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2[(1) If any transferee fails to pay the consideration money or any instalment thereof on account of sale of any site or building, or both, under section 3, the Administrator may, by notice in writing, call upon the transferee to show cause within a period of thirty days, why a penalty (which shall not exceed ten per centum of the amount due from the transferee) be not imposed upon him. 1 Omitted by Punjab Act No.16 of 1981, section 4. it shall deem to come into force on the 1st day of November,1966 except sections 6,8 and 9 which shall come into force at once 2 Substituted by Punjab Act No.16 of 1981, section 5. it shall deem to come into force on the 1st day of November,1966 except sections 6,8 and 9 which shall come into force at once Validation.-Notwithstanding any judgment, decree or order of any court, anything done or any action taken (including any notice issued, any order made for resumption of any site or building, or both, as the case may be, or any such resumption effected, or any order made for the recovery of any arrears or any arrears recovered, or any penalty imposed or recovered) or purported to have been done or taken under the principal Act shall, in so far as it is consistent with the provisions of the principal Act, as amended by this Act and accordingly no suit or other legal proceeding shall be maintained or continued in any court- (i) for the recovery of any site or building, or both, as the case may be, which has or have been resumed; or (ii) for the cancellation of any order made for the presumption of any site or building, or both, as the case may be; or (iii) for the recovery of any money forfeited; or (iv) for the cancellation of any order made for the forfeiture of any money; or (v) for the refund of any arrears recovered ; or (vi) for the cancellation of any order made for the recovery of any arrears; or (vii) for the refund of any penalty recovered; or (viii) for the cancellation of any order imposing any penalty. Imposition of penalty for failure to pay consideration money and resumption and forfeiture in certain cases. (2) After considering the cause, if any, shown by the transferee and after giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter, the Administrator may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, make an order imposing the penalty and direct that the amount due along with the penalty shall be paid by the transferee within such period as may be specified in the order. (3) If the transferee fails to pay the amount due along with the penalty, in accordance with the order made under sub-section (2), or commits a breach of any other condition of sale, the Administrator may, by notice in writing, call upon the transferee to show cause within a period of thirty days, why an order of resumption of the site or building, or both, as the case may be, and forfeiture of the whole or any part of the money, if any, paid in respect thereof (which in no case shall exceed ten per centum of the total amount of the consideration money, interest and other dues payable in respect of the sale of the site or building, or both) should not be made. (4) After considering the cause, if any, shown by the transferee in pursuance of a notice under sub-section (3) and any evidence that he may produce in support of the same and after giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter, the Administrator may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, make an order resuming the site or building or both, as the case may be, so sold and directing the forfeiture as provided in sub- section (3) of the whole or any part of the money paid in respect of such sale.]