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1) If any building or land, whether tenantable or otherwise, is-
(i) in an insanitary, filthy or unwholesome state, or (ii) in the opinion of the Executive Officer, a nuisance to person residing in the neighbour- hood; or (iii) overgrown with prickly-pear or rank and noisome vegetation. The Executive Officer may, by notice in writing, require the owner, lessee or occupire of such building or land to clean, limewash internally or externally, clear, or otherwise put such building or land in a proper state within such period as may be specified in the notice.
(2) Any person who fails to comply with the notice issued under sub-section (1) shall be punishable with fine, which may extend to five hundred rupees, and, in the case of a continuing offence, with an additional fine which may extend to twenty-five rupees for each day after the first during which the offence continues.] Act 15 of 1983, Clause 91.- This clause seeks to substitute a new section forsection 141of the Act to enable the Executive officer to require land or building to be cleansed. This new section is more comprehensive and is in line with the provisions contained in other municipal laws. -Gaz. of Ind., 9-7- 1982. Pt. II, S. 2, Ext., p. 54 (No. 26).