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Compensation to be paid by offenders for damage caused by them.—(1) Any person who has been convicted of an offence against this Act or any rule or regulation made thereunder shall, notwithstanding any punishment to which he may have been sentenced for the said offence, be liable to pay such compensation for any damage to the property of the Board resulting from the said offence as the Board may consider reasonable. (2) In the event of a dispute regarding the amount of compensation payable under sub-section (1) such amount shall, on application made to him, be determined by the magistrate before whom the said person was convicted of the said offence; and on non- payment of the amount of compensation so determined the same shall be recovered under a warrant from the said magistrate as if it were a fine imposed by him on the person liable therefor. 1[107A. Interest on delayed payments.- Any sum due to the Board on account of any charge, costs, expense, fees, rates or rent, prorata charges or any other account under this Act or any rule, regulation or order made there under shall carry interest at the rate fixed by the Board from time to time from the respective due dates till the date of payment or recovery.] 1