Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Powers in relation to absconding person.— (1) If the Collector finds that a person in respect of whom an order has been made under Section-66, is an absconder or has absconded or is concealing himself so that the order cannot be executed, the Collector may by order notified in the official gazette and published in the local newspaper, direct the said person to appear before such officer, at such place and within such period as may be specified in the order. (2) If any person fails to comply with any order issued undersub-section (1),the Collector shall be competent to confiscate the moveable and/or immoveable properties of the concerned person under Section-58 of this Act. Chapter VIII DETECTION, INVESTIGATION AND TRIAL OF OFFENCES