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Section 14: Power to stop building operations.

The Jammu and Kashmir State Town Planning Act, 1963Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 20 of 1963

(1) Where the erection of any building in any area has been commenced in contravention of the scheme or without the permission, referred to in section 10, or in contravention of any condition subject to which such permission has been granted, but such erection has not been completed, the prescribed authority may, in addition to any prosecution that may be instituted under this Act, make an order requiring the building operations in relation to such erection to be discontinued on and from the date of the service of the order.

(2) Where such building operations are not discontinued in pursuance of the requisition under sub-section (1), the prescribed authority may require any police officer to remove the person by whom the erection of the building has been commenced and all his assistants and workmen from the place of the building within such time as may be specified in the requisition and such police officer shall comply with the requisition accordingly.

(3) After a requisition under sub-section (2) has been complied with, the prescribed authority may by a written order depute a police officer or any other officer to watch the place in order to ensure that the erection of the building is not continued.

[(4) Any person failing to comply with an order under sub-section (1) shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees and when the non-compliance is a continuing one with a further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day during which the non-compliance continues after the service of the order and such fine shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue.

(5) No compensation shall be claimable by any person for any damage which he may sustain in consequence of the discontinuance of the erection of any building.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Jammu and Kashmir State Town Planning Act, 1963
Section14
Marginal notePower to stop building operations.
JurisdictionUnion territory of Jammu and Kashmir
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act No. XXI of 1978. Substituted by Act No. XXI of 1978, s. 4.

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