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Section 21, An Act to amend the Crown Lands Ordinance, 1960

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If the Director of Public Works has reasonable groundsfor believing that any of the provisions of this Ordinance have not been or are not being complied with in respect of any building, whether such building has been completed or is in the course of construction, he may enter upon any land for the purpose of inspecting the building, and may enter and inspect the building; and any owner, occupier or builder refusing to admit he Director of Public Works or to afford him reasonable facilities for the purpose of inspection shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds and to a further fine not exceeding ten pounds for every day during which the offence continues: Provided that in the case of an occupied building the Director of Public Works shall not, without the consent of the occupier, enter the building and inspect the interior thereof unless he shall first have obtained a search warrant as provided in the Criminal Procedure Alteration of erected without notice. 30 of 1953 of commencement and completion of Nonnotification an offence. Inspection of Cap. 39. 638 Cap. 66) Freetown Improvement Freetown Improvement (Cap. 66 639

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