17. Organising of Melas.

(1) No organiser shall organise a Mela without taking permission from the District Magistrate or any officer nominated by the District Magistrate not below the rank of Sub-Divisional Magistrate. (2) An organiser shall make application for permission of organising a Mela thirty days before the start of Mela in such form and such manner as may be prescribed. After receiving the application the District Magistrate or any officer nominated by the District Magistrate shall decide it within a period of seven days.