section 30
Power to recover rent, loan or damages as arrears.
The Meghalaya State Housing Board Act, 1986Infrastructure198660 sections6 chapters
Chapter IV ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF LAND
Statutory text
- (1) Subject to rules made by the Government in this behalf and without prejudice to the provisions of section 29, where any person is in arrears of rent payable in respect of any Board premises, or is in arrears of repayment of any loan or interest under any Housing Scheme, the competent authority may, by notice served in the manner laid down in sub-section (1) of Section 29, order that person to pay the same within such time not being less than fifteen days as may be specified in the notice. If such person refuses or fails to pay the arrears of rent, loan or interest, as the case may be, within the time specified in the notice, such arrears may be recoverable from him as an arrears of land revenue.
- (2) Where any person is in unauthorised occupation of any Board premises, the competent authority may, in the prescribed manner, asses the damages on account of the use and occupation of the premises and may, by notice served-
- (a) by registered post or otherwise, or
- (b) by affixing a copy of the notice on the outer day or some other conspicuous part of such premises, or
- (c) in such other manner as may be prescribed, order that person to pay the damage within such time as may be specified in the notice. If any person refuses or fails to pay the damages within the time specified in the notice, the damages shall be recoverable from him as arrears of land revenue.
- (3) No order under sub-section (2) shall be made against any person until after the issue of a notice in writing to the person calling on him to show cause within such period as may be specified in such notice, why such order should not be made and until his objections, if any, and any evidence he may produce in support of the same have been considered by the competent authority.
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