Section 419 in The Orissa Municipal Corporation Act, 2003
419. Hoards to be set up during work on any building adjacent to a street.
(1)No person, who proposes to build, pull down or rebuild any building or wall, or.to alter or repair any part of any building or wall shall, in any case in which the footway in any adjacent street will be thereby obstructed or rendered inconvenient, commence doing so, without first having caused to be put up a proper and sufficient hoard or fence, with a convenient platform and handrail, if there be room enough for the same and the Commissioner thinks that same desirable to serve as a footway for the use of person outside of such hoard or fence.(2)No hoard or fence shall be so put without the previous written permission of the Commissioner, and every such hoard or fence put up with such permission, with such platform and handrail as aforesaid,shall be continued standing and maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the Commissioner by the person who carries on the work during such time as may be necessary for the public safety and convenience and, in all cases in which the same is necessary to prevent accidents, the said person shall also cause such hoard or fence to be well lighted during the night.(3)The Commissioner may, by written notice, require the person aforesaid to remove any hoard or fence so, put up.
