(1) The Chief Executive Officer or an officer of the Regional Development Authority duly authorised by him in this hehalf may by order and for reasons recorded.therein, direct any person specially authorised in this behalf to seal any building or unauthorised development under section: 48 of the Act.
(2) A copy of the order made under sue-rule (1) shall be delivered to the owner or occupier of the building or unauthorised development immediately after the sealing of such building or unauiherised developinent and in case the owner ¢ occupier is ot available -at the site, the said copy may be pasted at some conspicuous place of the said building or unauthorised development..
(3) The person referred to in sub-rule (1) may, before the sealing of the building or unauthorised development prepare a rough sketcli or plan of the premises or nnauthorised development alongwith approximate measuremernts.
(4) The person as referred to in sub-rule (1), may seal the outer door or the opening of the building in which the unauthcrised development has been or is being made after ensuring that other outlets and inlets of the building or unauthorised development have been properly locked, bolted or encircled with wire rope or wire mesh or any other material or has no boundary walls making s € I N e TE A A T R O T T S T T Y O W N g | [ ——— i ( WM o4 (1) ISR W9-TF, WE9 01, 2018 179(19) the sealing thereof difficult, the person as aforesaid, shall. be authorised to take or adopt any other means including the posting of any person for watch and ward purposes with a view to ensure the same against tempering or interfering in a'manner- that no person can enter into or open the building or unauthciised developinent without breaking or removing the seal affixed under sub-rule (1).
(5) Where any building or unauthorised development which has been ordered to be sealed under this rule is found to be locked or in accessible, the person authorised 1 seal the building or the unauthorised development, may either break open the lock or open or cause to be opened the door, gate, or any other barrier and cnter the unauthorised development or the premises where the unauthorised development has been made or is being made so as'to ensure ‘hat the unauthorised development or the building is secured from within and then lock and seal the premises or the unauthorised development:
Provided that where any building or the unauthorised development is forced open, an inventory of the articles or material found in the building or on the site of the unauthorised development shall be prepared in ihe presence of two witnesses and a copy thereof shall be delivered to the owner or occupier present at the site. ' .
(6) The building or the unauthorised development rcferred to above shall be scaled with the seal of the Regionai Development Authority which shall remain in the custody of an officer duly authorised by the Chief Executive Officer in this behalf.
(@) Whers zny person for watch and ward of any building or unauthorised development is posted at site by the Regional Development Authority under the provisions of sub-rule (5). the expenses incurred on such watch and ward chall be recoverabie from the owner or the occupier of the building or site of the unauthorised development, as the case may be, as arear of land revenue.
(8) The person nuthorised to seal the building or unauthotised development, after such building or unauthorised development has been sealed in the manner provided hereinabove, shall inform in . WIiting toy-
(a) he police station of the area in which urauthorised development or building is situated; or
(b) any other police station as may be specified for the purpose in this belalf; and = S I S 179(0) RISRYFT G-, ST 0%
(c) the officer on whose directions the building or unauthorised development has been sealed.