Section 143
Power to require pledge
of Local Authorities Ordinance, 1996
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(1)
A Resident may require any person to whom any order has been given by—
(a)
a local authority; or
(b)
a person lawfully exercising the powers of a local authority or Headman under this Ordinance, to deposit, at such place as the Resident may direct, such pledge or cash, or of such other movable property as may be specified by the
Resident, as a guarantee that the order will be obeyed within the time prescribed thereby, or, if no such time is prescribed, within a time to be prescribed by the Resident, and, if such order is not obeyed within the prescribed time, the pledge shall be forfeited to the Government:
Provided that the Resident may at his discretion reduce the amount of such pledge, or extend the time prescribed, or may return the whole or part of such pledge to the depositor thereof, whether or not the order has been obeyed.
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(2)
Any person aggrieved by an order made by a Resident under this section may appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final:
Provided that the Minister may refuse to entertain such appeal until any pledge which has been required by the Resident has been duly deposited.
(3)
The fact that a person has deposited a pledge in accordance with a requirement under this section shall be no bar to his being prosecuted for disobedience to the order in respect of which the deposit was made.