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Section 2: Definitions.

The Maharashtra Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1995State Act of Maharashtra · Act 8 of 1995

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) "advertisement" means any printed, cyclostyled, typed or written notice document, paper or any other thing containing any letter, word, picture, sign or visible representation ;

(b) "defacement" includes impairing or interfering with the appearance or beauty, damaging, disfiguring, spoiling or injuring in any way whatsoever and the word "deface" shall be construed accordingly ;

(c) "place open to public view" includes any private place or building, monument statue, post, wall, fence, tree or contrivance visible to a person being in or passing along, any public place ;

(d) "public place" means any place (including a road, street or way whether a thoroughfare or not and a landing place) to which the public are granted access or have a right to resort or over which they have a right to pass.

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ActThe Maharashtra Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1995
Section2
Marginal noteDefinitions.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

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