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Words "makes any immovable encroachment on or under any street, or on, over or under any sewer, or watercourse, or" Omitted by Act 6 of 1995. remove or alter, within a specified time not exceeding six weeks, such [ 1] overhang- ing structure as aforesaid, and no compensation shall be claimable in respect of such removal or alteration: Provided that if a period of more than three years has elasped from the com- pletion of the [ 2 over hanging structure, no prosecution shall lie under sub section (1) - nor shall such] overhanging structure be required to be removed or altered without payment of reasonable compensation]. Section 172-A 3[172-A(1). Punishment for encroachment upon land, premises or public place. - Whoever makes any encroachment, by raising a temporary or permanent structure on any land, premises or public place, not being private property whether such land, premises or public place belongs to or vests in the committee or not shall on conviction be published with simple imprisonment which shall not be less than one month, but which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees : Provided that parking of rehari temporarily or setting up steps for providing passage to the houses and shops is a street for a drain, channel, well or tank passing through or by the side of land, premises or public place shall not be constructed as an encroachment. (2) The Executive Officer or any other officer authorised by the Committee in this behalf shall have power to remove any such encroachment and the expenses of such removal shall be paid by the person who has caused the said encroachment. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions, the Executive Officer or the officer authorised by the Committee in this behalf, shall, in addition to any other action which may be taken under this section, also have power to seize or attach any property found on the land, premises or public place referred to in this sec- tion or, as the case may be, attached to or permanently fastened to anything attached to such land, premises or public place. (4) Where any property is seized or attached in terms of sub-section (3) by an officer authorised by the Committee, he shall immediately make a report of such seizure or attachment to the Executive Officer. (5) The Executive Officer may make such order as he may think fit for the proper custody of the property seized or attached, pending the conclusion of confiscation proceedings and if, the property is subject to speedy and natural decay, or it is oth- erwise expedient so to do, the Executive Officer may cause it to be sold or otherwise disposed of. (6) Where any property is sold as aforesaid, the sale proceeds thereof after deduc- tion of the expenses of any such sale or other incidental expenses relating thereto, shall - (a) Where no order of confiscation is passed by the Committee under sub- section (7); or 88 The Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, Section 172-A