(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.
Section 41 Compensation for injury caused by unlawful assembly how recoverable
Section 42 Dispute in regard to cost of deputing additional police or compensation under section 41
Section 43 Recovery of amount payable under section 38, 39, 40 or 41
Section 44 Collector to award compensation
Section 45 Recovery of amounts payable under sections 39 and 41
Section 46 Dispersal of gangs and bodies of persons
Section 47 Removal of persons about to commit offences
Section 48 Removal of persons convicted of certain offences
Section 49 Period of operation of orders under section 46, 47 or 48
Section 50 Hearing to be given before order under section 46, 47 or 48 is passed