The Uttarakhand prevention of defacement of public property Act
uttarakhand · 2003
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called The Uttarakhand Prevention of Defacement of Public property Act, 2003
- S. 2Defines terms like "District Magistrate," "defacement," "public property," and "writing" for the Uttarakhand Act.
- S. 3Section penalizes defacing public property with fines or imprisonment, holding responsible managers if done for others' benefit.
- S. 4An offence punishable under this Act shall be cognizable
- S. 5Section empowers District magistrate to erase, remove, or clean defaced public property.
- S. 6The Uttarakhand Prevention of Defacement of Public Property Act allows the State Government to make rules and set fees for enforcement.
- S. 7Section 7 overrides any conflicting laws to ensure the Uttarakhand Act's provisions take precedence.