WASTE MANAGEMENT
Legal Provisions
♻️ Waste Management
Kerala Panchayat Raj Act / Kerala Municipality Act
§ Key Provisions Related to Waste Management
| 🏛️ Kerala Panchayat Raj Act Sections | 🏢 Kerala Municipality Act Sections | 📋 Details of the Provision | ⚙️ Procedure | 🔧 Other Actions | ⚖️ Fine / Penalty | 👤 Authority Responsible for Imposing Fine / Penalty | 📌 Action if Fine is Not Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219N | 340 | Dumping or throwing waste into public or private places | Spot Fine | Fine up to ₹5,000 | Secretary / Authorized Officer | Prosecution | |
| 219A | Failure to keep the premises of shops and commercial establishments clean | Spot Fine | Fine up to ₹5,000 | Secretary / Authorized Officer | Prosecution | ||
| 335 | Failure to keep the premises of shops and commercial establishments clean | Secretary, after hearing the accused, imposing a fine | Fine up to ₹5,000 | Secretary | Prosecution | ||
| 219AC | 326C | Failure to segregate waste and hand it over to the Local Self-Government Institution or an authorized agency | Secretary, after hearing the accused, imposing a fine | Fine not less than ₹1,000 and not exceeding ₹10,000 | Secretary | Revenue Recovery |
♻ Additional Waste Management Provisions
| 🏛️ Kerala Panchayat Raj Act Sections | 🏢 Kerala Municipality Act Sections | 📋 Details of the Provision | ⚙️ Procedure | 🔧 Other Actions | ⚖️ Fine / Penalty | 👤 Authority Responsible for Imposing Fine / Penalty | 📌 Action if Fine is Not Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219AD | 326D | Failure to pay User Fee | Secretary, after hearing the person who committed the default, imposing a fine | Any service from the Local Self-Government Institution may be denied until the fee is paid | 50% of the monthly User Fee | Secretary | Revenue Recovery |
| 219B | 327 | Failure of waste generators to comply with their responsibilities for storing and depositing solid waste in the prescribed manner | Secretary, after hearing the accused, imposing a fine | Fine not less than ₹1,000 and not exceeding ₹10,000 | Secretary | Revenue Recovery | |
| 219K | 337 | Discharging used water into public places or water bodies | Secretary, after hearing the accused, imposing a fine | Closing, covering or removing the pipe, tube or other means through which wastewater is discharged | Fine not less than ₹5,000 and not exceeding ₹50,000 | Secretary | Revenue Recovery |
| 219H | 334 | Failure to remove accumulated garbage and solid waste from premises other than residential premises | Prosecution | Fine up to ₹10,000 | First Class Judicial Magistrate | ||
| 219A | 334A | Failure to properly manage solid waste / wastewater at the source itself (BWG) | Prosecution | Cancellation of Building Licence, Building Number, or Working Permit | Imprisonment for not less than 6 months and up to 1 year, or a fine of not less than ₹1,000 | First Class Judicial Magistrate | First Class Judicial Magistrate |
