(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in respect of any area to which this Act applies a Controller to enforce the directions issued under section 4, and to discharge all other functions of the Controller under this Act.
(2) The State Government may, if necessary, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in respect of any area to which this Act applies an Additional Controller or one or more Deputy Controllers to exercise such functions of the Controller as may be specified in the notification.
(3) The Controller may, with the previous approval of the State Government and subject to such terms and conditions of service as may be prescribed, appoint such other officers and servants as he considers necessary for the efficient performance of his functions under this Act.
6. With the previous approval of the State Government, the Controller may, by notification in the Official Gazette, delegate, to the Collector or to any other officer of the State Government not below the rank of Sub-Deputy Collector or to the chief executive officer of a local authority having jurisdiction, such of his functions under this Act in respect of any controlled area or part thereof to be exercised or performed subject to such conditions as may be specified in the notification.
7. No person shall undertake or carry out the development of any site, make any change in the use of any land, make or extend any excavation, or lay out any access leading to any public road or channel anywhere within a controlled area in respect of which directions have been given under section 4, except in accordance with such directions and with the previous permission in writing of the Controller where such permission is required by the directions.
Appointment of Controller and other officers and servants.
Controller's power to delegate.
User of land in contravention of the directions.