Naming of Streets, etc.

Naming streets, and numbering of

3[premises].— (1)

4[The Commissioner] may, from time to time—

1. (a) with the sanction of the corporation, determine the name by which any street shall be known;
2. (b) cause to be put up or painted on a conspicuous part of any house at or near each end corner or entrance to every street the name of such street as so determined; 5[(c) with the sanction of the corporation 6[determine the number or sub-number by which any premises or part thereof] shall be known; This heading and section 326A shall be deemed to have been inserted with effect from the 15 th October 1988 by Mah. 34 of 1990, s. 4. Section 326B was inserted by Mah. 11 of 2002, s. 24. This word was substituted for the word “house” by Bom. 22 of 1956, s. 2(1)(e). These words were substituted for the words “The Mayor-in-Council” by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 114(a). Clauses (c) and (d) were substituted for the original clause (c) by Bom. 2 of 1911, s.10(1). These words were substituted for the words “determine the number by which any premises” by Bom. 22 of 1956, s. 2(1)(a)(i).

258 The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act [1888 : III

1[(d) by written notice require an owner of any premises or part thereof either to put up by means of a metal plate a number or sub-number on such premises or part thereof in such position and manner as may be specified in such notice or to signify in writing

2[* *] that such work shall be executed under the orders of the Commissioner.]]

1. (2) No person shall without the written permission of the Commissioner or without other lawful authority destroy, remove, deface or 3[in any way injure or alter any such name, number or sub-number or allow or cause any metal plate bearing such number or sub-number to fall into disrepair or otherwise become illegible or put up or paint any name or put up any number or sub-number different from that put up or painted by order of the Commissioner.] 4[(3) 5[Where a number or sub-number is put up on any premises or part thereof under the orders of the Commissioner in accordance with clause (d) of sub-section (1), the expenses of such work shall be payable by the owner of the premises or part thereof, as the case may be]: Provided that the maximum rate of charge for such work shall be fixed by the Commissioner with the previous sanction of the 6[Corporation]. 7[Explanation.— In this section ‘premises’ does not include land which is not built upon.] 8[Sky-signs and Advertisements