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CHAPTER – II CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES · President and Vice-President

Section 51: Additional duties of the President

The Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916

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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act 16 of 2026.

It shall also be the duty 1[and power] of the 1[President] —

2[(a) unless 3[provided otherwise by this Act or] prevented by reasonable cause,

(i) to convene and preside at all meetings of the board,

(ii) 4[ * * * * ]

(iii) otherwise to control in accordance with any regulation made in this behalf the transaction of business at all meetings of the board ; ]

(b) to watch over the financial and superintend the executive administration of the board and bring to the notice of the board any defect therein ; and

(c) to perform such other duties as are required of, or imposed on him by or under this 5[or any other] Act.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. for (Chairman) by sec. 61 of ibid.
  2. 2.Subs. by sec. 6 of U. P. Act IX of 1933.
  3. 3.Ins. by sec. 4 (a) of U. P. Act XIII of 1942 which was re-enacted by sec. 2 (1) of U. P. Act XIII of 1948.
  4. 4.Omit. by sec. 4 (b) of ibid.
  5. 5.Ins. by sec. 45 (2) of U. P. Act VII of 1949.

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