State Act

THE UTTAR PRADESH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1959

423- (1) The [Corporation]1 shall from time to time determine whether the establishment of new private markets or the establishment or maintenance of private slaughter-houses shall be permitted in the City or in any specified portion of the City. (2) No person shall establish a private market for the sale of, or for the purpose of exposing for sale, animals intended for human food, or any article of human food or livestock or articles of food for livestock or shall establish or maintain a private slaughter-house except with the sanction of and after obtaining a licence from the Mukhya Nagar Adhikari who shall be guided in giving such sanction and licence by the decisions of the [Corporation]1 at the time in force under sub-section (1) : Provided that the Mukhya Nagar Adhikari shall not refuse to give sanction or to grant licence for running a private market or a slaughter- house already lawfully established on, the appointed day if application for such sanction and licence is made within two months of the appointed day, except on the ground that the place where the market or slaughter-house is established fails to comply with any requirements of this Act or of any rule or bye-law framed thereunder. (3) When the establishment of a private market or a slaughter-house has been so sanctioned, the Mukhya Nagar Adhikari shall cause a notice of such sanction to be affixed in Hindi and such other language or languages as the [Corporation]1 may from time to time specify on some conspicuous spot on or near the building or place where such market is to be held. Explanation-For the purpose of sub-section (2) the owner or occupier of a place in which a private market or slaughter house is established shall be deemed to have established such market. (4) The Mukhya Nagar Adhikari shall not cancel or suspend or refuse to renew any licence for keeping open a private market for any cause other than the failure of the owner thereof to comply with some provision of this Act, or with some regulation or with some bye-law. (5) The Mukhya Nagar Adhikari may cancel or suspend any licence for failure of the owner of a private market to give in accordance with the conditions of his licence a written receipt for any stallage, rent, fee, or other payment received by him or his agent from any persons for the occupation or use of any stall, shop, standing, shed, pen or other place therein. (6) When the Mukhya Nagar Adhikari has refused, cancelled or suspended any licence to keep open a private market he shall cause a notice of his having so done to be affixed in such language or languages as the [Corporation] may from time to time specify on some conspicuous spot on or near the building or place where such market has been held.