Power of Government to remove defacement.

(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of section 3A, it shall be competent for the Government to take such steps as may be necessary for erasing any writing, freeing any defacement or removing any mark from any property. The Government shall have the power to conduct or cause to conduct, through the District Magistrate concerned. Spot inspections with regard to defacement of property. If on such inspections it is found that specific permission of the owner or occupier of the property has not been obtained, action for removal of property. If on such inspections it is found that specific permission of the owner or occupier of the property has not been obtained, action for removal of defacement shall be taken forthwith at the expense of the person or person found guilty. In case the Government, before doing so, does the erasing a notice of two weeks shall be given to owner or occupier of the property to erase or remove the defacement. The expenses of removing or erasing the defacement, shall be borne by the owner or occupier found guilty. (2) Any amount due under this Act, on an application made in this behalf by the authorities mentioned in section 3, to the Collector, shall be recovered as arrears of land revenue.