-Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law
for the time being in force, the Municipality shall not take over any
responsibility to maintain any amenities provided in any scheme or
colony developed by any authority, agency or person unless-
(i) all relevant records including plans, specifications
and designs of such amenities are submitted to the
Municipality; and
(ii) the Municipality is satisfied that such amenities are
developed or constructed in accordance with the
provisions of any law for the time being in force in
this behalf:
Provided that if the Municipality, on examination of the
records submitted to it, or on inspection of the amenities, finds that
such deficiencies are there in the construction or operation of the
amenities, which can be improved, it may require the authority,
agency or person who developed such scheme or colony, to
improve the deficiency to the satisfaction of the Municipality or to pay to the Municipality such deficiency charges, which the
Municipality may deem proper to improve such deficiency, and
upon the improvement of the deficiency, or as the case may be,
payment of deficiency charges, the Municipality may resume the
responsibility to maintain such amenities.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this section amenities
includes roads, bridges, any other means of communication,
transport, streets, open spaces, parks, recreational grounds, play
grounds, water, gas and electric supply, and source of energy,
street lighting, sewerage, drainage, conservancy, public works and
such other utilities, services and convenience as the State
Government in consultation with the Municipality may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, specify to be an amenity for the
purpose of this Act.
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