Consumption of smoke.--

1. (1) It shall be lawful for the Council to direct by public notice that every furnace employed or to be employed in any works or building used for the purpose of any trade or manufacture whatsoever, within the limits of the Municipality whether a stream engine be or be not used or employed therein, shall in all cases be constructed, supplemented or altered so as to consume or burn, or reduce as far as may be practicable the smoke arising from such furnace.
2. (2) If any person shall, after such direction, use or permit to be used any such furnace not so constructed, supplemented or altered or shall so negligently use, or permit to be used, any such furnace that smoke, arising therefrom, shall not be effectually consumed or burnt as far as may

The Madhya Pradesh* Municipalities Act, 1961

*छ-ग- राजपत्र दिनााँक 24-08-2001 के अदिसूचना क्रमाांक 2458/2001 दिनााँक 30-06--2001 के अनुसार "म-प्र." के स्थान पर "छ.ग."।

be practicable, such person, being the owner or occupier of the said works or buildings or an agent or other person employed by such owner or occupier for managing the same, shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees and upon such subsequent conviction to five hundred rupees: