Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 Section 184 - Bare Act

(1) The external roofs and walls of buildings erected or renewed after the coming into force of this Act shall not be made of grass, wood, cloth, canvas, leaves, mats or other inflammable materials except with the written consent of the municipal council which may be given either specially in individual cases, or generally in respect of any area specified therein.

(2) The municipal council may, at any time, by written notice, require the owner of any building which has an external roof or wall made of any such materials as aforesaid, to remove such roof or wall within such reasonable time as shall be specified in the notice, whether such roof or wall was or was not made before the date on which this Act came into force, and whether it was made with or without the consent of the municipal council.

(3) Whoever, without such consent as is required by sub-section (1), makes, or causes to be made, or in disobedience to the requirements of a notice given under sub-section (2) suffers to remain, any roof or wall of such materials as aforesaid, shall be punished with fine which may extend to twenty-five rupees, and with a further fine which may extend to ten rupees for every day on which the offence is continued after the date of the first conviction.