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'(I) Sub-section (2) of section 23 srands rc-in troduccd. Ncw scclion 17A Anxndment or secrion 23. 'Suh-par;~gmpll(I) wns subsriruicd for ~ l i c anginal by s. 52 ofrheHowmh lmprovemenr (A~~:cnd~~icnr) Acl. 1983 (\Vcsr Ucn. Act XLllI or 1983). The Holvrnlr I~trproveeletrf Acr. 1956. [Wcsl Ben. Act (Scl~edttle I.) (2) At~hccndofsec~ion23,tI1eColIowiogsub-sccrion shall bcdccmcd lo be added, namely:- "(3) For the purposes of cIause firrr of sub-section (1) of this section,- (a) whcn acquisition is propnsed to be madc by ~lic Board of land comprised within any improvement schcmc framed by rhc Board and published under scclion 51 of the Howrah Irnprovcment ACI, 1956, lhe markct-value of thc Iand shalI be dccmed to bc lhc market-valuc according to d~edisposirionof hc land at thcda~co€publication o r ~ h e notice undcr sub-section (2) of section 45 of the said Act; and in orllzr cues, the markel-valuc shall be deerncd 10 bc rhc mdtt-valuc according to the disposition ofthe land at ~ h c dale of publicalion of thc notification relating [hereto under senion 4; (h) if thc markel-value has bccn increased OF decreased owing lo he land falling willin-or near to thc alignment of a projcctcd public strecl, so much of [he incrcme or dccrease asmay beduc Lo suchcausc shall bedisregardcd; (c) if any pcrson, wilhout the permission of thc Chairman required by sub-section (8) of sccdon 63 of rhc Howah Irnprovcment Act, 1956. has crccicd, re-ercclcd or added to any wall (excecding ten fcei in height), or building within the skeet alignmenlor building line of a projcctcd pub1 tc succl or u projcctcd public park, or havingercclcd, rc-crecled or added lo any wall or building as aforesaid wilhsuchpennission fails toremovesuch wallor building or any specified portion rhercof when so rcquircd by ,nolice jss~cd under sub-sec~ion (9) of ithe said srclion, hen any increase in t l ~ c market-valuc rcsulring from such erzclion, re-erection or addition shall bc disregarded; (d) if any pcrson erccls, re-erccts or adds ro any wall: (exceedingtcn feelin hcight),or building wilhina pmjccred sewage disposal site or having crccted, re-erectcd or added to any wall or building as aforesaid fails lo rcmove such wall or building or any specified portion thereof when so rcquired by a nouce issued by the Board, then any increase in a e market-value resuIting rroni such crccdon, re-crcctinn or addition shall he clisrerrarded: Ttiu Holvrflh brpr-overtrerrr Acr, 1956. XIV of 1956.1 (Scf~edrtle I.) (e) if the rnarkct-value has bccn incrcascd by means of any improvement ~nadc by the owncr or his prcdcccssor-in- ;meres[ ~vjlhin Iwo years before he dalc with reference to which rhcmarket-value is to be deterrnincd, such increase shall bc disregardcd, unless il bc proved that thc improvctncnl was made boriafideand no~inconremplation of proceedings for lhc acquisi~ion oof thc land being tnkcn under [his Aa; (0 if the markci-value isspecially highinconscqucnceof [he land bcing put to a usc which is unlawful or conlrxy to public policy, [hat use shall bc disregarded, and [he markc~-value shall bc dcemed lo bc rhc markecvaluc or the land if p u ~ to ordir~ary uscs; and (g) if Lhc market-valuc of any building is specially high in consequencc of [he building bcing so ovcrcrorvdcd as 10 be dangerous to rhe hcalth of [he inmarcs, such overcrowding shall bc disregardcd, and the markcl-valuc shall be deemcd lo be the markct-value of Ihc building if occupied by such number of persons only as could bc accommodared in it wilhout risk of dangcr from overcrowding.".