If any person, without permission of an officer of the grade to be specified by the State Government:- (a) clears or breaks up for cultivation or cultivates any land which is not included in any tenancy or allotted residential enclosure or which has been set apart for the common purposes of a town or village community or section of the same or for a road, canal or water course; or (b) erects any building 2 or any other structure for any purpose whatsoever on any such land; or (c) fells or otherwise destroys standing trees on such land; or (d) otherwise encroaches on any such land; or (e) makes an excavation or constructs a water channel on any such land, he shall, on complaint made by order of or under authority from the Collector, be punished on conviction by a Magistrate with a fine not exceeding Rs 500/- Explanation:- The felling of trees planted by a tenant on any village road or watercourse traversing his holding is not an offence under this section.
Section 23: Penalties.
The Rajasthan Colonisation Act,1954State Act of Rajasthan · Act 27 of 1954
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Rajasthan Colonisation Act,1954 |
|---|---|
| Section | 23 |
| Marginal note | Penalties. |
| Jurisdiction | State of Rajasthan |
| Status | In 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.
- inserted, Rajasthan Act No. 38 of 1958. Inserted by Rajasthan Act No. 38 of 1958.
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