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CHAPTER – VII POWERS AND PENALTIES IN RESPECT OR BUILDINGS, PUBLIC DRAINS, STREETS, EXTINCTION OF FIRES, SCAVENGING AND WATER SUPPLY · Scavenging and cleansing

Section 197

The Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916

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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act 16 of 2026.

(1) The occupier of a house or building affected by a notice issued under clause (a) of section 196 may, at any time after the issue thereof, apply to the Municipality to exclude that house or building from the notice.

(2) The Municipality shall consider and pass orders upon such application within six weeks of the receipt thereof, and may by such order exclude such house or building from the notice.

(3) In deciding whether to exclude a house or building from the notice, the Municipality shall consider, among other matter, the efficiency of the arrangements for house-scavenging made by the occupier.

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