Section 15. Offences _

(2) Where any offence under this Acd: has been com.mi.t$ed by body cprprate,' every person who a$ the time of 'the commission of the offence was `R` direo,hr, @;enera1 manager, secretary or o6;her similar ofticer cd the body corpo. rate, or was purp~rting~to ac$ in any such:ca,pacity, shall be dt!emed `to` be $ulity of that offence, unless he proves thab thk offence wa.s coinmitted without hie congent or connivance and that he exercised all such diligence to prevent the of the offence as he ought to:,have exercised hgGing regard to the nature of his functions in that capacity and .h toll the circumstances. (3)"Proceeding.s in respect of an offence under section 11 shall not be insti. tuted except with the consent of tfhe Advocate-General of India. `16.` principles relating to payment payment of ~ompenmtion.-(l) Where by reasoh of the exercise of a:ny powers unr'ler this Act, any compensation is payable, the amount. of such' compensaticn compensaticn shall. be determined be determined i ~ a the qnrlnler the qnrlnler EL:^ in accord. the I."incip!es I."incip!es hcrijinaficr BOL out, th2t is to say,- 15. Offences 8IId penalties+(l) b$.person guilty of an offence under thie , . t h e e months or with fine which may +tend ahall be punishable with imp&o&eZ$ for a term which may e ~ t a n d to five hundred rupee8 or with `tg` ; 4 both. . , principles relating to payment payment of ~ompenmtion.-(l) Where by reasoh of the exercise of a:ny powers unr'ler this Act, any compensation is payable, the of such' compensaticn compensaticn shall. be determined be determined i ~ a the qnrlnler the qnrlnler EL:^ in accord. the I."incip!es I."incip!es hcrijinaficr BOL out, th2t is to say,(a) where the nmomll of coinpensalioll call be iised by el,nreel:.lelit, : !\ chall, be p~,i.c! iu acordance 3vit;h such-ng@ernegf,.. ,. .. . . _ . . - *..* `:1` `.-` , , ACT XXIX `OF` IW) : 6 Atomic inergy - .. - F $, `f` - e h' $ 1 [ L + 6 `ti-` [ - % ( b ) where no ~uch'a~reement can be reached, the Central Gover:. rn&b shall appoint as arbitrator a persoil having expert knowledge as io the nature of +he right affected who &all determine the amount of .cornpeqsation payable. (2) In making his award the arbitrator appointed under sub-section (1) hall have regardl -. `(a)` in t,he case of any compensation payable under section 7 of this Acb,-- (i) to the nature of the work done, `(G)` tLe manner, ex'hnt and duration of the exbrcise of any power8 under that section, ,_ ,(iii) the diminution in the rent at which the land and the propertg ~ituated thereon might reasonably be expected to let ior +any period or in the market value of the land and property on the date when the exetciae ot pc>~-; wmes to an end, and (ivj the provisio~ls of 'sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Lind Acquisition Act, 1894 (I of 1894), in so far as such provisions can be made applicable to the exercise of powers under section, 7 of this Act; and (b) in the case of any coppensation payable under section 8 of tiiis Act, to the price which the owner might reasonably have been expected tc; obtain on a sale of the article effected by him immediately prior to tllt date of the acquisition. (3) An appeal shall lie to thd High Court against an award of the arbitrator except in cases where the amoQnt claimed thereof does not exceed an amount prssrrihed in this behalf by thej Central Government. (4) The Central Ggvernmeqit may malre rules prescribing thk procgdure to be fcllomd in arbibrations un `br` thfs Act and the principles to be followed in fie apportionment of the s of proceedings before the arbitrator and `OE` 4 appeal. (6) Save ti8 provided in t a Act nothing in any law for &e time being % h f5me iela&& to arbitration il / all apply to arbitrations under this Act. `1` , ,e i a `t` i - -- ?