THE TELANGANA TOWNS NUISANCES ACT, 1889.
(ACT NO.III OF 1889.)
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Sections
1. Short title.
2. Enactments repealed.
3. Penalty for certain offences in public places.
4. Neglecting to fence in well, tank, etc.
5. Penalty for cruelty to animals.
6. Repealed.
7. Repealed.
8. Power to arrest without warrant on view of offence.
9. Repealed.
10. Destruction of stray dogs.
11. Act to form part of District Police Act.
THE TELANGANA TOWNS NUISANCES ACT, 1889.1
ACT No.III OF 1889.
1. (1) This Act may be called 2[the Telangana Towns Short title.
Nuisances Act, 1889.]
(2) Section 1 of this Act extends to the whole of the Local extent.
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[State of 2Telangana]. The remaining sections extend to all
towns in the said State which may have been or may
hereafter be declared to be municipalities under 4[the
Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) District Municipalities Act,
1920 (Act V of 1920)], or other Act of the same nature for the
time being in force; and the State Government may from
time to time by notification in the 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 3[State of 2Telangana] and may cancel or modify any
such notification.
2. Repealed by the Amending Act, 1901 (Central Act 11 of Enactments
1901). repealed
1. The Andhra Pradesh Towns Nuisances Act, 1889 in force in the
combined State, as on 02.06.2014, has been adapted to the State of
Telangana, under section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation
Act, 2014 (Central Act 6 of 2014) vide. the Telangana Adaptation of Laws
Order, 2016, issued in G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated
01.06.2016.
2. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.
3. Substituted for the words “State of Andhra” by section 3 of and
Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh Extension of Laws Act, 1958 (Andhra
Pradesh Act XXIII of 1958).
4. Repealed by Act No.6 of 1965.
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Penalty for certain 3. Whoever in any public place commits any of the
offences in public following offences shall be liable on conviction to fine not
places.
exceeding fifty rupees or to imprisonment of either
description not exceeding eight days:-
Rash and (1) Whoever drives or rides any animal, or drives, drags
negligent driving. or pushes any vehicle, in a rash or negligent manner.
Causing (2) Whoever by negligence or ill-usage in driving cattle
obstruction by
causes any mischief or obstruction by such cattle.
negligence in
driving cattle.
Driving, etc., (3) Whoever without reasonable excuse and so as to
otherwise than on cause danger or obstruction to any person shall drive, drag
near or left side of
the road.
or push any vehicle otherwise than on the near or left side of
the road.
Leaving vehicle or (4) Whoever, being in charge of any vehicle or cattle,
cattle without due leaves it or them at such a distance as not to have the same
control.
under due control.
Obstructing (5) Whoever causes any vehicle to remain or stand
thoroughfare. longer than may be necessary for loading or unloading
except at places appointed for the purpose, or fastens any
horse or other animal so as to cause obstruction or in any
way wilfully obstructs or causes obstruction to the free
passage of any throughfare.
Exposing goods (6) Whoever exposes goods for sale so as to cause
so as to cause obstruction.
obstruction.
Letting loose (7) Whoever negligently lets loose any horse or suffers
horses or any ferocious dog to be at large without a muzzle or sets on
ferocious dogs.
or urges any dog or other animal to attack, worry or put in
fear any person or cattle.
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[(8) Repealed.]
(9) Whoever without reasonable excuse throws or lays Depositing
down any dirt, filth, rubbish, or any stones or building rubbish, stones,
etc.
materials.
(10) Whoever uses any sound amplifier except at such Unauthorised use
times and places and subject to such conditions as shall, of sound
amplifiers in
from time to time, be allowed by an officer of the Police public.
Department not below the rank of a Deputy Superintendent
of Police.
(11) Whoever wilfully and indecently exposes his Committing
person or commits a nuisance by easing himself and nuisances in
public places.
whoever, having the care or custody of any child under
seven years of age, omits to prevent such child from
committing a nuisance as aforesaid.
(12) Whoever is found drunk and incapable of taking Drunken or
care of himself, or is guilty of any riotous, disorderly or riotous disorderly
or indecent
indecent behaviour.
behaviour.
Explanation:- In this section "public place" means a
place (including a road, street or way, whether a
thoroughfare or not, and a landing place) to which the
public are granted access or have a right to resort, or over
which they have a right to pass.
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5. Clause (8) was repealed by section 14 of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra
Area) Prevention of Begging Act, 1945 (Act XIII of 1945). This was
permanently re-enacted by section 2 of and the First Schedule to the
Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Re-enacting and Repealing (No.I) Act,
1948 (Act VII of 1948).
6. This paragraph was repealed by section 14 of the Andhra Pradesh
(Andhra Area) Gaming Act, 1930 (Act III of 1930)
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Neglecting to 4. Whoever neglects to fence in or protect any well, tank
fence in well, tank, or other dangerous place or structure, or,
etc.
Causing offensive whoever causes any offensive matter to run from any
matter to run from house, factory, dung-heap or the like into the street –
house, etc.
shall be liable on conviction to fine not exceeding fifty
rupees or to imprisonment of either description which may
extend to one month.
Penalty for cruelty 5. Whoever cruelly beats, ill-treats, tortures, or drives,
to animals. rides or otherwise uses any animal in an unfit state to be so
driven, ridden or used, or causes any animal to be cruelly
beaten, ill-treated, tortured, or to be driven, ridden or used
when unfit to be driven, ridden or used, shall be liable on
conviction to fine not exceeding fifty rupees, or to
imprisonment of either description not exceeding one
month, or to both.
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[6. Repealed.]
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[7. Repealed.]
Power to arrest 8. (1) Any police officer may arrest without a warrant any
without warrant on
person committing in his view any offence made punishable
view of offence.
by this Act.
(2) Any agent of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals who is specially empowered by the State
Government in that behalf may arrest without a warant any
person committing in his view any offence punishable under
section 5;
(3) The agent shall have power to release any person
so arrested on his executing a bond, with or without
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sureties, for his appearance before a Magistrate if and when
required.
(4) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
1898, shall apply to any arrest made or bond taken under
this section as if the arrest had been made, or the bond had
been taken, under the said Code.
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[9. Repealed.]
10. The District or Sub Divisional Magistrate may from time Destruction of
to time cause to be notified by beat of drum or otherwise stray dogs.
that dogs found straying within certain limits will be
destroyed, and dogs found straying within such limits after
such notification may be destroyed by any person in such
manner as the District or Sub Divisional Magistrate may from
time to time direct.
11. Sections 3 and 4 of this Act shall be read with, and Act to form part of
form part of, Act XXIV of 18599. District Police Act.
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8. Repealed by section 14 of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Gaming
Act, 1930 (Act III of 1930).
9. Short title, “The Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) District Police Act,
1859”.
10. The Schedule appended to this Act was repealed by Part III of Third
Schedule to the Amending Act, 1901 (Central Act II of 1901).
