice), as on 15 May 2026, with amendments up to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026).

(1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act no payment shall be made by the State Bank of India out of the Municipal Fund except on a cheque signed by both—

(a) the Chief Accountant or an officer subordinate to him authorised by the standing Committee in this behalf; and

1[(b) the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner or an officer subordinate to the Commissioner authorised by the Standing Committee in this behalf.]

(2) Payment of any sum due by 2[3[the Corporation]] in excess of one hundred rupees shall be made by means of a cheque signed in accordance with sub-section (1) and not in any other way.

(3) Payments not covered by sub-section (2) may be made in cash.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by Act 67 of 1993, s. 74, for clause (b) (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
  2. 2.Omitted by Act 67 of 1993, s. 72 (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
  3. 3.Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 13, for “the Municipal Fund of Delhi (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the Municipal Fund”)” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).