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Duty of owners and occupiers to collect and deposit non- biodegradable garbage etc. -It shall be the duty of the owners and occupiers of all lands and buildings- (a) to collect or to cause to be collected from their respective land and buildings the non-biodegradable garbage and to deposit, or cause to be deposited, in public receptacles, deposits or places provided for temporary deposit or collection of the non -biodegradable garbage by the local authority in the area ; (b) to provide separate receptacles or dustbins, other than those kept and maintained for deposit of bio-degradable garbage, of the type and in the manner prescribed by the local authority or its officers for collection therein of all the non-biodegradable waste from such land and building and to keep such receptacles dustbins in good condition and repair. 1[6. Power of local authority or competent authority for removal of non-biodegradable garbage or non-biodegradable material.- The local authority or the competent authority may, after giving notice in writing to the owner or occupier or part-owner, or person claiming to be the owner or part- owner of any land or building, which has become a place of unauthorised stacking or deposit of non-biodegradable garbage or non-biodegradable material which is likely to occasion a nuisance or is likely to injure the drainage and sewage system or is likely to be dangerous to life and health, remove or cause to be removed the said garbage or material so stacked or collected, or take such steps as it may think necessary, and dispose of the said garbage or material at the cost of such person in the manner as provided under sub-section (5) of section 7-A of this Act.]