Section 74 in The Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats And Industrial Townships Act, 1965
74. Appointment of Director and Regional Directors of Municipal Administration and their powers and the powers of the Collector.
(1)The State Government shall by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a Director of Municipal Administration, His jurisdiction shall extend to the entire State. The State Government may, by like notification appoint Regional Directors of Municipal Administration, who shall have jurisdiction over such area of the State as the State Government may, from time to time, specify.(2)The Director, and the Collector of each district, shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as are conferred and imposed upon them by this Act or any rule made thereunder. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that any power (except the power to make rules) or duty which by this Act or by any rule made thereunder is conferred or imposed upon it shall, in such circumstances and under such conditions, if any, as may be specified, be exercised or performed also by the Director or the Collector.(3)Each Regional Director, and each [District Administration Officer] [Substituted 'Assistant and Deputy Collector' by Maharashtra Act No. 25 of 2018, dated 31.3.2018.], shall within his respective jurisdiction be competent to exercise any of the powers and to perform any of the duties conferred and imposed upon, or delegated to, the Director and the Collector, respectively:Provided that, the Director or, as the case may be, the Collector, may, subject to the general or special orders of the State Government reserve to himself such powers and duties as he may, by order, specify in this behalf.(4)In exercising their powers and performing their duties, the Regional Director and [the District Administration Officer] [Substituted 'the Assistant and Deputy Collectors' by Maharashtra Act No. 25 of 2018, dated 31.3.2018.] shall be subject to the control and supervision of the Director and the Collector, respectively.
