Section 241 in The Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, 1961
241. Removal of night-soil, etc.
- The Council may from time to time fix the hours within which only it shall be lawful to remove any night-soil or any other offensive matter.(2)Whoever-(a)when the Council has fixed such hours, and given public notice thereof by beat of drum, removes, or causes to be removed, along any street any such offensive matter at any time except within the hours so fixed ; or(b)at any time, whether, such hours have been fixed by the Council or not-(i)uses for any such purpose any cart, carriage, receptacle or vessel not having a covering adequate for preventing the escape of the contents thereof, and of the stench therefrom ; or(ii)willfully or negligently slops or spills any such offensive matters in, the removal thereof; or(iii)does not carefully sweep and clean every place in which any offensive matter has been sloped or spilled; or(iv)places or sets down in any public place any vessel containing any such offensive matter; or(v)drives or takes or causes to be driven or taken any cart, carriage, receptacle or vessel used for any such purpose as aforesaid, through any street or by any route other than such as shall, from time to time, be appointed for that purpose by the Council by public notice;shall be punishable with fine which may extend to twenty five rupees.
