Prohibition of acts contravening the provisions of this Chapter or done without

sanction.—

1[(1)] No person shall—

1. (a) in contravention of any of the provisions of this Chapter or of any notice issued or direction given under this Chapter, or without the written permission of the Commissioner, in anyway alter the fixing, disposition or position of or construct, erect, set-up, renew, rebuild, remove, obstruct, stop up, destroy or change, any drain, ventilation-shaft or pipe, cess-pool, water-closet, privy, latrine or urinal 2[or bathing or washing place] or any tray, covering or other fitting or appliance connected herewith;
2. (b) without the written permission of the Commissioner, renew, rebuild or unstop any drain,

ventilation-shaft or pipe, cess-pool, water-closet, privy, latrine or urinal

3[or bathing or washing

place], or any fitting or appliance, which has been, or has been ordered to be, discontinued, demolished or stopped up under any of the provisions of this Chapter;

1. (c) without the written permission of the Commissioner, make any 4[projection over or]

encroachment upon, or in any way injure or cause or permit to be injured, any drain, cess-pool,

house-gully, water-closet, privy, latrine or urinal

5[bathing or washing place;]

6[Provided that nothing in this clause shall apply to any weather-shade in width not exceeding two feet over any window which does not front a wall of window of an adjoining house;]

1. (d) drop, pass or place, or cause of permit to be dropped, passed or placed into or in any drain, any brick, stone, earth, ashes or any substance or matter by which or by reason of the amount of which such drain is likely to be obstructed;
2. (e) pass or permit or cause to be passed, into any drain provided for a particular purpose, any matter or liquid for the conveyance of which such drain has not been provided;
3. (f) cause, or suffer to be discharged into any drain from any factory, bake house distillery, workshop or workplace or from any building or place in which steam water or mechanical power is employed, any hot water, steam fumes or any liquid which would prejudicially affect the drain or the disposal by sale or otherwise of the sewage conveyed along the drain, or which would, from its temperature or otherwise, be likely to create a nuisance. 7[(2) Whoever contravenes of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished—
   • (i) for the first offence, with fine which may extend to three hundred rupees; and
   • (ii) for the second and every subsequent offence, with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with an imprisonment which may extend to six months or both.]