The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 · XV — STREETS

Section 303. Power to prohibit use of public streets for certain kind of traffic

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

303. Power to prohibit use of public streets for certain kind of traffic.— (1) The Commissioner may — (a) prohibit vehicular traffic in any public street or any portion thereof so as to prevent danger, obstruction or inconvenience to the public or to ensure quietness in any locality; (b) prohibit in respect of all public streets, or any particular public street, the transit of any vehicle of such form, construction, weight or size or laden with such heavy or unwiledy objects as may be likely to cause injury to the roadways or any construction thereon, except under such conditions as to time, mode of traction or locomotion, use of appliances for the protection of roadways, number of lights and assistants and other general precautions and upon the payment of such charges as may be specified by the Commissioner generally or specially in each case; (c) prohibit access to premises from any particular public street carrying high speed vehicular traffic : Provided that the Commissioner shall not take action without the sanction of[1] [[2] [the Corporation]] in cases under clause (a) and without the sanction of the Standing Committee in cases under clause (c). (2) Notices of such prohibition as are imposed under sub-section ( 1) shall be posted in conspicuous places at or near both ends of public streets or portions thereof to which they relate, unless such prohibition applies generally to all public streets. 1. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2 "the Corporation" (w.e.f. 13-1-2012). 2. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for "a Corporation" (w.e.f. 22-5-2022). 3. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for "Delhi" (w.e.f. 13-1-2012). 4. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for "the area of the Corporation" (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).

Source: India Code

How this section changed

  1. substituted by Act 12 of 2011, s. 2

    In force from 13 Jan 2012

    Footnote: 1. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2 "the Corporation" (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).

  2. substituted by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2

    In force from 22 May 2022

    Earlier wording: “a Corporation”

    Footnote: 2. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for "a Corporation" (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).