Act Info:
(1) Where any person, is in arrears ofrent payable in respect of any public premises, the estate officer may, byorder, require that person to pay the same within such time and in suchinstalments as may be specified in the order.
(2) Where any person is, or has at anytime been, in unauthorised occupation of any public premises, the estate officermay, having regard to such principles of assessment of damages as may heprescribed, assess the damages on account of the use and occupation of suchpremises and may, by order, require that person to pay the damages within suchtime and in such instalments as may be specified in the order.
1 [(2A) While making an order undersub-section (1) or sub-section (2), the estate officer may direct that thearrears of rent or, as the case may be, damages shall be payable together withsimple interest at such rate as may be prescribed, not being a rate exceedingthe current rate of interest within the meaning of the interest Act, 1978.]
(3) No order under sub-section (1) orsub-section (2) shall be made against any person until after the issue of anotice in writing to the person calling upon him to show cause within such timeas may be specified in the notice, why such order should not be made, and untilhis objections, if any, and any evidence he may produce in support of the same,have been considered by the estate officer.
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1. Insertedby the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Act, 1980(61 of 1980), section 8 (20-12-1980).