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'[Any person in any area other t'hap the transferred territory liable to pay assessment under section 31 shall also be liable at the discretioil of the Collector, 4[or subject to his control, the Tahsildar or Deputy Tahsildar] to pay in addition by way of penalty- (i) if the land be assessed land, a sun1 not exceeding five rupees or, .when ten times the assess- ment payable for one year under seotion 3 exceeds five rupees, a sum not exceeding ten times suoh assessment, provided tllat no' penalty shall ordinarily be imposed in respect of the unauthorized occupation of suoh land for any period not exceeding one year ; (ii) if the land be unassessed, a sum not exceed- ing ten rupees, or when twenty times the assessment payable for one year under section 3 excectls ten rupees, a sum not exceeding twenty times snoh assessment. . -- 1 The word " Collector's " was omitted by Tamil Sotlii Act VIII of 1914, section 2. 2 These words, figure and letter were inserted by section 4 of, and the Second Schedule to, the Tamil Nadu (Transferred Terri- tory) Extension of L&ws Act, 1960 (Tamil Nadu Act 23.of 1960). 3 These words were substituted for the.words and?$pre '<Any peFon liable to pay wessment under section 3 " by ibid. 4 These mordv were inserted by Tamil Nadu Act VIII of # seotion 2. 605 : T.N. Act m] Land Encrcachment 621 l[5-A. Any person in the transferred territory Liability of liable to pay assessment under section 3-A shall g;zjy unautho- occup- also be liable at the discretion of the Collector or ying land subject to his control, the Tahsildar or Deputypenalty after Tahsildar, to pay i s addition by way of penelby, g'$errs fPe whether the d or unassessed, a sum territory. not exceeding #$?$ R?,F:g&Pees.] 3[5-B. Before taking proceedings under section Notire before 6 or section 6-A, the Collector, or Tahsildar or proceeding under section 5 Deputy Tahsildar or Revenue Inspector, shall cause or ,e,,ion 5-A. to be served in the manner provided in section 7 on the person reputed to be in unauthorized occupa- tion of land being the property of Government, a notice specifying the land so occupied and calling on him to show oause before a, certain date whp he should not be proceeded against under sectio~ 5 or section 6-A : Provided that where the notice under this sectiot is caused to be served by the Revenue Inspector he shall require the person reputed to be in uii authorized occupation of the land to show cause against such notice to the Tahsildar or Deputy Tahsildar having jurisdiction and shall dso nlake a report in writing containing such particulars as may be specified in rules or orders made under seotion 8 to the Tahsildar or Deputy Tahsildar having iurisdiction.] Liability