The Government of Himachal Pradesh, on October 25, 2025, issued the Municipal Council Theog Erection, Exhibition, Affixation of Advertisement and Hoarding Bye-laws 2025.
The following has been stated namely: -
• Rates for affixation, erection and installation of advertisement hoarding.- The rate shall be notified/fixed by the Municipality for affixation, erection and installation of advertisement hoarding from time to time and the same shall be notified to the concerned seeking such permission.
• Duties and responsibilities of the applicant.- (i) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the applicant to make available all the sanctions/ permissions granted by the competent authority to the said person, authority or agency to whom such permission has been granted by the Municipality and to follow the instructions/guidelines issued by the Municipality or by the Central/State Government in this regard from time to time.
• Compounding of offences.- All the offences punishable under these Bye-laws may, before, the institution of prosecution, be compounded by such officer as may be authorized by the Municipality or its Authorized Officer in this behalf, on payment of such sum as may be specified by such officer under these Bye-laws.
• Offences to be tried summarily.- The offences which are not compounded shall be tried in a summary manner by the Special Judicial Magistrate 1" Class having jurisdiction of the Municipal area as per provision contained under law.
[Notification No. 966]
