On application in that behalf made to the Chief Administrator, he may grant permis sion on payment of fees for the temporary display, on specified sites of placards, \ posters or bills relating to the visit of a travelling circus, fair or similar travelling entertainment. The permission granted under this clause shall be subject to the following conditions in addition to the other conditions laid down in this Order: -
(a) No such advertisement shall exceed six square feet in area or be displayed above 12 feet above the ground level.
(b) No such advertisement shall be displayed earlier than fourteen days before the first performance or opening of the circus, fair or other entertainment and every such advertisement shall be removed within seven days after the last performance.
FEES OF ADVERTISEMENTS
30. The fees as given in the Schedule of the Orders, shall be payable for the various kinds of advertisements and sky-signs given therein.
31. Fees shall be paid in advance on or before the 10th of the month on which they are due.
32. Fees in respect of advertisements and sky-signs newly exhibited shall be paid within 10 days from the date of their display.
33. Full monthly fee shall be chargeable even for a fraction of a month. A month for this purpose shall be the calender month.
1 [Provided that where advertisements are to be displayed for part of a year and the fees fixed in the Schedule are for one year the fees payable for part of the year shall be calculated as follows : - /
(a) For a quarter of a year or less Twenty-five per cent of the yearly fee.
1.’ Added vide Pb. Govt. Gaz. Notification No. M-389-A/3673 dated 2-2-1966 1 297 Fifty per cent of the yearly fee.
Seventy-five per cent of theyearly fee.
Full yearly fee.
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(b) For more than a quarter but less than two quarters of a year
(c) For more than two quarters but less than three quarters of a year
(d) For more than three quarters of a year.]
34. If the advertisement fees are not paid within the period mentioned in clauses 31 and 32 above, a sum equal to 25 per cent of the fee due shall be payable as penalty, in addition to any other action that may be taken against the defaulter under provisions of the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952.
35. Fees payable monthly shall be compounded at 80 per cent if paid in advance for a full year. Compounded fees shall not be refundable; but in the case of neon-signs, if they got out of order or are discontinued for any valid reasons, partial refund shall be allowed on request, subject to the fee being calculated on monthly basis and a minimum charge being levied for 3 months, provided previous notice of discontinuance of the advertisement is given by the advertiser.
36. In a case where a hoarding or structure belonging to the Chief Adminis trator or a space in or upon any land, building or other property vested in the Chief Administrator is let out for purposes of advertisements, the licence fee payable for such advertisement shall be paid over and above the rent or fee for which the same is let out.
37. Annual permit holders shall get their permits renewed after paying the annual fees, immediately on th expiry of the permit period without waiting for an intimation to do so.
38. (i) Every person desiring to erect, fix, retain, display advertisements shall send or cause to be sent to the Chief Administrator, not less than ten clear days, before advertisement is to be made and in time before printing copies of advertisements or painting advertisement or exhibiting them in any manner, a no tice in duplicate in writing in such form as may be specified or directed by the Chief Administrator with all the particulars required therein together with a copy of the matter to be advertised, provided, however, the Chief Administrator may, for valid reasons and for emergencies reduce the time-limits, in special cases.
(ii) The Chief Administrator shall within seven days from the date of receipt of the notice intimate to the applicant the fee due on the intended advertisement if he approves of the advertisement.
(iii) The original of the notice shal 1 be returned to the applicant immediately on payment of fee, with instruction either to incorporate the licence number and in the advertisement copies to be printed for displaying within Chandigarh in the paintings to be done, or to produce copies of advertisements for stamping with the Chief Administrator’s stamp in token to the fee having been paid, and the adver tiser shall carry out th instructions.
(iv) Where the giving of previous notice under sub-clause (i) is impracti cable, copies of the advertisement proposed to be erected, exhibited, fixed, re tained, or displayed shall be produced along with the application for approval un der the sub-clause. On the payment of the fee due in respect of such advertise ment the Chief Administrator’s stamp shall be affixed on all copies of such adver tisement in token of the fee having been collected.
(v) The production of the copies of advertisement for the purpose of affixing the Chief Administrator’s stamp or the incorporation of the licence number and date shall not be insisted upon in any case where the nature of the advertisement 298 Chandigarh Advertisement Control Order, 1954 does not admit of such production of incorporation.
39. Any person dissatisfied with an order of assessment under Schedule attached to this Order may appeal to the Chief Administrator and the decision of the Chief Administrator shall be final.
Provided that no appeal shall be valid unless the amount of fee payable, as assessed, has been deposited.