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() If any Municipality has reason to believe that some persons are engaged or employed in manual scavenging within its jurisdiction, the Chief Executive Officer of such Municipality shall cause a survey to be undertaken to identify such persons. (2) The content and methodology of the survey referred to in sub-section (1) shall be such as may be prescribed, and it shall be completed within a period of two months from its commencement in the case of Municipal Corporations, and within a period of one month in the case of other Municipalities. Contract, agreement, etc.. to be void Prohibition of persons from engagement or employment for hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks. Penalty for contravention of section 5 or section