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Section 44: Rat-proofing

The West Bengal Municipal (Building) Rules, 2007State Rules of West Bengal · 1993

(1) Every building or part thereof, designed or intended for use of dwelling, storage or sale of food stuff, shall conform to the requirements specified in sub-rules (2) and (3).

(2) Every such building, unless supported on posts, shall have continuous foundation walls, extending from at least sixty centimetres below ground level, or shall have continuous floor of masonry or reinforced or other equal rat-proof material or materials as approved by the Board of Councillors.

(3) All openings in such foundations or floors, windows and drains and all junctions between foundation walls and building walls shall be effectively rat-proofed, windows and doors shall be tight-fitting, other openings shall be securely covered with rat-proof screening or shall be tightly closed with metal sheeting, concrete or other equal rat-proof materials as may be approved by the Board of Councillors.

PART III Means of access, open space and parking space

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ActThe West Bengal Municipal (Building) Rules, 2007
Section44
Marginal noteRat-proofing
JurisdictionState of West Bengal
StatusIn force as published by the source

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