Section 5
f hTil NdC'Pbli? Fi3 (AJ pgy sectio : 5 of the Tamil Nadu Csna'~ and Public? Ferrie3 (AmnnJ. ment) Act, 1956 (Tamil Nadu Act I of 1956), which *hall bs doem( (1 to have come into force on i 110 6th November 1947.
5 f hTil NdC'Pbli? Fi3 (AJ pgy sectio : 5 of the Tamil Nadu Csna'~ and Public? Ferrie3 (AmnnJ. ment) Act, 1956 (Tamil Nadu Act I of 1956), which *hall bs doem( (1 to have come into force on i 110 6th November 1947.
Power to assign manage men6 of 08nal to district botlvd or municipal council.
Power to appoint persons to oollect tolls or fees lrncl to lease out collection thereof.
Procedure in case of nonpayment of toll. 'to., on dernattd.
The management of any canal l[ . . .] may, by order of the 2[State Government], be assigned to a *local board or municipal council 8[ . . ] which shall exercise all the powers stated in section 7, and may, subject to the control of 4[the State Government], confer suoh powers on its servants. All persons duly empowered under section 7 shall be C Can
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A XLV of 1860.
The =[8tate Government] or the managing authority shall appoint persons to colleot tolls or fees payable under this Act. The collection of suoh tolls or of fees other than licence-fees may, under such conditions as the 2[St~to Government] may from time to time prescribe, be leased out and in such oase the lesseo and his agents and servailts shall be deemed to be so appointed.
In case any tolls, fees other then licence-fees or penalties payable vnder this Act are not paid when demanded by a person duly appointed or empowered to collect or impose the same, such person may seiza any vessel, goods, vehicles or animals i11 respect of which s ~ch toll, fee or penalty is payable or anything in the possession of ct passenger or person who is liable to such toll, fee or penalty, and any person empowered by 4[the State Govemmont] or the managing authority in this behalf ma) sell the same by auction after fifteen days' public notice of the sale if such toll, fee or penalty is still unpaid. After deduotion of such toll, fee or
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