Section 25, An Act to amend the Crown Lands Ordinance, 1960

The Director of Public Works may give notice to theoccupier of any building to remove or alter any porch, shed, projecting window, balcony, verandah, shoot, step, or similar, projection which, after this Ordinance comes into operation, shall be erected or placed against or in front of any building, on or over any street contrary to this Ordinance, and such occupier shall, within fourteen days after the service of such notice upon him, remove such porch, shed, projecting window, balcony, verandah, shoot, step, or projection or alter the same in such manner as shall have been directed by the Director of Public Works, and in default thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds; and the Director of Public Works in such case may remove any such porch, shed, projecting window, balcony, verandah, shoot, step, or projection, and the expenses of the Director of Public Works for, or incident to, such removal shall be paid by the occupier so making default, and shall be recoverable as damages: Provided always that, except in the case in which such porch, shed, projecting window, balcony, verandah, shoot, step, or projection shall be made or put up by the occupier, such occupier shall be entitled to deduct the expenses of removing the same from the rent payable by him to the owner of the building.