HMC Act 58Chapter III · Finance

Section 58 · Payment not to be made out of the Municipal Fund unless covered by a budget grant

- No payment of any sum out of the Municipal Fund shall be made unless the expenditure is covered by a current budget grant and a sufficient balance of such budget grant is available notwithstanding any reduction or transfer thereof under the provisions of this Act:[Provided that this section shall not apply to payments in the following cases:-

(a)

refund of taxes and other moneys which are authorised by this Act;

(b)

repayment of moneys belonging to contractors or other persons and held in deposit and all moneys collected or credited to the Municipal Fund by mistake;

(c)

temporary payments for works urgently required by the State Government in the public interest;

(d)

sums payable as compensation under this Act or the rules or the regulations made thereunder;

(e)

expenses incurred by the Corporation on special measures on the outbreak of dangerous diseases;

(f)

sums payable -

(i)under orders of the State Government on failure of the Corporation to take any action required by the State Government; or

(ii)under any other enactment in force for the time being; or

(iii)under the decree or order of a civil or criminal court against the Corporation; or

(iv)under a compromise of any claim, suit or other legal proceedings; or

(v)on account of the cost incurred in taking immediate action by any of the municipal authorities referred to in section 3 to avert a sudden threat or danger to the property of the Corporation or to human life;

(g)

such other cases as may be prescribed.]

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