y — Ph. Act TV.) | GRAM PANCHAYAT — Roop's Law Assist Statutes

7 y Added by 'The word "and *Added by Punj 7 y Punja Added by pea d "and" at the end of clau y Punj y Punjab Act XV of 1954, y pea ACE No. 26 of 19 — (r) omitted by Punjab Act, X . — V of 1954. ‘The word “and” at the *Added by Punj 7 y Punjab Act XV of 1954, . Added by pea ACE No. 26 of 1960, section 5(0) Subject to such exceptions as Government (a) the establishment, maintenance and Management of maternity and child welfare centres and the he establishment, maintenance and Management of maternity and child welfare centres and the construction and repair of all buildings con-nected therewith ; ruction nected therewith ; (b) medical relief and first-aid ; (c) the promotion of agricultural credit and of me in e of measures including establishment of provision and implement stores and credit centres to res ding blishment vision and implement stores and credit centres to relieve rural indebtedness and poverty ; and implement stores and credit centre relieve rural indebtedness and poverty ; (d) establishment and centres for animals maintenance of first-aid establishment and centres for animals ; (ec) relief against famine or other calamity ; ({) providing such educational facilities as may be deemed necessary and desirable ; and (g) any other matter which Government declare to be fit and proper to be taken may nder any other matter which Government may declare to be fit and proper to be taken under the contro! and administration of the Gram declare to be fit and proper to be taken u the contro! and administration of the Gram Panchayat the c Panchayat Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to impose any duty or confer any ovided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to impose any duty or confer any onthe Gram Panchayat with respect deemed to impose any duty or confer an power onthe Gram Panchayat with respect to any matter which is under the direct adpower onthe Gram Panchayat with respect to any matter which is under the direct ad-ministrative control of any department o to any matter which is under the direct ministrative control of any department o vernment or local authority, unless such ministrative control of any department Government or local authority, unless such or power has been transferred or delegat Government or local authority, unl duty or power has been transferred or delegat ed to the Gram Panchayat by order of Goduty or power has been transferred or delegat ed to the Gram Panchayat by order of Go-vernment or, as the case may be, of the loca ed to the Gram Panchayat by order of Go-vernment or, as the case may be, of the loca authority vernment authority Provided further that where Government makes any such direction, Government shall from rovided further that where Government any such direction, Government shall from to time allotto the Panchayat sue any such direction, Government shall lime to time allotto the Panchayat funds or place at the disposal of the from sue lime to time allotto the Pan funds or place at the disposal of the Gram hayat such sources of income as it mé funds or place at the disposa Panchayat such sources of income as it mé ent. Panc deem sufficient. all pu het rol aif rol aif ait et i vet KX of 1883. It shall be the duty of the Gram Panchayat with- the duties of the Panchayat unde ( the duties of the Panchayat unde Village and Small Town Patrol Aa ne 2for any other Act for the time force] ; and being in 2for any oth force] ; and such duties of village headmen in Cc i ( such duties of village headmen in Cc i with village watchmen as Government may prescribe by rules under section 39-A of th watchmen as Government may prescribe by rules under section 39-A of the Punjab Laws Act, 1872 "or any other Act prescribe by rules under section 39-A of the Punjab Laws Act, 1872 "or any other Act for the time being in force]. unjab Laws Act, 1872 "or for the time being in force]. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Functions of the Notwit (a) any matter under the direct administrative control of the District Board ; (b) the maintenance property under or c improvement of trol or managemen any of the maintenance or improvement of any property under the control or management of the District Board ; (c) the control and management of cattle pounds which are under the control of the District he control and management of cattle pounds which are under the control of the District Board : Provided that the funds necessary for the ce of the duties so delegated shall be ovided that the funds necessary for the performance of the duties so delegated shall be by the District Board at the disposal performance of the duties so delegated placed by the District Board at the disposal Panchayat, and in case ol deplaced by the District Board at the disposal of the Gram Panchayat, and in case ol de-fault the Government may, by an order in of the Gram Panchayat, and in case ol de-fault the Government may, by an order in direct the person having the custody fault the Government may, by an order writing, direct the person having the custody f the District Board Fund to place the fund writing, direct the person having the custody of the District Board Fund to place the fund disposal of the Gram Panchayat. of the District Board Fund to place the at the disposal of the Gram Panchayat. ‘Substituted by Punjab Act No. 26 of 1960, section 5(c). "Inserted by the Punjab Zila Parishads, Panchayat Samitis and Gram Sabhas (Re- itution and Reorganisation) Order, 1969. "Inserted by the Punjab Zila Parishads, Panc Onstitution and Reorganisation) Order, 1969. oo Iv oo [1953 : Ph. Act Iv Power to _require removal and Power to _require 21. (/) A Gram Panchayat on receiving g report removal and or Other information and on taking such evidence, jf an n receiving g repor such evidence, jf an nuisance. as it. thinks fit, may a be fi a fi make ' xed in e ' i a conditional order Te the order :— uirj Uuiri 3 as it. thinks fit, may a make ' a conditional within a time to be fixed in the order :— uirj 3 (Uuiring (a) the owner or the occupier of any building land— "or own land— Eee ° (i) to remove any encroachment on street, place or drain ; remove any encroachm street, place or drain ; ? ; ? a public (ii) to close, remove, alter, repair, Cleanse, dis- infect or. put#in good order any latrine lose, remove, alter, repair, Cleanse, dis- infect or. put#in good order any latrine urinal, water-closet, drain, cess-pool infect urinal, or othe put#in good water-closet, receptacle order drain, r filth latrine cess-pool Sullageurinal, water-closet, drain, cess-pool or other receptacle for filth, Sullage- water, rubbish oryr acle for filth, Sullage- water, rubbish oryrefuse or to remove or alter any door or trap or construct any water, rubbish oryrefuse or to remove or alter any door or trap or construct any drain for any such latr trap or construct any drain for any such latrine, urinal or water- Closet which opens on to a street drain, in for any such latrine, urinal or water- Closet which opens on to a street drain, or to shut off such latrine, urinal or wate ich opens on to a street drain, or to shut off such latrine, urinal or water- closet by a sufficient roof and wall or o shut off such latrine, urinal or water- closet by a sufficient roof and wall or fence from the view of persons passing by closet by a sufficient roof and wall or fence from the view of persons passing by or dwelling in the neighbourh ; persons passin or dwelling in the neighbourhood ; (iii) to cleanse, repair, cover,fillip, drain off, deepen or to remove water from a private cleanse, repair, cover,fillip, drain off, deepen or to remove water from a private well, tank, reservoir, -pool, pit, ditch, depression or excavation therein which may appear to the Gram Panchayat to be injurious to health or offensive to the neighbourhood ; (iv) to remove any dirt, dung, night-soil, manure or offensive matter thereremove any dirt, dung, nigh or any noxious or offensive matter there- cleanse the land or building or any noxious or from and to cleanse the land or building ; (b) the owner of any wall or building, which is ram Panchayat to be in any he owner of any wall or building, deemed by the Gram Panchayat to be in any way dangerous, to remove or repair such wa deemed by the Gram Panchayat way dangerous, to remove or repair such wa g wa or building ; (c) the owner or occupier of any property to keep his building o building , or property ™ he owner or occupier of any building , o property to keep his building or property ™ sanitary state ; ll (d) the owne mer of of ¢ ny dog or other rani animal suffer- ing O1 cpasone sy Suspected to of ny dog or other animal suffer- ing O1 cpasone sy Suspected to be suffering 'om rabies or shi anger ' which is dangerous, 'om rabies or confine or shi h i to ng O1 cpasone sy Suspected t 'om rabies or shi anger ' which is dangero r confine or cause to be confi sy Suspected to be suffering shi anger which is dangerous, to destroy cause to be confi s g 'om rabies or shi anger is dangerous, to or confine or cause to be confi ined s or animal ; or confine or animal r ; destroy uch do g (c) the owner or occupier of any agricultural land to destroy Pohli or any other s arm he owner or occupier of any agric to destroy Pohli or any other s . s weed from such land ; a . icultural la s such harm f to destroy Pohli or . weed from such land ; ful (f) the owner or occupier concerned to reclaim an unhealthy place ; the owner or occupi unhealthy place ; (g) the owner or occupier of any building or land to maintain in proper repair the level and the owner or occupier of any building to maintain in proper repair the level and or strect passing in front to maintain in proper repair the level and surface of any road or strect passing in front or through his land ;— surface of any road or s of the building or through his land ;— (nh) the owner or person-in-charge of a private “Khal” to keep it in a state of reasonable the owner or person-in-charge of a private "Khal" to keep it in a state of reasonable repair. "Khal" repair. Or if he objects so to do to appear before it, at a time and place to be fixed by the order, and to move to have the Or if he objects so to do to appear before it, at a time and place to be fixed by the order, and to move to have the set aside or modified in the manner hereinafter place to be fixed by the order, and to move to have the order set aside or modified in the manner hereinafter rovided. If he does not perform such act or appear and order se provided. show caus side or modified in the manner hereinafte If he does not perform such act or appear and the order shall be made absolute. If he provided. If he does not perform such act or appe show cause, the order shall be made absolute. rs and shows cause against the order the and If he show cause, the order shall be made absolute. If appears and shows cause against the order the Gram anchayat shall take evidence and if it is satisfied that the appears and shows cause against the order the Gra Panchayat shall take evidence and if it is satisfied that the order is not reasonable and proper no further proceedings Panchayat shall take evidence and if it is satisfied that the order is not reasonable and proper no further proceedings be taken in the case. If it is not so satisfied the order is not reasonable and proper no further proceeding shall be taken in the case. If it is not so satisfied the order shall be made absolute. shall be taken in the case. order shall be made absolute. If such act is not performed within the time fixed, If such act is not performed within the time fixed, Power Powe, to make cruers. . " Power to make A Gram Panchayat may by general order to be Powe, cruers. manner prescribed— . al " rde 22. 22. A Gram Panchayat may published in the manner prescribed— (a) prohibit the use of water of a well, pond or other excavation suspected to be dangerous prohibit the use of water of a well, pond or other excavation suspected to be dangerous to the public health ; other exca to the public health ; (b) regulate or prohibit the watering of cattle or bathing or washing at or near wells, ponds, drinking regulate or prohibit the watering of cattle or bathing or washing at or near wells, ponds, ther excavations reserved for drinking regula bathing or washing at or near wells, ponds, or other excavations reserved for drinking water ; or water ; [1953.: Ph. Ag Iv > (c) regulate or prohibit the steeping of hem any other plant in or near ponds 'eguiate or sis within prohibit the dycing or tannin of four hundred and forty yards of 'eguiate or prohibit the dycing or tannin of o sis within four hundred and forty yards of the residential area of a village : is within four hundred and fort the residential area of a village : Or regulate or prohibit the steeping of hem Or any other plant in or near ponds or Other excavations within two hundred other plant in or near ponds or Other excavations within two hundred and twenty yards of the residential area of a Village . excavations within two hundred and twent yards of the residential area of a Village . 'eguiate or Provided that where the dyeing or tanning of skins was so practised at the time of the s (e) regulate or prohibit the excavation of earth or stone or other materials within two hundred ovided that where the dyeing or tanning of skins was so practised at the time of the establishment of the Gram Panchayat ns was so practised at the time of the establishment of the Gram Panchayat under the Punjab Village Panchayat Act, 1939, establishment of the Gram Panchayat under the Punjab Village Panchayat Act, 1939, xt otisy or Punjab Panchayat Act, 192] 'for any the Punjab Village Panchayat Act, 1939, or Punjab Panchayat Act, 192] 'for any other Act for the time being in force] it shal| or Punjab Panchayat Act, 192] 'for any other Act for the time being in force] it shal| @ of 1, not be prohibited unless the Gram Pa other Act for the time being in force] it shal| not be prohibited unless the Gram Panchayat provides reasonable facilities for practising not be prohibited unless the Gram Panchayat provides reasonable facilities for practising it outside the four hundred and forty yards provides reasonable facilities for practising it outside the four hundred and forty yards limits ; d limits ; regulate or prohibit the excavation of earth or stone or other materials within two hundred and twenty yards of the residential area of a or s and Vi d Village tw one or other materials within two hundred ge twenty yards of the residential area of a : : Provided that nothing shall be done under this clause to prevent excavations meant to b ovided that nothing shall be d clause to prevent excavations filled by the foundation of build clause filled e under this to prevent excavations meant to be by the foundation of buildings or other ures ; filled meant to be by the foundation of buildings or other Structures ; (f) regulate or prohibit the establishment kilns and charcoal kilns within eight regulat kilns and of brick- hundred kilns and two e or prohibit the establishment of brick- and charcoal kilns within eight hundred eighty yards and pottery-kilns within and c eighty hundred rcoal kilns within eight hundred yards and pottery-kilns within 'and twenty yards of the residential two hun and d eighty yards and pottery-kilns within dential two hundred 'and twenty yards of the resi- area of a village : red 'and twenty area of a village : Provided that where a pottery-kiln at the time of the establishment of ovided at the Chayat that where a pottery-kiln was working time of the establishment of Gram Pan- under the Punjab Villag at the t Chayat Ac was working of Gram Pan- e Panchayat Act, me of the establishment of Gram Pan- under the Punjab Village Panchayat

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