Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Boards to be set up during repairs, etc.- (1) A person intending to construct or take down any building or to alter or repair any building externally shall if the position or circumstances of the work is or are likely to cause or may cause obstruction, danger or inconvenience in any street, before being such work- (a) obtain the permission from the Council; and (b) cause sufficient boards or fences to be put up in order to separate the area where the work is to be carried on from the street and shall maintain such hoard or fence standing and in good condition to the satisfaction of the Council during such time as the Council considers necessary for the public safety or convenience and shall cause the same to be sufficiently lighted during the night and shall remove the same when directed by the Council. (2) Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees, and with further fine which may extended to ten rupees for every day, on which such contravention continues, after the date of such conviction for such offence.