Bare ActsThe Lushai Hills District (Village Councils) (Amendment) Act, 1999

Section 26

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SUB-VILLAGE OR THLAWHBAWK(1) (1) The Government may, by order, set up at any suitable place a sub-village of a Thlawhbawk and permit any person or persons to settle in such a place for tempo- rary settlement, with such terms and conditions as it may lay down in the order for such settlement. (2) No person shall establish any sub-Village or a Thlawhbawk, other than the sub-Village or Thlawhbawk set up by the Government under sub-section (1). (3) If the Government is of the opinion that a situation has arisen demanding arisen demanding stoppage or closing of any sub-Village or Thlawhbawk or any sort of settlement at any place, including any sub-Village or Thlawhbawk already opened under sub-section (1), it may, by order, evict the Occupants of such sub-Viliage, Thlawhbawk or settlement after service of a notice on such person or persons indi- vidually to vacate the place within a period of three months from the date such notice is served upon such person or persons,as the case may be. (4) In the event of a site of a sub-Village or a Thlawhbawk becoming vacant as a result of mass migration of the occupants from the place, the Government may, by order, declare such place as vacant and deserted. Thereafter nobody shall make any sort of settlement in that place without getting fresh permission from the Gov- ernment for such settlement ànd the Government may, by order, evict any person making settlement in a deserted or vacant place so declared under this sub-section after service on such person or persons individually of a notice to vacate the place within a period of one month as may be specified (5). If any person fails to comply with the vacation order given under sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) of this section after expiry of the time specified in the order, the Government or any officer authorised in its behalf may impose a fine which may extend to one hundred rupees per day to each family for the unauthorised occupa- tion so long as the occupation continues. Amendment of section 26 Ex-337/1999 - 4 - (6) In the event of prolonged unauthorised occupation beyond six months in the case cf sub-section (3) and three months in the case of sub-section (4) of this sec- tion, the Government may resort to physical eviction of the defaulting occupants from the place. (7) The order of the Governnment passed under sub-section (5) and sub-section (6) and of the authorised officer passed under sub-section (5) above shall be deemed to be a degree of a competent civil court for the purpose of evicting unauthorised occupant from the area to which this section applies P. Chakraborty, Secy. Law & Judicial Dept. Govt. of Mizoram Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C-1000 Ex-337/1999 - 5 - C E R T I F I C A T E This Bill was passed by the Mizoram Legislative Assembly on the August, 1999 Dated Aizawl ( R. LALAWIA ) the .....................1999 Speaker Mizoram Legislative Assembly I assent to this Bill Dated Aizawl, (A. PADMANABAN ) the ....................... 1999 Governor : Mizoram

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