The UNITED PROVINCES MELAS ACT, 1938

126 la;qDr izkUr eys k vf/kfu;e] 1938 ¿la;qDr izkUr vf/kfu;e l[a ;k 16] 1938À THE UNITED PROVINCES MELAS ACT, 1938 [U. P. Act No. XVI of 1938] 127 la;qDr izkUr esyk vf/kfu;e] 19381 ¿l;a qDr izkUr vf/kfu;e l[a ;k 16] 1938À ,MsIVs”ku vkWQ ykt vkMZj] 1950 }kjk vuqdwfyr rFkk ifj"d`r m0 iz0 vf/kfu;e la0 41] 1976 }kjk la”kksf/krA ¿jkT;iky egksn; us 24 Qjojh] 1939 dk Lohdf`r iznku dh vkSj xouZesaV vkWQ bafM;k ,sDV] 1935 dh /kkjk 75 ds vUrxZr fnukad 4 ekpZ] 1939 dks izdkf”kr2 gqvkAÀ dfri; esyks a ds fu;a=.k ds fy, vf/kfu;e ;g b"Vdj gS fd LFkkuh; cksMks Z ds izkf/kdkj ds v/khu yxus okys esyks a ds vfrfjDr izLrkouk vU; eys ksa d s mfpr fofu;eu ds fy, O;oLFkk dh tk;( vr,o ,rn~}kjk ;g fuEufyf[kr :i ls vf/kfu;fer fd;k tkrk gS %& 1&& ¼1½ ;g vf/kfu;e la;qDr izkUr esyk vf/kfu;e] 1938 dgyk;sxkA “kh"kZ uke rFkk izlkj ¼2½ bldk foLrkj3 lEiw.kZ ¿mÙkj izns”kÀ4 es a gksxkA 2&& ;g /kkjk rFkk /kkjk 3 rqjUr izpfyr gksxkA jkT;iky ¿mÙkj izns”kÀ4 xtV es a izkjEHk rFkk vf/kfu;e dh foKfIr izdkf”kr djds ;g vkns”k ns ldrs gS fd lEiw.kZ vf/kfu;e vFkok dksbZ Hkkx ¿mÙkj izo`fÙk izns”kÀ4 es a fdlh ,sls {ks= es]a tgka ,sls {ks= es]a tgka esys yxrs gks]a ml vof/k ds fy, izofrZr gksxa s] tks ,slh foKfIr eaas fufnZ’V dh tk;( ¿X X XÀ5 3&& ;g vf/kfu;e] ,rn~}kjk] bykgkckn ds ek?k esy s ij ykxw fd;k tkrk gSA 1- mn~ns”;ks a vkSj dkj.kks a ds fooj.k ds fy, xtV] fnukad 12 tuojh 1938]] i`’B 4 nsf[k,A 2- xtV 1939 [k.M 8&,] i`’B 1&3 nsf[k,A 3- ;g vf/kfu;e bl rkfydk ds LrEHk 4 ea s mfYyf[kr frfFk ls rFkk LrEHk 3 ea s mfYyf[kr foKfIr ¼;fn dksbZ gks½] ds vUrxZr LrEHk 2 ea s mfYyf[kr vf/kfu;eks a vFkok vkns”kks a ds vUrxZr mu {ks=ks a e as izlkfjr fd;k x;k gS] ftudk mYy[s k LrEHk I ea s fd;k x;k gSA {ks= vf/kfu;e vFkok vkns”k] foKfIr] ;fn dksbZ gks] ftuds frfFk] ftlls ftuds vUrxZr izLkkj fd;k vUrxZr izHkkoh fd;k x;k izHkkoh fd;k x;k x;k 1 2 3 4 1& ftyk jkeiqj jkeiqj ¼,Iyhds”ku vkQ 30 fnlECkj] 1949 ykt½ ,sDV] 1950 2& ftyk cukjl cukjl ¼,Iyhds”ku vkQ la[;k 3262@(1)/ xvii-etZ] 30 uoEcj] 1949 ykt½ ,sDV] 1949 fnukad 30 uoEcj] 1949 3&&ftyk fVgjh& fVgjh x<+oky ¼,Iyhds”ku foKfIr la0 3262¼2½@xvii- rnSo x<+oky vkQ ykt½ ,sDV] 1949 etZ] fnaukad 30 uoEcj] 1949 4- ,MsIVs”ku vkWQ ykWt vkMZj] 1950 }kjk ¼fn ;wukbVsM izkfoUlst½ ds fy, izfrLFkkfirA 5- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 41] 1976 dh /kkjk 63 }kjk fudkyk x;kA 128 ¿la;qDr izkUr esyk vf/kfu;e] 1938À ¿/kkjk 4&8À 4&& ¼1½ ^^esyk** dk rkRi;Z fdlh /kkfeZd esys vFkok turk ds /kkfeZd lekjksg ls ifjHkk"kk,a gS] ftles a fuEufyf[kr lfEefyr ugha gS & ¼d½ LFkkuh; cksMZ ds izkf/kdkj ds v/khu yxus okyk dksbZ esyk vFkok lekjksg( ¼[k½ fdlh njxkg ;k iq"; LFkku ds laca/k es a yxus okyk dksbZ eqlyekuh /kkfeZd lekjksgA ¼2½ ^^ftyk eftLVªsV** dk rkRi;Z ml fty s ds ftyk eftLVsªV ls gS] tgka esyk yxs ;k ;fn fdlh esys dk {ks= ,d ls vf/kd fty s esa s iM+rk gks rks ml ftyk eftLVªsV ls gksxk] ftl s ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ1 bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstuks a ds fy;s fu;qDr djs % ¿ijUrq bykgkckn vkSj gfj}kj es a yxus okys dqEHk esyk vkSj v/kZ dqEHk esyk ds lEcU/k es a bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu ftyk eftLVªsV ds vf/kdkj izR;sd ,sls esyk ds izHkkjh vf/kdkjh es a fufgr gksxa s % ijUrq ;g Hkh gS fd ,slk izHkkjh vf/kdkjh bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu izHkkjh vf/kdkjh ds :i es a mDr dksbZ vf/kdkj ;k dksbZ vU; vf/kdkj] tks /kkjk 5 ds v/khu vf/kdkj u gks] ,sls dEq Hk esyk ;k v/kZ dqEHk esyk ds fy;s jkT; ljdkj }kjk fu;qDr vij izHkkjh vf/kdkjh ;k mi izHkkjh vf/kdkjh dks izfrfufgr dj ldrk gSAÀ2 ¼3½ ^^izHkkjh vf/kdkjh** dk rkRi;Z ml eftLVªsV ;k vU; fdlh O;fDr ls gS] jkT; ljdkj }kjk izHkkjh vf/kdkjh ds dÙkZO;ks a dks djus ds fy;s fu;qDr fd;k tk;A ¼4½ ^^esyk {ks=** dk rkRi;Z fdlh esys ds ml {ks= ls gS] tks ftyk eftLVªsV }kjk fu/kkZfjr fd;k tk;A 5&& ftyk eftLVªsV] izHkkjh vf/kdkjh dks vius dÙkZO; ikyu es a lgk;rk nsus ds lfefr fu;qDr djus dk fy;s bu fu;eks a ds vuqlkj tks ,rnFk Z ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ1 }kjk cuk;s tka;] ,d lfefr fu;qDr vf/kdkj djsxkA 6&& ftyk eftLVªsV] /kkjk 5 ds v/khu fu;qDr dh x;h lfefr ls ijke”kZ djus ds iFkdj vkSj “kqYd yxkus i”pkr~~ fu;e }kjk esyk {ks= ds Hkhrj fuEufyf[kr dk vkjksi.k dj ldrk gS %&& dk vf/kdkj ¼1½ ,sls {ks= es a izos”k djus okyh fdUgha xkfM+;ks a vFkok i”kqqvks a ij ;k mDr {ks= es a fdlh O;fDr }kjk fcØh ds fy;s yk;h tkus okys oLrqvks a ij iFk&dj( vkSj ¼2½ ,sls {ks= ds Hkhrj csps tkus okys i”kqqvks a ds jftLVªhdj.k ij “kqYd A 7&& ftyk eftLVªsV fu;e }kjk ,slk “kqYd rFkk “krZs Z fofgr dj ldrk gS] ftudk vuqKfIr dk vf/kdkj Hkqxrku djus ij rFkk ftuds v/khu fdlh O;fDr ;k oxZ fo”ks’k {ks= es a dksbZ O;olk;] O;kikj ;k vkthfodk pykus dh vuqKfIr nh tk ldrh gSA 8&& ¼1½ izHkkjh vf/kdkjh] fdlh O;fDr ;k oxZ fo”ks’k ds gsrq ;k fdlh ,sls iz;kstu LFkkuks a dk vkoaVu ds fy;s tks esys ls lEcfU/kr /keZ ds fo:) u gks] LFkkuks a dk vkoaVu dj ldrk gS vkSj mDr LFkku ds fy;s ,slk fdjk;k fuf”pr dj ldrk gS tks mls mfpr izrhr gksA 1- ,MsIVs”ku vkWQ ykWt vkMZj] 1950 }kjk ¼izkfofU”k;y xouZesUV½ ds fy, izfrLFkkfirA 2- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 41] 1976 dh /kkjk 64 }kjk c<+k;k x;kA 129 ¿la;qDr izkUr esyk vf/kfu;e] 1938À ¿/kkjk 9À ¼2½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ }kjk iznÙk vf/kdkj dh O;kidrk ij izfrdwy izHkko Mkys fcuk izHkkjh vf/kdkjh] fuEufyf[kr dks fo”ks’k :i ls LFkku vkcafVr dj ldrk gS %&& ¼1½ esys ls lacaf/kr er dks ekuus okyh /kkfeZd laLFkk;s]a ¼2½ lkekftd rFkk vU; lLa Fkk;s a vkSj laxBu] ¼3½ dYioklh] ¼4½ deZpkjh] ¼5½ cktkj LFky] ¼6½ “kkSpky;] ew=ky; vkSj dwM+ s ds <sj] ¼7½ ugkus d s LFkku] ¼8½ fouksn vkSj euksjatu] vkSj ¼9½ df`"k] vkS|ksfxd rFkk vU; izn”kZfu;ka vkSj izn”kZuA 9&& ¼1½ ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ1 lkekU;r;k bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstuks a dh iwfrZ ds fy;s fu;e cukus dk vf/kdkj rFkk fo”ks’k :i ls fuEufyf[kr ds fy;s fu;e cuk ldrh gS %& ¼1½ esyk fuf/k dh LFkkiuk( ¼2½ bl ckr dh O;oLFkk djuk fd esyk fuf/k ls D;k O;; fd;k tk;xk vkSj fdlh vfrjsd /kujkf”k dk fdl izdkj mi;ksx fd;k tk;xk( vkSj ¼3½ esyk {ks= esa LoPNrk( ;g fu;e xtV es a izdkf”kr fd;s tk;sxa sA ¼2½ ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ1 }kjk iwoZZorhZ mi/kkjk ds v/khu cuk; s x;s fu;e fo/kku e.My ds le{k j[k s tk;asxsA ¼3½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu cuk; s x;s fu;eksa ds v/khu jgrs gq, ftyk eftLVªsV lkekU;r;k vkx yxkus ;k mls QSyus ls jksdus dh O;oLFkk djus ds fy;s rFkk fo”ks’k :i ls fuEufyf[kr iz;kstuks a ds fy;s fu;e cuk ldrk gS & ¼1½ esys es a [kM+ s fd;s x;s Hkouks a rFkk <+kapks vkSj esys es a yk;h x;h oLrqvks a dh lqj{kk ds fy;s O;oLFkk djuk] ¼2½ ,slh “krZs Z fofgr djuk] ftuds v/khu >ksifM+;ka rFkk vU; <+kapks a dk fuekZ.k fd;k tk;]&bles a ,slh >ksifM+;ka ;k <+kapksaa dh ÅapkbZ dh lhek rFkk og {ks= ftu ij os cuk;s tk;sxa s vkSj muds chp dh nwjh Hkh lfEefyr gS] ¼3½ izR;sd >ksiM+h ;k vU; LFkkuks a esa ckyw rFkk ?kM+ksa es a ikuh dh lEiwfrZ ¼lIykbZ½ dh O;oLFkk djuk] vkSj] ¼4½ [kkuk idkus ;k vU; fdlh iz;kstu ds fy;s vkx ds mi;ksx dks izfrcaf/kr djukA 1- ,MsIVs”ku vkWQ ykWt vkMZj] 1950 }kjk ¼izkfofU”k;y xouZesUV½ ds fy, izfrLFkkfirA 130 ¿la;qDr izkUr esyk vf/kfu;e] 1938À ¿/kkjk 10&14À 10&& vkx yxus dh n”kk es a izHkkjh vf/kdkjh fdlh Hkh <+kaps dks fxjk; s tkus dk vkns”k ns ldrk gS ;fn mldh jk; dks QSyus ls jksdus ds fy;s mldk fxjk;k tkuk vko”;d ;k b"Vdj gks] rFkk bl /kkjk ds v/khu ln~HkkoiwoZd fd;s x;s ;k drqZefHkizsr fdlh dk; Z ds fo:) dksbZ okn ;k vU; dk;Zokgh lafLFkr ugha dh tk;xs hA 11&& dkbs Z ,slk O;fDr] tks & “kkfLr;ka ¼d½ dksbZ vuf/kdr` fuekZ.k&dk; Z djs( ;k ¼[k½ fdlh vuf/kdr` LFkku dks “kkSpky;] ew=ky; ;k dwM+k <sj djus ds LFkku ds :i es a mi;ksx djs( ;k ¼x½ /kkjk 7 ds micU/kks a ds v/khu fdlh vuqKfIr ds izkIr fd;s cxSj dksbZ O;olk;] O;kikj ;k vkthfodk pyk;s vFkok ,slh vuqKfIr dh “krkZs a dks Hkax djs( ;k ¼?k½ vf/kfu;e ds fdUgha micU/kks a dk ;k vf/kfu;e ds v/khu cuk; s x;s fdUgha fu;eks a dk mYya?ku djs( ;k ¼³½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fof/koiwoZd fyf[kr :i es a tkjh fd;s x;s fdlh vkns”k ;k funs”k dk ikyu u djs( ;g nks"k fl) gksus ij tqekZus ls n.Muh; gksxk] tks ¿,d gtkj :i;sÀ3 rd gks ldrk gS vkSj vijk/k yxkrkj ;k ckj&ckj gksus dh n”kk es a ml ij vkSj tqekZuk fd;k tk ldrk gS] tks izFke nks"kflf) ds fnukad ds i”pkr~~ izfrfnu] ftlds nkSjku es a vijk/kh ,slk vijk/k tkjh j[krk fl) gqvk gks] ¿,d lkS :i;sÀ3 rd gks ldrk gSA 12&& izHkkjh vf/kdkjh fdUgha Hkh vuf/kd`r fuekZ.k dk;Z dks gVok ldrk gS vkSj vuf/kd`r fuekZ.k dk;ks Z dks ,sls fuekZ.k ¼dk;½Z dks gVk; s tkus dh ykxr fuekZ.k ¼dk;½Z djus okys fdlh Hkh O;fDr ls gVkus dk vf/kdkj Hkw&jktLo ds cdk;k ds :i es a olwy dh tk ldsxh A 13&& ¼1½ ftyk eftLVªsV }kjk /kkjk 6] 7 vkSj 9 ds v/khu cuk;s x;s leLr fu;e fu;eks a dk izdk”ku vkSj ¿mÙkj izns”kÀ1 xtV es aizdkf”kr fd;s tk;sxa sA muds lEcU/k es a vkifÙk;kas ¼2½ ,sls fdlh fu;e ds laca/k es a vkifÙk djus okyk dksbZ O;fDr mDr izdk”ku ds rhl fnu ds Hkhrj ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ2 ds ikl viuh vkifÙk izLrqr dj ldrk gS vkSj ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ2 ,sls fu;e dh iqf"V dj ldrh gS] mls ifj"d`r dj ldrh gS ;k mls vikLr dj ldrh gsAS 14&& ¼d½ ;fn dksbZ O;fDr izHkkjh vf/kdkjh }kjk fn;s x;s le; ds Hkhrj /kkjk 8 fdjk;s dh olwyh ¼1½ ds v/khu fuf”pr fd;k x;k fdjk;k vFkok /kkjk 12 esa mfYyf[kr ykxr mlds fdlh Hkkx dk Hkqxrku ugh djrk gS rks izHkkjh vf/kdkjh dyDs Vj dks vius gLrk{kj ls ,slk izek.ki=] ftlesa ,sls O;fDr }kjk ns; /kujkf”k fufnZ’V dh tk;xh] Hkst ldrk gS vkSj dyDs Vj ,sls O;fDr dh vkifÙk izLrqr djus dk volj nsxk rFkk dh x;h ,slh fdlh vkifÙk dks lquokbZ djus vkSj mldk vo/kkj.k djus ds i”pkr~~ izek.k&i= es a Hkjh x;h /kujkf”k ;k ,slh /kujkf”k] ;fn dksbZ gks] ftls og cdk;k ik;]s Hkw&jktLo ds cdk;k ds :i es a olwy djus dh dk;Zokgh djsxkA ;fn dyDs Vj dks ;g irk py s fd ,sls fdlh O;fDr ls dksbZ /kujkf”k ckdh ugh gSa rks mDr izek.k&i= izHkkjh vf/kdkjh dks vius fu"d"kZ lfgr okil dj nsxkA 1- ,MsIVs”ku vkWQ ykWt vkMZj] 1950 }kjk }kjk ¼;wukbVsM izkfoUlst½ ds fy, izfrLFkkfirA 2- mi;qZDr }kjk ¼izkfofU”k;y xouZesUV½ ds fy, izfrLFkkfirA 3- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 41] 1976 dh /kkjk 65 }kjk j[ks x;sA 131 ¿la;qDr izkUr esyk vf/kfu;e] 1938À ¿/kkjk 15&16À ¼[k½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu ftyk eftLVªsV }kjk cuk; s x;s fdlh fu;e dk mYya?ku fd;s tkus dh n”kk es a ftyk eftLVªsV fdlh Hkh iV~Vsnkj ;k vuqKfIr/kkjh dks vkoafVr fd;s x;s LFkku es a mldh csn[kyh dk vkns”k ns ldrk gSA 15&& ¿jkT; ljdkjÀ1 xtV es a foKfIr izdkf”kr djds /kkjk 4¼3½ ;k 13 ¼2½ ds vf/kdkjks a dk izR;k;kstu v/khu iznÙk vf/kdkj dks vius v/khuLFk fdlh Hkh izf/kdkjh dks izR;k;kfstr2 dj ldrh gSA ¿16&& jkT; ljdkj] mÙkj izns”k uxj egkikfydk vf/kfu;e] 1959 dh /kkjk 296] dfri; iz;kstuks a ds fy;s 298] 299 vkSj 300 }kjk iznÙk fdlh “kfDr dks] foKfIr }kjk] esyk ds izHkkjh vf/kdkjh dks esyk {ks= es a m0 iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 2]1959 iznku dj ldrh gS] vkSj ,slh foKfIr tkjh gks tkus ij bu /kkjkvks a ds micU/k esyk {ks= dk ykxw gksuk ij bl izdkj ykxw gksaxs ekuks a esyk {ks= ^^uxj** dk ,d Hkkx gS vkSj izHkkjh vf/kdkjh mDr vf/kfu;e es a ;Fkk ifjHkkf’kr ^^eq[; uxjkf/kdkjh** gS vkSj ekuks a /kkjk 8 ds v/khu izHkkjh vf/kdkjh ds fdlh vkns”k ds micU/kksa dk mYya?ku mDr vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa dk mYya?ku gSAÀ3 1- ,MsIVs”ku vkWQ ykWt vkMZj] 1950 }kjk ¼izkfofU”k;y xouZesUV½ ds fy, izfrLFkkfirA 2- izR;k;kstu ds fy, xtV] 1940] Hkkx ¼1½] i`’B la[;k 33 eas foKfIr la[;k 98¼2½@3] fnukad 18 tuojh] 1940 rFkk mlh xtV ea s i`’B 725 ij foKfIr la[;k 98¼2½@3&38] fnukad 23 vDVwcj] 1940 nsf[k;sA 3- m0iz0 vf/kfu;e la[;k 41] 1976 dh /kkjk 66 }kjk c<+k;h x;hA 132 THE UNITED PROVINCES MELAS ACT, 19381 [U. P. ACT No. XVI OF 1938] Adapted and modified by the Adaptation of Laws order, 1950 Amended by U. P. Act No. 41, 1976 [Received the assent of the Governor on February 24, 1939 and was published2 under section 75 of the Government of India Act, 1935, on March 4, 1930] An Act for the control of certain melas Preamble WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision for the proper regulation of melas other than those held under the authority of local boards ; It is hereby enacted as follows :-- Short title and 1. (1) This Act may be called the United Provinces Melas Act, 1938. extent (2) It extends3 to the whole of [Uttar Pradesh.]4 Commence- 2. This section and section 3 shall come into force at once, the Governor may, ment and by notification in [Uttar Pradesh]4 Gazette, direct that all or any part of the application of Act shall come into operation in any area in the [Uttar Pradesh]4 where melas the Act are held for such period as may be specified in such notification; [***]5 3. This Act is hereby applied to the Magh Mela at Allahabad. 1- 1 for S.O.R. see Gaz extra ,d jan. 12 1938 p.4 2- See gaz.1939 pt, VII-A, pp. 1-3 3- This act has been extended to the areas mentioned in column I of this table under the Act or order mentioned in column 2 and enforced in such under notification, if any, mentioned in column 3 with effect from the date mentioned in column 4 against each such area. Areas Act or Order under Notification, if any, under which Date from which extended enforced which enforced 1 2 3 4 Rampur District Rampur (Application --- Dec 30, 1949. of Laws) Act, 1950. Banaras District Banaras (Application No. 3262 (i)/ Nov 30, 1949. of Laws) Order, XVII MERGE, dated dated Nov 30, 1949. 1949. Tehri-Garhwal Tehri-Garhwal Not.No. 3262 (ii)/ Ditto District (Application of XVII MERGE, dated dated Nov 30, Laws) Order, 1949. 1949. 4- Subs. by the A.O 1950 for (the United provinces). 5- Omit by section 63 U.P. Act no. 41 of 1976. 133 [The United Provinces Melas Act, 1938] [Section 4-8] Definitions 4. (1) “Mela” means a religious fair or other religious gathering of the public other than— (a) a mela or gathering held under the authority of local board; or (b) a Muslim religious gathering held in connection with a Dargah or Shrine. (ii) "District Magistrate" means the District Magistrate of the district in which a mela is held ; or, if the area of a mela lies in more than one district, such District Magistrate as the [State Government]1 may appoint for the purposes of this Act: [Provided that in relation to the Kumbha Mela and Ardha Kumbha Mela held at Allahabad and at Haridwar the powers of the District Magistrate under this act shall vest in the officer Incharge of such Mela: Provided further that such officer Incharge may delegate any of the said powers or any other power as Officer Incharge under' this Act, not being the power under section 5, to an Additional Officer In-charge or Deputy Officer Incharge appointed by the State Government for such Kumbha Mela or Ardha Kumbha Mela;]2 (iii) "Officer-incharge" means a magistrate or any person appointed by the [State Government ]1 to perform the duties of an Officer-in-charge; (iv) "Mela area" means the area of a mela as defined by the District Magistrate. Power to 5. The District Magistrate shall, in accordance with such rules as may be appoint framed by the [State Government]1 in this behalf, appoint a committee to committee assist the Officer-in-charge in the performance of his duties. Power to 6. The District Magistrate may, after consulting the committee appointed under impose tolls section 5, by rule, impose within the mela area- and fees (i) tolls on any vehicle or animal entering, or any person bringing goods for sale, into such area, and (ii) fees on the registration of animals sold within such area. Power to 7. The District Magistrate may, by rule, prescribe fees on payment, of which licence and conditions subject to which' any person or class of persons may be licensed to ply any profession, trade or calling in the mela area. Allotment of 8. (1) The Officer-in-charge may allot sites for any person or class of persons for sites any purpose not repugnant to the religion with which the melas connected, and may fix such rent for the site as may appear to him reasonable. 1- Substituted by the A.O. 1950. for (provincial Government). 2- Insertion by the section 64 of U.P. Act No .41 of 1976. 134 [The United Provinces Melas Act, 1938] [Section 9] (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power contend by sub-section (1), the Officer-in-charge may allot sites for the following in particular- (i) religious societies of ‘ the persuasion with which the mela is connected, (ii) social and other societies and organizations, (iii) Kalpbasis, (iv) officials, (v) market places, (vi) latrines, urinals and rubbish heaps, (vii) bathing places, (viii) recreation and entertainment, and (ix) agricultural, industrial and other exhibitions and demonstrations. Power to make 9. (1) The [State Government]1 may make rules generally for carrying out the rules purposes of this Act, and in particular for- (i) the establishment of a mela fund, (ii) providing what expenditure shall be defrayed from the mela fund and how should any surplus be utilized, and (iii) sanitation in the mela area; such rules shall be published in the Gazette. (2) The rules made by the [State Government]1 under the preceding sub-section shall be laid before the legislature. (3) Subject to the rules made under sub-section (1) the District Magistrate may make rules to provide generally against the outbreak or spread of fire, and particularly for the following purposes, -- (i) providing for the safety of buildings and structures up in the mela, and of articles brought into the mela; (ii) prescribing conditions subject to which huts and order structures may be constructed including limits to the height of such huts or structures and the area on which they are to be built and distances between them, (iii) providing for the supply of sand and jars of water at each hut or elsewhere, and (iv) restricting the use of fires, for cooking or for any other purpose. 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950. For (provincial Government). [The United Provinces Melas Act, 1938] [Section 10-14] 135 10. In the event of an outbreak of fire, the Officer in charge may order the demolition of any structure if in his judgment its demolition is necessary or expedient for preventing the fire from spreading, and no suit or other proceeding shall be instituted for an act done or purporting to be done in good faith under this section. Penalties 11. Any person who --- (a) makes any unauthorized construction, or (b) uses any unauthorized place as a latrine, urinal or rubbish dump, or (c) plies any profession, trade or calling without a licence obtained under the provisions of section 7 or commits a breach of the conditions of such licence, or (d) contravenes any of the provisions of the Act or of they rules made under the Act, or (e) disobeys any order or direction in writing lawfully issued under this Act, shall be punishable on conviction with the fine which may extend to or one thousand rupees]2 and where the offence is a continuing or recurring one with a further fine which may extend to [one hundred rupees]2 for every day after the date of the first conviction during which the offender is proved to have persisted in such offence. Power to 12. The Officer-in-charge may remove (my unauthorized construction, and the remove un- cost of such removal may be recovered from any person making the authorized construction as an arrear of land revenue. construction Publication 13. (1) All rules made by the District Magistrate under section 6, 7 and 9 shall be and objections published in the [Uttar Pradesh]1 Gazette. to rules (2) Any person objecting to any such rule, may within 30 days of such publication, prefer his objection to the [State Government]2 and the [State Government]2 may confirm, modify or set aside such rule. Recovery of 14. (a) If any person fails to pay within the time allowed by the Officer-in-charge, rents the rent fixed under section 8 (1) or the cost referred to in section 12, or any part thereof, the Officer-in charge may forward to the Collector a certificate over his signature, specifying the amount due from such person, and the Collector shall give such person an opportunity to prefer any objection and shall after hearing and determining such objection as may be made, proceed to recover the amount entered in the certificate or such amount, if any, as he may find to be due, as an arrear of land revenue. If the Collector finds that no amount is due from such person, he shall, return the certificate to the Officer- in-charge with his finding. 1- Substituted by the A.O. 1950 for (United Provinces) 2- Subs. by the A.O. 1950 (Provincial Government). 3- Subs. by section 65 of U. P. Act No. 41 of 1976. 136 [The United Provinces Melas Act, 1938] [Section 15-16] (b) The District Magistrate may order the adjustment from the site allotted to any lessee or licensee who contravenes any rule made by the District Magistrate under this Act. Delegation of 15. The [State Government]1 may by notification in the Gazette delegate2 the powers power conferred on it under section 4 (iii) or 13 (2) to any authority subordinate to it. [Application 16. The State Government may by a notification confer upon the Officer of U.P. Act Incharge of the Mela any of the powers conferred by sections 296, 298, 299 No. 2 of 1959 and 300 of the Uttar Pradesh Nagar Mahapalika Adhiniyam, 1959, and upon for certain issue of such notification the provisions of these sections shall apply to the purposes to Mela Area as if the Mela Area were part of a 'City' and the Officer Incharge mela area were Mukhya Nagar Adhikari as defined in the said Adhiniyam, and as if a contravention of the provisions of any orders of the Officer Incharge under section 8 were contravention of the provisions of the said Adhiniyam.]3 1. Subs by the A.O, 1930 for (Provincial Government). 2. For delegation, see notification no. 98(2)/III—38, dated January 18, 1940, in Gaz.., 1940, I.P.A 33, and no. 98(2).III—38 dated October 23, 1940, in ibid, page 725. 3. Ins. by section 66 of U.P. Act No.41of 1976. [