Gujarat Municipalities Act, 1963
(1) The executive committee may, by public notice, prohibit the washing of clothes by washermen in the exercise of their calling, except at such places as it shall appoint for this purpose; and when any such prohibition has been made, no person who is, by calling a washerman shall wash clothes at any place not appointed for this purpose by the executive committee, except for such person himself or for the owner or occupier of such place. (2) The executive committee shall provide suitable places for the exercise by washermen of their calling and may require payment of such fees for the use of any such place as shall from time to time be determined by it with the approval of the municipality. (3) The executive committee shall, before issuing any public notice under sub section (1), publish in such manner as shall in its opinion be sufficient, for the information of persons likely to be affected thereby; a list of washing places proposed to be provided under sub-section (2), together with a notice specifying a date on or after which the list will be taken into consideration; and shall, before finally fixing the said places, receive and consider any objection or suggestion in respect thereto which may be made in writing by any person before the date so specified.