(1) Where any person has occupied any Government premises in violation of any of the provisions of this Act, he shall be liable to pay as compensation such amount, not exceeding the market rental value of the premises assessed in the prescribed manner, as the Competent Authority may, by order, determine after giving such person an opportunity of being heard.
(2) Where any damage beyond normal wear and tear has been caused to any Government premises while in the occupation of any person, such person shall be liable to pay for the repair of such damage such compensation, not exceeding the cost of repair, as may be determined, by order, by the Competent Authority, after giving him an opportunity of being heard.
(3) An appeal shall lie to the Appellate Authority against every order of the Competent Authority made under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) within fifteen days from the date of communication of the order to the appellant.
(4) The decision of the Appellate Authority on such order shall, subject to the provision of section 23, be final.
16. The amount of compensation determined under section 15 by the Competent Authority or the Appellate Authority, as the case may be, shall be payable by the person liable to pay such compensation within thirty days of the communication thereof to the said person.
17. Any arrears of license fee or compensation determined under section 15 shall be recoverable with interest calculated thereon at six per Ben. Act III centum per annum as a public demand under the Bengal Public Demands of 1913. Recovery Act, 1913.
18. Where any person against whom any proceeding for the realisation of arrears of license fee or compensation as a public demand is to be, or has been, taken under section 17 dies before the proceeding is taken or during the pendency thereof, the proceeding may be taken, or as the case may be, continued against the heir or the legal representative of that person.
155 Compensation payable for unlawful occupation.
Period for payment of compensation.
Recovery of compensation.
Proceeding for realisation of arrears of license fee or compensation.
The West Bengal Government Premises (Regulation of Occupancy) Act, 1984.
[West Ben. Act Power of Competent Authority to remove property.
Competent Authority and Appellate Authority to be public servants.
Protection of action taken in good faith.
Removal of difficulty.
Power of State Government to review.
Act to override other laws.
(Chapter III.—General Provisions.—Sections 19-24.)