(1) With effect from such date as the State Government may by notification in the official gazette appoint in this behalf, there shall be levied a fee for the purposes of this Act on all owners of high-rise buildings within the jurisdiction of the Director General or the nominated authority to which this Act applies.
(2) The rate of such fee shall be not less than five rupees but not more than ten rupees per square metre of the built-up area of every high-rise building as shown in the approved building plan of such building, as the Director General may impose and the manner of imposition, assessment and collection thereof shall be such as may be prescribed.
Expenditure on service.
Fees.
Imposition and collection of fee.
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(3) The fee as herein before provided shall be payable by the owner of every high-rise building along with the applications submitted to the Director General for approval of the building plans under the building bye-laws:
Provided that, in case of every high-rise building the construction of which has been completed or commenced within a period of five years before the coming into force of this Act, such fee shall be payable within one month from the receipt of notice of demand, in respect thereof by the owner and if the owner is not the occupier, by the occupier for the time being of the premises in respect of which such fee is due:
Provided further that, where the owner or occupier fails to pay such fee within the period as aforesaid, the same shall be recoverable as if it were arrear of land revenue.
CHAPTER - V PENALTIES
26. Any member of the service who,-
(a) is found guilty of any violation of duty or wilful breach of any provision of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder; or
(b) is found guilty of cowardice; or
(c) withdraws from the duties of his office without permission; or
(d) being absent on leave, fails, without reasonable cause, to report himself for duty on the expiration of such leave; or Penalty for violation of duty etc.
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(e) accepts any other employment or office in contravention of the provision of section 37; or
(f) intentionally or knowingly causes or attempts to cause disaffection towards the Government amongst the members of the service, or induces or attempts to induce any member of the service to withhold his services or commit a breach of discipline; shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to three months pay of such member, or with both.
27. Whoever fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with any of the requirements specified in a notification issued under sub-section (1) of section 14 or of a direction issued under sub-section (2) of that section shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
28. Any person who wilfully and without any reasonable cause obstructs or interferes with any member of the service who is engaged in fire-fighting operations shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.
29. Any person who knowingly gives or causes to be given a false report of the outbreak of a fire to any person authorised to receive such report by means of a statement, message or otherwise, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.