Power to execute works of improvement to slum areas and to recover expense.

(1) If a notice under sub-section (1) of section 6 is not complied with, then, after the expiration of the time specified in the notice, the prescribed authority may itself execute the works required to be executed by the notice. (2) All expenses incurred by the prescribed authority under this section, together with interest, at such rate as the Government may, by order, fix from the date when a demand for the expenses is made under payment, may be recovered by the prescribed authority from the owner of the slum area or part thereof or of the building or of the land on which the building stands, as the case may be, as arrears of land revenue and all such expenses and interest shall constitute a charge upon the slum area or part thereof or the building or the land on which the building stands, as the case may be; Provided that if the owner proves that he- (a) is receiving the rent merely as agent or trustee for some other person; and (b) has not in his hands on behalf of that other person sufficient money to satisfy the whole demand of the prescribed authority. his liability shall be limited to the total amount of the money which he has in his hands as aforesaid. (i) The application for obtaining previous permission referred to in sub-section (2) of section 29 of the Act shall be made in the Form appended to these vide Appendix ‘F’. (ii) The time with which an appeal shall be preferred to the Government by any person who is aggrieved by an order of the prescribed authority refusing to grant permission under sub-section (4) of section 5 or under sub-section (3) of section 29 of the Act shall be thirty days from the date of receipt of the said order by that person. Any person aggrieved by an order of refusal by the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board under rule 7 (i) above may appeal to the government within thirty days from the date or order of the refusal. (iii) Entry tenant who has vacated any building or is evicted thereform in pursuance of sub-section (i) of Section 31 of the Act may file a declaration with the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board with in the time within which any tenant should file a declaration with the prescribed authority that he desires to be replaced in occupation of the building after completion of improvement or re-erection of the building as the case may be shall be thirty days from the date of vacation or eviction. (iv) The provisional rent determined in pursuance of sub- section (2) of section 31 of the Act shall be communicated to the tenant by register post with acknowledgement due. (v) The tenant shall intimate his acceptance of the said provisional rent to the prescribed authority with 30 days from the date of receipt of the communication to him. Without prejudice to the provisions of rule 4, where any person is in arrears of dues fee or other amount due to the Board in respect of any Board’s premises, the Chairman of the Board or any other authorized by him in this behalf may be notice served, 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 same within the time specified in the notice, such arrears may be recovered as if it is an arrears of land revenue. (i) Every cheque shall be made payable to order only. In the absence of a specific request to the contrary from the payee, the cheque drawn in favour of corporate bodies, firms or private persons shall always be crossed. Subject to any instructions from the payee, the cheque shall be crossed …………………… and Company between the crossing. (ii) These accounts in the Bank shall be operated by the Chairman, the Chief Accounts Officer of the Boards, the Executive Engineers and the Estate Officers of the divisions. The Board shall decide, from time to time, the names and designation of the officers who shall operate such accounts in the Banks mentioned to rule 3. The Board may dispense with or relax the requirements of any of these rules to such extent and subject to such conditions as it may deem fit in regard to any Service Association or Class of Service Associations.