Appellate Authority and Appeals (1) The StateGovernment may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appointan officer or an authority as Appellate Authority, with the power todecide appeals against the orders of the Competent Authorityunder this Act:71Provided that the State Government may appoint more thanone officer or authority under this sub-section and distribute thework among them […]

Powers of the Competent Authority The CompetentAuthority shall, for the purposes of discharging its functions underthis Act, have the same powers as are vested in a civil court underthe Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act No. 5 of 1908)while trying a suit, in respect of the following matters, namely:-(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance

Competent Authority and its functions (1) The StateGovernment shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, authorizeany officer or authority to perform all or any of the functions of theCompetent Authority under this Act and different officers orauthorities may be authorized for different areas.(2) The Competent Authority may, on an application madeto it,-(i) approve the percentage

Joint and several liability of vendor etc. for unpaid common expenses – (1) Upon the sale, bequest or other transfer ofan apartment, the purchaser of the apartment or the grantee orlegatee or the transferee, as the case may be, shall be jointly andseverally liable with the vendor or the transferor for all unpaidassessments against the

Association to cut off, withhold, curtail or reduce essential supply or service (1) If an apartment owner,-(a) either wilfully violates or evidently threatens toviolate the provision of sub-section (6) of section4, or(b) fails to pay the common expenses, which arepayable by him under this Act for a period of morethan six months,the general body of

Separate assessments Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any law relating to local authorities, eachapartment and its percentage of undivided interest in the commonareas and facilities appurtenant to such apartment shall be deemedto be separate property for the purpose of assessment of tax onlands and buildings leviable under such law and shall be assessedand

Common expenses to be a charge on the apartment All sums assessed by the Association, but unpaid for the share of the common expenses chargeable to any apartment, shall constitute a charge on such apartment prior to all other charges except only-(a) the charge, if any, on the apartment for payment ofGovernment and municipal taxes;(b)