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Removal and Demolition of unauthorised advertisement.- If any advertisement be erected, exhibited, fixed or retained contrary to the provisions of this Chapter or after the written permission for the erection, exhibition, fixation or retention thereof for any period shall have expired or become void, the Commissioner or an officer delegated the power of the Commissioner in this regard, may, by notice in writing, require the owner or the occupier of the land, property, 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 or demolished: Provided that in case of advertisement that is liable to pay advertisement fee and/or penalty, whether authorized or unauthorized, but delays to pay the same, he shall be liable to pay, in addition to the fee and/or penalty, an interest thereon at a rate of eighteen percent per annum calculated from the date of advertisement fee or penalty becoming due until the date of payment thereof: Provided further that any unauthorized advertisement shall be liable to pay a penalty and also a fine as may be specified in the bye-laws or the Rules. The said payment of penalty or the fine shall not entitle the unauthorized advertisement to continue and the same shall be summarily removed or demolished: Provided also that the fine on unauthorized advertisements or displays may be recovered on the spot in the manner prescribed: Provided also that 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 dues for the property tax under this Act: Provided also that for unauthorized advertisements the cost of removal thereof, in addition to other provisions, may be recovered by the seizure and sale of the unauthorized advertisement materials or in manner provided for recovery of the dues of the property tax.