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

Section 51-A: Authority to president to address State Govt. on question of general public interest

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.

“1[A President may address the 2[State Government] or any Department of the 3[State Government] on any question of general public interest in the manner prescribed. ]

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Add. by sec. 46 of ibid.
  2. 2.Subs. by A. O. 1950 for (Provl. Govt.)
  3. 3.In accordance with section 2 (1) of Uttar Pradesh Municipalities (Supplementary and Validation) Act, 1951 (U. P. Act XV of 1951) (see appendix to this Act) during the period commencing from June 21, 1949 and until a new board is constituted by the first General Elections held under the U. P. Municipalities Act, 1916, next after the commencement of the aforesaid Act XV of 1951 for the word (president) (vice-president) and (vice-presidents) wherever they occur in sections 52, 53, 53-A, 54, 55 and 56 the words (Chairman), (vice-chairman) and (vice-chairman) shall respectively stand substituted.

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