its notice after the order was made ; or — HE TAMIL N&U PUBLIC J~U~LD~NGS ' N' (LICENSING) ACT, 1965

3 its notice after the order was made ; or * e lic (iii ly w ther (iv use d. ) T n, re (i) b @) ~Q noti 4ppeaf against fl f ppg refusal of lice nce, Tempora.ry li p licence.,, Revision by * B d f Revision by * Board of Revenue. (iii) for any other sufficient reason : Provided that the competent authority shall not ' pass any order under this sub-section prejudicial to any' 'parry lhhhd blif ki y pjypy unless he has had a reasonable opportunity of making his representations. (1) Any person iik&;:.:rl Provided that such authority may, in its discretion, allow further time not exceeding one month for the Gling f h lif iiifid hhll g g of any such appeal, if it is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause for not filing the appeal in time. On receipt of an appeal under sub-section (11, The itppellate authority may stay the operation r -- - - - *)lr -, * oceeding or the conecmess, legalit) ecision or order ~assed therein and * ecision or order assed therein and pears to the * Board of Pievellue n or ,grder should be nlodifified, remitted for reconsideratiou, my pass orders accordingly : Provided that the * Board of Revenue shall uo! this su b-section prejodictiai to any king any a reasonable opportunity of inaking Every application to ihc * Eoi11.d 01' Kevcnur exercise of its powers under this section shall be nths fro111 the datc on wi~jch the hih hillil which the j ilpplicat~on relates Power of a competent hi p authority, i y, enginex-, e tt g to enter pc b ildi p building. ----I-___ -- i 44 +. Powor t o building in aortain cases, Fena ltres. probibit the use 11 9 in any case pcuding befcrc it, or if [lie coxnpeient,+uthority, in any other case, is satisfi~d upon inspection' cjf a building in tipublic building or otherwiseI public building or otherwise- IS. (1) If the appellate authority mentioned jn , section rity, in any other case, is satisfi~d upon inspection' cjf I. : (i) that the said building is in a ruinous stat (ii) that there is reason to apprehend i danger to life or property, Gr (iii) that there is no liccncc, such authorit:, sllall, without prejudice to any other anion taken under this Act, by written order, prohibit forthwith the use of the: public building as a public building. :>.. r '-, (2) If the bwner i()ihll b ne4 the ot erPt sub() section (I), it shall be lawful for the authority mentioned in hbiikh f ()y that sub-seciion to take such steps and use such force as bhibihh p may be necessary to prohibit the further use of such buil-di blibildi y y p ding as a public building: , f " f (3) Any person aggrieved by an order of the compe- hidhiihih i& y pggy p tent authority under this section may, within such tir& as l y y may bc prescribed, appeal lo tlle appellate authority. iid iif hi y ppppy mentioned in section 11 and llle provisions of that section shall apply to such appeal as they apply to an appeal idilili ppy ppy against an ordcr cancciling a licence. Any order passed by the appellate authority under (1) If any pe~son contravenes --- -- - --- * By viit irc of section 10(1) of the Tamil Nadu Board of Revenue p b:.llt~on ,?ct, 1 984.; (Tamil Nadu Act 36 of 1980), any referem to thBd f Rhll k dd tbftthStt p ,, ; (), y the Board of R~enue shall k deemed to be 3. reference tc the Statc Governmeri.t, Jurisdiction of criminal courts. Power to exempt.certain cases. Competent hi p authority, etc., bbli y, to be public S~I tants. Civil Courts not to decide questions under thiAt q this Act. Finality of d y orders passed dhiA p under this Act. Indemnit y. No court inferior to tkli of a *Presidency qagistrate or a Magistrate of the firsr-dass shall try any offence punishable under this Act. If the Government are of opinion tlrit it would not be in tile public interest to apply all or any of the provi- Every authority and cvery officer duly authorised to No Civil Court shall havz jurisdiction to decide or deal with any question which i required to be decided or dealt wit (1) Any order passed or decisi appeal or revision, if any, provided No sucb order or decision shall be lia (1) No suit, or other procee *According to clauses (a) and (c) of su Cdf Ciil Pd1973 g () () the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 fif hfi , reference to a Magistrate of the first c fdiil if g reference to a Judicial Magistrat oft PidMih Z b g to a Presidency Magistrate sha Z MtlitMittith f t o a Z b be constru y g Mstropolitan Magistrate with effect on and rr-- - - --- ." (2) (a) No suit, prosecution, or other proceeding lliit ffii f () () , p %shallie against any uutboritv 0. , pg officer or ser vani of the <Government for any act do& d or purponicg to be done y under. this Act OX any rule made thereunder without the i y :previous sanction of t,x Govwnment. * w .* er atter the aate nths from the date of the (1) The Government may make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. . lower llea , to make this Act shall be * this Act shall be * and unless they are cular day shall come y force on the day on which they are so published. .. .. , 5 E. I Act to override Other isws* . . . . ( (4) Every rule mileI or hllibl () y ,~ct. shall, as soon as. possible, after fibh p placed on the table pfiboth House ihi pp if, before the cxpirpof .ihe session. ibh pp or the next session; .both Hotuse in any such rule or no ,agree thar the rule or notification issued the rule or notification sh only i; such modified form may be, so however, that any suc merit shall be without prej previo~sly done under that rul (1) The provisions of this Act shall have' effect Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (i),the provisions of this Act shall, be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other Act. under other Acts. autlwrity or officer is s i y building as defined in t sound, ~t or he shall make a rdp i p the competent authority having hih hblibildii py g which the public building is Upon receipt of. a re

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