Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(i) Where lhe erection of any building or execulion ol any work has been commenced, or is being carried on, or has beefl completed, on any public premises by any person in occupation ol such premises under an authority (whethe:'by way ol grant or any other mode of transfer), and such erection ol building or execution of work is in contravention of, or not authorized by such authority, then, the Estate Otlicer may, in addition to any olher aciicn that may be taken under this Act or in accordance with the terms of the authority aforesaid may make an order lor reasons to be recorded therein, direotino that such erection or work shall be demolished by the person at whose instance the erection ol work has been commenced, or is being carried on, or has been completed, within such period, as may be specilied in the order : Provided that no order under this sub-section shall be made unless the person concerned has been given, by means ol a notice of nol less than seven days served in the prescribed manner, a reasonable opportunity of showing cause why such order should not be made. (ia) Where the erection or work has not been completed, the Estate Officer may, by the same order or by a separate order, whether made at the time of the issue ol the notice under the proviso to sub-section (i) or al any other time, direcl the person at whose instance the erection orthe work has been commenced, or is being carried on, to stop the erection or work until the expiry ol the period within which an appeal against the order ot demolition, if made may be preferred under section 12. (iii) The Estate Officer shall cause every order made under sub-section (i) or as the case may be under sub-section (ii). to be aff;xed on the outer door, or some other conspicuous part ol the public premises. (iv) Where no appeal has been preterred against the order of demolition made by the Eslate Officer under the sub-section (i) or where an order ol Order ol de- molition of unauthorized construction. Power ol seal unauthorized constructions. 166 demolition made by the Estate Oflicer under that sub-seclion has been confirmed on appeal where with or without varialion, the person against whom the order has been made shall comply with the order within the period specified therein, or, as the case may be, within the period, if any, fixed by the appellate officer on appeal, and, on the failure ol the person to comply with lhe order within such period, the Eslate Olficer or any cther otficer duly authorized by the Estate Officer in thas behalf , may cause the erection or work to which the order relates to be demolished. (v) Where an erection or work has been demolished, the Estate Officer may by order, require the person concerned to pay the expenses of such demolition within such time, and in such number of instalments, as may be specified in the order.