The Chief Officer of a Municipality, when so authorized by the Municipality in this behalf, may provide and maintain in the Municipal area of the Municipality, municipal markets, slaughter houses or stockyards in such number, as he thinks fit together with stalls, shops, sheds, pens and other buildings conveniences for the use of persons 433 carrying on trade or business in, or frequenting such markets or slaughter houses and may provide and maintain in any such markets, buildings and places, machines, weights, scales and measures for the weighment or measurement of goods sold therein.
2. Municipal markets or slaughter-houses or stockyards shall be under the control ofthe Chief Officer.
3. Subject to such directions, as the Municipality may give in this behalf, the Chief Officer, may after giving general notice, close any municipal market or slaughter house or stockyard or any portion thereof on and from the date specified in the notice, and the premises occupied for any municipal market, slaughter house or stockyard or any portion thereof so closed, may be disposed of as the property of the Municipality.