MMCNPIT Act 230Chapter XVI · Nuisances
Section 230 · Discharging sewage, etc
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- Whoever causes or allows the water of any sink, sewer or cesspool or any other liquid or other matter which is or which is likely to become a nuisance, from any building or land under his control, to run, drain, or be thrown or put upon any street or open space, or to soak through any external wall, or causes or allows any offensive matter from any sewer or privy to run, drain or be thrown into a surface drain in any street, without the permission in writing of the Chief Officer or who fails to comply with any condition prescribed in such permission, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to [one thousand rupees, and in case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees every day after the first during which such contravention continues] [These words were substituted for the words 'one hundred rupees' by Maharashtra 1 of 2011, Section 24, (w.e.f. 14-1-2011).].
The offence at a glance
- Fine
- ₹1,000
- Cognizable
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Bailable
- Triable by
- Any Magistrate
- Non-cognizable — Police cannot investigate without a Magistrate's order
- Bailable — Bail is your right — it can be granted at the police station
Sub-sections of this section carry different penalties; the maximum is shown.
Derived from the First Schedule Part II rule — not listed section by section
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