THE KERALA MUNICIPALITY ACT, 1994* - nrcddp

(4) The Municipality shall provide for the repayment of any such consolidated loan bya sinking fund in the manner laid down in section 303 having regard to the amount transferredto such sinking fund under section 308.307. Priority of payment for interest and repayment of loans over otherpayments.—All payments due from a Municipality as interest on and for repayment of loans shall be made inpriority to all other payments due from that Municipality.308. Recovery of loans and advances made by the Governments.— Notwithstandinganything contained in the Local Authorities Loans Act, 1963 (30 of 1963) for the time being in force, theGovernment shall be entitled to recover any loan or advance made to any Municipality which is in arrears inaccordance with the provisions of the Kerala Revenue Recovery Act, 1968 (15 of 1968) as if it where anarrear of public revenue due on land or by suit.309. Bar of withdrawal of sum from Municipal fund.— Where the Government aresatisfied that the Secretary makes persistent default in the repayment of any loan borrowedfrom or advance made by the Government or makes default in the remittance to any fundconstituted and administered by or under the Provisions of this Act they may by written order,direct any bank or treasury where the Municipal funds are operated, to make payment to thepersons or authority specified in the order and such order shall be deemed to be a payment orderissued by the Secretary. The bank or treasury as the case may be shall make payment to suchperson or authority subject to availability, of funds at the credit of the Municipality and nowithdrawal from the Municipal fund of any amount by the Municipality shall be allowed until theamount as required by the Government is paid in full.310. Definitions.— In this Chapter, -CHAPTER XVREGISTRATION OF PRIVATE HOSPITALS ANDPARAMEDICAL INSTITUTIONS(a) "hospital" means any establishments or premises used or intended to be used, forthe reception or accommodation of persons suffering from any sickness, injury or infirmity,whether of body or mind, and the providing of treatment or nursing or both for them andincludes a maternity home but does not include any hospital or nursing homes licenced underthe Mental Health Act, 1987 (Central Act 14 of 1987) and institutions for the care of mentallyretarded persons and leprosy patients and institutions run by Government or voluntary organisationsfor the care and welfare of the aged;(b) "maternity home" means an establishment where women are usually received andaccommodated for the purpose of confinement and anti-natal and post-natal care in connectionwith child birth or anything connected there with;(c) "Private hospital" means any hospital other than a hospital belonging to or administratedby the Central Government or State Government;(d) "private paramedical institution" includes clinical laboratory, X-ray unit, blood bank,scanning centres,77 [nursing schools] etc., under private ownership and also includes trainingcenters relating to the relevent subjects.311. Registration of Private Hospitals and private paramedical institutions.— On or after thecommencement of this Act, no private hospital and private paramedical institution shall be established withinthe territorial area of a Municipality without prior registration in that Municipality under section 313.312. Registration of existing private hospitals and private paramedicalinstitutions.— In the case of a private hospital or a paramedical institution existing on thedate of commencement of this Act in a Municipal area it shall be deemed to have beenregistered under this Act, if an application for registration has been filed in accordance with