Section 1
(iv) due regard shall, SO for as feasible, be p.iid to the SOCial ancl religious customs and usages of the occupants of the premises entered into.
1 (iv) due regard shall, SO for as feasible, be p.iid to the SOCial ancl religious customs and usages of the occupants of the premises entered into.
Whenever any officer of the Authority authorised under subsection ( l) enters into or upon any premise~ i in pursuance of that sub-sectiOn, he shall, at the t1m~ o of ~uch e entry pay or tender payment for the da.rn..tge, if any, to be caused by any act as aforesaid and m case of d1sputc a~ t to be: sufficiency of the amount of compensation, such dispute shall be referred to the Chairman whose decision thereon shall be final. ·
When any person IS entitled to enter mt6 or open an)l. premise~ m exercise of the power:. under sub-section (I) he may also enter m simila1 manner into or upon any adJOining premises for any work authorisrd by or under this Act, or for the purpose of depositing therein anv sod, stone 01 other matenals or for obtaining acccl>S to such 'AO!k or for any' other purpose~ connected with the execution of the same.
It shall be lawlul for ·. any officer authorrsed in tillS behalf by the Authoncy tl) make any entry mto any place open or cau<;e to he opened any door, gate or other barrier,-
(a) if he considers the opemng thereof n ne~ssary for the purpose of such entry; and 25/2484/B. t
(o) if the owner or occupier is absent, or being present refusf'' to open 3UCh door, gate or barrier.
Before making any enti) into any such place or opening ot causmg to be opened any such door, gate or other barrier under ~ubsect·on (4), the person authorised in this behalf shall call upon two or more persons of the locality in wh1ch the place to be entered into 1s situated to wttness the entry or opening and may issue an order in wrtmg to them or any of them so to do.
{6) The officer so authorbed shall in exercise of any power con· ferred i)y sub-section (4) do as little damage as may be po~siblt: md compensation for such damage shall be payable by the Authority to tre owner or occupier of such prem1ses or to both and in the c:~sc of any d1spute. as to the sufficiency of the amount of compensation, the di~pute shall be referred to the Chairman, whose decision thereon shall be final
Power to disznfect tanks, pools, wells.-(1) Any officer ,tuthorised b>' the Authority in that behalf m m<~.y have any tank, pool or well cleaned 01 disinfected after notice to the ·owner or occup1er, ·f:any, when it appear' that such cleaning or disinfection is necessary to prevent or check the sp1·cad of any dangerous disease.
l2) The cost of cleaning or disinfectiOn referred to in sub-secuon it) shall be recoverable from the owner or occupier of such tank, pool or well.
Dzrections by the Government.-( I) In the discharge of 11s functions, the Authonty shall be guided by such directions on que~tions of policy J.~ may be given to it by the Government.
If any quesuon arises as to whether any matter is 01 is not a matter m respect of which the Governmrnt may 1ssue a dtrectwn under sub-section ( l), the riecis10n of the Government thereon shall be final.
Am1ual reports, stattstzcs and returns.-(!) The Authority shall, after the end of each financial year, prepare" and submit to the Government before such date a11d in such form as the Government may direct a 1 cpm t givmg an account of its actiVIties during the previous financial year and the report shall also gtve an account of the activities, if any, wh1ch arc I,kely to be undertaken by the Authority m the next fi.nanc1al year and the Government shall cause evei)' such report to be laid before the State Leg1slaturc soon as possible after it is received by the Government.
The Authority shall furnish to the Government at such times and' in such form and manner as the Government may dtrcct such statistics and returns and such particulars in regard to any proposed or ex1sting scfhch·mes orhaq~iv1t1es h hof Gt~e Authonty 01 anfy other matte_r under _the contl ol