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ACT XII OF 1975 ACT XII OF 1975 BALUCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1975 CHAPTER IX‑FUNCTIONS OF HALQA COUNCILS 53. Encroachments.‑(1) No person shall make an encroachment movable or immovable, on any open space or land vested in or managed, maintained or controlled by a Halqa Council, or on, over or under a street, road, graveyard within the limits of Halqa, or a drain except under a licence granted by the Halqa Council and to the extent permitted by such licence. (2) Halqa Council may remove the encroachment mentioned in subsection (1) with such force as may be necessary. (3) Whoever trespasses into or is in wrongful occupation of a building or property which vests in or is managed, maintained or controlled by a Halqa Council may, in addition to any other penalty to which he may be liable under this Act or any other law, after such notice as may be provided by the Halqa Council, be ejected from such building or property by the Halqa Council with such force as may be necessary. (4) Any person aggrieved by notice issued under subsection (3) may within seven days of the service of notice, appeal to such authority as may be appointed by Government in this behalf whose decision thereon shall be final. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, no com pensation shall be payable for any encroachment removed under this section.