MMCNPIT Act 232Chapter XVI · Nuisances
Section 232 · Removal of night-soil
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The Chief Officer may from time to time fix the hours within which and the routes by which only it shall be lawful to remove any night-soil or such other offensive matter.(2)
The Chief Officer shall cause a notice of such hours and routes to be given in the manner prescribed in section 326.(3)
Whoever -(a)
when the Chief Officer has fixed such hours and routes and given such public notice, removes or causes to be removed along any street any such offensive matter at any time except within the hours so fixed, or by any route other than that fixed by the Chief Officer; or(b)
at any time, whether such hours or routes have been fixed by the Chief Officer or not,-(4)
[ (a) No person shall require or compel any other person to carry, and no person shall carry, night-soil as a head-load for removing it from any premises or place to any other premises or place, or for disposal, in any part of the municipal area.(b)
Whoever contravenes any provision of clause (a) shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or, with fine which may extend to [ten thousand rupees], or with both.(c)
Whoever abets any offence punishable under this sub-section shall, if the act abetted is committed in consequence of the abetment, be punished with the punishment provided for such offence.]The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 6 months
- Fine
- ₹10,000
- 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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