The Tamil Nadu Towns Nuisances Act, 1889

1. (1) This Act may be called the '[Tamil Nadu]

Amendment of Tamil Nadu Act III of 1888 [Enactments repealed.]

Extension of Tamil Nadu Act III of 1889 to the merged territory of Pudukkottai Whoever in any '[public place] commits any of the following offences shall be liable on conviotion to fine not exceeding fifty rupees or to imprisonment of either description not exceeding eight days :-

1. (1) Whoever drives or rides any animal: or drives, drags or pushes any vehicle, in a rash or negligent manner.
2. (2) Whoever by negligence or ill-usage in driving cattle causes any mischief or obstruction by such cattle.
3. (3) Whoever without reasonable excuse and so as to cause danger or obstruction to any person shall drive, drag or push any vehicle otherwise than on the near or left side of the road.
4. (4) Whocvor, boing in charge of any vehicle or cattle, lesvcs it or them at such a distance as not to have the same under due control.
5. (5) Whoover causes any vehicle to remain or stand longer than inay be necessary fur loading or unloading except at placos appointed for tho purpose, or fastens any horse or other animal so as to sause obstruction or in any way wilfully obstructs or causes obstruction to the free passage of any thoroughfare.
6. (6) Whoever exposes goods for sale so as to cause obstruction.
7. (7) Whoever negligently lets loose any horse or suffers any ferocious dog to be at large without a muzzle or sets on or urges any dog or other animal to attack, worry or put in fear any person or cattle.
8. (8) [Repealed.]
9. (9) Whoever without reaonable excuse throws or lays down any dirt, filth, rubbish, or any stones or building materials.
10. (10) Whoever uses any sound amplifier except at such times and places and subject to such conditions as shall, from time to time, be allowed by an officer of the Police Department (not below the rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Police.)
11. (11) Wlloover wilfully and indlcently exposes his person or commits a nuisance by easing himself, and whoever, having the care or custody of any child under sovoil ycrtrs of ago, ornits to prevent such chiM from conl~nitting a nuisance as aforesaid.
12. (12) Whoovcr is found drunk snd incapable of taking care of himself; or is guilty of any riotous, disorderly or indecent behaviour. [Explanation.-In this section " public place " means a place (including a road, street or way, whether a thoroughfare or not, and a landing place) to which the public are granted uccess or have a right to reaort, or over which thoy havo a right to pass.]

Whoever negleota to fenoe in or probob any well, tank or other dengerous place or structure, or, whoever causes any offensive matter to run from any house, faotory, dung-heap or the like into the street- shall be liable on conviction to fine not exmeeding fifty rupees or to imprisonment of either desoription which may extend to one month.

Whoever oruelly beats, ill-trds, torburas, or drives, rides or otherwise urje~ tiny animal in em ,d,, dt; state to be so driven, ridden or used, oi. caueer any animal to be oruelly beaten, ill-treated, tortured, or to be driven, ridden or used when u11fit to be driven, ridden or used, shall be liable on conviction to fine nob exceeding fifty rupees, or to imprisonment of either description not exceeding one month, or to both.

[Repealed.]

[Repealed.]

1. (1) Any police officer may arruC withoub a warrant any person committing in hir view any offence made punishable by thio Act.
2. (2) Any agent of the Society for the harention of Cruelty to Animals who is speoially empowered by the [State] Government in that behalf may arrest without a warrant any person oommitting in his view any offence punishable under motion 6 ;
3. (3) The agent shall have power to releare anj person so arrested on his exeouting a bond, with or u ithout sureties, for his appearance before a Mogietrate if and when required.
4. (4) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 shall apply to any arreet made or bond taken under this seotion as if the arrest had been made, or the bond had been taken, under the aaid Code.

[Repealed.]

The District or Sub-divisional Magistrate may, from time to time uauae to be notified by beat of drum or otherwise that dogs found straying within certain limits wiU be destroyed, and dogs found straying within such limite after such notification may be destroyed by any person in such manner as the Diatriot or Sub-divisional Magistrate may, from time to time direct.

Sectionu 3 and 4 of this Aot shall be read with, and form part of, Aot XXIV of 1859 [ :': * * * *].

SUHEDULE [REPEALED.] 3A. Unauthorised use of sound amplifiers in any area -1 3-A. Unauthorised use of sound amplifiers in any area. (1) Whoever plays any music or uses any sound amplifier except at such times and in such area and subject to such conditions as shall, from time to time, be allowed by an officer of the Police Department not below the rank of an Inspector of Police shall be liable on conviction to fine not exceeding five hundred rupees or to imprisonment which may extend to three months. (2) Any Police Officer referred to in sub-section (1) may, subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, seize any sound amplifier used in contravention of the terms and conditions of a licence granted under sub-section (1) and the Court trying an offence under this section may also direct the forfeiture of any sound amplifier so seized.