THE KERALA MUNICIPALITY ACT, 1994* - nrcddp

sunrise and sunset and also between sunset and sunrise if it is open to the public or anyindustry is being carried on in it at the time and if he has reason to believe that anything isbeing done in any place without a licence or permission where the same is required by orunder this Act, or otherwise than in conformity with the same, he may, at any time, by day ornight, without notice, enter such place for the purpose of satisfying himself whether anyprovision of law, rule, bye-law, regulations, any condition of a licence or permission or anylawful directions, regulations, or prohibition is being contravened, and no claim shall lie againstany person for any damage or inconvenience caused by the exercise of powers under thissub-section by the Secretary or any person to whom he has lawfully delegated his power orby any force necessary for effecting an entrance under this sub-section.(11) Where any licence or permission is suspended or revoked or where the period forwhich it was granted or within which application for renewal should be made, has expired,whichever expires later, the grantee shall for all purposes of this Act or any rule or bye-lawmade thereunder be deemed to be without a licence or permission until the order suspendingor revoking the licence or permission is cancelled or, subject to sub-section (15) until thelicence or permission is renewed, as the case may be.(12) Every grantee of any licence or permission shall, at all reasonable times, whilesuch licence or permission remains in force, produce the same when demanded by the Secretary.(13) Where any person is convicted of an offence in respect of the failure to obtain alicence or permission or make a registration required by the provisions of this Act or any ruleorbye-law made thereunder, the Magistrate shall, in addition to any fine which may be imposed,recover summarily and pay over to the Municipality the amount of the fee chargeable for thelicence or permission or registration and, may in his discretion also recover summarily andpay over to the Municipality such amount, if any, as he may fix as the costs of the prosecution.(14) Recovery of the fee under sub-section (13) shall not entitle the person convictedto a licence or permission or to registration under this Act.(15) The acceptance by the Municipality of the prepayment of the fee for a licence orpermission or for registration shall not entitle the person making such prepayment to thelicence or permission or to registration, as the case may be, but only to refund of the fee incase of refusal of the licence or permission or of registration, but an applicant for the renewalof a licence or permission or registration shall until communication of orders on his applicationbe entitled to act as if the licence or permission or registration had been renewed, and save asotherwise specially provided in this Act, if orders on an application for licence or permissionor for registration are not communicated to the applicant within thirty days after the receipt ofthe application by the Secretary, the application shall be deemed to have been allowed for theyear or for such less period as is mentioned in the application, and subject to the law, rules,bye-laws, regulations and all conditions ordinarily imposed.CHAPTER XXIVITAL STATISTICS AND THE PREVENTION OF DISEASEVITAL STATISTICS50 [493. Compulsory registration of births and deaths.— Every Municipality shall register all births anddeaths occurring in the Municipal area under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (CentralAct 18 of 1969) and the rules made thereunder and make the registration compulsory.]50. Section 493 substituted by Ac! 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999.