Bare ActsThe Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act.

Section 407

Levy of stallages, rents and fees in municipal markets and slaughter-houses

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Levy of stallages, rents and fees in municipal markets and slaughter-houses.— The Commissioner may— (a) charge for the occupation or use of any stall, shop, standing, shed or pen in a municipal- market or slaughter-house, and for the right to expose goods for sale in a municipal market, and for weighing and measuring goods sold in any such market and for the right to slaughter animals in any municipal slaughter-house such stallages, rents and fees as shall from time to time be fixed by him, with the approval of 5[the Standing Committee,] in this behalf; or (b) with the approval of 6[the Standing Committee,] from the stallages, rents and fees leviable as aforesaid or any portion thereof, for any period not exceeding one year at a time; or (c) put up to public auction, or, with the approval of 7[the Standing Committee,] dispose of, by private sale, the privilege of occupying or using any stall, shop, standing, shed or pen, in a municipal market or slaughter-house for such term and on such conditions as he shall think fit. 8[407A. Removal of live cattle, sheep, goats or swine from any municipal slaughter-house, market or premises.— (1) No person shall, without the written permission of the Commissioner and without the payment of such fees as may be 9[prescribed by the Corporation], remove any live cattle, sheep, goats or swine from any Municipal slaughter-house or from any Municipal market or premises used or intended to be used for or in connection with such slaughter-house: Provided that such permission shall not be required for the removal of any animal which has not been sold within such slaughter-house, market or premises and which has not been within such slaughter- 1 These words were substituted for the words “The Commissioner may, with the approval of the Standing Committee” by Mah. 10 of 1998, s. 193. 2 These words were inserted by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 162. 3 This clause was added by Bom. 54 of 1955, s. 10. 4 These words, brackets and figures were inserted by Mah. 31 of 2018, s. 4. 5 These words were substituted for the words “the Mayor-in-Council” by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 163. 6 These words were substituted for the words “the Mayor-in-Council” by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 163. 7 These words were substituted for the words “the Mayor-in-Council” by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 163. 8 New section 407A was inserted by Bom. 12 of 1936, s. 7. Section 10 of Bom. 12 of 1936 reads as under— “Notwithstanding anything contained in the City of Bombay Municipal (Amendment) Act, 1936 (Bom. 12 of 1936), it shall be deemed always to have been lawful for the Commissioner prior to the commencement of the said Act, to require his written permission for the removal of any cattle, sheep, goats or swine from any Municipal slaughter-house or from any Municipal market or premises used or intended to be used for or in connection with such slaughter-house and to fix and charge fees for the grant of such permission (Vide Bom. 12 of 1936, s. 10.) 9 These words were substituted for the words “prescribed by him” by Mah. 10 of 1998, s. 195(a). 324 The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act [1888 : III house, market or premises for a period longer than that prescribed under regulations made by the 1[Corporation] in this behalf, or which has in accordance with any by-law made under this Act, been rejected as unfit for slaughter at such slaughter-house, market or premises. (2) Any fee paid for permission under sub-section (1) in respect of any animal removed to a Panjrapole shall, subject to the regulations made by the 2[Corporation] in this behalf, be refunded on the production of a certificate from the Panjrapole authorities that such animal has been received in their charge.]

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