(1) The State Urban and Country Plaruriag Board or the Local P Ianniflg Authority concemed or aay person authorized in this behalfby general or special order may either before or after the iruititution of the proceedings comiound any offence made punishable by or under this AcL Compound of offences.
(2) When an offence has been compounded, the offender, if in custody shall be discharged and no further proceedings shall be taken against him in respect of the offence compounded.
60. No Court inferior to that ofa magistrate ofthe fint class Jurisdiction of shall try an offence punishable under this Act. Courts.
62. All hnes realized in cormection with prosecution under Fine when this Act shall be paid to the Local Planning Authoriry realized to beconcemed l,.d,iu"*'Authoriry
61. Not withstanding an,.thing contained in section 29 of the Code ofCriminal Procedure, 1973; it shall be lawful for any Court of a Magistrate ofthe fiIst class to pass any sentence authorized by this Act in exercise of its power under the said section.
63 . Every member and every officer and other employee of the State Uftan and Country Ptaruring Board and every Local P lanning Authority /Sub-divisional Planning Authority shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning ofsection 21 ofthe Indian Penal Code.
64. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or iotended to be done under this Act or any rule or regulations made there under
65. Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, every order passed or direction issued by the State Urban and Country Planning Board / Chairman/ Secretary to the State Urban and Country Planning Board or order passed or notice issued by any Local Planning Authority under this Act shall bc frnal and shall not bc que{- tioned in any suit or other lcgal proceeding.
Magistrate's power to impose enhanced penalties.
Members and officers to be public servants Protection of action taken in good faith.
Fhality of orders.
Validation of acts and proceedings.
Power to delegate.
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