Power to stop unauthorised development.

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UNAUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT

Statutory text

(1) Where any development of land as indicated in sub-section (1) of section 52 is being carried out but has not been completed, the Planning Authority may serve on the owner and the person carrying out the development a notice requiring the development of land to be discontinued from the time of the service of the notice ; and thereupon, the provisions of sub-sections (3), (4), (5) and (6) of section 53 shall so far as may be applicable apply in relation to such notice, as they apply in relation to notice under section 53.
(2) Any person, who continues to carry out the development of land, whether for himself or on behalf of the owner or any other person, after such notice has been served shall, on conviction, 1[be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both]; and when the non-compliance is a continuing one, with a further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the date of the service of the notice during which the non-compliance has continued or continues.

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