Skip to content
In force2021 Revised Edition
Contents

Chapter IX

93. Magistrate may make conditional order for removal of nuisance

(1)

Whenever a Magistrate considers, on receiving a report or other information and on taking such evidence, if any, as he thlnks fit, that -

(a)

any unlawful obstruction or nuisance should be removed from any way, harbour, lake, river or channel which is or may be lawfully used by the public or from any public place;

(3)

any trade or occupation or the keeping of any goods or merchandise by reason of its being injurious to the health or physical comfort of the community should be suppressed or removed or prohibited;

(c)

the construction of any building or the disposal of any substance likely to occasion conflagration or explosion should be prevented or stopped;

(d)

any building or tree is in such a condition that it is likely to fall and thereby cause injury to persons living or carrying on business in the neighbourhood or passing by and that in consequence, its removal, repair or support is necessary; or

(e)

any tank, well or excavation adjacent to any such way as aforesaid or to any public place should be fenced in such a manner as to prevent danger arising to the public, the Magistrate may make a conditional order requiring the person causing such obstruction or nuisance, or carrying on such trade or occupation, or keeping any such goods or merchandise, or owning, possessing or controlling such building, tree, substance, tank, well or excavation, within a time to be fixed in the order to -

(i)

remove such obstruction or nuisance;

(ii)

suppress or remove such trade or occupation;

(iii)

remove such goods or merchandise;

(iv)

prevent or stop the construction of such building;

(v)

remove, repair or support such building;

(vi)

lop or fell such tree;

(vii)

alter the disposal of such substance;

(viii)

fence such tank, well or excavation, or appear before the Magistrate at a time and place to be fixed by the order and move to have the order set aside or modified in manner hereinafter provided.

(2)

For the purposes of this section, a "public place" includes also property belonging to the Government and grounds left unoccupied for sanitary or recreative purposes.

Chapter X

Chapter XI

Chapter X

Chapter X I

Part

Information to Police and Their Powers to Investigate

Chapter XIII

Part

Proceedings in Prosecutions

Chapter X7V

Chapter XV

Chapter XVI

Chapter XVII

Chapter XVIII

Chapter X

Chapter X H

Chapter XX

Chapter XXI

Chapter XXII

Chapter XX7I1

Chapter XXIV

Chapter XXV

Chapter XXVII

Part 7

Chapter XXLX

Part 8

Part 9

Chapter XXXVI

Chapter XL

Chapter XLI

Part

Jurisdiction of Court of Appeal

Chapter XLII

Chapter XLIII

Chapter XLIV

Chapter XLV

Schedules