State Act

THE UTTAR PRADESH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1959

420- (1) The State Government may make rules for the purposes of carrying into effect the provisions of this Chapter. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers such rules may be provided for- -- (i) liability of owners and occupiers to collect and deposit dust, etc; (ii) liability of occupiers in areas not covered by section 388 to have collected and conveyed to receptacles, etc provided under section 385 excrementitious and polluted matter accumulating upon their premises; (iii) removal of rubbish and filth accumulating in large quantities on premises; (iv) removal of nuisance caused by- (a) accumulating of building materials on premises; (b) defective roofs or other insanitary condition of premises; (c) smoke of kitchens in dwelling houses and other smoke, dust, etc. (d) pools, swamp, ditch, tank, well, pond, quarry holes, drain, water-course or any collection of water; (e) dangerous tanks, wells, holes, etc. ; (f) dangerous quarrying; (g) collection of offensive matter in premises; (v) cleansing of insanitary private water-course, spring, tank, well, etc. used for drinking; (vi) regulation of keeping and tethering of animals in the City; (vii) sanitary regulation of factories or workshops, work-place, etc. subject to the provisions of the Indian Boilers Act, 1923 and supplying of information connected therewith; (viii) regulation of washing of clothes by washer men and provision of washing places; (ix) giving of information of animals suffering from contagious or infection diseases; (x ) disinfection of houses and other public and private places to prevent spread of dangerous diseases; (xi) prohibition and regulation of the use of whistles, trumpets, loudspeakers and other noise-producing instrument operated by any mechanical means; (xii) the removal, trimming and cutting of trees and hedges.