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1889: T.N. Act 1111 Towns Nuisances 399

THE l(TAMIL N A D U ) TOWNS RrUISANCES

ACT, 1889.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

SECTIONS.
1. Short title and local extent.
2. [Repealed.]
3. Penalty for certain offencets in public places.
(1) Rash or negligent driving.
(2) Causing obstruction by negligence in driving
cattle.
(3) Driving, etc., otheru.i$e than on near or
left side of the road.
(4) Leaving vehicle or cattle without due cor~trol.
(5) Obstjructing thorough fare.
(6) Exposing goods F~Oas to cause obstruction.
(7) Letting loose horses or ferocious dogs.
(8) [Rcl>calod.]
( 9 ) I7epoc;iting rubbish, stone.;, etc.
(10) Unauthorized use of ~ o u n damplifiers in
public places.
(11) Comu~ittingnuisances in public place.
(12) Drunken or riot 011s or disorderly or indecent
behavioilr.
4. Neglecting to fence in well, tank, etc.
Causing offensive matter to run from house,
etc.
6 . Ponalty for crli~llyto animals.
6. ~ E P E A L E D . ]
7. [REPEALED.]
8. Police may arrest wit'lont warrant on view of
offence.
9. @EPEALED.]
10. Destruction of stray dogs.
11. Act to form part of District Police Act.
SUHEDULE
[REPEALED.]
*
1 Those words wore substit,utcd for tho word "Madras" by
the,Tamil Nadu Aclaptation of Laws Order, 1969, a s ctmendcd
by tho Tamil Naclu Adaptation of Lawn (Scccnd Amendment)
Order, 1969, which came into force on the 14th January 1969.
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Towns Nuisances [i889: T.N. Aot 11
'(TAMIL NADU) ACT NO. I11 OF 1889'.
~ H '(TAMIL
E NADU)TOWNS NUISANCESACT, 1880.1
(Received the assent of the Qovernos. on the 16th
November 1889 and of the Governor-General on
the 23rd December 1889.)
An Act to provide for the prevention and
control of Nuisances outside the Town
of Madras.
Preamble. WHEREAS i t is expedient t o amend Act XXIV of
1859' and to consolidate and improve the law relat -
ing to nuisances in places outside the Town of Madras:
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
Short title. 1. (1) This Act may be called the '[Tamil Nadu]
Towns Nuisances Act, 1889.
Local extent. (2) 4CSectiolz 1 of thie Act extends*] to the whole
of the '[State of Tamil Nadul. The rem3ining sections
extend to all towns in the '[said State] which may
1 These words were subst~tutedfor the word "Madras" b y t h e
Tamil Natlu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1969, a s amonded by tho
Tamil Nadu Adoptation of Laws (Sooond Amendmont) Order,
1969, which reme into force on the 14th January 1969.
(r
2 For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Fort St. George
Gazette Supplement, dated the 13th February 1889, page 3 ;for
Report of Select Committee, see ibid, dated the 8th October 1889,
pago 1; fcr Proceedings in Counci1,see ibid, dated t h e 26th Maroh
1889, page 2, {Lid, dated the 12th Novombor 1889, pago 12.
The Aot oamo into force on t h e 1st July 1891.
This Act was oxtended t o tho Kanyakumari district and t h e
Shencottah tnluk of the Tirunelvoli district b y section 3 of, a ~ ; d
tho Fir& Schedule to, tho Tamil Nadu (Trnnsferrcd Territory)
Extension of Laws Aot, 1960 (Tamil Nadu Act 23 of 1960). which
came into force on tho 1st April 1961 repealing the corresponding
law i n t h a t territoxy.
3 The Tamil Nadu District Police Act, 1859.
4 This expression was substituted for thc exprl-ssion '6Soctions
1 and 2 of this Act extend" by tho Tamil h'edu Ropoaling and
Amonding Act, 1951 (TsmilNadu Act XIV of 1951).
5 This expression Wa8 substituted for the expression "Presidency
of Fort St. George" by tho Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws
Order, 1970, which was dooincd t o have come into force on the
14th January 1969.
6 This expression was sutstituted for the expression ('raid
Presidency " b y ibid.
* Tho Tamil Nadu Towns Nuisances Act, 1889, a s amended by
section 2 of tho Tamil Nadu Towns Nuisances (Amendment and
Extension t o Pudukkottai) Act, 1951 (Tamil Nadu Act XXXrv
of 19513, was extended to, a d will be in force, in the merged
Territary of pudukkottsi b y virtue of section 3 of t h e latter Aot.
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have been or may hereafter be declared to be munici-

palities under Madras Act IV of 1884l, or other Act
of the same nature for the time being in force ; and
the 2[State Government] may from time to time by
notification in the 3[Official Gazette], extend such
sections or any part or parts thereof permanently
or for a time or for specified occasions only, from
such date as may be specified in the notification,
to any other local area in the *[State of Tamil Nadu],
outside the limits of the Town of Madras, and may
cancel or modify any such notification.
\ 2. [Enactments repealed.] Repealed by the Repealing
and Amending Act, 1901 (Central Act X I of 1901).

3. Whoever in any '[public place] commits any of

the following offences shall be liable on conviotion offences in
t o fine not exceeding fifty rupees or to imprisonment public
of either description not exceeding eight days :- *".
(1) Whoever drives or rides any animal: or R a s h o r
drives, drags or pushes any vehicle, in a rash or driving.
negligent manner.
(2) Whoever by negligence or ill-usage in
driving cattle causes any miscllief or obstruction by by negQemo
fti;2ftion
S U C ~cattle. in driving
cattlm.

1 This Act has been repealed and re-enacted in the TamiI Nadu
Dirtrict Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920).
2 The words " Provincial Government " wero substituted for
the wordy " Governor in Cc~pncll" by the Adaptation Order of
1937 and t.he word " State was substituted for "Provincial "
by the Adaptation Order of 1950.
a Theso worcls wore substituted Tor tho words " Fort St.
George Qazette ' ' by the Adi~.pbationOrder of 1937.
4 This expression 7
s: substituted for the expression " Presidenoy
of Fort St. George by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Lawe
Order, 1970, which was deemed t o have come into force on the
14th January 1969.
STheae words were substituted for the words " public street,
r o d , thoroughfare or pluce of public resort " by section 3 (i)
of the Madras City Police and Towns Nuisances (Amendment)
Act, 1941 (Madras Aot XXIII of 1941). This Act wan permanently
re-eneoted by section 2(1) of, and the First Schedule to, the Tamil
Nadu &-enacting Act, 1949 (Tamil Nadu Act X of 1949).
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Driving. etc., (3) Whoever without reasonable excuse and so
otherwise
Ghnn on near as to cause danger or obstruction to any person shall
or left side drive, drag or push any vehicle otherwise than on
of the road. the noar or left side of the road.
Loavng (4) Whocvor, boing in charge of any vehicle
vehicle or
battle with- or cattle, lesvcs i t or them a t such s distance as not
out d~ne to ]:avo the same rinder. d ~ i ccontrol.
oontrol.
Obstructing
( 6 ) Whoover onuses icny vehicle to remain or
thorough- stand longer than inay be necessary fur loading or
frre. unloading except at placos appointed for tho purpose,
or fastens itny horso or other animal so as to sause
obstruotion or in :my way wilfully obstructs or
c..uses obstruction to the free passage of any
thoroughfare.
Exposing (6) Whoever exposes goods for sale so as to
goods so as
t o cause cause obstruction.
obstruction. (7) Whoever negligently lets loose any horse or
Letting loore suffers any ferocious dog to be a t large without a
horses or
fbrocioue dogs. muzzle or sets on or urges any dog or other animal
to attack, worry or put in fear any person or cattle.
1 [(8) Repealed.]
Dopotbiting
rubblh, (9) Whoever without reaaon&ble excuse throws
stones, eto. or lays down any dirt, filth, rubbish, or any stones or
building materials.
Umuths- 2 [(lo) Whoever uses any sound amplifier except
rized use of
sound a t such timos and places and subject to such conditions
amplifiers in as shall, fro111 time to time, be allowed by a n officer
publio plaoru. of the Police Departmenh 8(not below the rank of
a Deputy Superintendent of Police.)]
1 Clause (8) wee repealed by section 14 of the T d Nadu
Prevention of Begging Act, 1946 (Tamil Nadu Act XI11 of 1948).
Thii Act was permanently re-enacted by section 2 of, and the
P h t Sahedule to, t h e Tamil Nadu Re-enmting and Repealing
(No. I ) Act,1948 (Tamil Nadu Act V I I of 1948).
a The original clause (10) was repealed by seation 14 of t h c
Tamil Nadu Gaming Act, 1930 (TamilNadu Act III of 1930)
m d the present the waa inserted by eection 3 of the Madras
City Police end Towns Nuisances (Amendment) Act, 1941 (Madras
Aet X X I I I of 1941; re-enacted permanently by section 2(1)
of, and the First Sohedule to, the Tamil Nadu Re-enaoting Act,
1949 (Tamil Nadu Act X of 1949).
These words wore aubtitutod for tho words "not w o w t h e
rank, of a District Suparintendont of Police " by seotion 2 of t h e
Tamil Nadu Towns Nuianoes ( A m e n h n t and Extension b
Pudukkottai) Act, 1951 (Tunil Nadu Aot XXXIV of 1951).
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(11) Wlloover wilfully allti hlducently exposes his Comnltt 1 g

I gervon or cornnlits a rluis~~ilco by easing himself, ~ $ j ~ n ~ ~
I ancl whoever, having the care or cllstody of any
child under sovoil ycrtrs of ago, ornits to prevent such
chiM from conl~nittinga nuisance as aforesaid.

(12) Whoovcr is found drunk snd incapable of

t n k h care of himself; or is guilty of any rio*our, Drunken
orriotous,
disorderly or indeconb bohaviour. dirordorir
or indwbnt
l[lCxplanatior~.-In this section " public place ,,bohaviour
means a place (including a road, street or way, whether
a thoroughfare or not, and a landing place) to whioh
the public are granted uccess or have & righb to reaorb,
or over which thoy havo i L right to pass.]

4. Whoever negleota to fenoe in or probob any N,gl,otb

well, tank or other dengerous place or structure, or, iof,,nor in
well, tank, etc.
whoever causes any offensive matter to runcsuiru
from any house, faotory, dung-heap or the like into offemivc
the street- matter to
m n from
house, ctc.
shall be liable on conviction to fine not exmeding
- fifty rupees or to imprisonment of either desoription .
whioh may extend t o one month.
'6.Whoever oruelly beats, i l l - t r d s , torburas, orPdiJfor
drives, rides or otherwise . urje~tiny animal in em ,d,,
d t ;state to be so driven, ridden or used, oi. caueer udmsh.
any animal to be oruelly beaten, ill-treated, tortured,
or to be driven, ridden or used when u11fit to be
Y driven, ridden or used, shall be liable on conviction
I to fine nob exceeding fifty rupees, or to imprisonment
z of either description not exceeding one month, or to
both.
---
1 Thu Explanation W M added by motion 3 of the M ~ & MCity
. Police and Townr Nuisanoes (Amendment) Aot, 1941 (Madru
Aot XXIII of 1941), re-enacted permanently by sectton 2 (1) of,
and the Flrxt Schedule to, the Tamil Nodu Re-etlsating Acs,
1949 (Tamil Nadu Act X of 1949).
A

Thin paragraph was repealed by rection 14 of iho Tamil ~ a d u'

Gaming Act, 1930 (Tamil Nadu Aot I11 of 1920).
125-19- 268.
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t

f [6. Repealed.]
1[7. Repealed.]
Polioo may 2 [S.(l)] Any police officer may arruC withoub a
m8.t with- warrant any person committing in hir view any
rutw u l a r t
en view of offence made punishable by thio Act.
orenee.
%[(2) Any agent of the Sooiety for tho harention
of Cruelty to Animals who is speoially empowered
by the '[State] Government in that behalf may
arrest without a warrant any person oommitting in
his view any offence punishable under motion 6 ;
C[(* * * * *)I.
6[(3) The agent shall have power to releare anj
person so arrested on his exeouting a bond, with or
u ithout sureties, for his appearance before a Mogietrate
if and when required.] Y

(4) The provisions of the *Code of Criminal

@[ E;y$;
Prooedure, 1898 shall apply to any arreet made or
bond taken under this seotion as if the arrest had been
made, or the bond had been taken, under the aaid
Code.]
-
aeotions were re ealed b y wotion 14 of the Tamil Nedu
1 TKem
Gaming Act, 1830 ( ~ e m i f ~ a d n IlI of 1030).
Act
a Original noction 8 ww mnumbered tu sub-nation(1) of metion
b y section 3 of the Madras City Polioe, T o m N + w md
Provention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment. Aot, 1942)
(Tamil Nadu Act 2C.X of 19*2), Re-enacted permaently with
specified modifications by 8ectian 2 (2) of, and the Second
8chedule to, the Tamil Nadu Re-enactin8 Art. 1049 (Tmil
Nsdu Act X of 19-19).
8 This sub-sootion wae added by motion 3, ibid.
4 his word was substituted for the word " Provincial " by the
Adaptation Order of 1950.
6 The wordn "and the provision# of the Code of &imindpro.
eedum, 1898 shall apply to flpItle by #u& u if
fi h& wan made by 8 Polio0 odRcor mrr omibkd by motion
, the Second Sohedule to, $he Tamil N.du R.-.n&ing
9(2) ~ f and
A O ~ 1949
, (TamilNadu Aot X of 1949).
6 Sub.aeotionn (3) and (4) were k r e r k d by $2,
*NOWthe Code of (3illri.d p r * ~ d * n , 1978 (,Cr~trJ.Aet 1
of 1974).
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10. ThelDistrict or Sub-divisional Magistrate may, Dmtruot~on

from time to timb uauae 'to be notified by beat of of #tray do@.
drum or otherwise that dogs found straying within
certain limits wiU be destroyed, and dogs found
straying within such limite after such notification
may be destroyed by any person in such manner as
the Diatriot or Sub-divisional Magistrate may, from
time to time direct.
11. Sectionu 3 and 4 of this Aot shall be read with, A C to
~ f.nn
and form part of, Aot XXIV of 1869a. part of
DinCirt
[ :': * * * *). ?dim Aai.

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Thin motion WS8 repealed by section 14 of tho Y'amil Nadu
l
Gaming Aot, 1930 (Tamil Nadu Act III of 1930).
'Short title "The Tamil Nadu District Poliae Act, 1850.
T h e Sohdule appended to this Act wan mpealed by bile
Repealinq and Amonding Act, 1901 (Central Act XIof l @ C l ) .
see the TLzrd Llohedule, Part IlT.
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860 Ma&a.r City Police, Toms tl942: T.N. Act XX-
Nuisances and Preventian of
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Crue/ty to Anhnnls Amendment)

'PAMIL N4DtJJ ACT No. X.X GF 1942'.

[THEMADRASCITYPOLICE,
TOWNSNUISANCES
AND
PREVENTION (AMEND-
TO AN~MALS
OF CRUELTY
MENT) ACT, 1942.3

(Received the assent of the Governor.General on the

20th Atrgust 1942 ;$rst publislted in the Fort St.
George Gazette on the 1st Septrnlber 1942.)

An Acr further to amend the Madl as City Police

Act, 1888,theTowns Nuisances~.ct,18893,and
the Prevention of Cruelty ta Animals Act,
1890, in its application to the4[State of Tamil
Nadu].
i[Tamil
WHERI.ASit is expedient ful t hw to antend the Madras ~ ~ ~ ; ; I I
Cit!! Police 4ct, 1S88, the To\\ns Ni:iss nces Act, 1889" ,.f1*88.
and the Prebention of Cruelty to Alli nals Act, 1890, ItTamil
i n its application to the 'I.St:ite of Tamil Nadu] : "It ~ ~ ~ ~ / 1
is Ixreby enacted as follows : --I d o r 18x9.
T
Central
I . This Act may be c:tlled the M;tc'sns Cis9, Police, ~ c X It
Towns N~,isancc.sxnd Prevention ol'Cn c l l j r :o Animals
(Am?ntlrnctlt) A c t . 1942,
"i.2-3.1
_ _ _ ._- - . . . A -__..-.__ . _.
1 'Cllsse we~l.cts\\.ere :;::!~.;titulcd L,r the wort " Madms" by (11,.
nilnil N:tdu At1:rpt:~tiono f Laws Ortlcr., 1969, nu amended bv ihe
Ta111ilNadu Ad;tpt.~tion~f Law:; (Second A111en.l.n~c.r~O Ordcr, 1060.
":or Statement o f Objects and Rcnsons, .cc I.;),./ St. George
Gtr:l,/!r,datctl the 14th A p r i l 1942, \'art IV-A,-pagt 31.
3 SOWthe Tii111ilN;~LIu Towns Nuisnncea A d , 188') (Tirmil N:tdu
Act I I I (if lS89).
* 'rllis cxprc,sinsn \\.;IS wbstitntcd For the c: press bit^ " Province
1,f hkutras" by tltc Ta~nilNadu i\~l;~pt;~tiun { b f Laws Ortier, 1970,
which wao clcci~~cd ht11.c comc i ~ l t ohrce on th,: 141h January 1969.
6 These wortls \\'et.c substituted fi)r the p::ragr;rph containing
tile cnacting fortnctla ;ir~dthe piir:~yr:ipli preccc ing that paragraph
by swtion 5 of the Tiitnil Nadu Kc-rrlacting ur:d Kcptnling (No. I )
Act, 1948 (Tamil N8du Act VIf o f 1948).
6 Swtions 2 and 3 were repea1c.l by Tamil N ~ d u Act XI of 1952.
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1
Nuisances and Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals ( A m e d m e ~ t )

Central 4. (1) Se~ticn13 of the Prevention of CrUelty to Amendment '

Act XI Animals Act, 1F 90, shall be renumbered as subsection of s e d a n 13,
(1) of that sec.tion and in the sub-section as so re-
numbered, for rl~ewords and figure "under section
4 ", the words " under this Act " shall be substituted.
(2) After the subsection as so rerlumbered
l[the following sub-sections] shall be added, namely:-
" (2) Any agent of the Society for the Preven-
tion of Cruelty .o Animals who is specially empowered I

by the "State] Government in that behalf may arrest I

I
without a warrant any person committing in his view
any offence punishable under this Act ;"
3["(3) The agent shall have power to release
anypersonsoa~restedon his executing a bond, with ,
or without sure1ies, for his appearance before a magis-
trate if and whea required.
he Code of Criminal
to any arrest made or
s if the arrest had been
made, or tlae bond had been taken under the said

---
1 These,~ordswere substituted for the words "the following
subsection by sect~on2 (2) of, and the Second Schedule to, the I
Tamil Nadu Re-enac ting Act, 1949 (Tamil Nadu Act X of 1949).
a This word was substituted for the word " Provincial" by the
Adaptation Order of 1950.
1

cedure, 1973 (Centrat Act 2

I
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~ O W MN~is&c& 2%
(Amendmat Extemiofi $0P U & ~rortg

'[TAMIL NADUJ ACT No. -V 1951.2

PQ [TAMILNADU]TOWNSNUIBANCB ( A M B ~ u ~ ~ ~
ACT, 1951.
PUDUKKOITAI)
AND E X m ~ ST@l ~ ~ ._
( h e i v e d the ,sent of the president on the 2;.,: Ztober
1951 ;first ~ubl*hedin the Fort. St. George Garette
on the LatestLaws.com
6th November 1951 .)
forther to amend the l[TamiI Nada] TO^^^ ~d~~~~
Act 1889, and to extend i t to the mergd tmitory
of P~dnPkottai.

rther to amend the 1 mamil

Act, 1889, for the purpose
to extend the Act as io
itory of Pudukkoitai ; ~t is I

1. This Act m~y be called the Czarnil Nrdu owns

Short title.
Nuisances (Amcl~dmcut 2nd ktension to Pirduikottai)

2. In section 3, clause (lo), of the pamil &du] b e n d m a t

Vowns Nuisances Act2 1889. (hereinafter referred to as of section 3.
the said Act), for the words '' not below :he rank of a 'flamil Nadul
District Superintendent of Police, " the words not Act l889.
I11 of
rank o f a D-puty Superintendent of Police "

by section 2 is hereby axtoriaion of ' '

r De in, t ha merged terri- [Tamil N ~ u ]
A G ru
~ of
1889 to th8
'

mewd
tamtory of
P~d&~tki. ,

'.
"
- .
C

substituted for the ward "Madras " by -*

a 'I.- i
on of Laws Order; 1969, as amenda by , .:'
of L ~ W(Second
S Ammdmt) &dmi
. . .*. I

T$:,;

ts and s- see Pwt St. @arg- . '

wwAI mg Y8, .. 4 .

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4 1R Madras City Police and ~ a h i l [1!?75: T.N. Act 4
Nadu Towns Nuisances (Amendment)

I TAMIL NADU ACT NO. 4 OF 1M5.*

THE MADRAS CITY POLICE AND TAMIL NADU
TOWNS NUISANCES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1974.
[Received the assent of the Governor on the 9th January
1975, first plrblished in the Tamil Nadu G3vernment
Gazette Extraordinary on the 17th January 1975
(Thai 4, Anatztha, (2006-Tiruvalluvar Andu)).]
An Act further to amend t%eMadras City Police Act,
1888 and the Tamil Nadu Towns Nuisances Act, 1889
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil
Nadu in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as
follows :-
short title and 1. (1) This Act may be called the Madras City Police
commencement. and Tamil Nadu Towns Nuisances (Amendment) Act,
1974.
I
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State
Government may, by notification, appoint.
Amendment a. In the Madras City Police Act, 1888 (Tamil Nadu
of Tamil Nada Act 111 of 18881,-
Act 111 of 1888. 1
(i) in sub-section (1) of sectlon 41, for the words
" sound amplifiers in public places ", the words " sound
amplifiers in any area " shall be substituted ;
(ii) in clause (xv) of section 71, the words "or
plays any music or uses any sound amplifier " shall be
omitted ;
(iii) after section 71, the following section shall be
inserted, namely :-
" 71-A. Unauthorised use o f S O U P ~amplifiers
~ irr
any area.-(1) Whoever plays any music or uses any
sound amplifier except at such times and in such area and
subject to such conditions as sha,ll, from time to time, be
allowed by the C~mrnissioneror subject to his orders, any
Police Officer abwe the rank of a Head Constable, shall
be liable on convicticn to fine net exceeding five hundred
rupees or to imprisonment which may extend to
three months.
* For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Tamil Nadu Gover*
ment Gazette, dated the 6th November 1974, Part IY--Section 1,
pages 271-272,

!
I
I
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~ 1975 :T.N. Act 41 Madras City Police and 419

Tamil N ~ d nTowm Nuisance (Arnendmenr)

(2) Any Polioe Officer referred to in ~ub-

section (1) may, subject to such rules as may be made
in this behalf, seize any sound amplifizr usid in ccntra-
vention of the terms and conditions of a licence granted
under sub-section (1) and the Court trying an offence
under this section may also direct the forfeitwe cf any
sound amplifier so seized.".
3. In the Tamil Nadu Towns Nuisances Act, 1889 p -
F E U Of
(Tamil Nadu Act 111 of 1889),- ~ c 1t11 of
(i) clause (10) of section 3 shall be omitted; 1889.

(ii) after section 3, the following section shall be

inserted, namely:--
'' 3-A. Unauthorised use of sound umpliJiers in
any area.-(1) Whoever plays any music or uses any
sound amplifier except a t such times and in such area
and subject t o such conditions as shall, from time to
time, be allowed by an officer of tbe Police Department
not below the rank of an Inspector of Police shall be
liable on conviction to fi2e not exceeding five hundred
rupees or to imprisonment which may extend to three
months.
(2) Any Police Offlcer referred to in sub-section
(1) may, subject to such rules as may be made in this
behalf, seize any sound amplifier used in contravention
of the !erms and conditions of a licencc granted under
sub-section (1) and the Court trying an offence under
this section may also cl irect the forfeit^ e of any sound
amplifier so seized. ".
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TAMIL NADU ACT NO. 30 OF 1975.*

THE TAMIL NADU FOWNS NUISANCES

(AMENDMENT) ACT, 1975.

[Received the assent of the Governor on the 13th November

1975, Jirst published in the Tamil Nadu Government
Gazette Extraordinary on the 14th November 1975
(Aipgasi 28, Iratchasa (2006-Tiruvalluvar Andu)).]

An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Towns

Nuisances Act, 1889.

BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nada

in the Twenty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as
follows :-

1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Towns short title and
Nuisances (Amendment) Act, 1975. commencement.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the

State Government may, by notification, appoint.

a. In section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Towns Nuisances Amendment of

Act, 1889 (Tamil Nadu Act I11 of 18891, after clause (12) section 3,
and before the Explanation, the following clause shall be 'a,~~~I","~
inserted, namely :- 1889.

" (13) Whoever organises any assembly, meeting or.

procession between sunset and sunrise without providing
sufficientpetromax lights in addition to electric lights.".

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*For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Tamil Nadu
Government Gazette. Extraordinary, dated the 16th October 1975,
Part IV-Section 1, Page 177.