Section 27, The Freetown Improvement Short title

(1) .If the Direct?r of Public Works is. o~the OJ?inion thatanY buildmg or any thmg ~~tached theret.o ISm~ run;wus ~tate or "is by reason of Its conditiOn, constructiOn or s1tuatwn, likely to c~use danger to any person, he may forthwith cause the building to be fenced off for the protection of passers-by, and if he considers that there is any immediate danger, may take all such steps as he deems necessary to prevent any person from being injured thereby, and shall forthwith cause notice in writing, in the form in the fourth schedule to this Ordinance, to be given to the owner of the building, if he be known and resident within the city, and shall cause a copy of the said notice to be affixed to the door or other conspicuous part of the building or shall otherwise give notice to the owner thereof, requiring him to take down, repair, rebuild or secure the building or thing attached thereto in such manner and within such time as may be specified in the notice. (2) The Director of Public Works shall be under no liability ~o any person in consequence of anything done or omitted to be done by him in accordance with the provisions of this section . .t Powers of Director of Public Works with regard to existing projections. Notice to owner to take down dangerous . 28. (I) If the owner, after notice has been given as provided On failure :U section 27, does not begin to take down, repair, rebuild or ~i;=~;·of ::~ure the building referred to in the notice within the space of Public Works q ven d h h · d b ifi d · h may take n~f ays or sue s orter J?er10 as may. ~ spec e ~n t e down or " -~Ic~, and complete the takmg down, repa1rmg or securmg as repair. ;Peedlly as the circumstances will allow or if no owner can be 3o of 1953. tound 'th ' the Director of Public Works may make complaint fai1~~of before a Magistrate, who upon being satisfied of the ~ e of the owner to comply with the requirements of the "L~. ·~VoL. II- 6* Expenses to be levied by distress on the owner. If owner not found the Director of Public Works may take house or ground, making compensation. Cap. 116. notice (whether it has been served upon him or not) shall make an order directing the owner to take down, repair, rebuild or secure, to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works, within such time as may be fixed by the Magistrate, the building or such part thereof as appears to the Director of Public Works to be in a ruinous state or likely to cause danger to any person; and in case the same be not taken ~wn, repaired, rebuilt or secured within the time so limited, or 1f no owner can be found on whom to serve the order, the Director of Public Works shall, with all convenient speed, cause the building or so much thereof as appears to him to be likely to cause danger to any person, to be taken down, repaired, rebuilt or secured in such manner as he deems necessary; and all the expenses incurred by the Director of Public Works in connection with the putting up of any fence and the doing of any other thing which he is authorised to do by section 27, and of taking down, repairing, rebuilding or securing the building shall be paid by the owner of the (2) The Director of Public Works shall be under no liability to any person in consequence of anything done or omitted to be done by him in accordance with the provisions of this section.