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CHAPTER XVII SANITATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH · Conservancy and sanitation

Section 354: Collection and removal of filth and polluted matter

The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957

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Text as published by India Code (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice), as on 15 May 2026, with amendments up to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026).

It shall be the duty of the owner and occupier of every premises situate in any portion of Delhi 1*** in which there is not a latrine, or urinal connected by a drain with a municipal drain, to cause all filth and polluted and obnoxious matter accumulating upon such premises to be collected and removed to the nearest receptacle or depot provided for this purpose under section 352 at such times, in such vehicle or vessel by such route and with such precautions as the Commissioner may by public notice prescribe.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.The words, brackets, letters and figures “in respect of which the Commissioner has not given public notice under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 115 or” omitted by Act 67 of 1993, s. 100 (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).