Lawgist41Compensation for injury caused by unlawful assembly how recoverable
(1) When any loss or damage is caused to any property or when death results or grievous hurt is caused to any person or persons, by anything done in the prosecution of the common object of an unlawful assembly, the Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the area (hereafter in this section called the "disturbed area") in which, and the date on which or the period during which, such unlawful assembly was, in his opinion, held.
(2) On the issue of a notification under sub-section (1), the District Collector may, after such inquiry as he deems necessary, determine the amount of the compensation which, in his opinion, should be paid to any person or persons in respect of the loss or damage or death or grievous hurt aforesaid.
(3) The amount of the compensation shall be deemed to be a fine imposed under this section, and shall be payable by the inhabitants of the disturbed area.
(4) It shall be lawful for the District Collector to exempt, by order in writing and for sufficient reasons, any person from liability to pay any portion of the compensation amount.
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- 38 Employment of additional police to keep peace
- 39 Employment of additional police in cases of special danger to public peace
- 40 Employment of additional police at large work and when apprehension regarding behaviour of employees exists
- 41 Compensation for injury caused by unlawful assembly how recoverable
- 42 Dispute in regard to cost of deputing additional police or compensation under section 41
- 43 Recovery of amount payable under section 38, 39, 40 or 41
- 44 Collector to award compensation
- 45 Recovery of amounts payable under sections 39 and 41
- 46 Dispersal of gangs and bodies of persons
- 47 Removal of persons about to commit offences
- 48 Removal of persons convicted of certain offences
- 49 Period of operation of orders under section 46, 47 or 48
- 50 Hearing to be given before order under section 46, 47 or 48 is passed
- 51 Appeal against orders under section 46, 47 or 48
- 52 Finality of order in certain cases
- 53 Procedure on failure of person to leave the area and his entry therein after removal
- 54 Temporary permission to enter and consequences of non-observance of conditions of such permission
- 55 Taking measurements and photographs, etc., of persons against whom an order under section 46, 47 or 48 is made
- 56 Resistance to the taking of measurements, etc
- 57 Banning of use of dress, etc., resembling uniform of armed forces
- 58 Constitution of Defence Societies
