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The Meghalaya State Housing Board Act, 1986, Act No. 7 of 1986.

Meghalaya

An Act to provide for the constitution and regulation of Housing Board for Meghalaya for the purpose of taking measures to deal with need for housing accommodation and to deal with the need for housing accommodation and for matters connected therewith.

Act number
7 of 1986
Ministry
Meghalaya Law Department
Department
Law Department
Enacted
27 May 1986
In force from
24 Jan 1986

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60 sections

  1. Section 1Short title extent and commencement
  2. Section 2Definition
  3. Section 3Constitution of the Board.
  4. Section 4Members of the Board.
  5. Section 5Disqualification for appointment as a member of the Board.
  6. Section 6Terms of office and Conditions of Service of the Chairman and members.
  7. Section 7Resignation of Chairman and members.
  8. Section 8Filling up of vacancies
  9. Section 9Appointment of Officer and staff of the Board.
  10. Section 10Appointment of Committee.
  11. Section 11Meetings of the Board.
  12. Section 12Temporary association of persons with the Board for particular purposes.
  13. Section 13Execution of contracts.
  14. Section 14Powers and duties of the Board to undertake Housing Schemes.
  15. Section 15Matters to be provided for by Housing Schemes.
  16. Section 16Types of Housing or Improvement Schemes.
  17. Section 17Placing of Budget before of Board.
  18. Section 18Submission of Budget to Government.
  19. Section 19Supplementary Budget.
  20. Section 20Publication of sanctioned Schemes.
  21. Section 21Variation of Housing Scheme.
  22. Section 22Vesting of road or of a local authority or District Council in the Board.
  23. Section 23Power of the Board to divert or close any public road vested in it.
  24. Section 24Vested of road, open space, etc. Made by the Board in a local authority, etc,. Public purposes.
  25. Section 25Other duties of the Board.
  26. Section 26Mode of disposal of Housing Units.
  27. Section 27Maintenance of Housing Units of disposed of.
  28. Section 28Power to purchase or lease by agreement.
  29. Section 29Power to evict person
  30. Section 30Power to recover rent, loan or damages as arrears.
  31. Section 31Appeal
  32. Section 32Rent to be recovered by deduction from salary or wages in certain cases.
  33. Section 33Board’s Fund
  34. Section 34Application of the fund.
  35. Section 35Subvention and loans to the Board.
  36. Section 36Power of the Board to borrow.
  37. Section 37Guarantee by the Government.
  38. Section 38Forms of debentures.
  39. Section 39Expenditure in case of urgency.
  40. Section 40Accounts and Audit
  41. Section 41Concurrent and Special Audit of Accounts.
  42. Section 42Reports
  43. Section 43Other Statements and returns.
  44. Section 44Power of entry
  45. Section 45Valuation of assets and liabilities of the Board.
  46. Section 46Power of the Board to construct buildings.
  47. Section 47Government’s power to give direction to the Board.
  48. Section 48Power to order enquiries.
  49. Section 49Default in performance of duties and supersession.
  50. Section 50Dissolution of the Board.
  51. Section 51Act not to contravene Meghalaya Act I of 1971.
  52. Section 52Power to make rules.
  53. Section 53Power to make Regulations.
  54. Section 54Power to make Byelaws.
  55. Section 55Penalty for contravention of a bye law.
  56. Section 56Authority for prosecution.
  57. Section 57Members Officers and employees of to be public servants.
  58. Section 58Protection of action taken under the Act.
  59. Section 59Penalty for obstructing exercise of powers.
  60. Section 60Repeal of Ordinance 1 of 1960.