The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973 - MGNREGA Jalpaiguri, Home

(3) Whoever uses without a license any place for the purpose of any trade or business
declared under sub-section (1) to be offensive or dangerous, or fails to comply with
any condition in respect of such license, shall be punished with a fine, which may
extend to one hundred rupees, and to a further fine, which may extend to twenty-five
rupees for each day after conviction during which he continues to do so.
(4) The Panchayat Samiti may, upon the conviction of any person for failure to comply
with any condition of a license granted under subsection (1), suspend or cancel the
license granted in favour of such person.
117. A Panchayat Samiti may require the owner or the lessee of a hat or market or an
owner or a lessee of land intending to establish a hat or market thereon, to obtain a
license in this behalf from the Panchayat Samiti on such terms and conditions as may be
prescribed and subject to the provisions of section 133, on payment of a fee for such
license.
Power of
Panchyat Samiti
to grant licence
for hat or
market.
118. (1) The Sabhapati shall—
(a) be responsible for maintenance of the records of the Panchayat Samiti;
(b) have general responsibility for the financial and executive administration of the
Panchayat Samiti:
(c) exercise administrative supervision and control over the work of the staff of the
Panchayat Samiti and the officers and employees whose services may be placed at
the disposal of the Panchayat Samiti by the State Government;
(d) for the transaction of business connected with this Act or for the purpose of making
any order authorised thereby, exercise such powers, perform such functions and
discharge such duties as may be exercised, performed or discharged by the Panchayat
Samiti under this Act or the rules made thereunder:
Powers,function
s and duties of
Sabhapati and
Sahakari
Sabhapati.
Provided that the Sabhapati shall not exercise such powers, perform such
functions or discharge such duties as may be required by the rules made
under this Act to be exercised, performed or discharged by the Panchayat
Samiti at a meeting;
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