Section 14. Penalty for breach of conditions.

When the Collector is satisfied that a tenant in possession of land in a colony has committed a breach of the conditions of his tenancy, he may, after giving the tenant an opportunity to appear and state his objection, (i) impose on the tenant a penalty not exceeding 1two thousand rupees, or (ii) order the resumption of the tenancy: Provided that, if the breach is capable of rectification, the Collector shall not impose any penalty or order the resumption of the tenancy, unless he has issued a written notice requiring the tenant to rectify the breach within a reasonable time, not being less than one month to be stated in the notice and the tenant has failed to comply with such notice.