Penalty for refusal by trustee, etc., to comply with provisions of this Act

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Statutory text

(1) If any trustee, Executive Officer or other person in whom the administration of a religious institution is vested, refuses, neglects or fails to comply with the provisions of sections 22, 23, 25, 27, 28 or 29 or fails to make over charge of the institution when so ordered he shall, unless he shows reasonable cause to the satisfaction of the Board, be liable to pay such penalty not exceeding five hundred rupees and in case of persistent default in compliance with the order a daily fine not exceeding fifty rupees as may be ordered by the Board.
(2) Any person aggrieved by an order made under sub-section (1) may within one month from the date of the order, prefer an appeal before the Tribunal.
(3) If the penalty is not paid within the time fixed or within such further time as may be granted by the Board, the Collector of the district in which any property of the person against whom an order has been made is situate shall, on a requisition made to him by the Administrator, recover the amount as if it were an arrear of land revenue and pay the same to the Board.

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