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CHAPTER – VIII OTHER POWERS AND PENALTIES · Public safety

Section 266: Digging up of public land

The Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916

How current this text is

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

Whoever, without the written permission of the Municipality, digs up or removes earth, sand or other material from any open space, whether vested in the Municipality or not which is not private property, shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding 1[five hundred] rupees, and if the offence is a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding ten rupees for every day during which the offence continues after the date of the conviction for such offence.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by sec. 84 of U. P. Act no. 27 of 1964.

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