(1) The Administrator or any officer authorised in this behalf may, by notice, require the owner or the person having control over any place open to public view, to erase any writing, free any defacement or remove any mark from such place within such time as may be specified in that notice.
Penalty for defacement by objectionable advertisements.
Penalty for unauthorised defacement by advertisements.
Penalty for contravention of notification issued under section 4.
Punishment of abettors.
Burden of proof in certain cases.
Offences by companies.
Offences under Act to be cognizable.
Indemnity.
Power of Administrator to erase writing, etc.
2 of 1974.
(2) Where the owner or person to whom notice is issued under sub-section (1) fails to carry out erasing of writing or freeing or removing of defacement within the specified time, the Administrator or the authorised officer may cause erasing of writing or freeing or removing of defacement to be done and the expenses so incurred shall be paid by the owner or the other person and in default of such payment, such expenses shall be recovered from such owner or other person as if they were arrears of land revenue.
14. The provisions of this Regulation are in addition to, and not in derogation of, the provisions of any other law for the time being in force.
15. The Administrator may, by notification published in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Regulation.
———— DROUPADI MURMU, President.
———— DR. REETA VASISHTA, Secretary to the Govt. of India..
Other laws not affected.
Power to make rules.
MGIPMRND—2019GI(S3)—20.12.2022.
4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 1] UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI–110002 AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI–110054.
JAGANATHAN ANANTHA KUMAR Digitally signed by JAGANATHAN ANANTHA KUMAR Date: 2022.12.20 22:24:33 +05'30'