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Whenever any person is convicted under section 49 or 50 the Collector or, the special Magistrate or the concerned competent Magistrate, as the case may be, may order that he shall remove the obstruction or compensate the loss on account of which he is punished, within a period to be fixed in the order. If such person refuses or neglects to obey the order within the fixed period, the Collector may authorise the Irrigation officer to remove such obstruction or compensate such loss and its cost shall be recoverable from such person as an arrear of land revenue.