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Section 51
The Maharashtra Jeevan Authority Act, 1976.Maharashtra

Section 51. Power to examine and test sewer etc. believed to be defective

(1) Where it appears to 1[the Authority] that there are reasonable grounds for believing that private sewer or cess-pool is in such condition as to be prejudicial to public health or to be a nuisance or that a private sewer communicating directly or indirectly with a sewer of 2[the Authority] is so defective as to admit sub-soil water or grit or other materials 3]the Authority] may examine its condition and for that purpose may apply any test, not being a test by water under pressure, and if it deems it necessary, open the ground.

(2) If on examination the sewer or cess-pool is found to be in proper condition 4[the Authority] shall, as soon as possible, reinstate any ground which has been opened by it and determine and pay compensation for the damage caused by it.

1Superscript markers show text inserted or substituted by a later amendment. The Act carries the markers without the footnotes they refer to, so they are shown without a target.