State Act

The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act.

56. Functions of 4[the Director and Deputy Commissioner].— (1) 5[The Director or a Deputy Commissioner] 6[or an Additional Deputy Commissioner] so appointed shall be subordinate to the Commissioner and, subject to his orders, shall exercise such of the powers and perform such of the duties of the Commissioner as the Commissioner shall from time to time depute to him: (2) Provided that,— 7[* * * * * * * *] (b) The Commissioner shall inform the corporation of the powers and duties which he from time to time deputes to 8[the Director or a Deputy Commissioner.] 9[(2A) Provided further that when an additional Deputy Commissioner or more than one additional Deputy Commissioner have been appointed, the Commissioner shall prescribe the respective spheres of duties of each of such additional Deputy Commissioners, and in so doing may allot to the Deputy Commissioner or the additional Deputy Commissioner designated by him responsibility, subject to the control of the Commissioner, for the Municipal Government of the suburbs in so far as such responsibility is consistent with the powers and duties deputed to him under sub-section (1)]. (3) All acts and things performed and done by 10[the Director or a Deputy Commissioner] 11[and an Additional Deputy Commissioner], during his tenure of the said office and in virtue thereof, shall for all purposes be deemed to have been performed and done by the Commissioner.