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CHAPTER – II CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES · Other servants

Section 70: Temporary servants required for emergency

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.

The power to appoint and fix the salaries of temporary servants in cases of emergency shall vest in the 1[President]2 subject to the following conditions, namely —

3[(a) the President in exercise of such powers, shall not act in contravention of —

(i) any general or special directions as the State Government may from time to time issue,

(ii) an order of the Municipality prohibiting the employment of temporary servants for any particular work, and ]

(b) each appointment under this section by the 4[President] 5 shall be reported at the next meeting of the board following the appointment.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 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) wherever it occur in sections 70, 74, 75, 76 and 77 the words (Chairman) shall stand substituted.
  2. 2.Subs. for (Chairman) by sec. 61 of U. P. Act VII of 1949.
  3. 3.Ins. by sec. 7 of U. P. Act no. 15 of 1983.
  4. 4.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) wherever it occur in sections 70, 74, 75, 76 and 77 the words (Chairman) shall stand substituted.
  5. 5.Subs. for (Chairman) by sec. 61 of U. P. Act VII of 1949.

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