Delhi Municipal Corporation Act — Section 7

7. Ins. by s. 17, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).

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(k) if he, having held any office under the Government, the Corporation or any other authority, has been dismissed for corruption or disloyalty to the State unless a period of four years has elapsed since his dismissal or the disqualification has been removed by the 1[Election Commission];

(l) if he fails to pay any arrears of any kind due by him, otherwise than as an agent, receiver, trustee or an executor, to the Corporation within three months after a notice in this behalf has been served upon him.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1)—

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(b) a person shall not be deemed to have incurred any disqualification under clause (f) or

clause (g) of that sub-section by reason only of his receiving—

(i) any pension; or

(ii) any allowance or facility for serving as the Mayor or Deputy Mayor or as a

councillor 3***; or

4[(iii) any fee for attendance at meetings of any committee of the Corporation;]

(c) a person shall not be deemed to have any interest in a contract or works such as is referred to

in clause (i) of that sub-section by reason only of his having a share or interest in—

(i) any lease, sale, exchange or purchase of immovable property or any agreement for the

same; or

(ii) any agreement for the loan of money or any security for the payment of money only; or

(iii) any newspaper in which any advertisement relating to the affairs of the Corporation is

inserted; or

(iv) the sale to the Corporation or to any municipal authority or any officer or other employee of the Corporation on behalf of the Corporation, of any article in which he regularly trades or the purchase from the Corporation or from any such authority, officer or other employee on behalf of the Corporation, of any article of a value in either case not exceeding five thousand rupees in the aggregate in any year during the period of the contract or work; or

(v) the letting out on hire to the Corporation or the hiring from the Corporation of any article of a value not exceeding two thousand rupees in the aggregate in any year during the period of the contract or work; or

5[(vi) any agreement or contract with the Corporation or any municipal authority for any

goods or services which the Corporation may generally supply]

(3) If a person sits or votes as a member of the Corporation when he knows that he is not qualified or that he is disqualified for such membership, he shall be liable in respect of each day on which he so sits or votes to a penalty of three hundred rupees to be recovered as an arrear of tax under this Act.