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Prohibitions of deposit etc., of things in streets.— (1) No person shall, except with the written permission of the Commissioner— (a) place or deposit upon any street or upon any open channel, drain or well, in any street 2[or in any public place] any stall, chair, bench, box, ladder, bale or other things so as to form an obstruction thereto or encroachment thereon; (b) project, at a height of less than twelve feet from the surface of the street, any board, or shelf, beyond the line of the plinth of any building, over any street or over any open channel, drain, well or tank in any street; (c) attach to, or suspend from, any wall or portion of a building abutting on a street, at a less height than aforesaid anything whatever. (2) Nothing in clause (a) applies to building-materials. 3[313A. Licence for sale in public places.— Except under and in conformity with the terms and provisions of a licence granted by the Commissioner in this behalf, no person shall hawk or expose for 1 These words were substituted for the words “may be sanctioned by the Member-in-Charge” by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 113. 2 These words were inserted by Bom. 19 of 1930, s. 13. 3 Section 313A was inserted by Bom. 1 of 1925, s. 19-A. 254 The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act [1888 : III sale in any public place or in any public street any article whatsoever, whether it be for human] consumption or not.] 1[313B. Licence for use of skill in handicraft or rendering services for purposes of gain in public place or street.— Except under and in conformity with the terms and provisions of a licence granted by the Commissioner in this behalf, no person shall, for purposes of gain, use his skill in any handicraft or in rendering services to and for the convenience of the public in any public place or public street.]