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(1) Subject to any rules made by the State Government in this behalf and without prejudice to the' provisions of section 51 Where any person is in arrears of rent payable in respect of any Board premises, the competent authority may by notice served (i) by post, or‘ (ii) by afiixing a copy of it on the outer door or some other conspicuous part of such premises, or (iii) in such other manner as may be prescribed, order that person to pay the same within such time not less than fifteen days as may be specified in the notice. If such person refuses- or fails to pay the arrears of rent within the time speci~ fied in the notice, such arrears may be recovered as arrears of land revenue. (2) Where any person is in unauthorised occupation of any Board premises, the competent authority may, in the manner, and having regard to the principles of assess- ment of damages, prescribed in this behalf assess such damages on account of the use and occupation of the- premises as it may deem fit, and may by notice served (i) by post, (ii) by affixing a copy of it on the outer door or some other conspicuous part of such premises, or (iii) in such other manner as may be prescribed, order that per- son to pay the damages within such time as may be spe-» cified in the notice. If any person refuses or fails to pay the- damages Within the time specified in the notice, the damages, may be recovered from him as arrears of land revenue. (3) No order shall be made under sub-section (2): until after the service of a notice in writing to the person. calling on him to show cause, Within a reasonable period, to be specified in such notice Why such order should not be: made, and until his objections, if any, and any evidence he: may produce in support of the same have been considered by the competent authority. 25 5'3. (1} Without prejudice to the provision of section 52, any persen who is an employee of the State Govern— ment or a local authority and who has been allotted any Board premises, may execute an agreement in favour of the State Government or any local authority as the case may be, providing that the State Government or the local autho- rity, as the case may be, under or by Whom he is employed, shall be competent to deduct from the salary or wages payable to him such amount as may be specified in the agreement and to pay the amount so deducted to the Board in satisfaction of the rent due by him in respect of the Board premises allotted to him. (2) On the execution of such agreement, the State. Government at local authority, as the case may be, shall, if so required by the Board by requisition in writing make the deduction of the amount specified in the requisition from the saiary 0r wages of the employee specified in the ~teqnisition in accordance with the agreement and pay the amount so deflected t0 the Board : 1, Previded that no such agreement in favour of the local authority by the employee concerned shall be valied unless such Inca} authority has agreed in writing to make such deduction on account of rent from the salary or wages of the employee-