(1) The municipal council may, from time to time, cause to be put up or painted on a conspicuous part of any building at or near each end, corner, or entrance to every street, the name by which such street is to be known and may, from time to time, fix a number in a conspicuous place on the outer side of any building, or at the entrance of the enclosure thereof fronting the street:

Provided that no street shall be named or renamed by the municipal council except with the previous approval of the Government.

(2) No person shall destroy, remove, deface or in any way injure or alter any such name or number or put up or paint any name or number different from that put up or painted by order of the municipal council.

(3) Any person, --

(a) who, without the consent of the owner or occupier affixes any poster, bill, placard, or other paper or means of advertisement against or upon any building, wall, board, fence or pale, post, lamp post or the like, or

(b) who, without such consent as aforesaid writes upon soils, defaces or marks any such building, wall, board, fence or pale, post, lamppost or the like with chalk or paint or in any other way whatsoever, shall be punished with fine which may extend to twenty rupees.