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CHAPTER IV MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES UNDER THE CORPORATION · Miscellaneous provisions relating to the various municipal authorities

Section 71: Exercise of powers to be subject to sanction

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).

Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty conferred or imposed upon 1[2[the Corporation]] or any municipal authority by or under this Act, which will involve expenditure, shall be subject to the following conditions, namely:—

(a) that such expenditure, in so far as it is to be incurred in the year in which such power is exercised or duty performed, shall be provided for under a current budget-grant; and

(b) that if the exercise of such power or the performance of such duty involves or is likely to involve expenditure for any period or at any time after the close of the said year, such expenditure shall not be incurred without the sanction—

(i) of the Standing Committee 3***, if it is incurred in the year next following such year; or

(ii) of 4[5[the Corporation]], if it is incurred at any time after the next following year.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2 “the Corporation” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
  2. 2.Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “a Corporation” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
  3. 3.Certain words omitted by Act 67 of 1993, s. 51 (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
  4. 4.Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2 “the Corporation” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
  5. 5.Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “a Corporation” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).