Provisions for appointment of receptacles, depots and places for

rubbish, etc, -

1. (1) The Chief Officer of a Municipality shall,-
   • (a) provide or appoint in proper and convenient situations within the municipal area of the Municipality public receptacles, depots or places for the temporary deposit of-
     • (i) rubbish (ii) offensive matter
     • (iii) filth
     • (iv) trade refuse (v) carcasses of dead animals
     • (vi) excrementitious matter (vii) plastics and plastic material
     • (viii) bio-medical waste
     • (ix) other polluted and obnoxious matters. And for the final disposal of such rubbish, offensive matter, filth, trade refuse, car-casses of dead animals, excrementitious matter, plastics and plastic material, bio-medical waste and other polluted and obnoxious matters: (a) provided in the municipal area dustbins or the temporary deposit of rubbish; (b) provide vehicles or other suitable means fort the removal of rubbish and offensive matter; and (c) provide covered vehicles or vessels for the removal of rubbish, offensive mater, filth, trade refuse, carcasses if dead animals, excrementitious matter, plastics and plastic material, bio medical waste, and other polluted matters. (2) Different receptacles, depots or p laces may be provided or appointed for the temporary deposit or final disposal of any of the matters specified in sub-section (1). (3) The Chief Officer shall make adequate provisions for preventing receptacles, depots, dustbins, vehicles and vessels referred to in sub- section (1) from becoming sources of nuisance. (4) The Municipality may construct, acquire, operate, maintain, develop or manage any garage or work, for proper maintenance of vehicle or vessels or means for removal of solid wastes under sub-section (1). 280. Rubbish, etc., to be property of Municipality.- All matters deposited in public receptacles, depots and places, provided or appointed under section and all matters collected by the municipal employees or contractors in pursuance of section and section 286, shall be the property of the Municipality. 281. Appointment of places for disposal and final disposal of solid wastes,- The Municipality may cause the solid wastes to be disposed of at such place or places within or outside the municipal area and in such manner, as it considers suitable: Provided that no place, which has not been before the commencement of this Act, used for the purpose specified in this section, shall be used, except in conformity with the provisions of the Nagaland Town and Country Planning Act, (Act NO:4 fo 1966), and any other law relating thereto for the time being in force. Provided further that the solid wastes shall not be finally disposed of in any manner in which the same have not hereto before been so disposed of or in any manner which the Government may think fit to disallow.