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refusing

19. Any person refusing admittance to the said inspecting Penalty for officer, after such notice has been given, shall be liable to a admittance. fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

mosquito

found on

20. When larvae of mosquitoes are found on any pre- Action mises, the Council may, on the advice of a Health Officer, where give notice to the owner or occupier of such premises to larvae remove all accumulations of water from such premises and to take steps to prevent the recurrence of the breeding of mosquitoes in any such accumulations of water, and such owner or occupier shall comply with such notice forthwith.

premises.

notice

21. On the receipt of any information respecting the Council existence of a nuisance, the Council shall, if satisfied of may serve its existence, serve a notice on the author of the nuisance, or if requiring such person cannot be found, on the owner or occupier of the

abatement premises on which the nuisance arises, requiring him to abate

of nuisance, the same within a reasonable time to be specified in the notice, and to execute such works and do such things as may be necessary for that

purpose: Provided that--

(1) where the nuisance arises from the want, or defective construction, of any latrine accommodation, or where there is no occupier of the premises, notice under this section shall be served on the owner;

(2) where the author of the nuisance cannot be found and it is clear that the nuisance does not arise or continue by the act, default or sufferance of the owner or occupier of the premises, the Council may abate the same;

(3) where the nuisance arises or continues by the act, default or sufferance of the owner, and such owner cannot readily be found. the Council may, if the nuisance urgently requires abatement, abate the same and recover all reasonable expenses from such owner;

(4) where the nuisance arises in or on any lane, yard, passage, landing, stairway, roof, latrine or other place, which is used in comnion by two or more occupiers of any premises which are occupied as dwellings, offices, workshops, factories or stores, notice under this section may be served on the

owner.

22.--(1) It shall be lawful for the Council in any Council may case where there is a contravention of any by-law, to issue a serve notice notice to the offender stating what is required to be done to compliance

directing carry out the provisions of such by-law, and to call upon him with by-laws, to comply with such notice within a reasonable time to be stated in the said notice.

(2) The Secretary, any Health Officer or such other officer as the Council may depute may, however, institute summary proceedings before a magistrate against any person contravening any by-law without the previous issue of such notice by the Council and the magistrate may impose a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.

Council may

notice.

23. If the person served with notice under section 20, section 21 or section 22 is dissatisfied therewith, it shall be law- review ful for him, within the time therein specified, to apply to the Council to review the same, stating the grounds of his applica- tion, and the Council shall thereupon inquire into the matter and shall confirm, modify, suspend or discharge the said notice, or extend the time allowed for compliance therewith.