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Frohibikion 02 construceing drains, etc. near sources of water supply, -- (,I) The Chief officer may, by a written notice, require the owner or occu- pier on whose land any drain, privy, water-closet, cesspool, or other receptacle for filth or refuse for the time being exists within such distance as may be prescribed by bye-laws, from any spring, we91 stream, channel, tank, reservoir or other source from which water is or may be derived for public use, and which would be in a position where suqh source, of water is likely to be injured or the water therein poliuted, to remove or close such drain, privy, wates-closet, cesspool or other receptacle for filth or refuse, within one week from the date of service of the notice. ( 2 ) Whoever fails to comply with t h e notice under sub-section 1 shall, on convistisn, be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees and in the case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to five rupees fo every day after the first during which such offence continues.