It shall be the duty of every village headman, every village accountant, every village watchman and every other village officer, by whatever designation known-
(a) to prevent the destruction, removal, alteration or displacement of, or damage, or injury to, or tampering with any survey mark, or any mark showing the planning boundary or control line; and
(b) when he becomes aware that any such mark has been destroyed, removed, altered, displaced, damaged, injured or tampered with, to report the fact to the nearest planning authority or to the proper officer or servant of such planning authority.