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SECTION 7.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
AND
OTHER LOCAL BODIES.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.
The Councils of Municipal Corporations are charged with the general superintendence and control
(excepting Police supervision) of the town, village or area defined as the Municipal limits, in manner regulated
by the Municipal Corporations Law, 1930, and bye-laws made thereunder.
Their duties include :—
The prevention of accumulation in anv public place of any filth or refuse so as to be dangerous to the public health
the abatement of nuisances, the supervision and inspection of bakeries and of food, the provision of a good and sufficient
supply of water, the keeping of suitable municipal stores for storing any explosive substance or petroleum, the grant
of licences and permits, the control of buildings and hotels, the regulation of traffic and generally the conservancy of
the town, the preservation of public health therein and of the safety thereof. The Councils also contribute towards
the cost of the maintenance of public hospitals, and of infant welfare centres established with the authority of the
Social Hygiene Council within municipal limits.
Their powers include :—
Borrowing money, with the consent of the Governor in Council, for the purpose of carrying out works of public
utility, etc., making bye-laws (including power to provide for payment of fees), granting, with the approval of the
Governor, gratuities and pensions to Municipal employees, acquiring land or buildings required for the construction
or improvement of streets, establishing municipal markets, markets for perishable goods and parks or other places
of recreation.
Sources of revenue include :—
T o w n rates (at present not levied) assessed on the annual value of immovable property within municipal limits,
fees for trade or professional licences, for hawking, for theatre licences, for dog licences, for weighing, measuring and
testing goods within municipal limits, fees collected under bye-laws made by the Municipal Corporations, and fees
received by the town clerk in respect of the inspection or giving copies of documents in hi3 possession • also fines,
penalties and costs recovered under the Municipal Corporations Law, 1930, and tolls on certain foreign goods.
THE CYPRUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Object i and duties :—
To watch over and protect the general interests of commerce and industry in Cyprus, and to collect information
from foreign manufacturers and traders which, m a y assist- the development of commerce and industry ; to establish
means whereby the transaction of commercial business m a y be facilitated ; to encourage and promote new commercial,
agricultural and industrial enterprise in Cyprus ; to intervene, as an advisory body, with the local Government in ali
matters affecting the general interests of Cyprus in commerce and industry ; when requested, to undertake by arbitration
and conciliation the settlement of commercial disputes ; to place local merchants in touch with British and foreign
manufacturers and merchants and vice versa ; to correspond with foreign Chambers of Commerce and similar bodies
and private firms for the purpose of obtaining and giving information on the Standing and reliability of merchants ;
when requested, to deal with all claims, applications, suggestions, petitions, etc., addressed to the Government on
subjects of a commercial or industrial nature, whether of general or personal interest; and to issue certificates of origin
for articles produced or manufactured in Cyprus, certificates of membership of the Chamber, certificates of commercial
standing, and any other certificates required by traders.
Sources of Revenue :—
Subscriptions of members, annual subsidies granted by Municipal Corporations, and fees for the issue of various
certificates and in respect of applications for commercial information.