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TypeBare Act JurisdictionWest Bengal Government

Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 Section 59

Whenevcr any drain in, or he pavement or surracc of, any street

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Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 Section 59 is part of Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 - Whenevcr any drain in, or he pavement or surracc of, any street. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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vcsrcd in the Board is opcncd or broken up by die Board Tor thc purpose vcstsd iu fhc of carrying on any work or whenever the Board allow any sueet which Bo.ud i s they have undcr construcrion 10 bc used for public traffic, !he Board op~icd or bmken up shall cnusc rlle place to be fenced and guarded and lo be sumcicnrIy or w h y lightcd during lhe nigh(, and shall takc proper precautions for guarding SlKtl I S undcr against accident by shoring up and prolecling adjoining buildings, and cons~ruclion shall, with a11 convenient speed, complcrc Ihc said work, fill i n the ground, aid spwdy completion and repair d ~ said e drain, pnvcmcnt or surface, and carry away thc rubbish oruorli. occasioned thercby or complctc [he consuuction of the said strccr, as [he casc may bc. I'lhc rvords wilhin Ihcs q m br3ckcE were suhs~itutadf o r k tvords "klowr;rh Munitipiiry" by s. 24(n)(i) o f rhe H o d Impmvcwnr (Arncndmcnr) Act, 1995 (\Vest Rcn. ACI XV o f 1995). Thcwordsand figures wilhin rhc squsn: brackc~swcn:inscncd by s.28(a)oflhc Howmh Improvemenr (Amendrnen~)ACI, 1983 (Wcst Dcn.Act XLlIl of 1983). The words within thc firs1 bnckcrs rvcre substitutcd tor thl: words "in rhc Bdly Municipality" by s.ZJ(a)(ii) orthc Howrali In~provcnlcni(Amcndment)Act. 1995(W&t Ben. Act X V of 1995). I 'Thc words and fiyrcs within rksquarc bnckca wcm subsli~u~cd for hewords "thesaid Acr as cxlc~idcdto rhc Hovmh Municipdiry" by s. 28(b) or the Howmh Improvement (Amendment)Act. 1983 (\Vesl Brn.Ac! XLIIl of 1983), 'The words wi~hinIhf rat brdkrrs wcrc suh~imicdlor thc words "k1owr;lh Municiplity" ht. r qdlhl nrrhr Unl*,nhIrn-m?v.~rn+n~ Irl r ~ v n r l n m rArr \ 1995 IU'rrr R m Art XVnF 1995) XIV of 1956.1 60.(1) Whcn any work refemd 10 in section 59 i s bcing execurcd FVevenlion orrenriction by the Board in any public skeet vesled in them, or whcn any olher work oraizc wliich may lawfully bc done is being cxccutcd by the Board in any streel in s w r \*csled in Ihc vested in them, the Board may direa tha~such sueel shall. during [he Bod progrcss of such wark, bc either wholly or parlially closcd lo lralfic during gcncrally or to tralfic of any specified description. PmT=S alwok. (2) When any such dircclion has been givcn, the Board shall sel up in a conspicuous position in or ncar thc streel an ordcr prohibiring mffic to the extent so dircclcd, and shall hx such bars, chains or posts across or in the street as rhcy may think propcr for preventing or res~ricting balfic therein, afrcr norirying in local newspapers their inienrion to do SO.

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What does Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 Section 59 provide?

Section Section 59 of the Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 (Whenevcr any drain in, or he pavement or surracc of, any street) is reproduced on this page as part of the Howrah Improvement Act, 1956. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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