State Act

The Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965.

6. Alteration of the limits of a municipal area.— (1) 3[Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 3, the State] Government may by notification in the Official Gazette,— (a) alter the limits of a municipal area so as to include therein or to exclude therefrom such local area as may be specified in the notification; (b) amalgamate two or more municipal areas so to form one municipal area; (c) split up any municipal area into two or more municipal areas; (d) declare that the whole of any local area comprising a municipal area shall cease to be a municipal area: Provided that, no such notification shall be issued by the State Government under any of the clauses of this sub-section without consulting the Municipal Council or Councils and other local authorities concerned. (2) Prior to the publication of a notification under sub-section (1), the procedure prescribed in sub-sections (3), (4) and (5) of section 3 shall mutatis mutandis be followed.