Liability of the property owner to pay compensation

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(1) Deliberate or negligent acts causing fire, render the responsible party or his agent liable for damages to the party, whose property is harmed by actions taken under Section 9.
(2) All claims under sub-section (1) shall be referred to the competent authority, within thirty days from the date, when the damage was caused. The competent authority shall decide the claims, as expeditiously as possible, but not later than 90 days from the date when the damage was caused.
(3) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the competent authority, may prefer an appeal before the appellate authority. The Appellate Authority shall, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the concerned parties, pass an order determining the amount of compensation to be paid by the responsible party to the party affected and the order so passed, shall have the force of a decree of a civil court.

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