Permission for construction of factories and the installation of machinery

Permission for construction of factories and the installation of machinery. –

1. (1) No person shall, without the permission of the Village Panchayat or the Panchayat Union Council, as the case may be, and except in accordance with the conditions specified in such permission,—
   • (a) construct or establish any factory, workshop or work place in which it is proposed to employ steam power, water power or other mechanical power or electrical power; or
   • (b) install in any premises any machinery or manufacturing plant driven by any power as aforesaid, not being machinery or manufacturing plant exempted by the rules.
2. (2) The application for permission shall be submitted to the Executive Authority or the Commissioner, as the case may be.
3. (3) The Village Panchayat or the Panchayat Union Council, as the case may be, may, by an order and subject to such restrictions and regulations as may be specified in such order, grant or refuse to grant such permission.
4. (4) Every order of the Village Panchayat or the Panchayat Union Council granting or refusing to grant such permission shall be published in the notice board of the Village Panchayat or the Panchayat Union.
5. (5) The Village Panchayat or the Panchayat Union Council, as the case may be, may by notification, specify the fee for the grant of permission under this section.