(1) The total expenditure incurred by the State Government on kans eradication operations on the land in the kans area (hereinafter called the cost of kans operations) shall be equitably apportioned, according to the area of the land from which Kans has been eradicated, by the kans officer as between the several owners or persons having interest in the land or lands in the kans area and the kans Officer shall fix the amount to be paid by each such owner or person and the amount so fixed shall be a charge on the land to which it relates. The amount so fixed shall not be called in question in any suit or other legal proceeding.
(2) The kans Officer shall further determine whether the amount apportioned under sub-section (1) shall be paid by the person owning or having an interest in the land in one lump sum or by annual installments, and where it directs annual installments, he may fix the amount and number of such installments.
(3) The kans Officer shall cause to be served on the person owning or having an interest in the land in which kans operations have been carried on a notice of demand specifying the amount of cost of kans operations payable by him and the period within which it shall be paid. If the person upon whom the notice is served refuses to pay or defaults in payment of any installment, the amount shall be recoverable as if it were an arrear of land revenue.