State Act

The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act.

518. Power to 6[State] Government to provide for performance of duties in default of any Municipal authority.— (1) If, upon complaint being made to 7[it] and after such inquiry as 8[it] thinks fit to make, it shall at any time appear to the 9[10[State] Government] that any of the provisions of sections 11[61, 62, 62C, 62D], 12[62E], 89F, 134, 225, 13[381, 381-A], 434, 14[438 and 513A] have not been or are not being duly carried out or enforced, the 15[16[State] Government] may make an order prescribing, a period within which such provision shall be carried out or enforced: (2) Provided that, except in any case which appears to the 17[18[State] Government] to be one of emergency, no such order shall be made until after the expiry of one month from the date of service of a written notice on the Corporation, and if the 1[2[State] Government] shall think fit, on the Commissioner, requiring cause to be shown why such order should not be made, nor until the cause, if any so shown has been considered by the 3[4[State] Government]. (3) If, within the period prescribed in an order made under sub-section (1) the provision is not carried out or enforced, the 5[6[State] Government] may appoint some person to carry out or enforce the same and may direct that the expense of carrying out or enforcing such provision together with such reasonable remuneration to the person carrying out or enforcing the same as the 7[8[State] Government] shall determine and the cost of the proceedings under this section shall be paid out of the Municipal fund.