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The Town Improvement Act, 1953 (East Bengal Act)

Section 184Penalty for building within street alignment or building line

In forceChapter VIII SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS

Chapter VIII SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS

Penalties

s. 184

184. Penalty for building within street alignment or building line If any person, without the permission of the Chairman required by sub-section (1) of section 72, erects, re-erects, or adds to any wall (exceeding ten feet in height) or building which falls within the street alignment or building line of a projected public street shown in any plan sanctioned by the Government under the said section, he shall be punishable- (a) with fine which may extend, in the case of a masonry building or a wall, to [five thousand] taka, and, in the case of a hut, to [five hundred] taka, and (b) with further fine which may extend, in the case of a masonry building or a wall, to [one thousand] taka, and, in the case of a hut, to [one hundred] taka for each day after the first during which the projection continues.

  1. 142. The words “five thousand” were substituted for the words “five hundred” by section 64 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)
  2. 143. The words “five hundred” were substituted for the word “fifty” by section 64 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)
  3. 144. The words “one thousand” were substituted for the words “one hundred” by section 64 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)
  4. 145. The words “one hundred” were substituted for the word “ten” by section 64 of the Town Improvement (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXIX of 1987)

End of s. 184.

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