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CHAPTER-VIII SUPPLEMENTAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 26-D: Penalty for not preventing encroachment

The Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act No. 1 of 2025.

The Act was made as President's Act No. 11 of 1973; this copy shows the enacting words substituted by U.P. Act No. 30 of 1974, and the Reasons for the Enactment printed after section 60 are not reproduced.

The marginal headings printed beside each section in this edition are shown as the section headings; section 60 carries no marginal heading in this copy.

1[Whoever specially entrusted with the duty to stop or prevent the encroachment or obstruction under this Act or any other Act, rules or bye laws willfully or knowingly neglects or deliberately omits to stop or prevent such encroachment or obstruction shall be punishable with simple imprisonment for a ten which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.]

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Ins. by sec. 7 of U. P. Act No. 03 of 1997.

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