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Removal of unauthorised advertisement.- If any advertisement be erected, exhibited, fixed or retained contrary to the provisions of section 158 or section 159 or after the written permission for the erection, exhibition, fixation or retention thereof for any period shall have expired or become void, the Chief Commissioner may, by notice in writing, require the owner or the occupier of the land, building, wall, hoarding or structure upon or over which the same is erected, exhibited, fixed or retained to take down or remove such advertisement or may enter any building, land or property and have the advertisement removed. 1[Any dues as per prescribed advertisement fees may be assessed, demand and show cause notices thereon issued and recoveries made, mutatis mutandis, as per manner provided for issuance of show cause notice, demand notice and the recovery of demand for the property tax under this Act: Provided that for unauthorized advertisements the cost of removal thereof, in addition to other provisions, the same may be recovered by the seizure and sale of the unauthorized advertisement materials.]1