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(1) The Development Authority may itself or by an Officer authorized by it in writing, in this behalf, without notice-- (a) remove, alter or otherwise deal with any structure, wall, hoarding, scaffolding, fence, rail, post, platform or other prof ection, obstruction or encroachment which, without first obtaining its permission, in writing, has been erected or set up in, over, above or upon any public street, house-gully, sewer, drain, aqueducts, water-course, or ghat, (b) remove any materials or goods or any movable property which has, without its permission, been deposited in a public street or in, over, Power to prohibit use of public streets for certain kind of traffic. Closure of public street for parking purposes. Removal of encroachments over public streets, etc. PART III] THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JUNE 30, 2008 581 The New Town, Kolkata Development Authority Act, 2007. (Part V—Relulatcyy Jurisdiction.—Chapter IX—Streets and public places.— Sections 52-54.) above or upon any house-gully or any public sewer, drain, aqueduct, water-course orgh at, or which remains so deposited, when the period covered by any permission given in this behalf has expired, whether or not the offender is prosecuted under this Act or the rules or the regulations made thereunder. (2) Any expenditure incurred for the removal of any projection, obstruction or encroachment referred to in sub-section (1) shall be recovered as an arrear of land revenue from the person who erects or sets up such projection, obstruction or encroachment. Penalty for encroachment of street or open space. Prohibition of-causing damage to street or street furniture. Development Authority may require owners of land to repair damage to public streets, etc. (3) If the person, who erect or sets up any of the projections, obstructions or encroachments, referred to in sub-section (1), is not known or cannot be found, of the Development Authority may cause a notice to be posted up in the neighbourhood 'of the said projection, obstruction or encroachment, as the case may be, requiring any person interested in the same to remove it, and it shall not be necessary to name any person in such requisition. (4) No person shall be entitled to any compen4tion in respect of the removal of anyproj ection, obstruction or encroachment under this section. If the expenses ofremoving or altering any such projection, obstruction or encroachment are paid by the occcupier of the building in any case in which such projection, obstruction or encroachment was not erected or setup by himself, he shall be entitled to deduct from the rent payable by him to the owner of the building any reasonable expense incurred for such removal or alteration.