State Act

Chennai Metropolitan Area Ground Water(Regulation) Act, 1987

12-B. Issue of show cause notice before confiscation.— (1) No order confiscating any vehicle or other article shall be made under section 12-A except after notice in writing to the person from whom it is seized informing him of the grounds on which it is proposed to confiscate and considering his objections, if any: Provided that no order confiscating a motor vehicle shall be made except after giving notice in writing to the registered owner thereof, if, in the opinion of the authorised officer, it is practicable to do so and considering his objections, if any. (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), no order confiscating any vehicle or other article shall be made under section 12-A, if the owner of the vehicle or other article, proves to the satisfaction of the authorised officer that it was used in committing the offence under this Act without the knowledge or connivance of the owner himself, his agent, if any, and the person in-charge of the vehicle or other article and each of them had taken all reasonable and necessary precautions against such use.