Power to prohibit the use of the public building in certain cases

(1) If the appellate authority mentioned in section 11 in any case pending before it, or if the competent authority, in any other case, is satisfied upon inspection of a building or a public building or otherwise— (i) that the said building is in a ruinous state; (ii) that there is reason to apprehend danger to life or property; or (iii) that there is no licence, such authority shall, without prejudice to any other action taken under this Act, by written order, prohibit forthwith the use of the public building as a public building. (2) If the owner fails to comply with the order passed under sub-section (1), it shall be lawful for the authority mentioned in that sub-section to take such steps and use such force as may be necessary to prohibit the further use of such building as a public building. (3) Any person aggrieved by an order of the competent authority under this section may, within such time as may be prescribed, appeal to the appellate authority mentioned in section 11 and the provisions of that section shall apply to such appeal as they apply to an appeal against an order cancelling a licence. (4) Any order passed by the appellate authority under this section shall be subject to revision by the Board of Revenue under section 13.