Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916 - International Environmental ...

(b) give notice of the death to the [Municipality], whereupon the[Municipality] shall cause the carcass to be disposed of.(2) Every person bound to act in accordance with sub-section (1) shall, if he failsso to act, be liable upon conviction to a fine which may extend to ten rupees.(3) For the disposal of the dead body of an animal under clause (b) of sub-section(1), the [Municipality] may charge such fee as the [Municipality] has prescribed, andmay recover the same, if not paid in advance, from the owner or keeper of the animalin the manner provided by Chapter VI.276. Penalty for discharging sewage on public street, etc.— Whenever thewater of a sink, sewer or cesspool or any other offensive matter is allowed to flow,drain or be put upon a public street or place, or into a sewer to drain not set apart forthe purpose without the permission in writing of the [Municipality] or incontravention of any condition prescribed in such permission, the owner or occupierof the land or building from which such water or offensive matter so flows, drains oris put shall be liable, upon conviction, to a fine which may extend to [two hundredand fifty] rupees.277. Power to enter and disinfect buildings.—Subject to the provisions ofSection 287, the [Municipality] may enter and inspect a building, and may be noticedirect all or any part thereof to be internally or externally lime washed, disinfect orotherwise cleansed for sanitary reasons :Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to a factory regulated by theIndian Factories Act, 1911.278. Building unfit for human habitation.—(1) Should a building, or a room inan building, be, in the opinion of the [Municipality], unfit for human habitation inconsequence of the want of proper means of drainage or ventilation or otherwise, the[Municipality] may, by notice, prohibit the owner or occupier thereof from using thebuilding or room for human habitation or suffering it to be so used either absolutely orunless within a time to be specified in the notice, he effects such alteration therein asis prescribed in the notice.(2) Upon failure of a person to whom notice is issued under sub-section (1) tocomply therewith, it shall be lawful for the [Municipality] to require by further noticethe demolition of the building or room.279. Penalty for failure to give information of cholera, small-pox, etc.—Whoever,—(a) being a medical practitioner and in the course of such practice becomingcognizant of the existence of cholera, plague, small-pox or otherinfectious disease that may be notified in this behalf by the [StateGovernment] in any dwelling other than a public hospital in the[municipal area], or(b) in default of such medical practitioner, being the owner or occupier ofsuch dwelling, and being cognizant of the existence of any suchinfectious disease therein, or(c) in default of such owner or occupier being the person-in-charge of, or inattendance on, a person suffering from any such infectious disease insuch dwelling, and being cognizant of the existence of the diseasetherein,11