State Act

The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act.

74. Appointment of 6[city engineer,] executive health officer and hydraulic engineer.— (1) The corporation shall appoint fit persons to be municipal 7[city engineer], 8*municipal executive health officer, 9[and municipal hydraulic engineer]. (2) Each of the said officers shall— (a) be appointed for a renewable term of five years : 10[Provided that if any of such officers is a municipal officer and due to retire under the regulations made and applicable to him under section 81 on a date earlier than the expiry of the period of five years from the date of his appointment or re-appointment, he may be appointed or re-appointed for a period of five years or a lesser period; (b) devote his whole time and attention to the duties of his office; 1[(c) receive such monthly salary as the corporation 2[shall, from time to time, with the approval of the State Government, determine ; but the salary of any such officer shall not be altered to his disadvantage during his period of office ;] 3[* * * * * * *] (d) be removable at any time from office for misconduct or for neglect of, or incapacity for the duties of the office, on the votes of not less than two-thirds of the members present at a meeting of the corporation : (3) Provided that— (e) no person shall be appointed to be executive health officer who is not a legally qualified medical practitioner; 4[(ee) the executive health officer may accept for such period as may be sanctioned by the corporation any appointment, whether honorary or otherwise, which has for its object the promotion of public health, whether by means of education or otherwise, and which in the opinion of the corporation would not interfere with his duties as executive health officer;] (f) the corporation may, in their discretion, appoint a person probationary, for a limited period only, to 5[any] of the said offices, previous to appointing him for the full term of five years; (g) every appointment made under this section shall be subject to confirmation by 6[the 7[State] Government]. 8[(4) Any person appointed as City Engineer and Hydraulic Engineer shall be subordinate to the Director and shall perform their duties and exercise their powers, subject to the control and supervision of the Director.]