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| (1) On or after the date on which any resort development plan comes into operation for any national holiday resort, no person shall, if provision is included in that plan in respect of land contiguous to that resort,-
| | (a) erect, re-erect, alter or repair any structure in or upon such land; or | | |
| | (b) lay out, construct, widen, extend, or close, or attempt to lay out, construct, widen, extend, or close, any road in or upon such land, | | |
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| (2) A permit in respect of any land referred to in sub-section (1) shall be granted by the Resort Authority under that sub-section unless the Authority is satisfied that the work to be executed under the authority of the permit will be inconsistent with or in contravention of any provision in the resort development plan for the time being in operation and applicable to such area or of any provision of any other enactment relating to the execution of such work which may be applicable in the case of such land. |
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| (3) Any person who is aggrieved by the refusal of the Resort Authority to grant a permit under this section may, subject to regulations made under this Act, appeal to the Minister against such refusal and the decision of the Minister upon any such appeal shall be final and conclusive. |
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| (4) Where any resort development plan for the time being in operation for any national holiday resort includes any provision in respect of land contiguous to that resort, any person who does any act or thing to, in or upon such land in contravention of that provision shall be guilty of an offence under this Act, and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty rupees, and in the case of a continuing offence to an additional fine not exceeding fifty rupees for every day during which such contravention is continued after such conviction, or after service of a written notice from the Chairman of the Resort Authority for that resort directing attention to such contravention. |
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