Section 31, Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 [S2D-T7S]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 16 September 1919.

In Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 [A11-X4C]. This text from 1 October 1956, by Tamil Nadu Act 94 of 1956 [A11-YAW]. Other texts (1): from 16 September 1919 to 30 September 1956.

Synthetic. The words of this section are generated by the register; the title, number and year of the Act are real.

Cite: Section 31, Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 [S2D-T7S]. Machine: S2D-T7S.

31. Penalty for contravention.—(1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 4 or section 5 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, and in the case of a continuing contravention, with an additional fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day during which the contravention continues after conviction for the first such contravention. (2) Whoever contravenes any other provision of this Act or the rules made thereunder, for which no penalty is elsewhere provided, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.

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Section 2, Chennai City Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1956 [S2E-YRA], 1 October 1956, Band A. "section 31 of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 (Tamil Nadu Act 4 of 1919)".

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