The NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ACT, 1994

PUBLIC SAFETY AND SUPPRESSION OF NUISANCES

Section 312: Care of naked lights.

No person shall set a naked light on or near any building in any public street or other public place in such manner as to cause danger of fire:

Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the use of lights for the purposes of illumination on the occasion of a festival or public or private entertainment.