243. The 1[President]2 the executive officer, 3[the medical officer of health] and, if authorized in this behalf by resolution, any other member, officer or servant of the Municipality may without notice, at any period of the day or night, enter into and inspect a market, shop, stall or place used for the sale of food or drink for man, or as a slaughter-house, or for the sale of drugs, and inspect and examine any article of food or drink or any animal or drug which may be therein.
Source footnotes
1. In accordance with section 2 (1) of Uttar Pradesh Municipalities (Supplementary and Validation) Act, no. 1951, (U. P. Act no. XV of 1951) (see Appendix to this Act), during the period commencing from June 21, 1949, and until a new board is constituted by the first General Elections held under the U. P. Municipalities act, 1916, next after the commencement of the aforesaid Act XV of 1951 for the word "president", wherever it occurs in section 82, the word "Chairman" shall stand substituted.2. Subs. for (Chairman) by sec. 61 of U. P. Act VII of 1949.
3. Ins. by sec. 27 of the U. P. Act no. V of 1932.
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