Section 173

Section 173 of the Assam Municipal Corporation Act, 2022. Subject to the provisions of Chapter XX, - (a) all public drains, all drains in, alongside or under any public street, and all sewage disposal works, constructed or acquired out of the Municipal Fund or otherwise, and all works, materials and things appertaining thereto, which are situated within or

Subject to the provisions of Chapter XX, - (a) all public drains, all drains in, alongside or under any public street, and all sewage disposal works, constructed or acquired out of the Municipal Fund or otherwise, and all works, materials and things appertaining thereto, which are situated within or outside the Municipal Corporation area, shall vest in the Corporation, (b) for the purposes of laying, constructing, enlarging, deepening or otherwise repairing or maintaining any such drain or sewage disposal system, so much of the sub-soil appertaining thereto, as may be necessary for such purposes, shall be deemed also to vest in the Corporation, and (c) all drains and ventilation shafts, pipes and all appliances and fittings connected with the drainage works constructed, erected or set up out of the Municipal Fund in or upon premises, not belonging to the Corporation, whether - (i) before or after the commencement of this Act, and (ii) for the use of the owner or the occupier of such premises or not, shall, unless the Corporation has otherwise determined, or does at any time otherwise determine, vest, and shall be deemed always to have vested, in the Corporation. Power to make over to, or to take over from, statutory authority drainage and sewerage works.

Section 173, The Assam Municipal Corporation Act, 2022 (Act 8 of 2022).