Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(l) Wnere the State Government upon report of Slum from the Authority or other intormation in its posses- Areas. sion, is satisfied in respect of an y area that the build- ings in that area·- - (a) are in any re~pect unfit for human habitation ; or (b) are by reason of dilapidation, over-er owd- ing, faulty arrangement and design of such buildin'!s. narrowness or faulty arrangement of streets. Jack of ventilation, light or sanitatio ·1 facilities. or any combination of some or all of these factors, are detrimental to safety, health or morals of the people of the area ; it may, by notifi cation ira the Official Gazette, declare mch area to be a slum ate:i. (2) In determining whether a buildin~ is unfit for human habitation for the purpose of this Act, regard shall be had to its condition in respe: t of the follow- ing matters, that is to say - (a) rep:iir, (b) stability, (c) freedom f1om damp, (d) natural light and air (e) water sunr1ly, (f) drainag sanitary conveniences , (g) faciJiti' · 1torage, p ' eparatioo and cook- ing o and for the disposal of waste waterf -/" and the building shall be deemed to be unfit as afore- said if it is so defec.tive that it is not reasonably suitable for occupation in that condition, CHAPTER lV Slum improvement A Phow~r _of