THE KERALA MUNICIPALITY ACT, 1994* - nrcddp

(a) by giving or tendering the said document to such person; or(b) if such person is not found, by leaving such document at his last known place ofabode or business or by giving or tendering the same to some adult member or servant of hisfamily; or(c) if such person's address elsewhere is known to the Secretary, by sending the sameto him by registered post; or(d) if none of the means aforesaid be available, by affixing the same in some conspicuouspart of such last known place of abode or business.(2) Where the person is an owner or occupier of any building or land, it shall not benecessary to name the owner or occupier in the document, and in the case of joint ownersand occupiers it shall be sufficient to serve it on or send it to, one of such owners or occupiers.(3) Where in any bill, notice, form, or other document served or sent under this Act, aperiod is fixed within which any tax or other sum is to be paid or any work to be executed, oranything to be provided, such period shall, in the absence of any provision to the contrary, becalculated from the date of such service or sending.526. Recovery by occupier of sum leviable from owner.— Where the occupier ofany building or land makes on behalf of the owner thereof any payment for which, under thisAct, the owner but not the occupier is liable, such occupier shall be entitled to recover the samefrom the owner or may deduct the same from the rent then or thereafter due by him to theowner.527. Obstruction of owner by occupier,— (1) Where the occupier of any building orland prevents the owner from carrying out any work in accordance with the provisions of thisAct, the Secretary may, by order, require the said occupier to permit the owner, within eightdays from the date of service of such order, to execute all such works as may be necessary.(2) Such owner shall, for the period during which he is prevented as aforesaid, be exemptfrom any fine or penalty to which he would otherwise have become liable by reason of default inexecuting such works.528. Execution of work by occupier in default of owner.— Where the owner of anybuilding or land fails to execute any work which he is required to execute under the provisions ofthis Act or of any rule, bye-law, regulation or order made thereunder, the occupier of suchbuilding or land may, with the approval of the Secretary, execute the said work, and shall beentitled to recover from the owner the reasonable expenses incurred in the execution thereof ormay deduct the amount thereof from the rent then or thereafter due by him to the owner.529. Power of entry to inspect, survey or execute work.— The Secretary or anyperson authorised by him in this behalf may enter on any building or land, with or without assistantsor workmen, to make any inquiry, inspection, test, examination, survey, measurement or valuationor for the purpose of lawfully placing or removing pipes or metres or to execute any other workauthorised under this Act or any rule, bye-law, regulation or order made thereunder or which it isnecessary for any of the purposes of this Act or in pursuance of any of the said provisions, tomake or execute:Provided that-(a) except as otherwise expressly provided under this Act, no such entry shall be made betweensunset and sunrise, no dwelling house and no part of a public building used as a dwelling place shallbe so entered without the consent of the occupier thereof, unless the said occupier has received at leastsix hours previous notice of the intention to make such entry;64. Section 523 renumbered by Act 14 of 1999, w.e.f. 24-3-1999.