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(1) The Government or any officer authorised in this behalf may, by notice require the owner or the person having control over any place open to public view, to erase any writing, free any defacement or remove any mark from such place within such time as may be specified in such notice. 349 (2) If such erasing, freeing or, as the case may be removing is not carried out within the time specified in the notice given under sub-section (1), the Government or such authorised officer may cause such erasing, freeing or removing to be done and the expenses incurred shall be paid by the owner or such other person and in default of such payment, such expenses shall be recovered from such owner or such other person as if they were arrears of land revenue. Other laws not affected