War Damaged Sites.

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effect

and scope

defined.

4. (1) On the expiration of six clear weeks from the Power to service of a notice in accordance with Form 1 or if publica- clearance, tion of a Gazette notification in accordance with subsection (2) of section 3 has taken place, then on the expiration of three clear weeks from the date thereof, together in either case with the period of the extension in any particular case duly approved by the Director in accordance with subsection (3) of section 3, if clearance of a war damaged site has not been effected, the Director may without further notice enter and effect clearance of such war damaged site either wholly or to such extent as seems to him expedient and either separately or together with other sites being so dealt with.

(2) In the event of an owner of a war damaged site requesting that under the provisions of this Ordinance clearance shall be effected by the Director at the cost of the owner, then the Director may forthwith enter and effect such clearance either wholly or to such extent as seems to him to be expedient, and either separately or together with other sites being so dealt with.

(3) For the purpose of the provisions of this Ordinance clearance of a war damaged site shall include such of the following acts as the Director may in each case from time to time consider necessary-

(a) demolition of buildings or parts thereof; (b) removal of rubble, stone, bricks, wood, pipes, paving, girders, rods, metal, roofing, building refuse, domestic refuse, decaying matter, rubbish, huts, and all or any materials that could be utilised for erecting permanent or temporary buildings; (c) disposal of such materials by selling, tipping in authorised places, or use elsewhere;

(d) levelling sites and filling cavities therein; (e) disconnexion, diversion of, or necessary work in connexion with water, gas, electricity or other services;

(f) filling, blocking, clearing, diverting or other necessary works in connexion with ditches, cess-pits, drains or sewers;

(g) eviction of persons living in insanitary conditions; (h) mosquito control measures;

(i) rodent control measures;

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