(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act and of any other law and to such rules as may be prescribed, a Panchayat may, with the approval of the Inspector, make bye-laws for carrying out any of the purposes for which it is constituted.(2)In making a bye-law, the Panchayat may provide that any person who commits a breach thereof shall be liable to pay by way of penalty such sum as may be fixed by the Panchayat not exceeding fifteen rupees or, in case of a continuing breach, not exceeding five rupees for every day during which the breach continues after a penalty has been levied for the first breach.(3)The Government shall have power to make Rules regarding the procedure for the making of bye-laws, the publication thereof, and the date on which they shall come into effect.
