Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Whenever it ajpears to the Provincial Govern- requisition. went that any premises\in any locality are needed or are likely to be needed fcr any public purpose, it may, by order in writing, requisition such premises Provided that no premises exclusively used for the purpose of religious worship shall be requisitioned under this section. (2) An 'order under sub-section (1) shall be served on the landlord, and where it relates to premises in occupation of a tenant also on such tenant in such manner as may be prescribed. (3) The Provincial Government may, with a view to requisitioning any premises under sub-section (1), by order,— (a) require any person to furnish to such authority as may be specified in the order, such information in his possession relating to the premises as may be so specified; direct that the landlord, tenant or any other person in occupation of the premises shall not without the permission of the Provincial Government dispose of or structurally alter tk premises. - (b) Ben. Act III of 1923. Tire West Bengal Premises Requisition. and Control (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1947. V of 1947.] try7 - Wage 3— Benimber section 4, as sub-section (1) of that section and,— (1) in sub-section (1) of the said section, as so renumbered, — (a), substitute the following clauses, namely :— (a) for clause "(a) order the person in occupation of the premises, if - any, to vacate the premises 'within a period of ten days from the service of the notice ; (aa) order the landlord or the tenant, as the case may be, - to remove the articles aging beni to him, if any, and, where the premiseslo eqiione without any furniture therein, such furnit rvurce e, within a period of fifteen days from the se i of the notice : Provided that 'the Collector may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, extend the said period up - to two months ;" ; and - (b) in clause (c), omit the words "to the landlord"; and (2) after sub-section (1) of the said section, as so renumbered, • add the following sub-sections, namely :— "(2). Where any person fails to comply with an orderunder clause (aa) of sub-section (1) directing Collector may cause sick furniture or other articles to tio be removnch e7d • and to be stored or sold by public fit at the cost aucn in s- manner as the Collector may think and risk of such person : Provided that no furniture or other articles shall be sold by public auction in pursuance of the provisions revious sanction of this sub-section without the p of the Provin.cial Government or such other authority as may be empowered in this behalf by the Provincial , Government. (3) Where any furniture or other articles are removed and are stored or sold by public auction in pursuance of the provisions of sub-section (2), the cost of such removal and of such storage or sale, as the case may be, may, without prejudice to any other mode of recovery, be deducted from the compensation payable or from the sale proceeds, if .any, and the balance of the sale proceeds, if any, after such deduction, shall be paid to the owner of such furniture or other arti4ss,, as the case may be Provided that if any dispute arises as to the person or persons to -whom the amount of such balance or any part thereof is payable, the Collector shall keep the amount in revenue deposit till there has been a settlement of the dispute.". (Re-numbered, substituted, omitted and added by 'West Ben. Act IV of 1949, section 4.) [No. 44, dated the 2nd August, 1949.] 3 at V of )08. 0 a! 'Page 3— ReWumber section 4, as sub-section (1) of that section and,— " (1) in sub-section (1) of the said section, as so renumbered,— (3)