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Power of Taluk Panchayat to make regulations.- (1) A Taluk Panchayat may subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made under section 311 and with the previous sanction of the Government, by notification, make regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act in so far as it relates to its powers and duties. (2) The regulations made under sub-section (1) shall be subject to the conditions of previous publication and such publication shall be in such manner as may be prescribed. 1[315. Power of Gram Panchayat to make bye-laws.– (1) A Gram Panchayat may, subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made under section 311 and the regulations made under section 313 and with the previous sanction of Zilla panchayat, alter or rescind bye-laws or make bye-laws, – (a) for the regulation and inspection of markets, all public places used for the sale of articles and slaughter houses and all places used by or for animals which are for sale or hire or the produce of which is sold and for the proper and clean conduct of business therein, for regulating the sale of fruits, flowers, vegetables, or meat, fish, eggs and animals in the Gram Panchayat markets or other specified places and for fixing the rents and other charges to be levied for the use of any of them which belong to the Gram Panchayat; (b) specifying the conditions on or subject to which and the circumstances in which and the areas or localities in respect of which, licences may be granted, refused, suspended or withdrawn for the use of any place not belonging to the Gram Panchayat ; (c) for the regulation of rearing and keeping horses, cattle or other quadruped animals or poultry, birds for transportation, sale or hire or for sale of the produce thereof; (d) prohibiting the stalling or herding of horses, camels, cattle, donkeys, pigs, sheep or goats, otherwise than in accordance with such terms prescribed in such bye-laws in regard to the number thereof and the places to be used for the purpose, as may be necessary to prevent danger to the public health; (e) for securing the cleanliness free from open defecation and sanitation and management of solid and liquid waste within the Gram Panchayat area; (f) for the registration of births and deaths and the taking of statistics within the Gram Panchayat area and for enforcing the supply of such information as may be necessary to make such registration or statistics effective; (g) regulating the disposal of the dead, the maintenance of all places for the disposal of the dead in good order and in a safe sanitary condition due regard being had to the religious usages of the community or section of the community entitled to the use of such places for the disposal of the dead; (h) for enforcing the supply of information as to any cases of dangerous disease; 203 (i) for enforcing the supply of such information by inhabitants of the Gram panchayat area as may be necessary to ascertain their respective liabilities to any tax imposed therein; (j) for conserving and preventing injury to sources and means of water supply and appliances owned by Gram Panchayat, for the distribution of water whether within or without the limits of the Gram Panchayat area and regulating all matters and things connected with the supply and use of water and the turning on or turning off and preventing the wastage of water, and the construction, maintenance and control of Gram Panchayat water works and of pipes and fittings in connection therewith, whether the property of the Gram Panchayat or not; Explanation - For purposes of this clause, “sources and means of water supply” shall include private wells which are used by the public. (k) for securing an adequate supply of pure water to persons occupying residential premises; (l) regulating the use of public bathing and washing places within Gram Panchayat limits; (m) regulating the disposal of carcasses of dead animals; (n) prescribing the conditions subject to which permission may be given for the temporary occupation of or the erection of, temporary structures on public streets or for projections over public streets; (o) regulating the structure and dimensions of plinths, walls, foundations, floors, roofs and chimneys of new buildings, for the purpose of securing stability and the prevention of fires, and for purpos of health; (p) regulating the erection or use of buildings for private or commercial purposes subject to the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1963; (q) regulating in any other particular not specifically provided for in this Act, the construction, maintenance and control of drains, sewers, ventilation shafts, receptacles for dung and manure, cesspools, water closets, privies, latrines, urinals and drainage or sewerage works of every description, whether the property of the Gram Panchayat or not; (r) determining the information and plans to be required by the Gram Panchayat area for forming of new extensions or layouts or making new private streets in accordance with The Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1963; (s) subject to the provisions of the Karnataka Traffic Control Act, 1960, prohibiting vehicular traffic in any particular street, so as to prevent danger, obstruction or inconvenience to the public, by fixing up posts at both ends of such street or portion of such street, prohibiting the transit of any vehicles of such form, construction, weight or size, or laden with such machinery or other unwieldy objects as may be deemed likely to cause injury to the roadway or to any construction thereon except under such conditions as to time, mode of traction or locomotion, use of appliances for protection of the roadway, number of lights and assistants and other general precautions as may be prescribed, either generally in such bye-laws or in special licences to be granted in each case upon such terms as to time, of application and payment of fees therefore as may be prescribed in such bye-laws: Provided that no such bye-law relating only to any particular street or portion of a street shall be deemed to be in force, unless and until notices of such prohibition shall have been posted up by the Gram Panchayat in conspicuous places at or near both ends of such street or portion of street; (t) securing the protection of public parks, gardens, Thrash field and open spaces, vested in or under the control of the Gram Panchayat, from injury or misuse, regulating their management and the manner in which they may be used by the public, and providing for the proper behaviour of persons in them; (u) prescribing the qualifications of surveyors or persons by whom plans required are to be prepared or of plumbers for licensing persons to be surveyors or plumbers or water 204 supply contractors and fixing the fees chargeable for such licences and for modifying the provisions of or revoking such licences and prohibiting any alterations or repairs or fittings to water or drainage pipes or house connections being carried out or made, except by licensed plumbers or water supply contractors providing for the exercise of adequate control on all licensed plumbers or licensed water-supply contractors, the inspection of all works carried out by them and the hearing and disposal of complaints made by the owners or occupiers of premises with regard to the quality of work done, material used, delay in execution of work and the charges made, by a licensed plumber or licensed water-supply contractor; (v) prescribing the conditions on or subject to which and the circumstances in and the areas or localities in respect of which licences may be granted, refused, suspended, or withdrawn for establishment in any premises, of any factory, as defined in the Factories Act, 1948; (w) prescribing the conditions on or subject to which permission may be granted, renewed, refused, suspended or withdrawn for erecting, exhibiting, fixing or retaining any advertisement liable to tax under this Act, over any land, building or structure or upon or in any vehicle or for displaying in any other manner; (x) the fees to be charged for licences or permissions granted by the Gram Panchayat or for the inspection of records or grant of copies of documents or duplicate licences or permits; and (y) generally for the regulation of all matters relating to Gram Panchayat administration. (2) Every Gram Panchayat shall, before making any bye-law under this section, publish in such manner as may be prescribed for the information of the persons likely to be affected thereby, a draft of the proposed bye-law, together with a notice specifying a date on or after which the draft will be taken into consideration, such date not being earlier than thirty days from the date of publication of the draft of the proposed bye-law and shall, before making the bye-law, receive and consider any objection or suggestion with respect to the draft which may be made in writing by any person before the date so specified.