MMCNPIT Act 234Chapter XVI · Nuisances

Section 234 · Abatement of nuisance from wells, etc

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- If, in the opinion of the Chief Officer -

(a)

any pool, ditch, quarry, hole, excavation, tank, well, pond, drain, water course, or any collection of water; or

(b)

any cistern or other receptacle for water whether within or outside a building; or

(c)

any land on which water is accumulated;
is or is likely to become a breeding place of mosquitoes or in any other respect a nuisance, the Chief Officer may, by notice in writing, require the owner thereof to -

(i)

fill up, cover over or drain off the same in such manner and with such materials as the Chief Officer shall prescribe; or

(ii)

take such measures with respect to the same including treatment by such physical, .chemical or biological methods for removing or abating the nuisance as may be prescribed in the notice.

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