BY-LAWS

For regulating the erection and re—erection of buildings

in Meerut Cantonment. 

Under section 186 of Cantonments Act of 1924
Sanctioned vide Gazette of India Part II- Section 4, Ministry of Defence S.R.O. No:47 dated February 2, 1952 and S.R.O. No. 335, dated 27.08.1955 and amended Vide S.R.O. No 38 dated 11.01.1965.                                 

1. Whoever intends to erect or re-erect a building under the provisions of sub-secti on (2) of section 179 of the cantonments Act, 1924 (2 of 1924) shall apply for sanction. by giving notice in writing, of his intention to the Board in the prescribed from appended to these by---laws and shall, at the same time submit in triplicate----------

a)    A site plan of the land on which it is intended to erect or re-erect the building, such site plan being duly signed and dated by the draughtsman who prepares it and (who is registered as an approved draughtsman by the Cantonment Board.

b)     The boundaries, dimensions and area of the site upon the whole or a part of which it is proposed to erect or re-erect the building. 

Provided that if the site on which it is intended to erect or re-erect the building lies outside the bazaar areas declared under section 43-A of the said Act, the plan shall be submitted in quadruplicate. Provided that where the public drain is situated at some distance from the building the  stone projection may be allowed more than 75cm. in width if it is in alignment with the adjoining buildings and does not extend more then 15 cm. beyond the outer edge of the drain. 

Provided further that in exceptional cases, for reasons to be recorded in writing, the Cantonment Board may allow the projection to have a height of less then 60 cm. from the road surface if it is in alignment with the projections of adjoining buildings.

Note:--Copies of the prescribed Building Application Form may be obtained from the Cantonment Board Office of payment of fitteen naya paise (amend ment published in Gazette of India Part II section 4 dated 16-01-60 S.R.O. No. 10 Date 07-01-60).

2. The site plan, one copy of which shall be on tracing cloth, shall be drawn to a     scale of not less then 20 ft: to an inch. The scale used shall be marked on the site plan which shall clearly show:-

a)     The direction of the North point.

b)     The boundaries and dimension of the site upon the whole, or a part of which, it is proposed to erect or re-erect a building;

c)     The position of the site in relation to the adjacent street or streets with their names;

d)     The position of the building in relation to the boundaries of the site;

e)     A sketch of the existing buildings and premises on the site if any, in outline, together with all electric wires and poles situated within twenty feet of the boundaries of the site.,

f)       The means of access to the building;

g)     The line of frontage of adjoining buildings and sites.,

h)     The position and dimensions of all wells, drains, urinals and latrines.

3. The building plan, one copy of which shall be on tracing cloth, shall be drawn to a scale of not less than one eighth of an inch to the foot. It shall include a ground plan, a front elevation and a cross section of the Proposed building and shall show, inter alia the following.

a)     The ground floor, the first and all subsequent floors.

b)     The position of all proposed drains, store-rooms, bath-rooms, kitchens, latrines, urinals, cess-pools, septic tanks and soakage pits-existing or proposed to be built.

c)     The position and dimensions of all projections beyond the main walls of the buildings.,

d)     The level, width and depth of the foundations and the level of the lowest floor with reference to the level on the centre of the street on which the proposed building to abut.,

e)     The walls which are common to adjoining building.

f)       The size of all doors, windows, clerestory windows and other ventilation openings on each floor.,

g)     The open space inside and surrounding of the buildings.

h)     The materials to be used for external walls, party walls, foundation., roofs, floors, stair-cases fire places, chimneys, drains, latrines, privies, urinals and cesspools.

i)      Details of existing building in Black or White-lines, the part or parts of the building intended to be demolished in Dotted Lines, and new works in Red Lines or shaded Red. 

4. The minimum floor area of every room, intended for human habitation, in the proposed building shall not be less than 80 sq. ft in the minimum floor area of every room intended to be used as a kitchen shall not be less than  20 sq. ft and the minimum floor area of every room intended to be used as Latrine shall not be less than 16 sq. ft but if the Latrine is of frush type or an aqua privy such area shall be not less than. 12 sq.ft (amended Vide S.R.O. No 132 Dated 06-041965.)
    
5. The following projections only shall be allowed:-

   a)     Balconies!, e. projections covering the width of doors only (with 9” extension on either side) end Sun-Shades bent or horizontal, not extending more than 9 inches beyond the jambs of the doors and windows over which they are fixed, will be allowed of widths not exceeding 2 feet and projecting on to a street or open space which is not less than 15 feet in width from the face of the buildings in front or at the back, of which the proposed balconies are to be erected.

   b)     Balconies, Chajjas (i. e. continuous overhanging projections) and Sun-Shades not more than  2 ½  feet wide and projecting on to a street or open space which is 15 feet or more but less than 20 feet-in width from the space of the buildings in front, or at the back, of which the proposed Balconies, Chajja or Sun-Shades are to be erected.

   c)     Balconies, Chajjas and Sun-Shades not more than 3 feet wide and projecting on to a street or open space which is 20 feet or more in width form the face of the building in front or at the back of which the proposed balconies, Chajjas, or sun-shades are to be erected.
   Provided that in such cases, provision of cases, balconies, Chajjas or sun-   shades exceeding 3 feed in width but structurally sound, may be         considered on the merits of each case.

   d)     Continuous Sum-shades may be allowed in the case of Shops in Bazar provided these shades comply with the width and projection restrictions mentioned above.

   e)     Only sun-shade not more than 1 ½ wide and not extending more than 9” on either side of the Jmbas, in case of streets or open spaces less than 15 feet but not less than 10 feet wide and only Drip shades not exceeding 9” wide in case of streets or open spaces less than 10 feet wide.

   f)       Stone or wooden projections, not more then 2 feet 6 inches wide at plinth level and in no case exceeding more than 6 inches beyond the outer edge of the road side drain shall be allowed projecting on to a street 20 feet or more in widh. Provided that each such projection shall be a horizontal Cantilever without brackets of any description and that its lower surface shall not be less than two feet above the top of the roadside drain-edge, or. Where there is no roadside drain. Then above the centre of the street.
   
   In the case of streets less than 20 feet wide but not less than 15 feet wide, these projections shall not exceed 2 ft. in width, and in even smaller projections shall not exceed 1 feet in width.
   
   These projections shall not, except in the case of shops, be allowed over the full with of the building but shall be limited to 6 inches beyond the jambs of doors and shall not be allowed in front of windows.
   
   In case of house on streets 20 feet wide or more, continuous stone or wooden projections may be allowed depending upon the merits of each case.
    

6. Where new buildings to be erect, a space of at least 10 feet shall except in the case of Outhouses and Garages, be left open from the main    building to the boundaries of adjoining holdings. This clause shall not be applicable of building in the notified Bazar Areas.
    

7. No latrine shall be constructed with in 15 feet of a kitchen provided that, in Bazar Areas, in case where this is not possible every application will be considered on its marits.
   
   7A-In the case of new erections of buildings or additions or alterationis to existing buildings a flush type latrine with septic tank or acqua privy as recommended by the Health Officer shall be provided as for as possible from space point of view farlling which the application for sanction for erection addition or alteration as the Case may be will not be sanctionew.
    

8. The number of storeys in a building shall not exceed three, except in special cases which will be considered on their merits.
    

9. where it is intended to erect or re-erect buildings the minimum height of each floor be as follows-
   (a)     In case of flat roofs :- Height lowest point of the floor/roof from floor level, for every story. 10 feet

   (b)     In case of pent roofs :- Height of the lowest wall from the floor to the ceiling where it meets the wall. 10 feet.

   Provided that store-rooms, latrines, baths, verandahs, kitchens, barsatees, mumtees, garages and godowns may have height of not less that 8 leet in case of flat roofs and not less that 7 feet at eaves, in case of pent roofs.
    

10. The foundation, of the building shall not be less than 1/8^th ot the total height of the building in depth-from ground level and shall have a sufficient width of footing to satisfy the soil conditions of the particular locality.
     

11. The minimum height of plinth of each building except stables and garages. From ground-level or form the centre of the street-level, shall be I foot.
     

12. House-drains though which waste or sullage water is intended to pass, shall be constructed or cement-plastered masonary, glazed-wares pipes cement-concrete, or other impervious material and shall be connected to the nearest road side drain, wherever such a drain exists within 25 feet of the premises, according to the directions of the Executive Officer in the absence of such roadside drains, the house drains shall be discharged into a cess pool or soakage pit which shall be constructed by the house owner at his own expense (according to the Board’s Standard Designs) and wherever possible, within his own premises. These Cess-pools or Soakage pits shall, when constructed in his own premises, be maintained in good order by the house-owner. Where houses are newly erected, or re-erected in those portions where disposal of rainwater is necessary, rain-water drains from the first and subsequent floors shall be connected with the nearest roadside drain by means of Cast-Iron Galvanized Iron/Tin Sheets. Asbostos Cement Pipes right upon 6 inches above the level of the roadside drain, if such a drain adjoins the wall of the house Portions of the house-wall & portion or the road-side drain upto 2 ft. In width, where the down-pipe will discharge water. Shall be finished with proper shoes or with cement rendering.

13. Every building of more than one floor shall have at least one stair case for every 1000 or less square feet of covered plinth area. Each such staire-cases shall not be less than 2” 6” in width and shall unless unavoidable, be built of non innfflamabl material, if the covered plinth area exceeds 1000sq. ft. but does not exceed 1500 sq. ft; the width of the single stair-case shall not be less than 3 ft.
     

14. Every room intended for human habitation, in new pucca house; shall have doors and windows equal to an area not less then 15% of the floor-area of the room and shall also have ventilators (including clerotoreys) equal to an area not less than 3% of the said floor area. The minimum size of doors, windows and ventilators for living room shall be :-
    Doors.                                            (3 ½’X7’ for main entrances.
                                                          ……….(3’+6 for service entrances.
    Ventilators and clerestoreys Not less than 1 ½’ + 1’ in area each.
    Windows                      ……….Not less than 2’X3’ in area each.
     

15. No new mosque, temple, gurudwara, church or other religious building shall be erected:-
    
    (a)    Unless its frontage is at least 15 feet from the centre of the street on wich is abuts. 
     

16. No residential Building shall be erected or re-erected to cover more than 3/4^th of the total area of the site upon which it is to be built. Provided that this restriction may be relaxed in cases where the total area of the site is less that 1000 sq ft.
     

17. where plans and specifications of the type of building, which may be erected or re-erected in the Cantonment are provided by the Board, the fees shall be payable in advance by the applicants according to the scale laid down in the bye-laws for regulating the inspection and documents in Meerut Cantonment, framed under section 282 (39) read with section 283 of the Cantonments Act, 1924 (II of 1924).

FOR REGULATING THE COSTRUCTION OF PAVEMENT AND CULVERTS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF MEERUT CONTONMENT. 

S, R, O. 403 dated 10^th Nov. 1956---The following bye-laws for regulating the construction of pavements and culverts within the limits of Meerut Cantonment, framed by the Cantonment Board Meerut, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (28) of section 282 and section 283 of the cantonments Act 1924 (II of 1924) are published for general information the same have been previously by the Central Government as required by sub-section (i) of section 284 of the said Act namely:-

1. Every person intending to construct pavement or culvert in front of his house shall give notice in writing of his intention to the Executive officer in accordance with Bye-law 1 of the Bye laws made by the erection or-erection of building in the cantonment of Meerut.
    
2. The Pavement or culvert shall be erected by the owner of the house at his own expense after obtaining the sanction of the Cantonment Board.
   
   Provided that where the pavement or culvert is intended to be constructed on land not belonging to the owner of the house of the Cantonment Board shall not give sanction for such construction unless prior permission has been obtained from the owner of the land concerned and produced before the Executive Officer.
    
3. The pavement or culvert shall be so constructed as to comply strictly with the rules, Bye-laws and      the direction of the Cantonment Board. After construction the culvert or pavement shall be handed over to the cantonment Board.
    
4. The pavement or culvert shall be used for ingress to and egress from the house and shall not be used any other purpose.
    
5. The owner of the house shall at all times at his own expenses maintain the pavement or culvert in a proper state or repair to the entire satisfaction of the Cantonment Board.
    
6. The pavement or culvert shall not be added to or altered unless so directed by or except with of the Cantonment Board. The expenses of such addition or alteration shall be borne by the owner of the house.
    
7. If the owner of the house make any default in carrying out of the work in relation a pavement or culvert as directed by the Cantonment Board or neglects to maintain it in a proper state of repair the work may be carried out by the Cantonment Board and the expenses shall be recoverable from the owner of the house as arrears of Tax.
    
8. The pavement or culvert shall be removed by the owner of the house in his own expenses should the Cantonment Board require him so to do and in such an event the owner of the house shall not be entitled to claim any compensation whatever.
    
9. Where the land on which the pavement or culvert is to be constructed does not belong to the house mere sanction of the Cantonment Board for such construction shall not be deemed to confer on the owner any claim or title whatsoever to such land. The application shall furnish a declaration in the form forth in the Appendix to these bye-laws.
    
10. A contravention of any of the provisions of these byelaws shall be punishale with fine which may extend to one bundred rupees and in the case of a continuing contravention with an additional fine which may extend to ten rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after conviction for the first such contravention.

APPENDIX

 To

             The President of India / The Cantonment Board.

             I/we………………………..owner (s) of House/Bungalow 

             No………….. Cantonment, do here by declare that I/we have been permitted to construct culvert or pavement for the purpose of ingress to and egress from the said House/Bungalow No………on the land described in the Schedule hereunder written on the understanding that I and my/we and our heirs, successors and assigns are merely licensees and that Government’s/Cantonment Board’s right to the free hold of land is not affected and that the sanction given is subject to the provisions laid down in the bye-laws.

 In witness whereof I/ we have hereunto set our hand

On the ……………………..day of ………………………………………………19 

                                                               SCHEDULE  

                          Signed by

                   In the presence of
……………………………

………………………….

……………………………..

For the regulation of private and public slaughter house in the Meerut Cantonment.
Under Section 208of the Cantonments.
Act, 1924. 

Sanctioned under Gazette of India Notification No.1628
Dated the 9^th December 1939

1. A private slaughter house may be kept open for use by butchers during the months of April to September (inclusive) only between the hours of 5A. M. to 7 A. M. and 5-30P.M.to 7-30 P.M. and during the months of October to March inclusive only between the hours of 5 A.M. to 8 A.M. and 4P.M. to 6P.M.

2. A private slaughter-house shall at all times comply with the following regulations:-
   (i) The premise shall be so enclosed as to prevent the interior from being visible to passersly

   (ii) Convenient passages shall be provided between pens standings and yards.

   (iii) The enclosure for the slaughter of animals shall be so constructed that animals placed therein are out of sight of the animals kept outside.

   (iv) All building and enclosures shall have proper ventilation.

   (v) The drain shall be sufficient and adequate.

   (vi) Suitable arrangements shall be made for.

   (a) Keeping the slaughter house in a clean and sanitary condition.

   (b) The removal of filth and refuse there from.

   (c) The disposal or destruction of animals which are offered for slaughter and are from disease or any other cause unfit for human consumption.

   (d) The destruction of carcass which from disease or any other cause are found after slaughter unfit for human consumption and.

   (e) The supply and pure water and of sufficient number of latrines and urinals for the use of persons frequenting the slaughter –house.
    

3. No person other then officers and servants of the Cantonment Board licensed butchers their assistants and bonafide servants shall enter the slaughter –house during the process of slaughtering of animals or skinning up of carcasses.

4. No person affected with tuberculoses or any other infectious or contagious disease leprosy sores or any other skin disease shall enter the slaughter –house.

5. No person shall bring into slaughter –house ans dog or other animal which is not intended for immediate slaughter or for the slaughter of which the slaughter –house is not intended.

6. (i)  Rcceptacles shall be provided upon the slaughtering platform for the receipt of the contents of stomachs and bowels of slaughtered animals, and when slaughtered animals are disemboweled, which shall be as soon as possible after slaughter, the butchers shall cause such contents to be emptied in to the receptacles so provide.
   (ii)  Filled receptacles shall be removed and replaced by fresh empty ones as disemboweling proceeds and no disemboweling shall occur with out there being receptacles for the receipt of the contents of stomachs and bowels.
   (iii)  In no case shall the blood of any animals slaughtered be allowed to flow upon the floor.
    

7. No person shall rub; or cause to be rubbed the inner sides of skins upon the ground within any portion of the slaughter –house premises.
    

8. In this and the following bye –laws an inspecting officer means any person authorized by the Cantonment Board to inspect slaughter houses.
    

9. No animals shall be slaughtered in any slaughter –houses unless it has been inspected and passed by the inspecting officer.
   Provide that the inspecting officer shall not pass for slaughter any animals intended for uman consumption other than goats sheep pig and non milking buffaloes.
    

10. (1)  The inspecting officer shall examine every animal produced before him for slaughter and satisfy himself that the animals is not from disease or any other cause unfit for human consumption.
    Provided that an animals which has met with an accident rendering it unfit for further work shall not be rejected merely on that account.

    (2)  It the inspecting officer is so satisfied but not otherwise he shall mark the animals as passed for slaughter with a distinguishing mark.
     

11. (1) Approved animals shall be immediately admitted to the waiting yard of the slaughter-house and there properly secured with ropes until required for slaughter.
    (2)  Butchers shall make their own arrangements for the care and feed of their animals which in the waiting yard.
     

12. (1)    Any animals produced for inspection which is affected by any infectious or contagious disease or which may reasonably be suspected of being so affected shall if the inspecting officer so directs be fort with seized and removed to the Veterinary Hospital or such other place as the Cantonment Board may appoint for treatment and may subject to the advice of a Veterinary officer and previous sanction in writing of the president Cantonment Board , be destroyed.

    Provided that before sanctioning the destruction of any animals reasonably suspected to be suffering from an infectious or contagious disease the president may at his discretion by order in writing direct that such animals be kept under observation for such number of days as may be specified in his order for the purpose of determining whether or not such animal is really suffering an infectious or contagious disease is should or should not be destroyed.

    (2)  No compensation shall be payable for the destruction under the order of the president of any animals under clause (1) unless in the opinion of the president after such enquiry a as he may think fit the animal destroyed was not suffering from a disease which was likely to prove fatal at an early date and was in a condition in which it could have been used without hardship by the owner, and the amount of compensation shall be as assessed by the president and shall not in any case exceed the market value at time of destruction of the animal destroyed
     

13. Any animal produced for inspection which is in a dying condition but not so affected as to be dealt with under bye-law 12 shall if the inspecting officer so directs be forth –with seized and disposed of in such manner as the Executive Officer may direct.
     

14. No person shall bri
    g any slaughter –power inside the slaughter house premises.

15. (i) All carcasses shall after skinning and cleaning be inspected by the inspecting officer and no carcass shall be removed from the slaughter house until it has been passed by him as fit human consumption.
    
    (ii) The inspecting officer shall cause every carcass or meat which is found to be unfit for human consumption to be destroyed.
     

16. (1)   No person shall blow or inflate with his breath or in any other manner likely to cause infection or contamination the carcass or any part of the carcass or any animal slaughtered for human consumption.
    
     (2)    If any meat is found to be blown or stuffed it shall be buried or destroyed at the direction of the inspecting officer.
     

17. (1) No person shall remove the carcass internal organs edible offials and entrails from the slaughter –house until these have been washed cleaned and wiped properly.
    
    (2)   Evidence of disease in a carcass shall not be modified or obliterated by washing, rubbing stuffing or in any other manner except under the direct supervision of the inspecting officer and in accordance with his instructions.
    
     (3)   The solid contents of the entails shall not be washed into the drain or allowed to fall on the floor but shall be emptied into buckets or receptacles which shall be provided for the purpose.
     

18. No person shall remover or cause to be removed any carcass or meat except in a covered receptacle or under cover of a clean cloth and in such manner as to prevent contamination by flies or dust.
     

19. All meat entrails and oflals shall be carried to the building place set apart for sale along such routes as the Cantonment Board may from time and prescribe and shall reach such building place or places by such time as the Cantonment Board may fix.
     

20. The owner a private slaughter house which is kept open for use otherwise than in accordance with bye-law and any person committing a breach of any of the provisions of bye laws 3to 7&14 to 19 shall on conviction by a magistrate be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees and in the case of a continuing breach with an additional fine which may extend to twenty rupees for every day during which such breach continues after conviction for the first such breah.

For the Registration of births  and deaths Under Section 282 (1) of the cantonments Act.1924

Sanctioned by U.P Government Notification
No. 3331/XI-27C dated28-10-1925,

1. (a) The Executive Office shall maintain registers of all births and deaths occurring in the Cantonment.
   (b)  No charge shall be made for the registration of any birth and death.
    

2. The for the time being ef every house of family in which any birth occurs shall within days after the event, report or cause to be reported the same to the Executive officer or the bazar chowdhri together with the following particulars, namely :-
   
   (a) The date of the birth, and the sex and name (if any) of the child.
   (b) The name, place of residence and report occupation and the caste or religion (if any) of the father or mother, if the person making the report is is willing to furnish these particulars; and
   (c)  The place of the residence of the person making the report. 
    

3. The head for the time being of every house or family in which any death occurs, within three days after the event, repot or cause to be reported toi the same to the Execulars officer or bazar chowdhri together with following particulars namely:-
   
   (a) The date of the death, sex name age and occupation and the caste or religion (if any) of the deceased, the cause of death and the place of residence of the deceased at the time of death.
   (b) The name of the father or mother, or if the deceased, was a married woman the name of the husband, if the person making the report is willing to furnish these particulars. and
   (c)  The name and place of residence of the person making the report.
    

4. It shall be the duty of the every Medical Officer of the Government, every medical practioner and every medical attendant to report to the Executive officer as soon as practicable after the event, birth and death occurring in the cantonment of which he may become cognizant In the exercise of his profession.

(a)    The conservancy overseer of every circle shall report personally to the Executive Officer within 24 hours the occurrence of fine death in his circle.

PENALTY 

                Whoever fails to comply with the provisions of the above bye-laws shall be punishable with fine which may extend to Rs.5/-

EXTRACT FROM THE GAZETTE OF INDEA PART II SECTION

5.           In the case of deaths of foreigners (cliens and non-indians) the Executive Officer, shall immediately, after the occurrence, furnish the following information in respect of the deceased, to the Registrar-General, Births, Deaths & Marriage of the Uttar Pradesh Government :-

(a)      Name of the deceased Mr. / Miss. / Mrs.

(b)      Approximate age.

(c)      Profession.

(d)      Place and date of birth

(e)      Cause of death

(f)        Dependents relations or friends,  if any

(g)         Address of any relatives in the country of the deceased, if known to the Cantonment Board.