Notice in writing to be served before any contravention of the provisions of sections

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1. (1) If any person contravenes the provisions of section 133-A or section 133-B, the Collector or any other officer not below the rank of an Assistant Collector of the first class, as he may authorise, may, by notice in writing served in the manner hereinafter provided, direct such person to show cause within the time specified in the notice as to why he should not remove the contravention and restore the land or water-surface or water field or floating field, as the case may be, to its original condition by a particular date and if such person fails to show cause to the satisfaction of the Collector or such officer, within that time, the Collector or such officer may, after informing the person of his decision, remove or cause to be removed the contravention and in doing so, may use such force as may be necessary.
2. (2) The Collector or the officer authorised by him under sub-section (1) shall cause a copy of the notice to be served on the person, who contravenes the provisions of section 133-A or section 133-B, by delivering or tendering it to such person or failing him, on his recognised agent or on an adult male member of his family usually residing with him, and in case such person, agent or adult male member, as the case may be, refuses, evades or fails to accept or comply with the service of the notice or is not otherwise available, the Collector or the officer shall cause the notice to be served by having it affixed, on the outer door or some other conspicuous part of usual or last known place of residence of such person and if service cannot be so made; the Collector or the officer shall cause the notice to be published in any local newspaper, besides affixing a copy thereof on some conspicuous place of the land or water field or the floating field or the fencing of the water in respect of which he has committed contravention, and thereupon the notice shall be deemed to have been duly served on him.