section 256
Powers over disorderly house and prostitutes
The Meghalaya Municipal Act, 1973Infrastructure1973347 sections3 chapters
Statutory text
Powers over disorderly house and prostitutes-
- (1) the Board at a meeting, may by one month notice in writing prohibit in any part of the municipality-
- (a) the keeping of brothel;
- (b) the residence of a public prostitute.
- (2) Whoever contravenes an order notified under sub-section (1) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to eight days or with fine which may extend to fifty rupees and in the case of a continuing failure with an additional fine exceeding five rupees, for every day after the first in regard to which he or she is convicted of having persisted in the failure.
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