(b) where the notice requires the demolition or
alteration of any building or works or carrying
out of any building or other operations, itself
cause the restoration of the land to its condition
before the development took place and secure
compliance with the conditions of the
permission or with the permission as modified
by taking such steps as the Municipality may
consider necessary including demolition or
alteration of any building or works or carrying
out of any building or other operation; and
recover the amount of any expenses incurred by
it in this behalf from the owner as arrears of
land revenue.
(6) Any person prosecuted under clause (a) of sub-section
(5) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend
to five thousand rupees, and in the case of a continuing offence,
with a further fine which may extend to two hundred rupees for
every day during which such offence continues after conviction for
the first commission of the offence.conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five
thousand rupees, and when the non-compliance is a continuing
one, with a further fine which may extend to five hundred rupees
for every day after the date of the service of the notice during
which the non-compliance has continued or continues.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter,
where any person continues to carry out unauthorized development
after receiving a notice under sub-section (1), the Municipality or
any officer authorized by it in this behalf, shall, in addition to any
prosecution or other proceedings or action that may be initiated
under this Act, have the power to require any police officer to
remove the person by whom the erection of the building has been
continued and all his assistants and workmen from the place of the
unauthorized development within such time as may be specified in
the requisition and such police officer shall comply with the
requisition accordingly. In addition to such removal of persons, the
Municipality may also confiscate such construction materials, tools
etc. which such person was using for unauthorized development.
(4) After a requisition order under sub-section (3) has been
complied with, any person or his assistants and workmen
subsequently continuing unauthorized development shall, on
conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to five
thousand rupees and in case of continuing offence, with a further
fine which may extend to two hundred rupees for every day during
which such offence continues after the conviction for the first
commission of the offence.
(5) No compensation shall be claimed by any person for
any damage which he may sustain in consequence of the
discontinuation of the unauthorized development under this Act.
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