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(1) Upon a survey being completed and the notifioation made as provided by this Act, any person intending to make or r e m ,re or extend any groyne, building or construction of any kind, or plantation, grasses or trees, within such river-bed l[including any new formation of land therein] shall, one month before beginning so to make, remove or extend, make an application in writing to the Comervator of Rivers for licence to make or remove or extend suoh grope, building, construction, plantation, grasses or trees. "Explanation.-' Plantation' shall, for the pur- poses of this Act, include the growing of plants, shrubs or trees which do not ordinarily require the ground to be ploughed or oultivated every year and which are generally propagated by the planting of outtings, sets, seedlings or shoots such as nanal, alchi, tilh, betel, sugarcane, plantain, bamboo and the like.] (2) The C01188r~8for of Rivers shall, within one month after receiving suoh applioation, pass such orders in writing thereon as he may deem fit. (3) If the Conservator of Rivers does nob pass orders in writing within one month after receiving such application, the applicant may prooeed to make, remove or extend such groyne, building, construction, plantation, grasses or trees in complianoe with the terms of suoh application. 'These words were inaerted by s. 3 of the Msdraa Rivera Conser- vanoy (Amendment) Act, 1942 (Madras Act XXI of 1942). re- ensoied permanently by 8. 2 of,. and the Firat sohedu6 td; the Tamil Nadu Re-emoting and Repealing (No. I) Aot, 1948 (Tamil Nadu Aot V I I of 1948). a This Explanation waa added by ibid. I 1884 : T.N. Aet VI] Rivers Colteeroancy 2 88 (4) An appeal from any order passed by the Conservator of Rivere under 01a1.m (2) of this seotion shall lie to the Collector of the district if the same be prefemed within sixty days from the date of the receipt of such order. (5) The appeal shall be in writing and shall set forth oonoisely the grounds of objeotion to the deoision of the Conservator of Rivers, and shall be heard and disposed of by the Colleotor of the distriot. (6)Whoever does any aot l[in oontravention of Penelty. this seotion] shall be liable on oonviction before a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding rupees one thousand or, in default of payment, to simple imprisonment for 8 period not exoeeding six months for every suoh offence.