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39 #REDIRECT 79 Regulation of public assemblies—(1) The District Police Chief may, if in his considered opinion, such action is justified in the interest of maintenance of law and order or preservation of public peace or public safety, by notification proclaimed, permit, control or regulate any public assembly or procession in any manner.

(2) No notification proclaimed under sub-section (1) shall remain in force for more than fifteen days from the date of such proclamation.

(3) The State Government may either on its own motion or after due enquiry on the application of any person rescind, modify or alter or extend the period of validity of any such notification issued under sub-section (1).

(4) The State Government may, by general or special order, on busy through fares, specify that such demonstrations, rallies or assemblies should be carried out only at certain specified places or along specified routes in urban areas for ensuring that demonstrations on busy public roads do not seriously affect public life.

80 District Magistrate to make regulations—(1) The District Magistrate may in consultation with the Local Self Government and with the District Police Chief make and notify regulations, from time to time, in any local area, as he deems fit, for the following purposes—
 * (a) preventing any activity, damaging, defiling or destroying of public property, or endangering public hygiene or environment or defiling water bodies and water sources,
 * (b) preventing the dumping of any material in any public place other than at such times and places specified by the competent authority including the Local Self Government,
 * (c) controlling the movement, not in conformity with regulations specified in this regard, of any waste or hazardous materials through public streets and to or from houses and buildings on public streets, in order to ensure necessary hygiene,
 * (d) regulating the exposure or movement in any street of persons or animals suffering from contagious or infectious diseases, the carcasses of animals or human beings, or parts of such carcasses or waste from abattoirs or deadly biological or chemical products,
 * (e) regulating the construction, repair and demolition of buildings, platforms and other structures which may endanger the users of any street or public place,