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Section 18: Recovery of money, papers, and other Government property.

Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code-2006State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 8 of 2012

18. (1) The Collector may in cases in which there is claim outstanding on any revenue officer or on any person formerly employed

as such in his district for public money or papers or other property of the State Government in his charge, by order, for reasons to be recorded, require the money or the particular papers or property detained to be delivered either immediately to the bearer of the said order or to such person on such date and at such place as the order may specify.

[ (2) If the officer or other person aforesaid does not comply as directed, the Collector shall impose a penalty of two hundred and fifty rupees each day till the direction is complied with, so however, total amount of such penalty shall not exceed twenty five thousand rupees:

Provided that the officer or other person, as the case may be, shall be given a reasonable opportunity of hearing before any penalty is imposed on him. ]

(3) Imposition of penalty under sub-section (2) shall not bar the prosecution for any offence or recovery of money, papers and other government property under any law for the time being in force. ]

Where this provision sits

ActUttar Pradesh Revenue Code-2006
Section18
Marginal noteRecovery of money, papers, and other Government property.
JurisdictionState of Uttar Pradesh
StatusIn 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.

  • substituted. Subs. and ins. by sec. 15 of U. P. Act no. 04 of 2016.

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