For the purpose of securing the efficient scavenging and cleansing of all streets and premises, the Chairperson shall provide-

The Chairperson may, by public notice, issue directions as to the time at which, the manner in which and the conditions subject to which, any matter referred to in sub-section (1) may be removed along a street or may be deposited or otherwise disposed of.

All matters deposited in public receptacles, depots and places provided or appointed under section 263 and all matters collected by municipal employees or contractors in pursuance of section 261 and section 265 shall be the property of the Council.

The Chairperson shall-

Different receptacles, depots or places may be provided or appointed for the temporary deposit or final disposal of any of the matters specified in sub-section (1) .

The Chairperson shall make adequate provision for preventing receptacles, depots, places, dustbins, vehicles and vessels referred to in sub-section (1) from becoming sources of nuisance.

Duty of owners and occupiers to collect and deposit rubbish, etc.

It shall be the duty of the owner and occupier of every premises situate in any portion of New Delhi in which there is not a latrine, or urinal connected by a drain with a municipal drain, to cause all filth, and polluted and obnoxious matter accumulating upon such premises o be collected and removed to the nearest receptacle or depot provided for this purpose under section 263 at such vehicle or vessel by such route and with such precautions and the Chairperson may by public notice prescribe.

It shall be lawful for he Chairperson to take or cause to be taken measures for the daily collection, removal and disposal of all filth and polluted and obnoxious matters from latrines, urinals and cesspools not connected by a drain with a municipal drain from all premises situate in any portion of New Delhi.

In such portion of New Delhi and in any premises where situate in which there is a latrine or urinal connected with a municipal drain, it shall not be lawful, except with the written permission of the Chairperson, for any person who is not employed by or on behalf of the Chairperson to discharge any of the duties of scavengers.

by written notice require the owner or occupier of any premises used for carrying on any manufacture, trade or business or used as a factory, workshop, trade premises or market or in any way so that rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter arte accumulated in large quantities, to collect all such rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter accumulating thereon and to remove the same at such times and in such carts or receptacles and by such routes as may be specified in the notice to a depot or place provided or appointed under section 263, or

after giving such owner or occupier notice of his intention, cause all rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matter accumulated in such premises to be removed, and charge the said owner or occupier for such removal such fee as may, with the sanction of the Council be specified in the notice issued under clause (a).

If any premises are not properly and regularly scavenged or cleansed or are in a filthy and unwholesome condition, the Chairperson may cause them to be scavenged and cleansed and recover the expenses from the owner or, as the case may be, occupier as an arrear of tax under this Act.

It shall not be lawful to construct any latrine or urinal for any premises except with the written permission of the Chairperson and in accordance with such terms not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or any bye-law made thereunder as he may prescribe.

In prescribing any such terms the chairperson may determine in such case-

If any latrine or urinal is constructed on any premises in contravention of the foregoing provisions, the Chairperson may, after giving not less than ten day's notice to the owner or occupier of such premises, alter, reconstruct, close or demolish such latrine or urinal and the expenditure incurred by the Chairperson in so doing shall be recoverable from the owner or occupier as an arrear of tax under this Act.

require the owner or other person having the control of any private latrine or urinal not to put the same to public use ; or

require the owner or other person having the control of such private latrine or urinal which in the opinion of the chairperson constitutes a nuisance, to remove the latrine or the urinal; or

require any person having the control whether as owner, lessee or occupier of any land or building-

where any premises intended or used for human habitation are without any latrine or urinal accommodation or are provided with insufficient latrine or urinal accommodation, require the owner, lessee or occupier of such premises to provide such or such additional latrine or urinal accommodation as he may prescribe, if necessary by causing any part of such premises to be vacated and demolished in accordance with bye-laws made in this behalf.

Where it appears to the Chairperson that any block of buildings is in an unhealthy condition by reasons of the manner in whi9ch the buildings are crowded together, or of the narrowness, closeness, or faulty arrangement of streets, or of the want of proper drainage and ventilation, or of the impracticability of cleansing the buildings or other similar cause, he shall cause the block to be inspected to by the officer authorized by him and such officer shall make a report in writing the Chairperson regarding the sanitary condition of the block.

IIf upon receipt of such report the Chairperson considers that he sanitary condition of the block is likely to cause risk of disease to the inhabitants of the buildings or of the neighbourhood or otherwise to endanger the public health, he shall with the approval of the council select he buildings which in his opinion should wholly or in part be removed in order to abate the unhealthy condition of he block and may thereupon by notice in writing require the owners of such building to remove them within such period as may be specified in the notice : Provided that before issuing the notice reasonable opportunity shall be afforded to the owners to show cause why the buildings should not be removed;

If a notice under sub-section (2) requiring any owner of a building to remove it is not complied with, then after the expiration of the time specified in the notice the Chairperson may himself remove or cause to be removed the building required to be removed by the notice and recover from owner of the building the expenses of such removal as an arrear of tax under this Act.

Where the Chairperson upon information in his possession is satisfied that any building is in any respect unfit for human habitation, he may, unless in his opinion the building not capable at a reasonable expense of being rendered fit, serve upon the owner of he building a notice requiring him within such time not being less than thirty days as may be specified in the notice to execute the works of improvement specified therein and stating that in his opinion those works will render the building fit for human habitation.

In addition to serving a notice under this section on the owner the Chairperson may serve a copy of the notice on any other person having an interest in he building whether as a lessee, mortgagee or otherwise.

In determining whether a building can be rendered fit for human habitation at a reasonable expense regard shall be had to the estimated cost of the work necessary to render it so fit and the value which it is estimated that the building will have when the works are completed.

Where the Chairperson upon any information in his possession is satisfied that any building is unfit for human habitation and is not capable at a reasonable expense of being rendered so fit he shall serve upon the owner of the building and upon any other person having an interest in the building, whether as a lessee, mortgagee or otherwise a notice to show cause within such time as may be specified in the notice as to why an order of demolition of the building should not be made.

If any of the person upon whom a notice has been served under sub-section (1) appears in pursuance thereof before the Chairperson and gives an undertaking to him that such person shall, within a period specified by the Chairperson execute such works of improvement in relation to the building as will, in the opinion of the Chairperson, render the building fit for human habitation or an undertaking that the building shall not be used for human habitation until the Chairperson on being satisfied that it has been rendered fit for that purpose, cancels the undertaking, the Chairperson shall not make an order of demolition of the building.

If no such undertaking as is mentioned in sub-section (2) is given or if in a case where any such undertaking has been given, any work of improvement to which the undertaking relates is not carried out within the specified period, or the building is at any time used in contravention of the terms of the undertaking, the Chairperson shall, forth with make an order of demolition of the building requiring that the building shall be vacated within a period to be specified in the order not being less than thirty days from the date of the order, and that it shall be demolished within six weeks after the expiration of that period.

Where an order of demolition of building under this section has been made, the owner of the building or any other person having an interest therein, shall demolition that building within the time specified in that behalf by the order, and if the building is not demolished within that time, the Chairperson shall demolish or cause to be demolished the building and sell the materials hereof.

Any expenses incurred by the Chairperson under sub-section (4) if not satisfied out of the proceeds of the sale of materials of the building shall be recovered from the owner of the building or any other person having therein, as an interest therein, as an arrear of tax under this Act.

In determining for the purposes of section 277 and this section whether a building is unfit for human habitation, regard shall be had to its conditions in respect of the following matters, that is to say, -

And the building shall be deemed to be unfit as aforesaid if it is so far defective in one or more of the said matters that it is not reasonably suitable for occupation in that condition.

For the purpose of section 277, section 278 and this section, "work of improvement" in relation to a building includes any one or more of the following works, namely:-

The provisions of section 276, section 277 section 278 and this section shall not apply in relation to any building in any area which has been declared to be a slum area under the Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956 (96 of 1956).

When any person suffering from any dangerous disease is found to be -

the Council shall if required by the Central Government erect an infectious disease hospital of such type and dimension as that Government may direct.

Where the destruction of any hut or shed is in the opinion of the Chairperson necessary to prevent he spread of any dangerous disease, the chairperson may by notice in writing require the owner to destroy he hut or shed and the materials thereof within such time as may be specified in the notice.

Where the Chairperson is satisfied that the destruction of any hut or shed is immediately necessary for the purpose of preventing the spread of any dangerous disease, he may order the owner or occupier of the hut or shed to destroy the same forthwith or may himself cause it to be destroyed after giving not less than six hours' notice to the owner or occupier.

Compensation may be paid by the Chairperson, in any case which he thinks fit, to any person who sustains substantial loss by the destruction of any such hut or shed, hut, except as so allowed by he Chairperson shall lie for any loss or damage caused by any exercise of the power conferred by this section.

In the event of New Delhi or any part thereof being visited or threatened by an outbreak of any dangerous disease among the inhabitants thereof or any epidemic disease among any animals therein, the Chairperson, if he thinks that the other provisions of this Act and the provisions of any other law for the time being in force are insufficient for he purpose, may, with the previous sanction of the Council -

as he thinks necessary o prevent the outbreak or spread of the disease :

Provided that where in the opinion of he Chairperson immediate measures are necessary, he may take action, without such sanction as aforesaid and if he does so, shall forthwith report such action to the Council.

No person shall commit a breach of any direction given under sub-section (1) and if he does so he shall be deemed to have committed an offence under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860).

A person shall not send or take to any washerman or to any laundry or place set apart for the exercise by washerman of their calling, for the purpose of being washed or to any place for he purpose of being cleansed, any cloth or other article which he knows to have been exposed to infection from a dangerous disease unless that cloth or article has been disinfected by or to the satisfaction of the officer authorized in this behalf.

The occupier of any building in which a person is suffering from a dangerous disease shall, if required by the officer authorised by the Chairperson, furnish to him the address of any washerman o whom or any laundry or other place to which clothes and other articles from the building have been, or will be, sent during the continuance of the disease, for the purpose of being washed or cleaned.

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shall be bound to take proper precautions against the communication of the disease to other persons using or who may thereafter use the conveyance and to notify such use to the owner, driver, or person in charge of the conveyance and further report without delay to the Chairperson the number of he conveyance and the name of the person so notified.

where any person suffering from, or he corpse of any person who has died from, a dangerous disease has been carried in public conveyance which ordinarily plies in New Delhi or any part thereof, the driver thereof shall forthwith report the fact to the Chairperson who shall forthwith cause the conveyance to be disinfected if that has not already been done.

No such conveyance shall be again brought into use until the officer authorised by the Chairperson has granted a certificate stating that it can be used without causing risk of infection.

Whoever fails to make to the Chairperson any report which he is required to make under this section shall be guilty of an offence.

Where any building or part of a building is intended to be let in which any person has, within six weeks immediately preceding, been suffering from a dangerous disease, the person letting the building or part shall, before doing so, disinfect the same in such manner as the Chairperson may be general or special notice direct together with all articles therein liable to retain infection.

For the proposes of this section the keeper of a hostel, lodging house, dharamshala, sarai, boarding house, guest house, hotel or club shall be deemed to have let to any person who is admitted as a guest therein that part of the building in which such person is permitted to reside.

make, carry or offer for sale or take any part in the business of making, carrying or offering for sale, any article of food or drink or any medicine or drug for human consumption, or any article of clothing or bedding for personal use or wear, or

If the Chairperson is of opinion that the water in any well, tank or other place, is likely, if used for drinking, to endanger, or cause the spread of, any disease, he may-

In the event of New Delhi or any part thereof being visited or threatened by an outbreak of a dangerous disease the officer authorised by the Chairperson in this behalf may, without notice and at any time, inspect and disinfect any well, tank or other place from which water is, or is likely to be, taken for the purposes of drinking and may further take such steps as he may think fit to ensure the purity of the water or to prevent the use of the same for drinking purposes.

throw or cause to be thrown into any latrine or urinal any matte which he knows to have been exposed to infection from a dangerous disease and which has not been disinfected properly.

a)

require any person having charge of the corpse to convey the same to mortuary thereafter to be disposed of in accordance with law, or

b)

prohibit the removal of corpses from the place where death occurred except for the purpose of being burnt, buried or for being conveyed to a mortuary.

No person being a sweeper employed by the Council shall in the absence of any contract authorizing him so to do and without reasonable cause, resign his employment or absent himself from his duty without having given one month's notice to the Chairperson or shall neglect or without reasonable cause refuse to perform his duties.

The Council may by resolution direct that on or from such date as may be specified in the resolution, the provisions of this section shall apply in the case of any specified class of persons employed by the Council whose functions are intimately concerned with public health or safety.

No place which has not been used as a burning or burial ground before the commencement of this Act shall be so used without the permission in writing of the Chairperson.

Such permission may be granted subject to any conditions which the Chairperson may think fit to impose for the purpose of preventing any annoyance to, or danger to the health of, any person residing in the neighbourhood.

Where the Chairperson, after making or causing to be made local inquiry is of opinion that any burning or burial ground has become offensive to, or dangerous to the health of, persons residing in the neighbourhood, he may, with the previous sanction of the Council, by notice in writing, require the owner or person in charge of such ground to close the same from such date as may be specified in the notice.

No corpse shall be burnt or buried at the burning or burial ground in respect of which a notice has been issued under this section.

convey the carcass to a place provided or appointed under section 263 for the final disposal of the carcasses of dead animals, or

give notice of the death to the Chairperson whereupon he shall cause the carcass to be disposed of on such fee as may be prescribed by the Council.