Country Planning Board may determine.

Every Local Planning Authority shall prepare in such form and at such time every year as may be prescribed by the rules a budget in respect of the hnancial year next e[suring showing the estimated receipts and expendinue of the Local Planaing Authority ard shall forward to the State Govemmenv State Urban and Country Plaffring Board and the State GovernmenV State Urban and Country Plaming Board such number ofcopies thereof as may be prescribed by rules. 46. (1) Every Local Plaruring Authority shall maintain proper accouots and other relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts including the balance sheet in such form as the State Govemment may by rules prescribe (2) Thc accounts of every Local Pla[ning Authority shall be subjected to audit annually by the Accountant General of the State and any expenditure incurred by him in connection with such audit shall be payable by the Local Planning Authority to the Accou[tant General. (3) The Accountant General or any person appointed by him in connection with the audit ofaccounts of the Local Plaruring Authority shall have the same right. privilege and authority in cormection with Budget of the Local Plaruring Authority. Accounts and Audit.

Annual Repons 5S such audit as the Accountaot General has in connection with the Government accounts and in particular shall have the righl to demand the production of books accounts, connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect the o{Iice ofthe Local Planning Authority. (4) The aocounts of every Local Planning Authority as certified by the Accountant General or any other persor appointed by him in this behalf together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded arurually to the State Govemmen, State Urban and Country Planning Board . a7. (l) The State Governrnenv State Urban ard Country Planning Board shallprepare for every year a report of its activities during that year and submit the report to thc State Go\€rtunen, Slate Urbafl aIId Country Planning Board in such form and on or before such date as may be prescribed by mles and the Govemment shall cause a copy ofthe repofi to be laid before the State Legislatwe. (2) Every Local Plannirg Authority shall prepare for everyyeara report ofi* activities during that year and submit the report to the State Govemment/ State Ulban and Country Planring Board and the State Govemmenv State Urban and Country Plan- ning Board in such fomr on or before such date as may be prescribed by rules. 48. (1) EveryLocal Plaruring Authority shall constihrte for the benefit ofits &hole time paid members and of its officers and other employees, in such manner and subject to such conditions as maybeprescribed by rules, such pension and provident funds as it may dcem fit. (2) Where any such pension or provident fund has beeo constituted, the State Government' State Ur- ban and CountryPlanning Board may declare that theprovisions or the Govemment Provident Funds Act, 1925. shall apply to such fuld as if it were a Government Provident Fund. Pension and provideut funds.

jg CHAPI'ER_X Supplemental and Miscellaneous Provisions 49. ( I ) The Director Town Planning./ ChiefTown Plannel as the Secretary to State Urban Development & Planning Authority or any other Oflicer of Local Planning Authority or any person authorized by the State Governmen, State Urban and Country Planning Board or any Local Planning Authority in this behalf may enter into or upon any land or building with or without assistants or workmen for the purpose of- (a) making any enquiry inspection, measurement or survey or taking levels of such land or building : ft) setting out boundaries and intended lines of work; (c) marking such levels, boundaries and lines by placing market and cutting tenches; (d) examining works under construction and as- certaining the course of sewers and drains ; (e) digging or boring into fte sub-soil; (0 ascertaining whether any land is being or has been developed in contravention of any provision of this Act or rules on regulations thereunder ; (g) doing any other acts necessary for the efncient administration of this Acq Provided that - (i) in the case of any building used as a dwelling house or upon any enclosed part or garden attached to such a building no such entry shall be made (unless \Yith the consent of the occupier thereof) without giving such occupier at least hours notice in writing ofthe intention to enter: (ii) sufficient opportunity shall in every instalrce be given to enable women (if any) to withdraw from such land or buildinq' Power on entry.

Service of Notice etc. (it) due regard shall always be had, so far as may be compatible with the exigencies of the purpose for which the entry is made, to the social and religious usages of the occupants of the land or building entered. (2) The power of the Director Towlr Planning/ Chief Town Planner, as the Secretary State Urban De- velopment & Planning Authority under sub-sec- tion ( I ) shatl extend to the whole ofthe State and the power ofany other officer ofany Local PIan- ning Authonty under sub-section (l) shall extend only to its plaffing area and such other area which the State Govemment/ State Urban and Country Planning Board may have directed to be included in a Development Plan. (3) Any person rvho obstructs the entry of a person empowered or authorized under this section to enter into or upon any land or building or molests such person after such enky shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months Or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both. 50. (1) All documents including notices and orders requted by this Act or any rule or regulation made there under to be served upon any person shall, save as otherwise provided in this Act or rule or regulation, be deemed to be duly served (a) Where the document is to be served on a Governrnent Department railway. Local Authority, statutory authority, company, corporation, society or other body, if the document is addressed to the head of the Govemment deparhnent, General manager of the railway, Secretary or Principal offrcer of the Local Authority, Statutory Authority, Company, Corporation, Society or any other body at its Principal branch, local or registered oIIice as the case may be and is either (i) sent by registered post to such office;or (ii) delivered at such office;

5l (b) Where the person to be served is a partner- ship ifthe document is ad&essed to the part- nership at its principalplace ofbusiness, iden- tifuing it by the name or style under which its

business is carried on, and is either

- (i) sent by registered post, or (ii) delivered at the said place ofbushess ; (c) In any other case ifthe document is addressed to the person to be served and (i) is given or tendered to him, or (ii) if such person cannot be found is affixed on some conspicuous part ofhis last known place ofresidence or business or is given or tendered to some adult member ofhis family or is affxed on some conspicuous part of the land or building to which it relates, or (iii) is sent by registered post to that person. (2) Any document which is required or authorized to be served on the owner or occupier ofany land or building may be addressed "the owner" or "the occupier", as the case may be, of that land or building (naming or describing that land or building) without further name or description, and shall be deemed to be duly served - (a) ifthe document so addressed is sent or deliv- ered in accordance with clause (c) of sub-sec- tion (l) ; or (b) ifthe document so addressed or a copy thereof so addressed, is delivered to some pelson on the land or building. (3)

Where a docuDent is served on a

parmership in accordance with this section, the document shall be deemed to be served on each partner.

Public notice how to be made known. (4) For the purpose ofenabling any documents to be served on the owner of any property, the Secre- tary to the State Urban and Country Planning Board./Local Planning Authority/Sub-divisional Planning Authority or any other officer authorized by the State Urban and Country Planning Board / Local Planning Authority /Sub-divisional Planning Authoriry, in this behalfmay by notice in writing iequire the occupier (ifany) ofthe property to state the name and address ofthe owner thereof. (5) Where the person on whom a document is to be served is a minor, the service upon his guardian or any adult member ofhis family shall be deemedto be served upon the minor (6) A servant is not a member of the family within the meaning of this section.