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Earth, metal, latente, lime-shell etc., not to be remobed from landwhzch 1s p10perty of Government wtlhout permit.- (1) It shall not be lawful for any person to destroy, remoYe or appropnate for hrmself earth, metal, latente, IIme.shell or such other .. • 21 n1l iclt·H of value as may be not1fied by the GoVPmmenl from any land which is the property of Goverment, whether n J1oramb11ke or not, except nnrlrl' and m accordance w1th the terms anrl conditions of a permit iAsucrl by the GO\·ernment or such officer of ~!10 Govc1nment as may b9 ompowered in that behalf and on payment of eompensation at the rate pn•Hcwibed under sub-section (2). (2) The Government may, from time to time, by notification m tlw Onzctte, prescnbe the rate at which comprnsat10n Rhall be pa)'able fo1· rn rt.h, metal, latente, lime-shell or other I 0111fied nrt!Cles of value riPRtroycd. removed or appropriated from land which is the property, of ( lovornment. (:J) Whoever unauthorisedly destroys, rmnoves or appropriates for hlmHPlf earth, metal, latente, hme-shell or othor nohfiPd articles of value f'1·om nny land '" l11ch IS the property of Gove1 JlmPnt, \I hether a porum- holm 01· not, shall be hable to pay such fine noL exceeding fifty rupees as may he 1mposed by the Collector and shall aiHn be lial•le to pay by way of dnmages an amount equivalent to the compcnsal ion whtch would lmv1' hcen payable if sub-sect10n (2) were appheablo lheiC to. (4) The Goverment may remtt m wholo or m part the compcn- •ml ion or damages payable under th1s section,- (a) in fM·our of any agricultunst, if 1l1c earth, metal, latente, I imc-shcll or other notified articles of value d1•RI royed, 1 emoved or appro- priated is for bona fide agncultural purposes or (b) in favour of a co-operative society, 7 Punishment for unauthortsedly ncr.upytn(J a land wh tch iB the properly of Gove1nment.-Whoever IH'«:llptes a land '\\h!Ch IB I he pl'Operty of Government, whether a pora mhoke Ol' not, contrary to tu·ct10n 5 shall be hable to pay such fine not ('Xcecdmg two hundred rup1•rs as may be Imposed by the Collector. Explanation-A tenant unauthonsed ly lholding over after the nxpil-y of h1s term of lease IS hable to a line wtthin the meanmg of tlua section