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Regulation of markets and melas. -(1) Save as provided in the Madhya"Pradesh KrIShiUpaj MandL<l:dhirtlyaii1:19n (No.24 on973J, no person except Gram Panchayat shall within the Gram Panchayat area set up. establish or use any place for the purpose of a market or I Subs. by M.P. 26 of 1994 [30.5.94J. 2 Subs. by M.P. 26 of 1994 [30.5.94J. 3 Subs. by MP Act 28 of 1998 [4-9-1998J. 4 Ins. by MP Act 18 of 2007 w.e.f. 25-5-2007. , ; \ j 8.56 • PANCHAYAT RAJ AVAM GRAM SWARAJ ADHl., 1993 (PA)107 , '. (2)If any person erects. alters. adds to or reconstructs allYbuilding without the permission of Gram Panchayat and contrary to any such conditions under which permission has been granted the Gram Panchayat may by WIitten notice direct such person to stop the erection. alteration, addition or reconstruction and to alter or demolish such erection, alteration, addition or reconstruction, as It may deem necessary In the public Interest within a period specified In notice. (3) If any person falls to comply with the dlrectlOJjs contained In the notice served under sub-sec,tlon (2)by the Gram»8.nchayat within the peIiod specified In such notice, the Gram Panchayat may, Itself take such 'lctlon as required to be done by such persons at the expense of such person which shall be paid by him within thirty days from the date on which a demand notice has been served by the Gram Panchayat. On failure to pay the expenses within specified peIiod, the same shall be recovered as an arrear of land revenue. I((3-A) Notwithstanding anything contained In sub-section (3) whoever contravenes any provision of this section or the rules or byelaws made thereunder or the conditions of permission granted by the Gram Panchayat or falls to comply with any lawful directions or requisition made under any of the said provisions may be prosecuted by the Gram Panchayat or the officer authoIised by the State Govern- ment for this purpose and on conviction he shall be punished with simple Imprlsomn"nt wl1l!'l1il1ay extend. to siJ<moIlthsorwithfilJe, which may extend to two thousand rupees or with both, and In case of continuing offence with further fine which' may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees for every day during which the offence continued after the date of first conviction,] (4)An appeal may be preferred to the prescribed authoIity from any direction or notice of the Gram Panchayat under sub-section (2) and the decision ,ofthe prescIibed authoIity on such appeal shall be final.