Power to allow certain projections, etc

(1) The council may grant a licence, subject to such conditions and restrictions, as it may think fit to the owner or occupier of any premises to put up verandahs balconies sun-shades, weather-frames and the like, to project over a street, or in street, in which the construction of arcades has been sanctioned by the council, to put up an arcade; or to construct any step or drain-covering necessary for access to the premises.

1. (2) The Commissioner may grant a licence, subject to such conditions and restrictions as he may think fit, for the temporary erection of pandas and other structures in a public place the control of which is vested in the council or in any pubic street in the municipality which is placed under the control of the Public Works Department.
2. (3) The council shall have power to lease road sides and street margins vested in it for occupation on such terms and conditions and for such period as the council may fix.
3. (4) Any proposal for the grant of a licence under sub-section (1) or of a lease under sub-section (3) shall be taken into consideration by the municipal council only at the instance of the Commissioner but neither a licence under sub-section (1) nor a lease under sub-section (3) shall be granted, if in the opinion of the Commissioner, the projection, construction or occupation is likely to be injurious to health or causes public inconvenience or otherwise materially interferes with the use of the road or street as such.
4. (5) The powers under sub-sections (1) and (3) shall be exercised by the Commissioner in the case of public streets in the municipality which are placed under the control of the Public Works Department.
5. (6) The Government may by notification, restrict and place under such control as it may think fit, the exercise by municipal councils in general or by any municipal council in particular, of the powers under sub-sections (1) and (3), and by the Commissioner of the powers under sub-sections (1), (2) and (3).
6. (7) On the expiry of any period for which a licence had been granted under this section, the Commissioner may, without notice, cause any projection or construction put up under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) to be removed and the cost of so doing shall be recoverable in the manner provided in section 175 from the person to whom the licence was granted.