Penalty for unauthorised development

Penalty for unauthorised development. —

1. (1) Any person who—
   • (a) having obtained permission under section 7, undertakes or carries out any development otherwise than in accordance with the terms and conditions of such permission, or
   • (b) without obtaining such permission, or in contravention of any order passed under section 7, undertakes or carries out any development, shall, on summary enquiry by the Collector be punishable with a fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and in the case of a continuing offence, with a further fine which may extend to fifty rupees for every day during which such offence continues after the conviction for the first commission of the offence.
2. (2) The Collector may also order such person to remove the development within such time as may be specified in the order, and if the development is not removed within the time so specified, the Collector may cause it to be removed and recover the cost of such removal from the person as an arrear of land revenue.