section 12
Offences and penalties.
The Punjab Scheduled Roads and Controlled Areas Restriction of Unregulated Development Act, 1963(1) Any person who- (a) erects or re-erects any building or makes or extends any excavation or lays out any means of access to a road in contravention of the provisions of section 3 or section 6 or in contravention of any conditions imposed by an order under section 8 or section 10; or (b) uses :myland in contravention of the of Sub: tion(i)ofseclio~~o~secti0ri10, shall be punishable with [imprisonrnent of either description for a term which may extend to three years and shd l alsd be liable lo] fine which may extend to [fifty thousand rupees but not less than Len thousand rupees] and, in the case of a continuing contravention, with a further fine which may extend to [one thousand ] rupees for every day after the date of the first conviction during which he is proved to have persisted in the contravention. (2) Without prejudrce to the provisions of sub-section ( I ) , the Director may, by notice, served by post Ad if apeson 'avoids service, or is not wadable forscniceofndtiii, or&f& toaccept service, then by a x i n g a copy of it on thc outer door or some other conspicuous part of such premises, or in such othcr manner as may be prescribed, call upon any person who has committed a breach of the provisions referred to in the said sub-scctian to stop further construction and to appear and show cause why he should not Ix ordered to restore or its original state or to bring i t in conformity with the provisions of the Act or the rules, as the case may be, any building or land in respect of which a conlravention such as described in the said sub-section has been committed, and if such person fails to show cause to the satisfaction of theDirector within a kriod of seven days, rhe Director riiay pass an order requiring him to'restore such land or building to irs original stateor to bring it in conformity with the provisions of the Act or rules, as the case may be, within a further period of seven days. (3) If the order made under sub-section (2) is not carried out, within the specified period the Director may him self at the expiry of h e period of this order, take such measures as may appear necessary to give effect to the order and the cost of the such measures shall, if not paid on demand being made to him, be recoverable from such person as arrears of land =venue : Provided that even before the expiry of seven days period mentioned in the order under sub-section (21, if the Director is satisfied rhat instead of stopping the erection or re-erection of the building or making or extending or the excavation or laying out of the means of access u~ a road, as the case may be, ihe &-soh continues with the contravent ion, the Director may himself take such measures as may 'appear necessary to give effect to the order sand hecost of such measures, shall, if not paid on demand king made to him, be recoverable from such person as arrears of land revenue.
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