Uttar Pradesh · Act 2 of 1916

Section 196 — Adoption and relinquishiment by Municipality of housescavenging, etc

UTTAR PRADESH MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1916

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196. Subject to the provisions hereinafter contained with respect to the rights of customary sweepers and of agriculturists, the Municipality may -

(a) by public notice undertake the house-scavenging of any houses or buildings or the 1[collection, removal and disposal or excrementitious and polluted matter from privies, urinals and cesspools] in the municipality from a date not less than two months after issue of the notice ;

(b) after giving by public notice or otherwise not less than two month’s notice to the parties concerned, relinquish an undertaking under clause (a) ;

(c) on the application or with the consent of the occupier, at any time undertake the house-scavenging of a house or building or the 2[collection, removal and disposal of excrementitious and polluted matter from privies, urinals and cesspools] in any building or on any land or the removal of other offensive matter or rubbish from a building or land, on terms to be fixed by bye-law in this behalf ; and

(d) after giving not less than two months’ notice to the occupier, relinquish an undertaking under clause (c).

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1. Subs. by sec. 73(1) of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.
2. Subs. by sec. 73(2) of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.

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More sections of this actSection 1 · Short title, extent and commencementSection 2 · DefinitionsSection 3 · Declaration and definition of municipalities and cities.Section 3A · Municipality for every transitional area and smaller urban areaSection 3B · Constitution and composition of Ward CommitteeSection 4 · Procedure preliminary to issue notificationSection 5 · Effect of including area in Transitional area or smaller urban areaSection 5-A · Director of Local Bodies.
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