Offences and Penalties under Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act 1888

Penalties

471. Certain offences punishable with fine.

– Whoever-

(a) contravenes any provision of any of the sections, sub-sections or clauses mentioned in the first column of the following table, or of any regulation made thereunder; or

(b) fails to comply with any requisition lawfully made upon him under any of the said sections, sub-sections or clauses,shall be punished, for each such offence, with fine which may extend to the amount mentioned in that behalf in the third column of the said table Subject, however, to a minimum fine which shall not be less than fine mentioned in the fourth column of the said table.

Explanation – The entries in the second column of the said table headed “Subject” are not intended as definitions of the offences described in the sections, sub-sections and clauses mentioned in the first column, or even as abstracts of those sections, sub-sections and clauses, but are inserted merely as references to, the subjects of the sections, sub-sections and clauses, the numbers of which are given in the first column.

*Sr.No.*	*Section, sub-section or clause*	*Subject*	*Fine which may be imposed*	*Minimum fine which shall be imposed*
*(1)*	*(2)*	*(3)*	*(4)*	*(5)*
1.	Section 149	Notice to be given of transfer of title	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
2.	Section 150	Requisition to produce instrument of transfer	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
3.	Section 152	Notice to be given of the erection of new building, etc.	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
4.	Section 191A, sub-section (3)	Return to be forwarded by an owner or person in charge of a dog.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred fifty rupees
5.	Section 191H	Return to be submitted by person liable to theatre tax.	Two thousand and Five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
6.	Section 223, sub-section (1)	Building, etc., not to be erected without permission over drains.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
7.	Section 229	Connections, with municipal drains, etc., not to be made except in conformity with section 227 or 228.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
8.	Section 229A, sub-section (1)	Buildings, etc., not to be erected without permission over drains	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
9.	Section 230A	Owner of land to allow others to carry drains through the land.	Two thousand and Five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
10.	Section 231	Requisition to enforce drainage of undrained premises situated within a hundred feet of a municipal drain	Two thousand and Five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
11.	Section 232	Requisition to enforce drainage of undrained premises not situated within a hundred feet of a Municipal drain.	Two thousand and Five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
12.	Section 233, sub-section (1), clause (b)	Direction limiting use of drain or notice requiring the construction of a distinct drain.	Two thousand and Five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
13.	Section 233A, clause (b)	Drains for sole use of properties to be maintained in good repair, etc. by owner or occupier of the property.	Two thousand and Five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
14.	Section 234	New buildings not to be erected without drains.	Fine not to be exceed five thousand rupees	….
15.	Section 235	Excrementitious matter not to be passed into cesspool.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
16.	Section 236	Owners of drains to allow use thereof, or joint ownership therein, to others,	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Fifty hundred rupees
17.	Section 240	Drains not to pass beneath buildings.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
18.	Section 241	Provisions as to position of cesspools.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
19.	Section 243, sub-section (2)	Requisition to cover or ventilate drain or cesspool.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
20.	Section 246A, sub-section (1)	Water closets and privies not to be constructed without permission or in contravention of terms prescribed.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
21.	Section 247	Buildings newly erected or re-erected to be provided with water closet and other accommodation.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
22.	Section 248, sub-section (1)	Requisition to enforce provision of privy accommodation, etc.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
23.	Section 249	Requisition to provide privy accommodation for factories, etc.	Ten thousand rupees	Five thousand rupees
24.	Section 249A	Requisition respecting unhealthy privies.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
25.	Section 250, sub-section (1).	Provisions as to privies.	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
26.	Section 251, proviso	Provisions as to water closets	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
27.	Section 251A	Provisions as to privies and water-closets	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand and five hundred rupees
28.	Section 251B	Provisions as to use of places for bathing or washing clothes or domestic utensils.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
29.	Section 257	Requisition to effect sanitary repairs etc.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
30.	Section 259A, sub-sections (1) and (4)	Provisions as to employment of licensed plumber and use of work	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
31.	Section 259A, sub-sections (2) and (3)	Licensed plumber to give and sign certificate.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
32.	Section 268, sub-section (1)	Building, etc., not to be erected over water main without permission.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
33.	Section 269, sub-section (3)	Water not to be carried away from public water supply for sale, and not to be carried in cask, etc., without permission.	Five thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
34.	Section 270, sub-section (2)	Public water supply set apart for particular purpose not to be used for other purpose.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
35.	Section 270A	Premises not to be occupied without Commissioner’s certificate in respect of adequate water supply.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
36.	Section 271, sub-section (2)	Requisition to obtain private water supply and to provide supply and distributing pipes, etc.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
37.	Section 272, sub-section (1)	Provisions as to making and renewing of connections with municipal water works.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
38.	Section 272, sub-section (5)	Provision as to unauthorised connections with municipal water works, etc.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
39.	Section 274	Requisition to provide cistern and putting of means of access to any cistern.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
40.	Section 274A	Requisition to provide for keeping cisterns locked.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
41.	Section 275	Supply or distributing pipes, etc., to be kept in efficient repair by owner or occupier of premises.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	One thousand rupees
42.	Section 278, sub-section (2)	Requisition to remedy defect in meter (supply or distributing pipes), etc.	Five thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
43.	Section 280	Conditions as to use of water not to be contravened.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
44.	Section 282	Prohibition of fraudulent and unauthorised use of water	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
45.	Section 2878 sub-section (1)	Work under Chapter X to be done by licensed plumber	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
46.	Section 287B sub-section (2)	Name of licensed plumber to be furnished.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred and fifty rupees
47.	Section 297, sub-section (3)	Construction of building, within the regular line of street without permission.	Twenty-five thousand rupees	Five thousand rupees
48.	Section 304, sub-section (1)	Land not to be appropriated for building and private streets not to be laid out until expiration of notice nor Otherwise than in accordance with Commissioner’s direction.	Twenty-five thousand rupees	Five thousand rupees
49.	Section 305	Requisition as to levelling and draining of private streets.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
50.	Section 308, sub-section (1)	Prohibition of projections upon streets, etc.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
51.	Section 308, sub-section (2)	Requisition to remove the same.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
52.	Section 309, sub-section (1)	Requisition to remove or alter projections, etc., made before Act III of 1872 came into force.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
53.	Section 311	Ground floor doors, etc., not to open outwards on streets.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
54.	Section 312 sub-section (1)	Prohibition of structures or fixtures causing obstruction in streets.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
55.	Section 313, sub-section (1)	Prohibition of deposits, etc., of things in streets.	Two thousand rupees	Two hundred and fifty rupees
56.	Section 313A	Prohibition of hawking articles for sale in a public place or street without a licence.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
57.	Section 313B	Prohibition in a public place or street, of use of skill in handicraft or in rendering services without licence.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
58.	Section 315	Requisition to remove structures or fixtures erected or set up before section 312 came into force.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
59.	Section 316, sub-section (1)	Prohibition of the tethering of animals in public streets.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
60.	Section 319, sub-section (2)	Direction to close street in which work is in progress.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
61.	Section 321, sub-section (2)	Shoring-timber fence, etc., employed to secure public safety while Municipal works are in progress, not to be removed.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
62.	Section 322, sub-section (1)	Street not to be opened or broken up and building materials not to be deposited thereon without permission.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
63.	Section 323	Precautions for public safety to be taken by persons to whom permission is granted under section 322.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
64.	Section 324, sub-section (1)	Persons to whom permission is granted under section 322 must reinstate street.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
65.	Section 325	Provision to be made by persons to whom permission is granted under section 322 for traffic, etc., when their works interrupt.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
66.	Section 326	Hoards to be set up during work on any building adjacent to a street.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
67.	Section 327 sub-section (2)	Name of street and number or sub-number of premises or part thereof not to be destroyed or defaced.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
68.	Section 328, sub-section (1)	Skysigns not to be erected or retained without permission.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
69.	Section 328A, sub-section (1)	Advertisements on certain sites, vehicles, etc., not to be exhibited without permission.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
70.	Section 329, sub-section (1)	Requisition to repair, protect or enclose dangerous place.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
71.	Section 331	Prohibition of removal etc., of lamps.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
72.	Section 333, sub-sections (1), (2) and (3)	Provision as to manner of laying gas-pipes.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
73.	Section 334, sub-section (1)	Requisition to alter situation of gas-pipes, etc.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
74.	Section 335, sub-section (1)	Buildings, etc., not to be erected without permission over municipal gas-pipes.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
75.	Section 344A	Provision for supervision of buildings and works.	Ten thousand rupees	….
76.	Section 347, sub-section (1)	Work not to be commenced without notice.	Fifty thousand rupees	Ten thousand rupees
77.	Section 347A	Building not to be converted to other purposes without the permission of the Commissioner.	Ten thousand rupees	….
78.	Section 347B	Building or any part of a building originally constructed or authorised to be used for human habitation not to be used as a godown etc., without permission.	Twenty thousand rupees	Five thousand rupees
79.	Section 347C	Building originally constructed or authorised to be used for human habitation not to be altered without permission for the purpose of using it as a godown, etc.	Twenty-five thousand rupees	Five thousand rupees
80.	Section 349	Roofs and external wails of buildings not to be made of inflammable articles.	Twenty thousand rupees	Four hundred rupees
81.	Section 349A and 3498	Provision as to height of buildings.	Twenty thousand rupees	Four thousand rupees
82.	Section 349C	Provision as to height of frame buildings.	Fifty thousand rupees	Ten thousand rupees
83.	Section 349D	Alteration and provision of staircase to allow safe exit in the event of fire.	Twenty thousand rupees	Four thousand rupees
84.	Section 353	Provision for enforcement of provisions concerning buildings and walls.	Fifty thousand rupees	Ten thousand rupees

85.	Section 353A	Provision as to completion certificates	Twenty-five thousand rupees	Five thousand rupees
85A.	Section 353B	Provisions as to Structural Stability Certificate	Twenty-five thousand rupees or the amount equal to property tax of the building, fora period of one year. whichever is higher	Twenty-five thousand rupees or the amount equal to property tax of the building for a period of one year, whichever is higher]
86.	Section 354AA, sub-section (7)	Erection or re-erection of any building in contravention of the declaration.	Twenty thousand rupees	Four hundred rupees
87.	Section 354RK sub-section (8)	Construction or re-construction of building within any re-development area without permission.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
88.	Section 356	Regulations prescribed for licensed surveyors and plumbers.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
89.	Section 357	Licensed plumber not to demand or receive more than the prescribed fee.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
90.	Section 358	Licensed plumber to be bound to execute work properly.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
91.	Section 368 Sub-sections (1), (2), (3) and (4)	Collection removal and deposit of refuse and provision of receptacles.	Ten thousand rupees	Two hundred and fifty rupees
92.	Section 370	Collection, and removal of excrementitious and polluted matter to be provided for by occupier in certain cases.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred and fifty rupees
93.	Section 371	Halalkhore’s duties in certain cases not to be discharged by private individuals without permission.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
94.	Section 372, clauses (a), (b), (C), (d), (e)and (f).	Provision as to removal of refuse.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
95.	Section 372, clause (g)	Provision as to removal and skinning of carcasses.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
96.	Section 375	Requisition to cleanse and lime wash building.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
97.	Section 375A	Requisition to remove building materials, etc., from any premises.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
98.	Section 376	Prohibition of nuisance, in unoccupied or abandoned premises.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
99.	Section 377	Requisition to cleanse, etc., neglected premises.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
100.	Section 377A sub-sections (1) and (2)	Requisition to abate nuisance or to prevent recurrence due to ieakage in the roofs of buildings.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
101.	Section 378, sub-section (2)	Provision as to buildings unfit for human habitation.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
102.	Section 379	Owner or occupier of a house within seven days of receipt of notice, to give statement of accommodation.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
103.	Section 379A, sub-section (1)	Requisition by Metropolitan Magistrate to abate overcrowding.	Two thousand rupees	Four hundred rupees
104.	Section 379A, sub-section (3)	Requisition by owner pursuant to order under sub-section (1).	Two thousand rupees	Four hundred rupees
105.	Section 380	Requisition to remove or alter insanitary huts.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
106.	Section 381	Requisition to fill in pools, etc., which are a nuisance.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
107.	Section 381A, sub-section (1)	Digging or constructing well, etc., without permission.	Five thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
108.	Section 381A sub-section (2)	Requisition to fill in or demolish well, etc.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
109.	Section 381B	Prohibitions of mosquito breeding in collection of water on any land.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
110.	Section 382	Requisition to discontinue dangerous quarrying	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
111.	Section 383 sub-section (1)	Requisition to remove or trim trees, shrubs or hedges.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
112.	Section 384, sub-section (1)	Prohibitions as to keeping of animals.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
113.	Section 384A	Requisition to discontinue, etc., stabling animals or storing grains, etc., in dwelling house.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
114.	Section 385 sub-section (2)	Prompt notice to be given to Health Department for removal of carcasses of dead animals without authorisation of the Commissioner.	One thousand rupees	One hundred rupees
115.	Section 388, clauses (e), (f) and (g)	Prohibition of bathing, etc., contrary to order or regulation.	Five thousand rupees	Two hundred fifty rupees
116.	Section 390, sub-section (1)	Factory, etc., not to be newly established or worked without permission.	Fifty thousand rupees	Ten thousand rupees
117.	Section 390, sub-section (3)	Prohibition of continuous or resumption of working of factory, etc., after revocation of written permission for its establishment.	Fifty thousand rupees	Ten thousand rupees
118.	Section 392, sub-section (1)	Requisition for sanitary regulation of factories.	Twenty-five thousand rupees	Five thousand rupees
119.	Section 393, sub-section (1)	Prohibition of use of steam whistle, etc., without permission.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
120.	Section 394, sub-section (1) clauses (a) (ii) and (b) to (f)	Certain articles not to be kept and certain trades, processes and operations not to be carried on without licence.	Twenty-five thousand rupees	Five thousand rupees
121.	Section 394, sub-section (6)	Licence to be kept on premises, board to be displayed indicating nature of articles kept or trade carried on and proper labels to be put on licensable articles.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
122.	Section 395, sub-section (1)	Prohibition of corruption of water by chemicals, etc.	Twenty thousand rupees	Four thousand rupees
123.	Section 397, sub-section (1)	Regulation of washing of clothes by washermen.	Two thousand rupees	Four hundred rupees
124.	Section 401, sub-section (1)	Prohibition of sale in Municipal market without licence.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
125.	Section 402, sub-section (2)	New private market not to be opened without sanction.	Fifty thousand rupees	Ten thousand rupees
126.	Section 403, sub-section (1)	Private market or slaughter house not to be kept or permitted to be kept open without licence.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
127.	Section 404	Prohibition of sale in unauthorised private markets.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred fifty rupees
128.	Section 405	Requisition to pave and drain private market, buildings and slaughter houses.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
129.	Section 406	Regulations framed for markets and slaughter houses.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred and fifty rupees
130.	Section 407A	Removal of cattle, sheep, goats or swine from any municipal slaughter-house market or premises.	One thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees.
131.	Section 408, sub-section (2)	Regulations and table of stallage, fees and rents affixed in markets and slaughter houses not to be destroyed or defaced.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
132.	Section 410, sub-section (1)	Prohibition of sale of animals, etc., except in a market.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
133.	Section 411	Butchers and persons who sell or supply flesh of animal to be licensed.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
134.	Section 412A	Milk, butter, etc., not to be sold without a licence.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
135.	Section 421	Information to be given of existence of dangerous disease or continuous pyrexia of unknown origin by medical practitioners.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
136.	Section 423, sub-section (2)	Prohibition of use for drinking of water likely to cause dangerous disease.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
137.	Section 424. sub-section (2)	Direction to remove patients to hospital	Five thousand rupees One thousand rupees
138.	Section 425, sub-section (1)	Requisition to disinfect buildings.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
139.	Section 426A, sub-section (1)	Second-hand clothing and bedding not to be brought into city without informing the Commissioner and getting them inspected.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
140.	Section 426A, sub-section (4).	Second-hand clothing and bedding brought into city not to be dealt with or disposed of until a certificate by the Commissioner has been given.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
141.	Section 427, sub-section (2)	Where a place for washing of infected articles has been appointed such articles not to be washed at places not so appointed.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees.	Five hundred rupees
142.	Section 427, sub-section (3).	Direction to disinfect or destroy infected articles.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees.	Five hundred rupees
143.	Section 428, sub-section (1)	Persons suffering from dangerous disease not to enter a public conveyance without notifying the same.	One thousand two hundred fifty rupees	Two hundred and fifty rupees
144.	Section 430	Provision as to carriage of persons suffering from dangerous disease in public conveyances.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
145.	Section 431	Public conveyance which has carried a person suffering from dangerous disease to be disinfected.	Ten thousand rupees.	Two thousand rupees
146.	Section 432, sub-section (1)	Infected articles not to be transmitted, etc., without previous disinfection.	Ten thousand rupees.	Two thousand rupees
147.	Section 433, sub-section (1)	Infected building not to be let without being first disinfected.	Ten thousand rupees.	Two thousand rupees
148.	Section 435	Places for the disposal of the dead to be registered.	Five thousand rupees.	One thousand rupees
149.	Section 437	New places for disposal of the dead not to be opened without permission.	Twenty-five thousand rupees	Five thousand rupees
150.	Section 440, sub-section (1)	Prohibition of burials within places of worship and exhumations without permission.	Ten thousand rupees.	Two thousand rupees
151.	Section 441	Acts prohibited in connection with the disposal of the dead.	Five thousand rupees.	One thousand rupees
152.	Section 446, sub-section (1)	Information of birth to be given within seven days.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
153.	Section 447	Information respecting finding of new-born child to be given.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
154.	Section 449	Information of death to be given at the time when the corpse of the deceased is disposed of.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
155.	Section 450, sub-section (1)	Medical practitioner who attended a deceased person to certify the cause of death.	Two thousand and five hundred rupees	Five hundred rupees
156.	Section 457	Obligation to fill up blank schedules and returns.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
157.	Section 459	Military, naval and police officers and certain others if required, to act as enumerators.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
158.	Section 469, sub-section (1)	Boards for exhibiting by-laws to be open to inspection.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
159.	Section 469, sub-section (2)	Boards not to be injured or defaced, etc.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
160.	Section 479, sub-section (5)	Grantee to be bound to produce licence or written permission	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
161.	Section 485A Sub-section (2)	Requisition to furnish information as to nature of interest in any premises.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
162.	Section 507, sub-section (3)	Occupier of building or land to afford owner facilities for complying with provisions of this Act, etc., after eight days from issue of order by Chief Judge of Small Causes Court.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees]

472. Continuing offences.

Whoever, after having been convicted, of-

(a) contravening any provision of any of the sections, sub-sections or clauses mentioned in the first column of the following table, or of any regulation made thereunder, or

(b) failing to comply with any requisition lawfully made upon him under any of the said sections, sub-sections or clauses,continues to contravene the said provisions or to neglect to comply with try said requisition or fails to remove or rectify any work or thing done in contravention of the said provision, as the case may be, shall be punished, for each day that he continues so to offend, with fine which may extend to the amount mentioned in that behalf in the third column of the said table subject however, to minimum daily fine which shall not be less than the amount mentioned, in the fourth column of the said table.

Explanation. – The entries in the second column of the said table headed “Subject” are not intended as definitions of the offences described in the sections, sub-sections and clauses mentioned in the first column, or even as abstracts of those sections, sub-sections, and clauses, but are inserted merely as references to the subject of the sections, sub-sections and clauses, the numbers of which are given in the first column.

*Sr. No.*	*Section, sub-section or clause*	*Subject*	*Daily fine which may be imposed*	*Minimum daily fine which shall be imposed*
*(1)*	*(2)*	*(3)*	*(4)*	*(5)*
1.	Section 223 sub-section (1)	Buildings, etc., not to be erected without permission over municipal drains.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
2.	Section 229	Connections with municipal drains, etc., not to be made except in conformity with section 227 or 228.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
3.	Section 229A sub-section (1)	Buildings, etc., not to be erected without permission over any drain.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
4.	Section 230A	Owner of land to allow to carry drains through the land.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
5.	Section 231	Requisition to enforce drainage of undrained premises situated within a hundred feet of a municipal drain.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
6.	Section 232	Requisition to enforce drainage of undrained premises not situated within a hundred feet of a municipal drain.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
7.	Section 233, sub-section (1) clause (b)	Direction, limiting the use of drain or notice requiring the con struction of a distinct drain.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
8.	Section 233A, clause (b)	Drain for sole use of property to be maintained in good repair, etc., by owner or occupier of property.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
9.	Section 236	Owners of drains to allow use or joint ownership thereof by others.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
10.	Section 240	Drains not to pass beneath buildings.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
11.	Section 243, sub-section (2)	Requisition to cover or ventilate drain or cesspool.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
12.	Section 248, sub-section (1)	Requisition to enforce the provision of privy accommodation, etc.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
13.	Section 249	Requisition to provide privy accommodation for factories, etc.	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
14.	Section 249A	Requisition respecting unhealthy privies.	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
15.	Section 250, sub-section (1)	Provisions to privies.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
16.	Section 251	Provision as to water closets	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
17.	Section 257	Requisition to effect sanitary repairs, etc.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
18.	Section 259A, sub-sections (1) and (4)	Provisions as to employment of licensed plumber and use of work.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
19.	Section 259A, sub-sections (2) and (3).	Licensed plumber to give and sign certificate.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
20.	Section 268, sub-section (1)	Building, etc., not to be erected over water main without permission.	One thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
21.	Section 270A	Premises not to he occupied without Commissioner’s certificate in respect of adequate water supply.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
22.	Section 271, sub-section (2)	Requisition to obtain private water supply and to provide supply and distributing pipes, etc.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
23.	Section 274	Requisition to provide cisterns and fittings or means of access to any cisterns.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
24.	Section 297 sub-section (3).	Buildings not to be constructed within the regular line of street without permission.	Ten thousand rupees	Three thousand rupees
25.	Section 305	Requisition as to levelling and draining of private streets.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
26.	Section 312 sub-section (1)	Prohibition of structures or fixtures causing obstruction in streets	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
27.	Section 313, sub-section (1)	Prohibition of deposit, etc., of things in streets.	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
28.	Section 313A	Prohibition of hawking or expOsing for sale any article in a public place or street without a licence.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
29.	Section 313B	Prohibition in a public place or street of use of skill in handicraft or in rendering services without licence.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
30.	Section 315	Requisition to remove structures or fixtures erected or set up before section 312 came into force.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
31.	Section 322, sub-section (1)	Streets not to be opened or broken up and building materials not to be deposited thereon without permission.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
32.	Section 323	Precautions for public safety to be taken by persons to whom permission is granted under section 322.	Five thousand rupees	One hundred rupees
33.	Section 324 sub-section (1)	Persons to whom permission is granted under section 322, must reinstate streets.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
34.	Section 326	Hoards to be set up during work on any building adjacent to a street.	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
35.	Section 328, sub- section (1)	Sky-signs not to be erected or retained without permission.	One thousand rupees	Four hundred rupees
36.	Section 328A, sub-section (1)	Advertisement on certain sites, vehicles, etc., not to be exhibited without permission.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
37.	Section 329, sub-section (1)	Requisition to repair, protect or enclose dangerous place.	One thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
38.	Section 334, sub-section (1)	Requisition to alter situation of gas pipes, etc.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
39.	Section 335, sub-section (1)	Building, etc., not to be erected without permission over municipal gas pipes.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
40.	Section 347, sub-section (1)	Work not to be commenced without notice.	Fifteen thousand rupees	Three thousand rupees
41.	Section 347B	Building or any part of a building originally constructed or authorised to be used for human habitation not to be used as a godown, etc., without permission.	Ten thousand rupees	Three thousand rupees
42.	Section 347C	Budding originally constructed or authorised to be used for human habitation not to be altered without permission for the purpose of using it as a godown, etc.	Ten thousand rupees	Three thousand rupees
43.	Section 349	Roof and external walls of buildings not to be of inflammable material.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
44.	Sections 349A and 349B	Provisions as to height of buildings	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
45.	Section 349C	Provisions as to height of frame buildings.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
46.	Section 349D	Alteration and provision of staircases to allow safe exit in the event of fire.	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
47.	Section 353A	Provision as to completion certificates; permission to occupy or use.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
48.	Section 354AA, sub-section (7)	Erection or re-erection of any building in contravention of the declaration.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
49.	Section 354RK, sub-section (8)	Construction or re-construction of building within any re-development area without permission.	Ten thousand rupees	Three thousand rupees
50.	Section 358	Licensed plumber to be bound to execute work properly.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
51.	Section 368, sub-sections (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5).	Collection, removal and deposit of refuse and provision of receptacles.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
52.	Section 372	Provision to removal of refuse.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
53.	Section 375	Requisition to cleanse and lime- wash building.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
54.	Section 375A	Requisition to remove building materials, etc., from any premises.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
55.	Section 377	Requisition to cleanse, etc., the neglected premises.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
56.	Section 377A sub- sections (1) and (2)	Requisition to abate or to prevent recurrence of leakage in the roofs of buildings.	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
57.	Section 379	Owner or occupier of house to give statement of accommodation within seven days of receipt of notice.	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
58.	Section 379A sub-section (1)	Requisition by Metropolitan Magistrate to abate over crowding.	Two thousand rupees	Four hundred rupees
59.	Section 379A, sub-section (3)	Requisition by owner pursuant to order under sub-section (1)	Two thousand rupees	Four hundred rupees
60.	Section 380	Requisition to remove or alter insanitary hut.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
61.	Section 381	Requisition to fill in pools, etc., which are nuisance.	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
62.	Section 381-A, sub-section (2)	Requisition to fill in or demolish well, etc.	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
63.	Section 381-B	Prohibition of mosquito-breeeding in collection of water on any land.	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
64.	Section 382	Requisition to discontinue dangerous quarrying	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
65.	Section 383, sub-section (1).	Requisition to remove or trim trees, shrubs or hedges.	Five hundred rupees	One hundred rupees
66.	Section 384, sub-section (1)	Prohibition as to the keeping of animals.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
67.	Section 384-A	Requisition to discontinue, etc. stabling animals in dwelling houses.	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
68.	Section 390, sub-section (1)	Prohibition of working of factory, etc., established without written permission.	Fifty thousand rupees,	Ten thousand rupees
69.	Section 390, sub-section (3)	Prohibition of continuance or resumption of working of factory, etc., after revocation of written permission for its establishment.	Fifty thousand rupees,	Ten thousand rupees
70.	Section 392, sub-section (1)	Requisition for sanitary regulation of factories, etc.	Ten thousand rupees,	Three thousand rupees
71.	Section 394, sub-section (1), clauses (a)(ii) and (b) to (f)	Certain articles not to be kept and certain trades, processes and operations not be carried on, without licence.	Twenty thousand rupees	Four thousand rupees
72.	Section 394, sub-section (b)	Licence to be kept on the premises, board to be displayed indicating nature of articles kept or trade carried on and proper labels to be put on articles, etc.	Two thousand rupees	Five hundred rupees
73.	Section 395, sub-section (1)	Prohibition of corruption of water by chemicals, etc.	Fifty thousand rupees	Ten thousand rupees
74.	Section 397, sub-section (1)	Regulation of washing of clothes by washermen.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
75.	Section 403, sub-section (1)	Private markets not to be kept or permitted to be kept open and no place to be used or permitted to be used as slaughter house, without licence.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
76.	Section 405	Requisition to pave and drain private market buildings, and slaughter houses.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees
77.	Section 411	Butchers and persons who sell or supply the flesh of animals to be licensed	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
78.	Section 412A	Milk, butter, etc., not to be sold without a licence.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
79.	Section 425, sub-section (1)	Requisition to disinfect buildings	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
80.	Section 426A, sub-section (1)	Second-hand clothing and bedding not to be brought into city without informing the Commissioner and getting them inspected.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
81.	Section 426A sub-section (4)	Second-hand clothing and bedding brought into city not to be dealt with or disposed of until a certificate by the Commissioner has been given.	Ten thousand rupees	Two thousand rupees
82.	Section 479, sub-section (5)	Grantee to be bound to produce licence or written permission	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
83.	Section 485A, sub-section (2)	Requisition to furnish information as to nature of interest in any premises.	One thousand rupees	Two hundred rupees
84.	Section 507, sub-section (3)	Occupier of building or land to afford facilities to the owner for complying with provisions of this Act, etc., after eight days from issue of order by the Chief Judge, Small Causes Court.	Five thousand rupees	One thousand rupees.]

473. Offences punishable under the Penal Code.

Whoever contravenes any provision of any of the sections, sub-sections or clauses of this Act hereinbelow in this section mentioned or of any regulation made thereunder, and whoever fails to comply with any requisition lawfully made upon him under any of the said sections, sub-sections or clauses, shall be deemed to have committed an offence punishable under the sections of the Indian Penal Code hereinbelow in this section respectively specified as the section of the said Code under which such person shall be punishable, namely:

Sections of this Act				Sections of the Indian Penal Code under which offenders are punishable
28, clause(j)	..	..	..	177.
155, sub-sections (1) and (2), 187	..	..	..	176 or 177, as the case may be.
388, clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d), 389	..	..	..	277.
434, sub-section (1)	..	..	..	188.

473A- Punishment for offences of preparing false election rolls or making false entries in ward lists. – Any officer or servant of the Corporation who knowingly prepares or makes an entry in the list of persons qualified to be enrolled which is incorrect or false shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment of either description which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to Rs. 500.

474- Punishment for acquiring share or interest in contract etc., with the corporation. – Any councillor who knowingly acquires, directly or indirectly, any share or interest in any contract or employment with, by or on behalf of the corporation, not being a share or interest such as, under section 16, it is permissible for a councillor to have, without being thereby disqualified for being a councillor, and any commissioner, Director, Deputy Commissioner, municipal officer or servant who knowingly acquires directly or indirectly, any share or interest in any contract or employment with, by or on behalf of the corporation, not being a share or interest such as, under clauses (h) and (k) of section 16, it is permissible for a councillor to have, without being thereby disqualified for being a councillor, shall be deemed to have committed the offence made punishable by section 168 of the Indian Penal Code.

474A- Penalty for obstructing lawful exercise of powers under Chapter V-A. – Any person who obstructs the lawful exercise of any power conferred by or under Chapter. V-A, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, subject however, to a minimum fine which shall not be less than one thousand rupees.

475- Punishment of offences against section 267 – (1) Whoever, contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) of section 267 shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
(2) When any person is convicted under sub-section (1), the Magistrate who convicts him may order the immediate removal of any building or the immediate discontinuance of the operation or use of land, in respect of which such conviction has been held.
(3) If any order made under sub-section (2) is disobeyed or the execution thereof resisted, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both.

475A- Punishment for commencing work contrary to section 347. – (1) A person to whom notice under section 351 and 354 is served shall, on his failure to comply with the said notice,-
(a) for restoration of the foundation, plinth or floor, or structural members or load bearing walls, thereby endangering the life and property of any person occupying, resorting to or passing by such building or any other building or place in neighbourhood thereof, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend upto three years and with a fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to fifty thousand rupees; and in the case of a continuing offence with a further daily fine which may extend to one thousand rupees; or

(b) for removing, pulling down the unauthorised work, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one month but which may extend to one year and with a fine which shall not be less than five thousand rupees but which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees and in the case of continuing offence with a further daily fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.

475B- Punishment for failure to take action under section 351 or 354A. – Where it has been brought to the notice of. the Designated Officer that erection of any building or execution of any such work as is described in section 342, is commenced contrary to the provisions of section 342 or 347 or is otherwise unlawfully commenced or is being unlawfully carried on and if such Designated Officer has failed, without sufficient reasons, to take action as provided under section 351 or 354A, he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees, or with both.

475C- Compounding of certain offences. – (1) The Commissioner may, by general or special order, either before or after institution of the proceedings, compound any offence made punishable under section 475A.
(2) When an offence has been compounded under sub-section (1), no further proceedings shall be taken against the accused person in respect of the offence compounded and any proceedings if already taken, shall stand abated, and the accused person, fin custody, shall be discharged.

476- Punishment of offences against section 391. – Whoever contravenes any provision of section 391, whether the person so offending be the owner or occupier of the premises in which a furnace is situated or the agent or some person employed by the owner or occupier for managing the same, shall be punished with fine which may extend, on a first conviction, to five hundred rupees, subject, however, to a minimum fine which shall not be less than two hundred rupees and, on a second or subsequent conviction, to a sum equal to double the amount to which it might have extended on the last preceding conviction.

476AA- Punishment for keeping certain dangerous articles without licence in prohibited areas. – Whoever contravenes clause (a)(i) of sub-section (1) of section 394 or section 394A shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years and with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees:
Provided that in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary mentioned in the judgment of Court, such imprisonment shall not be less than six months and such fine shall not be less than one thousand rupees.

476AB- Punishment for forfeiture of articles for contravention of section 394(1)(a) or 394A. – When a person is convicted of an offence of contravention of any provisions of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 394 or of section 394A the Court may, in addition to any other punishment it may impose, direct that the articles in respect of which the offence has been committed shall, with the receptacles containing the same, be forfeited.

476A- Punishment for using or permitting to be used without licence any place in or without Brihan Mumbai as slaughter house. – Whoever contravenes any provisions of clause (b) or (c) of sub-section (1) of section 433 shall, on conviction, be punished,
(a) for a first offence, with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees;

(b) for a second and subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees;

Provided that in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgment of the Court, such imprisonment shall not be less than two months and such fine shall not be less than four hundred rupees.

476B- Punishment for importing cattle, etc. in Brihan Mumbai. – Whoever contravenes any provisions of sub-section (1) of section 412 shall, on conviction, be punished,
(a) for a first offence, with fine which may extend to rupees two hundred;

(b) for a second and subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and fine which may extend to two thousand rupees:

Provided that in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgement of the Court, such imprisonment shall not be less than two months and such fine shall not be less than four hundred rupees.

477- Extent of penal responsibility of agents and trustees of owners. – No person, who receives the rent of any premises in any capacity described in sub-clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of clause (m) of section 3, shall be liable to any penalty under this Act for omitting to do and act as the owner of such premises if he shall prove that his default was caused by his not having funds of, or due to the owner sufficient to defray the cost of doing the act required.