Where there is reason to believe that, in any building or on any land, a work has been executed in connexion with any municipal water works, drainage works or other municipal undertaking in contravention of the provisions of this Act or of rules or bye-laws, the 1[President] or, if so directed by the 2[President], the executive officer [or the medical officer of health] may at any time and without notice inspect such building or land.
Footnotes in the official text
- 1.Ins. by sec. 29 of U. P. Act V of 1932.
- 2.In accordance with section 2 (1) of Uttar Pradesh Municipalities (Supplementary and Validation) Act, 1951 (U. P. Act XV of 1951) (see appendix to this Act) during the period commencing from June 21, 1949 and until a new board is constituted by the first General Elections held under the U. P. Municipalities Act, 1916, next after the commencement of this Act for the word “President” Wherever it occurs in sections 287 and 288, the words “Chairman” shall stand substituted.