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Prohibition of constructing drains, etc. near sources of water supply.— (1) The Chief Officer may, by a written notice, require the owner or occupier 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, well 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 such source of water is likely to be injured or the water therein polluted, to remove or close such drain, privy, water-closet, cesspool or other receptacle for filth or refuse, within one week from the date of service of the notice. 427[(2) Whoever fails to comply with the notice under sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to 428[two thousand five hundred rupees] and in the case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to 429 [fifty rupees] for every day after the first during which such offence continues.] [ (2) Whoever fails to comply with the notice under sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues.]