Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) No person shall sell, let, use or permit the use of any land whether undeveloped or partly developed for building or divide any such land into building plots, or make or layout any private street — (a) unless such person has given previous written notice of his intention as provided in section 388 nor until the expiration of sixty days from delivery of such directions, if any, as may have been fixed and determined under sub- section (1) of section 391, (b) after the expiry of the period of one year specified in sub-section (2) of section 391, (c) unless such person gives written notice to the City Engineer of the date on which he proposes to proceed with any work he is entitled to carry out and commences such work within seven days of the date mentioned in the notice. (2) If any act be done or permitted to be done in contravention of this section, the Commissioner may by written notice require any person doing or permitting the doing of such act,- (a) to show cause on or before such day as shall be specified in such notice by statement in writing subscribed Land not to be appropriated for building and private street not be laid out until expiration of notice not otherwise than in accordance with Commissioner‘s directions. 278 [Act No. II of 1956] by him in that behalf and addressed to the Commissioner, why the layout, plot, street or building contravening this section should not be altered to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, or if that be in his opinion impracticable why such street or building should not be demolished or removed or why the land should not be restored to the condition in which it was prior to the execution of the unauthorised work, or (b) to attend personally or by an agent duly authorised by him in that behalf on such day and at such time and place as shall be specified in such notice and show cause as aforesaid. (3) If such person shall fail to show cause to the satisfaction of the Commissioner why such street or building should not be so altered, demolished or removed or why such land should not be so restored the Commissioner may cause the work of alteration, demolition, removal or restoration to be carried out and the expenses thereof shall be paid by the said person.