Appeals

(1) Against any order passed by the authorized officer under section 6, any person aggrieved by such order may, within sixty days from the date of the order, appeal to the District Collector : Provided that the District Collector may admit an appeal presented after the expiry of the said period if he is satisfied that the party concerned had sufficient cause for not presenting it within the said period. Explanation.-For the purposes of this sub-section, "date of the order" means the date on which the order is communicated to the party concerned. (2) The provisions of section 4 and of sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 12 of the Limitation Act, 1963 (Central Act 36 of 1963) shall, as far as may be, apply to any appeal under sub-section (1). (3) An appeal to the District Collector under sub-section (1) shall be in such form and shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed. (4) The District Collector may, after giving the parties to the appeal, an opportunity of being heard, pass such order thereon as he thinks fit and shall communicate a copy of such order to the party concerned. (5) The District Collector may stay the execution of any order passed by the authorized officer pending the exercise of his powers of appeal under this section.