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Save as provided in section 11 of this Act, the prescribed authority shall impound vehicles/machinery/goods abandoned on road infrastructure and in addition to the cost of removal, impose a penalty @ Rs. 1000/- per day for the period during which the vehicles / machinery / goods remain in the custody of the prescribed authority: Provided that if an impounded vehicle / machinery / goods remain in the custody of the prescribed authority for a period more than 10 days, the confirmatory authority shall take action under sections 25, 26 and 27 of the Indian Police Act, 1861 for disposal of abandoned property.