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Section 23: Powers of entry.

The Jammu and Kashmir Development Act, 1970Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 21 of 1970

The Authority may authorise any person to enter into or upon any land or building with or without assistants or workmen for the purpose of––

(a) making any enquiry, inspection, measurement or survey or taking levels of such land or building ;

(b) examining work under construction and ascertaining the course of sewers and drains ;

(c) digging or boring into the sub-soil ;

(d) setting out boundaries and intended lines of work ;

(e) making such levels, boundaries and lines by placing marks and cutting trenches ;

(f) ascertaining whether any land is being or has been developed in contravention of the master plan or zonal plan or without the permission referred to in section 13 or in contravention of any condition subject to which such permission has been granted ; or

(g) doing any other thing necessary for the efficient administration of this Act :

Provided that––

(i) no such entry shall be made except between the hours of sunrise and sunset without giving reasonable notice to the occupier, or if there be no occupier, to the owner of land or building ;

(ii) sufficient opportunity shall in every instance be given to enable women (if any) to withdraw from such land or building ;

(iii) due regard shall always be had, so far as may be compatible with the exigencies of the purpose for which the entry is made to the social and religious usages of the occupants of the land or building entered.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Jammu and Kashmir Development Act, 1970
Section23
Marginal notePowers of entry.
JurisdictionUnion territory of Jammu and Kashmir
StatusIn force as published by the source

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