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(1) Where the State Govemment is satisfied- Del.\IA1'11f·l<'h of •lum rueae ~ {a) that any area is a source of danger to the health, safety or morals of the - inhabitants of that area or of its neighbourhood, by reason of the area being Jow-lying, insanitary, squalid, .ov_er-crowded ·or otherwise; or (b) that the buildings in any area, used or intended to be used for human habitation are- (/) in any respect, unfit for human habitation; or . QIW \l<>Vfn: ij,\!!;, 9~.·"""11<% 1..,3/l!AWJ<llA•.>ft.· 1$ ... (i1) by ro.a~vn_ Qf; dilopi@tiQn, ov,cri;rowding. faulty; arrangement and de· sign of sµch buildings, narrowness or faulty arrangement_ of streets, lack of ventilS.tiOn, light or sWiitatlon facilities, or any combination of these factors, detrimental tO·safety, health or morals, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare such area to be a slum area, and such declaration i.hall also be published in that area in such other manner as may be prescribed. (2) .. In detennining whether a building is unfit- for human habitation, for the purposes of this Act, regard shall be had to its condition in respect of the fotiow- ing matters, that is to say.~ (1) repair, (i1) stability, (iii) freedom from damp, ~iv) natural light and air, (v) water-supply, (v1) drainage and sanitary conveniences, (vii) facilities for storage, preparation and cooking of food and for the dis- posal of waste water. and the building shall be deemed to be unfit as aforesiiid, if it is so defective in one or more of the said matters that it is not reasonably suitable for occupation iil that condition, CHAPTER IIL PREVENTION OF GROWTH OF SLUMS. Re··i~tration