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The Town Improvement Act, 1953 (East Bengal Act)

( ACT NO. XIII OF 1953 )

Chapter VIII

SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS

Penalties

Penalty for building within street alignment or building line
184. 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 1[five thousand] taka, and, in the case of a hut, to 2[five hundred] taka, and
 
 
 
 
(b) with further fine which may extend, in the case of a masonry building or a wall, to 3[one thousand] taka, and, in the case of a hut, to 4[one hundred] taka for each day after the first during which the projection continues.

  • 1
    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
    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
    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
    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)
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