Power of Commissioner to require removal or abatement of nuisance

Power of Commissioner to require removal or abatement of nuisance. (1) (d) make any grave or burn or bury any corpse at any place not set apart for such purpose ; or (e) at any time or place at which the same has been prohibited by the Commissioner by public or special notice, beat a drum or tomtom, or blow a horn or trumpet or beat any utensil, or sound any brass or other instrument, or play any music ; or (f) disturb the public peace or order by singing, screaming or shouting, or by using any apparatus for amplifying or reproducing the human voice, such as a megaphone or a loudspeaker ; or (g) let loose any animal so as to cause, or negligently allow any animal to cause, injury, danger, alarm or annoyance to any person ; or (h) save with the written permission of the Commissioner and in such manner as he may authorise, store or use night-soil, cow-dung, manure, rubbish or any other substance emitting an offensive smell ; or (i) use or permit to be used as a latrine any place not intended for that purpose. (2) Every person shall take all reasonable means to prevent every child under the age of twelve years being in his charge from easing himself in any public street or public place. (3) The owner or keeper of any animal shall not allow it straying in a public street or public place without a keeper. (4) Any animal found straying as aforesaid may be removed by an officer or employee of the Corporation or by any police officer to a pound. (5) Swine found straying in a public street or public place shall be liable to be destroyed by any officer or other employee of the Corporation appointed in this behalf.

324. Power of Commissioner to require removal or abatement of nuisance. - Where the Commissioner is of opinion that there is a nuisance on any land or building, he may, by notice in writing, require the person by whose act, default or sufference the nuisance arises or continues or the owner, lessee or occupier of the land or building, or any one or more of these persons to remove or abate the nuisance by taking such measures in such manner and within such period as may be specified in the notice. Failure to comply with requisition for removal or abatement of nuisance: Fine up to Rs. 500, continuing fine Rs. 25 per day.