Bare ActsThe punjab municipal act,1911

Section 6

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The words "Executive Officer" shall be deemed to be Substituted for the word "Committee" (vide item 15, of Schedule II of Punjab Act II of 1931 as amended by Punjab Act 2 of 1934) in the case of those municipalities to which Punjab Act 2 of 1931, applies. completion of the building, require the building to be altered or demolished as it may deem necessary within the period specified in such notice; and should it be begun or erected, (d) in contravention of the terms of any sanction granted; or (e) when the sanction has lapsed; or (f) in contravention of any bye-law made under section 190; or in the case of a building of which the erection has been deemed to be sanctioned under section 193(4), if it contravenes any scheme sanctioned under section 192; the 1[committee] may by notice to be delivered to the owner within six months from the completion of the building require the building to be altered in such manner as it may deem necessary, within the period specified in such notice: Provided that the committee may, instead of requiring the alteration or demo- lition of any such building, accept by way of compensation such sum as it may deem reasonable: Provided also that the committee shall require a building to be demolished or altered so far as is necessary to avoid contravention of a building scheme drawn up under section 192: 2[Provided further that if any notice is issued by the Executive Officer under this section on the ground that a building has been begun or has been erected in contravention of the terms of any sanction granted or in con- travention of any bye-law made under section 190 the person to whom the notice is issued may, within fifteen days from the date of service of such notice, appeal to the committee, and subject to the provisions of sec- tions 225, 232 and 236, the decision of the committee shall be final. Section 195-A 195-A. Power of committee to stay building operations:- (1) Where a building is begun as described in section 195 but not completed, the committee may 3[by no- tice, to be delivered to the owner within six months from the commencement of the building, or from the contravention of the terms of any sanction, or any bye-law framed under section 190, as the case may be] require the building operations to be discontinued from the date of the service of such notice. (2) Any person failing to comply with the terms of such notice shall be punishable with a fine which may extend to one thousand rupees and when the non-compliance is a continuing one, with a further fine which may extend to fifty rupees for every day after the first during which the non-compliance continues. Section 196

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