(1) The Deputy Director Technical shall in the event of non-compliant of any notice issued under section 17, take such steps as may be necessary for the compliance of such notice.
(2) All expenses incurred by the Deputy Director Technical in relation to any steps taken by him under sub-section (1) shall be payable by the owner or the occupier on demand and shall, if not paid within ten days after such demand, be recoverable as arrears of land revenue.
Appeal 20. (1) Any person aggrieved by any notice or order of the nominated authority or the Chief Fire Officer may prefer an appeal against such notice or order to the concerning District Magistrate within thirty days from the date of notice or order appealed against :
(2) An appeal to the District Magistrate under sub-section (1) shall be made in such form and shall accompanied by a copy of the notice or order appealed against and by such fees as may be prescribed.
--------------------------------------- 1- Substituted by section 4 of UK Act no 06 of 2022.
13 [The Uttarakhand Fire & Emergency Service, Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Act, 2016] Penalty 21.
Whoever contravenes Section 15, Section 17 and Section 18 provision of this Act shall, without prejudice to be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine which may extend to one lakh or with both and where the offence is a continuing one, with a further fine which may extend to five thousand for every day after the first during which such offence continues.
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