(1) The Municipality may require the 1[President] to furnish it with—
(a) any return, statement, estimate, statistics or other information regarding any matter appertaining to the administration of the municipality ;
(b) a report or explanation on any such matter ; and
(c) a copy of any record, correspondence or plan or other document which is in his possession or control as 2[President] 3 or which is recorded or filed in his office or in the office of any municipal servant.
(2) The 2[President]3 shall comply with every requisition made under sub-section (1) without unreasonable delay.
4[(3) Nothing in this section or in other provision of this Act shall be deemed to prevent the board from making regulations 5 authorizing the asking of questions by members at its meetings, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed in the regulations. ]
Footnotes in the official text
- 1.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.
- 2.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.
- 3.Subs. for (Chairman) by sec. 61 of U. P. Act VII of 1949.
- 4.Ins. by sec. 02 of U. P. Act VI of 1919.
- 5.For model regulations, see p. 632, M. M. 1952 edition.