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Baba Baidyanath Dham - Basukinath Shrine Area Development Authority Act, 2015

Section 23

In force Act 6 of 2016 As on 29 Oct 2026

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Act 6 of 2016

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Section 23 of Baba Baidyanath Dham - Basukinath Shrine Area Development Authority Act, 2015. Penalties-Any Person who- (a) Makes any unauthorised construction, or (b) Uses any unauthorized place as latrine, urinal or rubbish dump, or (c) Plies any profession, trade or calling without a licence obtained under the provisions of section 8(viii) or commits a breach of the conditions of such lic

Penalties-Any Person who- (a) Makes any unauthorised construction, or (b) Uses any unauthorized place as latrine, urinal or rubbish dump, or (c) Plies any profession, trade or calling without a licence obtained under the provisions of section 8(viii) or commits a breach of the conditions of such licence, or (d) Contravenes any of the provisions of the Act of any rules made under the Act, or (e) disobeys any order or direction in writing lawfully under this Act, shall be punishable on conviction with a fine which may extend to Rs. 1,000 and where the offence is a continuing or recurring one with a further fine which may extend to Rs. 1,000 and where the offence is again a continuing or recurring one with a further fine which may extend to Rs. 100 for every day after the date of the first conviction during which the offender is proved to have persisted in such offence.

(f) Wherever a person or a company or a firm or a society or any other body is found to contravene the provision of this Act, the officer appointed/nominated by the authority (Baba Baidyanath Dham - Basukinath Shrine Area Development Authority) in this regard may charge penalty.

(g) If any body fails to deposit the penalty charged either by the competent authority or by the officer nominated/appointed for this purpose by the competent authority within the stipulated time, it shall be recoverd by the competent authority under the provision incorporated for recovering in Bihar and Orissa Public demand recovery Act 1914.

(h) Appeal - (i) An appeal shall lie against the order passed by the competent authority or the officer appointed/ nominated for the purpose of the act under this Act to the appellate authority who will be the Divisional Commissioner, Santhal Pargana, whose decision on appeal shall be final.

(ii) The appeal must be preferred within 30 days from the date of receipt of the order the appeal. In case of appeal received after 30 days from the date of receipt of the order, if the appellate authority thinks that appeal could not be filed within the said 30 days for some specific causes or conditions (illness or some other condition in which the appeal could not be filed), the appellate authority may accept the appeal after the said 30 days period.

(iii) No appeal in any condition can be accepted after 90 day from the date of receipt of the order. liaCo

Section 23, Baba Baidyanath Dham - Basukinath Shrine Area Development Authority Act, 2015 (Act 6 of 2016).

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  1. s. 8

Questions about Section 23

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When was the Baba Baidyanath Dham - Basukinath Shrine Area Development Authority Act enacted?

Baba Baidyanath Dham - Basukinath Shrine Area Development Authority Act was enacted in 2016 as Act 6 of 2016. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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