The Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007

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    "title": "The Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007",
    "short_title": "The Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007",
    "act_number": "Delhi Act 1 of 2009",
    "act_year": 2007,
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    "enactment_date": "2026-01-17",
    "description": "The Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007",
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            "content": "(a) \"defacement\" includes impairing or interfering with the appearance or beauty, damaging, disfiguring, spoiling or injuring in any other way whatsoever and the word \"deface\" shall be construed accordingly;\n(b) \"Lieutenant Governor\" means the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi appointed by the President under Article 239 and designated as such under Article 239AA of the Constitution;\n(c) \"property\" includes any building, hut, structure, wall, tree, fence, post, pole or any other erection;\n(d) \"writing\" includes printing, painting, decoration, lettering, ornamentation etc., produced by stencil.",
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            "title": "6. Power of the Lieutenant Governor to erase writing, etc.",
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        "Act ID": "dl012",
        "Act Number": "Delhi Act 1 of 2009",
        "Enactment Date": "17th January, 2009",
        "Act Year": "2007",
        "Short Title": "The Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007",
        "Type": "UNION_TERRITORY",
        "Location": "Delhi"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:35"
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