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Section 224: Power of Municipality to construct and alter water-works.

Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 2 of 1916

224. The Municipality may -

(a) construct water-works within or, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 120, outside the municipality, and may carry such works through, across, over or under any street or place, and after reasonable notice in writing to the owner or occupier, into, through, over or under any buildings or land, [* * * *]

(b) from time to time enlarge, lessen, alter the course of, cover in or otherwise improve any water-works and discontinue, close up or remove the same,

[(c) with the previous sanction of the [State Government], grant to any person or company a licence to supply water within municipal limits and for this purpose to lay down mains and pipes, construct water-works and do all other necessary acts or things, and

(d) with the same sanction, transfer all or any part of its existing water-works to the management of such licences ;

Provided that such sanction shall not be given unless the [State Government] is satisfied that it will be in the best interests of the public concerned. ]

Where this provision sits

ActUttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916
Section224
Marginal notePower of Municipality to construct and alter water-works.
JurisdictionState of Uttar Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • other, U. P. Act VI of 1933. The words "and" del. by sec. 3 of U. P. Act VI of 1933.
  • other, U.P. Act No. VI of 1933. Add. by sec. 3 of U.P. Act No. VI of 1933.
  • substituted. Subs. by A. O. 1950 for (Provl. Govt.), which had been Subs. by the A. O. 1937 for (L.G.).

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