Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Subject to any rules made by the State Go- rent or damages vernment in this behalf and without prejudice to the as arrears of land provisions of section 54 where any person is in arrears revenue. of rent payable in respect of any Board premises, the competent authority may, by notice served (i) by post, or (iii) by affixing a copy of it on the outer door or some other conspicuom' part of such premises, or (iU) in such other manner as may be prescribed, order that person to pav the same within such time not less than fifteen days as may be specified in the notice. If such person refuses or fails to pay the arrears of rent w~thin the time specified in the notice, such arrears may be reco- vered as arrears of land revenue. Rent to be recover td from deductions from salary of wages in certain cues. (2) Where any person is in unauthorised occupa- tion of any Board premises, the competent authority may, in the manner, and having regard to the princi- ples of assessment of damages, prescribed in this behalf, assess such damages on account of the use and occupation of the premises as it may deem fit, and may by notice served (i) by post, (ii) by affixing a copy of it on the outer door or some other conspicuous part of such premises, or (iii) in such other manner as may be prescribed, order that person to pay the damages with- in such time as may be specified in the notice. If any person refuses or fails to pay the damages within the time specified in the notice, the damages may be reco- vered from him as arrears of land revenue. (3) No order shaU be made under sub-section (2) until after the service of a notice in writing to the per- son calling on him to .show cause, within a reasonable period to be specified in such notice, why such order should not be made, and until his objections, if any, and any evidence he may produce in support of the same have been considered bv the competent autho- r.ity.