GPMCA 265 — Periodic inspection of buildings.

Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949

Statutory text

(1) It shall be incumbent on the owner of every building to maintain every part thereof and every thing appertenant thereto in such repair as to prevent its becoming dangerous.

(2) The Commissioner may by written notice require the owner of any building to get the building inspected at such intervals and in such manner as may be prescribed in the by-laws.

(3) The owner shall within two months of the inspection under sub-section (2) undertake such repairs as the inspection shall show to be necessary for the purpose of securing the stability of the structure within the meaning of section 264 after complying with all the provisions of this Act and the rules and by-laws in regard to such repairs and shall, on completion of such repairs, submit to the Commissioner a certificate signed by the person who made the inspection of, his having carried out the repairs satisfactorily.

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