Rules & Acts
♻️ WASTE MANAGEMENT
KERALA PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT / KERALA MUNCIPALITY ACT
Key provisions related to waste management
| 🏛️ Kerala Panchayat Raj Act Rules | 🏢 Kerala Muncipality Act Rules | 📋 Description of Provision | ⚙️ Procedure | 🔧 Other Actions | ⚖️ Fine / Penalty | 👤 Authority Empowering Fine / Penalty | 📌 Action on Non-Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219N | 340 | Public places Private Places Throwing waste | Spot Fine | Fine up to Rs. 5000 | Secretary / Authorized Officer | Prosecution | |
| 219A | Failure to keep the premises of shops and commercial establishments clean | Spot Fine | Fine upto 5000 | Secretary / Authorized Officer | Prosecution | ||
| 335 | Failure to keep the premises of shops and commercial establishments clean | Secretary after hearing the accused imposes fine | Fine upto 5000 | Secretary | Prosecution | ||
| 219AC | 326C | Failure to segregate and hand over waste to the local body or authorized agency | Secretary after hearing the accused imposes fine | "Fine not less than Rs. 1,000 and not exceeding Rs. 10,000 Fine | Secretary | Revenue Recovery |
Additional Waste Management Provisions
| 🏛️ Kerala Panchayat Raj Act Rules | 🏢 Kerala Municipality Act Provisions | 📋 Description of Provision | ⚙️ Procedure | 🔧 Other Actions | ⚖️ Fine / Penalty | 👤 Authority Empowering Fine / Penalty | 📌 "Action on Non-Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219AD | 326D | Failure to pay user fee Defaulting | Secretary imposes fine after hearing the defaulter | Any service of the local body may be denied until the fee is paid | Monthly of the user fee 50% | Secretary | Revenue Recovery |
| 219B | 327 | Failure of waste generators in duties regarding collection and deposition of solid waste in the prescribed manner | Secretary imposes fine after hearing the defaulter | Fine of not less than one thousand rupees and not exceeding ten thousand rupees | Secretary | Revenue Recovery | |
| 219K | 337 | Discharging wastewater into public places or water bodies | Secretary imposes fine after hearing the defaulter | Close, cover, or remove the pipe, tube, or other means through which wastewater is discharged | Fine of not less than one thousand rupees and not exceeding ten thousand rupees | Secretary | Revenue Recovery |
| 219H | 334 | Close, cover, or remove the pipe, tube, or other means through which wastewater is discharged | Prosecution | Fine Upto 1000 | First Class Judicial Magistrate | ||
| 219A | 334A | Failure to manage solid waste / wastewater at source itself in the prescribed manner (BWG) | Prosecution | building license, building number, working permit Cancellation of | Not less than 6 months and up to 1 year, or a fine of not less than one thousand rupees Imprisonment of, fine of not less than one thousand rupees | First Class Judicial Magistrate | First Class Judicial Magistrate |
