Legal Provisions
♻️ Waste Management
Kerala Panchayat Raj Act / Kerala Municipality Act
Key Provisions Related to Waste
| 🏛️ Kerala Panchayat Raj Act Sections | 🏢 Kerala Municipality Act Sections | 📋 Section Details | ⚙️ Procedure | 🔧 Other Actions | ⚖️ Fine / Penalty | 👤 Authority Imposing Fine / Penalty | 📌 Action if Fine is Not Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219N | 340 | Throwing waste into public places or private places | Spot Fine | Fine up to Rs. 5,000 | Secretary / Authorized Officer | Prosecution | |
| 219A | Failure to keep the premises of shops and commercial establishments clean | Spot Fine | Fine up to Rs. 5,000 | Secretary / Authorized Officer | Prosecution | ||
| 335 | Failure to keep the premises of shops and commercial establishments clean | Secretary Hearing the accused and imposing fine | Fine up to Rs. 5,000 | Secretary | Prosecution | ||
| 219AC | 326C | Failure to segregate waste and hand it over to the Local Self Government Institution or an authorized agency | Secretary Hearing the accused and imposing fine | Fine not less than Rs. 1,000 and not exceeding Rs. 10,000 | Secretary | Revenue Recovery |
Additional Waste Management Provisions
| 🏛️ Kerala Panchayat Raj Act Sections | 🏢 Kerala Municipality Act Sections | 📋 Section Details | ⚙️ Procedure | 🔧 Other Actions | ⚖️ Fine / Penalty | 👤 Authority Imposing Fine / Penalty | 📌 Action if Fine is Not Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219AD | 326D | Failure to pay user fee | Secretary Hearing the person who failed to pay and imposing fine | Any service from the Local Self Government Institution may be denied until the fee is paid | 50% of the monthly user fee | Secretary | Revenue Recovery |
| 219B | 327 | Failure of waste generators to fulfill their responsibilities for storing and disposing of solid waste in the prescribed manner | Secretary Hearing the accused and imposing fine | Fine not less than Rs. 1,000 and not exceeding Rs. 10,000 | Secretary | Revenue Recovery | |
| 219K | 337 | Discharging used water into public places or water bodies | Secretary Hearing the accused and imposing fine | Closing, covering or removing the pipe, tube or other means through which wastewater is discharged | Fine not less than Rs. 5,000 and not exceeding Rs. 50,000 | Secretary | Revenue Recovery |
| 219H | 334 | Failure to remove accumulated garbage and solid waste from premises other than residential premises | Prosecution | Fine up to Rs. 10,000 | First Class Judicial Magistrate | ||
| 219A | 334A | Failure to appropriately manage solid waste / wastewater at source (BWG) | Prosecution | Cancellation of building licence, building number, and working permit | Imprisonment for a period of not less than 6 months and up to 1 year, or a fine of not less than Rs. 1,000 | First Class Judicial Magistrate | First Class Judicial Magistrate |
