Section 382 in Gauhati Municipal Corporation Act, 1971
382. Time of making entry, etc.
(1)Save as otherwise provided in this Act or any rule or bye-law made thereunder, no land or building shall be entered without the consent of the occupier, or if there is no occupier, of the owner thereof and no such entry shall be made without giving the said owner or occupiers as the case may be not less than twenty-four hours written notice of the intention to make such entry:Provided that no such notice shall be necessary if the place to be inspected is a factory or workshop or trade premises, godown or a place used for any of the purposes specified in Section 373 or a stable for horses or a shed for cattle or a latrine or urinal or a work under construction or for the purpose of ascertaining whether any animal intended for human food is slaughtered in that place in contravention of this Act or any rule or bye-law made thereunder.(2)When any place used as a human dwelling is entered under this Act, due regard shall be paid to the social and religious customs and usages of the occupants of the place entered, and no apartment in the actual occupancy of a female shall be entered or broken open until she has been informed that the is at liberty to withdraw and every reasonable facility has been afforded to her for withdrawing.
