Rajasthan Housing Board (Amendment) Act, 2020
No: 12 Dated: Apr, 15 2020
Rajasthan Housing Board Act, 1970
THE RAJASTHAN HOUSING BOARD (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020 (Act No. 12 of 2020)
(Received the assent of the Governor on the 14th day of April, 2020)
An Act further to amend the Rajasthan Housing Board Act, 1970
Be it enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature 111 the Seventy-first Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Rajasthan Housing Board (Amendment) Act, 2020.
(2) It shall come into force at once
2. Insertion of new sections 51-A; 51-B and 51-C, Rajasthan Act No.4 of 1970.- After the existing section 51 and before the existing section 52 of the Rajasthan Housing Board Act, 1970 (Act No. 4 of 1970), hereinafter referred to as the principal Act, the followmg new sections shall be inserted, namely:-
"51-A. Recovery of sum due to the Board as arrears of land revenue.- Where any sum in respect of any premises or property payahle to the Board, whether under any agreement, express or impued or otherwise, howsoever, is not paid on or before the due date into the office of the Board or to a person authorized by the Board, it shall be recovered as the arrears of land revenue, by the Board or the officer authorized en the behalf by it, in the manner as provided in the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act,1956 (Act No. 15 of 1956) and rules made thereunder, from the person in default.
5I-B. Encroachment or obstruction upon premises or property belonging to the Board.- (1) Whoever makes any encroachment on any premises or property which belongs to or vests in the Board shall, on conviction, be punished with simple imprisonment which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than thirty thousand rupees but which may extend to fifty thousand rupees:
Provided that the court may for any adequate or special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment impose a sentence of imprisonment for a ieuu of less than three months
(2) Whoever makes even temporary obstruction without prior permission of the Board in the way, shall, on conviction, be punished with simple imprisonment which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both.
(3) The Board or any officer authorized by it in this behalf shall have power to remove any such obstruction or encroachment and the expenses of such removal shall be paid by the person who has caused the said obstruction or encroachment.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions, after obtaining prior permission of the State Government, the Board or the officer authorized by it in this behalf shall, in addition to the action taken as provided in this section, also have power to seize or attach any property and vehicles found on the premises or property referred to in this section or, as the case may be, attached to such premises or property or permanently fastened to anything attached to such premises or property
(5) Where any property is seized or attached by an officer authorized by the Board, he shall immediately make a report of such seizure or attachment to the Board.
(6) Where any property is seized or attached under sub-section (4), the Board may order confiscation of such property.