Special slum improvement in certain slum areas.

(1) If the State Government is satisfied that circumstances in any slum area exist which render it necessary for it to take immediate action for the improvement of the slum, it shall, by notification, declare such slum area to be under special slum improvement and thereupon the competent authority shall from such date as the State Government may, by order direct, execute the work of improvement in such area without giving notice to the occupiers thereof as required by Section 4. (2) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (1) the provisions of Chapter III shall apply mutatis mutandisto the special slum improvement. (3) The expenses incurred by the competent authority under sub-section (1) together with interest at such rate as the State Government may specify, may be recovered by the competent authority from the occupiers of the buildings or of the land in such slum area, in such manner and to such extent, as the State Government may prescribe. Explanation. - For the purpose of this section "work of improvement" includes community work which shall mean such work of improvement which is for the collective benefit of the occupiers of buildings or of the lands in slum area under special slum improvement.