(1) Upon receipt of a certificate forwarded to him under section 216, the Tax Recovery Officer shall, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, proceed in accordance with the rules made in this behalf by the Board, to recover from the assessee the amount specified in the certificate by one or more of the following modes, namely:-

(a) attachment and sale, or sale without attachment, of any movable or immovable properties of the assesses;

(b) arrest of the assessee and his detention in prison;

(c) appointment of a receiver for the management of the movable and immovable properties of the assessee.

(2) While recovering under sub-section (1) the amount specified in the certificate forwarded to him, the Tax Recovery Officer may also recover in the same manner from the assessee in default, in addition to such amount, any cost and charges, including expenses on the service of any notice or warrant, incurred in the proceedings for the recovery of the tax in arrears.

(3) If the Tax Recovery Officer to whom a certificate is forwarded under section 216 is not able to recover the entire amount by the sale of movable and immovable properties of the assessee within his jurisdiction, but has information that the assessee has property within the jurisdiction of another Tax Recovery Officer, he may send the certificate to such other Tax Recovery Officer or to the Tax Recovery Officer within whose jurisdiction the assessee resides; and the Tax Recovery Officer to whom the certificate has been so sent shall proceed to recover under this Chapter the amount remaining unrecovered as if the certificate was forwarded to him by the Deputy Commissioner of Taxes.