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Provision of means for disposal sewage.— (1) For the purpose of receiving, storing, disinfecting, distributing or otherwise disposing of sewage, the Commissioner may, when authorized by the corporation in this behalf— (a) construct any work within or without 6[Brihan Mumbai]; (b) purchase or take on lease any land, building, engine, material or apparatus either within or without 7[Brihan Mumbai]; (c) enter into an arrangement with any person for any period not exceeding twenty years, for the removal or disposal of sewage 8[within or without 9[Brihan Mumbai].] (2) Provided that any power conferred by this section shall be exercised in such manner as to cause the least practicable nuisance. Water-closets, Privies, Urinals, etc. 10[246A. Construction of water closets and privies.— (1) It shall not be lawful to construct any water-closet or privy for any premises except with the written permission of the Commissioner and in accordance with such terms not being inconsistent with any by-laws for the time being in force as he may prescribe. (2) In prescribing any such terms the Commissioner may determine in each case— (a) whether the premises shall be served by the water-closet or by the privy system, or partly by one and partly by the other; and (b) what shall be the site or position of each water-closet or privy. 1 Sub-section (4) of section 244 was added by Bom. 5 to 1905, s. 26(c). 2 These words were substituted for the words “Greater Bombay” by Mah. 25 of 1996, s. 2, Schedule. 3 These words were substituted for the words “Greater Bombay” by Mah. 25 of 1996, s. 2, Schedule. 4 The words “the Provincial Government” were substituted for the word “Government” by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order in Council. 5 This word was substituted for the word “Provincial” by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. 6 These words were substituted for the words “Greater Bombay” by Mah. 25 of 1996, s. 2, Schedule. 7 These words were substituted for the words “Greater Bombay” by Mah. 25 of 1996, s. 2, Schedule. 8 These words were added by Bom. 5 of 1905, s. 27. 9 These words were substituted for the words “Greater Bombay” by Mah. 25 of 1996, s. 2, Schedule. 10 Sections 246A, 247, 248 were substituted for section 247 and 248 by Bom. 5 of 1905, s. 28. 230 The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act [1888 : III (3) If any water-closet or privy is constructed on any premises in contravention of sub-section (1), the Commissioner may, after giving not less than ten days notice to the owner or occupier of such premises, close such water-closet or privy, 1[* * *] alter or demolish the same, and the expenses incurred by the Commissioner in so doing shall be paid by such owner or occupier or by the person offending.] 2[247. Water closets and other accommodation in buildings newly erected or re-erected.—(1) It shall not be lawful newly to erect or to re-erect any building for or intended for human habitation, or at or in which labourers or workmen are to be employed, without such water-closet or privy accommodation, and such urinal accommodation, and accommodation for bathing or for the washing of clothes and domestic utensils, as the Commissioner may prescribe. (2) In prescribing any such accommodation the Commissioner may determine in each case— (a) whether such building shall be served by the water-closet or by the privy system, or partly by one and partly by the other; (b) what shall be the site or position of each water-closet, privy, urinal or bathing or washing place, and their number.] 3[248. Where there is no such accommodation or the accommodation is insufficient or objectionable.— (1) where any premises are without a water-closet, or privy, or urinal or bathing or washing place, or if the Commissioner is of opinion that the existing water-closet, or privy, or urinal, or bathing or washing place accommodation, available for the persons occupying or employed in any premises is insufficient, inefficient, or on any sanitary grounds objectionable, the Commissioner may 4[* * *] by written notice, require the owner of such premises— (a) to provide such, or such additional, water-closet, privy, urinal, or bathing or washing place accommodation as he prescribes; (b) to make such structural or other alterations in the existing water-closet, privy, urinal or bathing or washing place accommodation as he prescribes; or (c) to substitute water-closet accommodation for any privy accommodation. (2) Provided that where the water-closet, privy, urinal or bathing or washing place accommodation of any premises— (a) has been, and is being, used in common by the persons occupying or employed in such premises and any one or more other premises, or (b) is in the opinion of the Commissioner likely to be so used, the Commissioner may, if he is of opinion that such accommodation is sufficient to admit of the same being used by all the persons occupying or employed in all such premises, direct in writing that separate water-closet, privy, urinal or bathing or washing place accommodation need not be provided on or for each of such other premises. (3) Provided also that the Commissioner may, if he is of opinion that, there is sufficient municipal latrine accommodation available for all the persons occupying or employed in any premises direct that separate water-closet, privy or urinal accommodation need not be provided for such premises. (4) Any requisition under sub-section (1) may comprise any detail specified in sub-section (2) of section 247.]