(1) For the purpose of regularisation of unauthorised constructions, the State Government may by notification appoint an officer not below the rank of a K.A.S. Group-A Senior Scale officer to be a Competent Authority for such area or areas as may be specified by it, and two or more Competent Authorities may be appointed in respect of the same areas..
(2) The Competent Authority shall, scrutinise the application received under section 3, and after holding an enquiry in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed and subject to payment being made according to the provisions hereinafter contained, make a provisional order of regularisation of unauthorised constructions, and where such construction is situated on the land belonging to the State Government, may, for the purpose of regularising the construction also make a provisional order for grant of the appurtenant land included in the said construction, subject to such maximum extent that a may be prescribed.
(3) Burden of proving that an unauthorised construction was made prior to the first day of January, 1995 shall lie on the applicant who seeks regularisation of such unauthorised construction.]1
1.Substituted by Act 27 of 1995 w.e.f. 3.6.1995