Legal action against persons or industrial units for non-removal of solid wastes or debris.

(1) If in the opinion of the commissioner, a large quantity of solid waste is dumped by any industrial unit, trade or business organisation in any public street or place or where the owner of a building during the construction of such building or otherwise dump such large quantity of debris, the person incharge of such industrial unit or trade or business organisation or the owner of the building, as the case may be, shall remove the solid waste or debris from such public place within such time and in such manner as may be notified by the Council. (2) In case where the industrial unit or trade or business organisation or the owner referred to in sub-section (1) fails to remove the solid waste or debris in the manner specified under that sub-section, the Commissioner may after intimation to the person concerned cause such solid waste or debris to be removed and collect the expenses incurred for the removal of solid wastes or debris at such rate and in such manner as may be determined by the Council. (3) Where any industrial unit, trade or business organisation or any owner referred to in sub-section (1) violates any of the provisions of that sub-section continuously, for such wilful non-compliance, such industrial unit, trade or business organisation or the owner of the building shall be liable to be punished with the penalty provided for under this Act. Explanation.-For the purpose of this section, wilful non-compliance shall mean the failure to comply with the provision of subsection (1) by any industrial unit, trade or business organisation or the owner referred to in that sub-section as the case may be, for more than three occasions.