The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 section 5: The word "Central" omitted…

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5. The word "Central" omitted by Act 67 of 1993, s. 126 (w.e.f. 1-10-1993). 6. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for "Government" (w.e.f.22-5-2022). 7. Subs. by s. 127, ibid., for "Every councillor and alderman, the Commissioner, the General Manager (Electricity)," (w.e.f. 1-10-1993). 8. The words and brackets ", the General Manager (Transport)" omitted by Act 71 of 1971, s. 7(b) and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 3-11-1971). 5. The word and figures "Rs. 25" omitted by s. 13, ibid. (w.e.f. 10-12-1985). |Section 357,| Allowing filth to flow in streets.|Rs. 50|| |---|---|---|---| |sub-section (2).|||| |Section 357,| Depositing rubbish or filth, etc., in|Rs. 50|| |sub-section (3).|street, etc.||| |Section 360,| Latrines and urinals not to be|Rs. 200|| |sub-section (1).|constructed without||| ||permission or in||| ||contravention of terms||| ||prescribed.||| |Section 361,|Failure to provide buildings newly|Rs. 500|| |sub-section (1).|erected or re-erected with||| ||latrine, urinal and other||| ||accommodation.||| |Section 361,| Failure to provide residential|Rs. 500|| |sub-section (3).|buildings composed of||| ||separate tenements with||| ||latrine, bathing or washing||| ||place for servants on the||| ||ground floor.||| |Section 362|Failure to provide latrines for|Rs. 100|Rs. 20| ||premises used by large||| ||number of people and to keep||| ||them clean and in proper||| ||order.||| |Section 363|Failure to comply with requisition|Rs. 100|Rs. 20| ||to provide latrines for market,||| ||cattle shed, cart stand, etc.,||| ||and to keep them clean and in||| ||proper order.||| |Section 364,|Failure to comply with requisition|Rs. 100|Rs. 10| |clauses (a), (b),|to enforce provision of latrine||| |(c) & (d).|or urinal accommodation, etc.||| |Section 365,| Failure to comply with requisition|Rs. 1,000|| |sub-section (2).|for removal of congested||| ||buildings.||| |Section 366|Failure to comply with requisition|Rs. 1,000|| ||to improve buildings unfit for||| ||human habitation.||| |Section 368,| Failure to comply with order of|Rs. 1,000|| |sub-sections (1),| demolition of buildings unfit||| |(2), (3) & (4).|for human habitation.||| |Section 369|Failure to comply with requisition|Rs. 100|Rs. 15| ||of the Commissioner to||| ||remove insanitary huts and||| ||sheds, etc.||| |Section 370,| Prohibition against washing by|Rs. 25|| |sub-section (1).|washerman.||| |Section, sub-|Subject|Fine or imprisonment which may| Daily fine| |section, clause or||be imposed|which may| |proviso|||be imposed| |Section 371|Failure to give information of|Rs. 100|| ||dangerous disease.||| |Section 373|Failure to comply with requisition|Rs. 50|| ||to cleanse and disinfect||| ||buildings or articles.||| 5. The word "Delhi" omitted by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 11 (w.e.f. 13-1-2012). 6. Subs. by, s. 2, ibid ., for "Delhi" (w.e.f. 13-1-2012). 7. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for "the area of the Corporation" (w.e.f. 22-5-2022). 8. The words "except in regard to the Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking" omitted by Act 67 of 1993, s. 50 (w.e.f. 1-10-1993). 9. The words ", or the Delhi Transport Undertaking" omitted by Act 71 of 1971, s. 7(b) and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 3-11-1971). 10.The words "or the Delhi Transport Undertaking" omitted by Act 71 of 1971, s. 7(b) and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 3-111971). 11. Subs. by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2 "the Corporation" (w.e.f. 13-1-2012). 12. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for "a Corporation" (w.e.f. 22-5-2022). 13. Omitted by Act 67 of 1993, s. 50 (w.e.f. 1-10-1993). (b) that if the exercise of such power or the performance of such duty involves or is likely to involve expenditure for any period or at any time after the close of the said year, such expenditure shall not be incurred without the sanction — (i) of the Standing Committee[1] *, if it is incurred in the year next following such year, or (ii) of[2] [[3] [the Corporation]], if it is incurred at any time after the next following year. |Section 374|Failure to comply with requisition|Rs. 50|| |---|---|---|---| ||to destroy infectious huts or||| ||sheds.||| |Section 375|Washing of clothing, bedding,|Rs. 25|| ||etc., at any place not notified||| ||by the Commissioner.||| |Section 377,| Sending infected clothes to|Rs. 25|| |sub-section (1).|washerman or laundry.||| |Section 377,|Failure to furnish address of|Rs. 25|| |sub-section (2).|washerman or laundry to||| ||which clothes have been sent.||| |Section 378,| Use of Public conveyances by|Rs. 50|| |sub-sections(1),|persons suffering from a||| |(2) and (3).|dangerous disease, etc.||| |Section 380|Failure to disinfect buildings|Rs. 100|| ||before letting the same.||| |Section 381|Disposal of infected articles|Rs. 50|| ||without disinfection.||| |Section 382|Making or selling of food, etc., or|Rs. 50|| ||washing of clothes by||| ||infected persons.||| |Section 383|Sale of food or drink in|Rs. 50|| ||contravention of restriction or||| ||prohibition of the||| ||Commissioner.||| |Section 384|Removal or use of water from|Rs. 50|| ||wells and tanks in||| ||contravention of prohibition||| ||of commissioner.||| |Section 385|Exposure of persons to risk of|Rs. 100|| ||infection by the presence or||| ||conduct of a person suffering||| ||from a dangerous disease, etc.||| |Section 386|Removal of infectious corpses in|Rs. 50|| ||contravention of the||| ||provisions of the section.||| |Section 387,| Absence of sweepers, etc., from|Imprisonment which may extend|| |sub-sections (1)|duty without notice.|to one month.|| |& (2).|||| |Section 388|A sweeper employed for doing|Rs. 10|| ||house scavenging not to||| ||discontinue work without||| ||notice.||| |Section, sub-|Subject|Fine or imprisonment which may| Daily fine| |section, clause or||be imposed|which may| |proviso|||be imposed| |Section 389|Failure to supply information by|Rs. 50|| ||persons in charge of burning||| ||or burial grounds.||| |Section 390|Use of new burning or burial|Rs. 50|| ||ground without permission.||| |Section 391,| Failure to comply with|Rs. 50|| |sub-section (1).| requisition to close a||| ||burning or burial ground.||| 5. Proviso omitted by Act 7 of 2004, s. 5 (w.e.f. 7-12-2004). declaration in accordance with the notice published under sub-section (1), with such modifications, if any, as he may think fit but not so as to extend its application. (4) Every such declaration shall be published in the Official Gazette and in such other manner as the Commissioner may determine, and shall take effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. (5) No person shall, in any area specified in any declaration published under sub-section (4), use any premises for any of the purposes referred to in section 417 specified in the declaration and the Commissioner shall have the power to stop the use of any such premises by such means as he considers necessary. |Section 391,| Burning or burial of corpses in a|Rs. 50|| |---|---|---|---| |sub-section (2).| burning or burial ground||| ||after it has been closed.||| |Section 392|Removal of corpses by other|Rs. 25|| ||than prescribed routes.||| |Section 393,| Failure to give notice for|Rs. 10|| |sub-section (1),| removal of carcasses of dead||| |clause (b).|animals.||| |Section 396,| Failure to give information of|Rs. 50|| |sub-sections|births and deaths.||| |(1) & (2).|||| |Section 397,| Commission of nuisances.|Rs. 50|| |sub-sections|||| |(1), (2) & (3).|||| |Section 398|Failure to comply with|Rs. 500|Rs. 25| ||requisition for removal or||| ||abatement of nuisance||| |Section 399,| Dogs not to be at large in a steet|Rs. 50|| |sub-section (4).| without being secured by a||| ||chain lead.||| |Section 399,| Ferocious dogs at large without|Rs. 100|| |sub-section (5).| being muzzled, etc.||| |Section 400|Stacking inflammable material|Rs. 50|| ||in contravention of||| ||prohibition.||| |Section 401|Setting a naked light.|Rs. 50|| |Section 402|Discharging fireworks, firearms,|Rs. 50|| ||etc., likely to cause danger.||| |Section 403|Failure to comply with|Rs. 50|| ||requisition to render||| ||buildings, wells, etc., safe.||| |Section 404|Failure to comply with|Rs. 50|| ||requisition to enclose land||| ||used for improper purposes.||| |Section 406,| Sale in municipal markets|Rs. 200|| |sub-section (1).| without permission.||| |Section 407, sub-|Use of places as private markets without a|Rs. 500|Rs. 25| |sections (1) & (2).|licence and use of places other than a||| ||municipal slaughter house as slaughter||| ||houses.||| |Section, sub-|Subject|Fine or imprisonment which may| Daily fine| |section, clause or||be imposed|which may| |proviso|||be imposed| |Section 407,| Non-compliance with conditions|Rs. 50|| |sub-section (2)|imposed by Commissioner.||| |Proviso (a).|||| |Section 409|Keeping market open without|Rs. 2,000|| ||licence, etc.||| |Section 410|Sale in unlicensed market.|Rs. 50|| |Section 411|Carrying on business or trade|Rs. 50|| ||near a market.||| 5. The word "Central" omitted by Act 67 of 1993, s. 110 (w.e.f. 1-10-1993). Provided that the fee, if any, prescribed under clause (a) shall not, in cases in which the value of the claim or subject matter is capable of being estimated in money, exceed the fees leviable for the time being under the provisions of the Court-Fees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870), in cases in which the amount of the claim or subject matter is of a like amount. (2) The[2] * Government may, by like notification, determine the person by whom the fee, if any, prescribed under clause (a) of sub-section (1), shall be payable. (3) No application, appeal or reference shall be received by the court of the district judge until the fee, if any, prescribed therefor under clause (a) of sub-section (1) has been paid: — Provided that the court may, in any case in which it thinks fit so to do, (i) receive an application, appeal or reference made by or on behalf of a poor person, and (ii) issue process on behalf of any such person, without payment or on part payment of the fees prescribed under this section. |Section 414|Failure of person in charge of|Rs. 50|| |---|---|---|---| ||markets to expel lepers and||| ||disturbers from the market.||| |Section 415|Carrying on butcher's, fish- monger's or poulterer's trade|Rs. 100|Rs. 10| ||without licence etc.||| |Section 416|Establishment of factory, etc., without permission.|Rs. 5,000|Rs. 500| |Section 417|Certain things not to be kept and certain trades and operations|Rs. 1,000|Rs. 100| ||not to be carried on without||| ||a licence.||| |Section 418, sub-section (3).| Keeping, abandonment or tethering of animals, etc.|Rs. 100|| |Section 419, sub-section (5).| Use of premises in contravention of declaration.|Rs. 500|| |Section 420|Hawking articles for sale without a licence, etc.| Rs. 100|| |Section 421|Keeping a lodging house, eating house, tea shop, etc., without| Rs. 100|Rs. 15| ||licence or contrary to||| ||licence.||| |Section 422|Keeping open theatre, circus or other place of public|Rs. 500|Rs. 50| ||amusement without licence||| ||or contrary to terms of||| ||licence.||| |Section 430, sub-section (5).| Failure to produce licence or written permission.|Rs. 50|Rs. 5| |Section 431|Preventing the commissioner or any person authorised in this|Rs. 50|| ||behalf from exercising his||| ||powers of entry, etc.||| |Section 432|Preventing the Commissioner or any person authorised in this behalf|Rs. 50|| ||from exercising his power of entry||| ||upon any adjoining land.||| |Section, sub-|Subject|Fine or imprisonment which may| Daily fine| |section, clause or||be imposed|which may| |proviso|||be imposed| |Section 437|Obstruction or molestation in|Rs. 200|| ||execution of work.||| |Section 444,| Failure to comply with|Rs. 50|| |sub-section (4).|requisition to state the name||| ||and address of owners of||| ||premises.||| |Section 456,| Failure of occupier of land or|Rs. 200|Rs. 50| |sub-section (3).|building to afford owner||| ||facilities for complying with||| ||provisions of the Act etc.,||| |||after eight days from issue|| |---|---|---|---| |||of order by district judge.|| |Section|495|Obstruction of Mayor or any|Rs. 200| |||municipal authority, etc.|| |Section|496|Removal of any mark set up for|Rs. 100| |||indicating level, etc.|| |Section|497|Removal etc., of notice exhibited|Rs. 50| |||by or under orders of the|| |||Corporation, Commissioner,|| |||etc.|| |Section|498|Unlawful removal of earth, sand|Rs. 50| |||or other material or deposit|| |||of any matter or making of|| |||any encroachment from any|| |||land vested in the|| |||Corporation.|| THE THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE [ See section 516] ENACTMENTS CEASING TO HAVE EFFECT IN DELHI

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