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Section 21: Proclamation by Collector
When a notification has been issued under section 18, the Collector shall1[within a period of sixty days] publish in the regional language in every town and village in or in the neighbourhood of the area comprised therein, a proclamation–
- (a) specifying, as nearly as possible, the situation and the limits of the sanctuary; and
- (b) requiring any person, claiming any right mentioned In section 19, to prefer before the Collector, within two months from the date of such proclamation, a written claim in the prescribed form, specifying the nature and extent of such right with necessary details and the amount and particulars of compensation, if any, claimed in respect thereof.
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