Power to carry out works, remove encroachments, sell unclaimed materials, etc

Power to carry out works, remove encroachments, sell unclaimed materials, etc

1. (1) . It shall be lawful for the Board
   • (i) . to carry out any work required to be carried out under this Act or any regulation or other instrument made thereunder, which the owner or occupier or other person responsible therefor has failed to carry out and recover the cost and expenses therefor from the owner or occupier;
   • (ii) . to remove any material, construction, obstruction or encroachment which is deposited or made in contravention of any provision of this Act or any regulation or other instrument made thereunder;
   • (iii) . to clear materials, trees, shrubs, plants and other things which have been taken down or cut pursuant to any provision of this Act or any regulation or other instrument made thereunder.
   • (iv) . to treat any unauthorised encroachment on Board‘s land as encroachment on Government land and have, such encroachment removed, and any person causing the encroahment evicted under the Tamil Nadu Land Encroahment Act, 1905 (Tamil Nadu Act III of 1905) and the provisions of the said Act shall apply to encroachment in Board‘s land as they apply to encroahcment in Government land.
2. (2) . The authorised authority may sell any material or other thing removed, taken down or cut as aforesaid, and after first applying the proceeds in or towards payment of the expenses incurred, pay the surplus accruing from such sale to the owner or other person entitled thereto on demand made within twelve months from the date of sale, provided that, if no such demand is made, such surplus shall be forfeited to the Board.