(1) Except as otherwise provided under any other provisions of this Act, the municipality or the Executive Officer/ Secretary or any other officer, authorised by the Government in this behalf may accept from person against whom a reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed an offence against this Act or any rule or bye-law, a sum of money not less than five hundred rupees by way of composition for such offence.
(2) On payment of such sum of money the suspected person if in custody shall be discharged, and no further proceedings shall be taken against him in regard to the offence or alleged offence so compounded for.
(3) Sums paid by way of compensation under this section shall be credited to the municipal fund.
(4) Authorisation under sub-section (1) to accept composition for alleged offences may be given by the municipality either generally in regard to all offences under this Act and the rules and bye-laws, or particularly in regard only to specified offences or offences of a specified class and may, at any time, be withdrawn by the municipality.
(5) If the municipality has not authorised any of the officers specified in sub-section (1), it shall, if so required by the Deputy Commissioner give such authorisation to any of the officers specified in sub-section (1), and shall not withdraw authorisation given on such requisition without the sanction of the Deputy Commissioner.
(2) On payment of such sum of money the suspected person if in custody shall be discharged, and no further proceedings shall be taken against him in regard to the offence or alleged offence so compounded for.
(3) Sums paid by way of compensation under this section shall be credited to the municipal fund.
(4) Authorisation under sub-section (1) to accept composition for alleged offences may be given by the municipality either generally in regard to all offences under this Act and the rules and bye-laws, or particularly in regard only to specified offences or offences of a specified class and may, at any time, be withdrawn by the municipality.
(5) If the municipality has not authorised any of the officers specified in sub-section (1), it shall, if so required by the Deputy Commissioner give such authorisation to any of the officers specified in sub-section (1), and shall not withdraw authorisation given on such requisition without the sanction of the Deputy Commissioner.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 2A · Substitution of expression.Section 3 · Classification of municipalities.Section 4 · Procedure for declaring muni-cipal area.Section 5 · Notification of intention to include a local area in a municipal area.Section 6 · Notification of intention to exclude local area from a municipal area.Section 7 · Exclusion of local area from a municipal area.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.