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CHAPTER XX POWERS, PROCEDURE, OFFENCES AND PENALTIES · Entry and inspection

Section 346: Prohibition of obstruction 1*** in execution of work

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).

No person shall obstruct 2*** any person authorised or empowered by or under this Act or any person with whom the Council has lawfully contracted, in the execution of his duty or of anything which he is authorised or empowered or required to do by virtue or in consequence of any of the provisions of this Act, rules, regulations or any bye-law made thereunder, or in fulfilment of his contract, as the case may be.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.The words “or molestation” omitted by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 15-05-2026).
  2. 2.The words “or molest” omitted by s. 2 and Sch., ibid. (w.e.f. 15-05-2026).