Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 Amended

THE BIHAR PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 2006

AN
ACT
to replace the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 as amended up to date.

Chapter I
1. Short title, extent and commencement — (i)

This Act may be called

the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006.
(ii)

It shall extends to the whole of the state of Bihar excepting the

areas to which the provisions of the Patna Municipal Corporation Act, 1951
(Bihar Act XIII of 1952) or Bihar & Orissa Municipal Act, 1922 (Bihar Act VII of
1922) or Cantonment Act, 1924 (Act II of 1924) apply.
(iii)

It shall come into force immediately after its notification in the

Official Gazette.
2. Definitions — In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,
(a) “Adhyaksha” means an Adhyaksha of Zila Parishad elected under the provisions of this Act;
(b) “Backward Classes” means and includes the list of Backward Classes of citizens specified in Annexure 1 of the Bihar Reservation of
Vacancies in Posts and Services (for SC, ST and other Backward
Classes) Act, 1991 (Bihar Act No. -3, 1992);
(c) “Block” means such local area in a district as the State Government may constitute to be a Block;
(d) “Block Development Officer” means an officer appointed as such by the
State Government;

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(e) “Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer of a Zila
Parishad appointed under the provisions of this Act;
(f)

“Commission” means the State Election Commission constituted under
Article 243-K read with Article 243-ZA of the Constitution of India.

(g) “Commissioner” means the Divisional Commissioner or such other officer, as may be especially authorised by the State Government to discharge the functions of a Commissioner under this Act;
(h) “Criminal Case” means a criminal proceeding in respect of an offence triable by a bench of the Gram Katchahry;
(i)

“District” means a District as notified by the State Government to be a district; (j) “District Magistrate” means a District