Law Maker

CHAPTER XVIII MARKETS, TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS · Maintenance and regulations of markets

Section 317: Use of municipal markets and slaughter house

The New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice), as on 31 May 2026, with amendments up to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026).

(1) No person shall, without the general or special permission in writing of the Chairperson, sell or expose for sale any animal or article in any municipal market.

(2) Any person contravening the provisions of sub-section (1), and any animal or article exposed for sale by such person, may be summarily removed from the market by or under the orders of the Chairperson or any officer or employee of the Council authorised by the Chairperson in this behalf.