Adaptation of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Acts – Adaptation of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act,
1955 (Act II of 1956) and the Rules made thereunder with certain
modifications for the State of Andhra Pradesh – Orders – Issued.
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MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (M1) DEPARTMENT
G.O.MS.No. 32  Dated 23.02.2015

Read the following:-
(1) Andhra Pradesh Re-organization Act, 2014 (Act No. 6 of 2014).
(2) Circular Memo No 13665/SR/2014, GA (SR) Dept. dt: 26-5-2014.
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ORDER:-
Whereas, section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization
Act, 2014, empowers the appropriate Government i.e., the State of
Andhra Pradesh by order, to make such adaptations and
modifications of any law as defined in section 2(f) of the said Act
made before 2-6-2014, whether by way of repeal or amendment as
may be necessary or expedient, for the purpose of facilitating the
application of such law in the State of Andhra Pradesh, before
expiration of two years from 2-6-2014, and thereupon every such
law shall have effect subject to the adaptations and modifications
so made until altered, repealed or amended by a competent
Legislature or other Competent Authority;
2.  And whereas, it has become necessary to adapt and modify
the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 and the
Rules made thereunder for the purpose of facilitating their
application in relation to the State of Andhra Pradesh;
3.  Accordingly, the following notification shall be published in
Part – I, Extraordinary of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette:
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 101 of the
Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 (Central Act No.6 of
2014), the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following
order, namely:-

Short title and
commencement.
1. (1) This Order may be called the Greater Hyderabad
Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 (Act II of 1956) and the rules
made thereunder (Andhra Pradesh Adaptation) Order, 2015.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect
from 2-6-2014.

Amendment of
section 455AA.
Act No. II of 195

2.  In section 455-AA of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation Act, 1955, for the expression “as on the date of
commencement of the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Laws and Urban
Areas (Development) (Second Amendment) Act, 2008”, the
expression “as on 31-12-2014” shall be substituted.
3.  The Andhra Pradesh General Clauses Act, 1891 applies for
the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of
a State Act.
4.  In the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955,
throughout the Act (except occurring as it applies in the citation of
other Acts), for the words, “Greater Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation”, the words “Municipal Corporations” shall be
substituted.
5.  As and from the appointed day, the Greater Hyderabad
Municipal Corporation Rules mentioned in the Schedule shall, until
altered, repealed or amended by a Competent Legislature or other
Competent Authority, have effect subject to the adaptations and
modifications directed by that Schedule.
6.  For the purpose of this Order, and the Act and the Rules
adapted herein, the expression “the State” shall have the meaning
and area as specified in section 4 of the A.P. Reorganization Act,
2014 (Central Act No. 6 of 2014) and subsequent amendments
thereto.
7.  The amendments made to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation Act, 1955 by para 2 of this Order shall extend to and
apply also to the Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada Municipal
Corporations and to any other Municipal Corporation constituted
under the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations Act, 1994.
SCHEDULE
(see paragraph – 5)
(1) All the rules made under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation Act, 1955;
(2) In the said rules, as amended from time to time, for the words
“Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation”, the words “the
Municipal Corporation” shall be substituted.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
GIRIDHAR ARAMANE
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT