Abatement of overcrowding in dwelling-house or dwelling place

(1) If it appears to the Commissioner that any dwelling-house or other building which is used as a dwelling place, or any room in such dwelling-house or buildings, is so overcrowded as to endanger the health of the inmates thereof, he may apply to a Magistrate, to abate such overcrowding; and the Magistrate after such inquiry as he thinks fit to make, may, by order in writing, require the owner of the building or room, within a reasonable time to be specified in the said order not exceeding four weeks to abate such overcrowding by reducing the number of lodgers, tenants or other inmates of the building or room or may pass such other orders as he may deem just and proper.

1. (2) The council may, by order in writing declare what amount of superficial and cubic space, shall be deemed for the purposes of sub-section (1) to be necessary for each occupant of a building or room.
2. (3) If any building or room referred to in sub-section (1) has been sub-let the landlord of the lodgers, tenants or other actual inmates of the same, shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be the owner of the building or room.
3. (4) It shall be incumbent on every tenant, lodger or other inmate of a building or room to vacate on being required by the owner so to do, in pursuance of any requisition made under sub-section (1). Control over certain animals
   • • 338. Prohibition against feeding certain animals on filth.- No person shall feed or permit any animal which is kept for dairy purpose or may be used for food, to be fed in filth.
   • • 339. Prohibition against keeping animals or bird so as to be dangerous or a nuisance.- No person shall keep any animal or bird in or near his premises or in a public place so as to be a nuisance or so as to be dangerous.
   • • 340. Power to destroy stray pigs and dogs.- (1) The council may, and if so directed by the District Magistrate shall, give public notice that unlicensed pigs or dogs straying within specified limits will be destroyed.
4. (2) When such notice has been given, any person may destroy, in any manner not inconsistent with the terms of the notice, any unlicensed pig or dog, as the case may be, found straying within such limits.
   • • The section came into force on the 26th day of January, 1974 vide Extraordinary Gazette No. 11 dated 17th January, 1974. General
   • • 341. Powers of Commissioner to use or all materials of dangerous structure taken down etc., and procedure when there is no owner or occupier.- (1) When the Commissioner takes down any structure or part thereof or cuts down any tree or hedge or shrub or part thereof or removes any fruit in virtue of his powers under this Chapter, the Commissioner may sell the materials or things taken down, cut down or removed and apply the proceeds in or towards payment of the expenses incurred.
5. (2) If after reasonable inquiry it appears to the Commissioner that there is no owner or occupier to whom notice can be given under any section in this Chapter he may himself make such order with the property mentioned in such section as may appear to him to be necessary and may recover the expense incurred by the sale of such property (not being land) or of any portion thereof.