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Penalty for

contraven-

tions.

Recovery

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business or of residence of the person to be served, or, if there is no occupier of such premises, or if no address in the Colony of the person to be served is known, by posting up the document to be served on a conspicuous part of the premises to which the same relates : Provided that any notice, summons or order required by this Ordinance to be given, issued or made to the owner of any premises, shall be served either by leaving the same at the place of business or residence within the Colony of such owner or of his authorised agent, or, if the whereabouts of such owner or agent be unknown, by posting a registered letter addressed to such owner or agent at his last-known place of residence or of business in the Colony.

Contraventions and Penalties.

77. Every act, failure, neglect or omission whereby any requirement or provision of this Ordinance is contravened, and every refusal to comply with any of such requirements or provisions, shall be deemed a contravention of this Ordinance.

78. All penalties imposed by this Ordinance may be of penalties. recovered summarily before a Magistrate on complaint by the Secretary or such other officer as the Council may depute.

Penalty

nuisance.

79. Every person who as architect, engineer, clerk of for building works, contractor, foreman or workman is responsible, either alone or jointly with others, for the existence of any nuisance as defined by this Ordinance, and also the owner of any build- ing or works on which any such nuisance exists. shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, and to a further fine not exceeding twenty dollars for every day that the nuisance remains unabated.

Penalty for refusing

to obey

order or

obstructing Health Officer.

80. Every person who refuses to obey the order of any magistrate made under the provisions of this Ordinance, or magistrate's who, without reasonable excuse, refuses to permit any Health Officer or other officer of the Sanitary Department, to enter or inspect any building or works in the performance of his duties under this Ordinance, and every person who obstructs or hinders any such officer as aforesaid in the execution of the powers vested in him by this Ordinance or by any order of a magistrate, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars.

Penalty for other contraven- tions.

Liability of secretary or manager of company.

Proceedings against several

persons.

81. Every person who contravenes any of the provi- sions of this Ordinance or of any by-law made thereunder, in respect of which contravention no special penalty is otherwise provided, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.

82. Where a contravention of any of the provisions of this Ordinance is committed by any company or corporation, the secretary or manager thereof may be summoned and shall be held liable for such contravention and the consequences thereof.

83. Where proceedings under this Ordinance are com- petent against several persons in respect of the joint act or default of such persons, it shall be sufficient to proceed against one or more of them without proceeding against the others.