State Act

The Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act.

156. Interpretation.— For the purposes of this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression,— (a) “municipality” includes a person or persons appointed to exercise the powers and perform the functions of a municipality under section 179 of the Bombay District Municipal Act, 1901 (Bom. III of 1901), 8[* * * *] or under section 57 of the Central Provinces and Berar Municipalities Act, 1922 (C. P. and Berar Act II of 1922), or of a Town Municipality under section 254 of the Hyderabad District Municipalities Act, 1956 (Hyd. Act XVIII of 1956) (the aforesaid Acts being hereafter in this Chapter referred to as “the municipal laws”) ; (b) “panchayat” includes a person or persons appointed to exercise the powers and to perform the functions of a panchayat under section 145.