MUNICIPAL BOARDS ACT Sanitary Boards changed to Municipal Boards · 2022 Revised Edition
33. Power to enter upon lands
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Board shall for the purpose of this Act have power by itself or its officers, servants, workmen or contractors to enter at all reasonable hours in the daytime into and upon any building or land, as well for the purpose of making any survey or inspection as for the purpose of executed by it, without being liable to any legal proceedings or molestation whatsoever on account of such entry or of anything done in any part of such building or land in pursuance of this Act:
building
“building” includes any house, hut, shed or roofed enclosure, whether used for the purpose of a human habitation or otherwise, and also any wall, gate, post, pillar, paling, frame, hoarding, slip, dock, wharf, pier, jetty, landing stage or bridge;
Provided that except when herein otherwise provided the Board or its officers shall not enter into any dwelling-house in actual occupation, unless with the consent of the occupier thereof, without 6 hours previous notice to such occupier.
house
“house” includes dwelling-house, warehouse, office and shop, also schools and any other buildings in which persons are employed;
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council may declare that any class of premises for the control and supervision of which by-laws may be made under section 5 are liable to night inspection, and thereupon the Chairman or health officer may at any time of the day or night and without notice by himself or by any Municipal Board officer generally authorised by the Chairman in that behalf in writing enter into and inspect any premises of the class specified in the declaration.
premises
“premises” includes messuages, buildings, lands, easements and hereditaments of any tenure, whether open or enclosed, and whether maintained or not under statutory authority;
Terms defined in s 2
building
Defined · s 2“building” includes any house, hut, shed or roofed enclosure, whether used for the purpose of a human habitation or otherwise, and also any wall, gate, post, pillar, paling, frame, hoarding, slip, dock, wharf, pier, jetty, landing stage or bridge;
Chairman
Defined · s 2“Chairman” means the officer for the time being lawfully performing the duties of the office of Chairman of the Municipal Board, and includes a Deputy Chairman;
health officer
Defined · s 2“health officer” means the officer for the time being performing the duties of health officer to the Municipal Board, and includes assistant health officer;
house
Defined · s 2“house” includes dwelling-house, warehouse, office and shop, also schools and any other buildings in which persons are employed;
occupier
Defined · s 2“occupier” means the person in occupation of the premises in respect of which the word is used, or having the charge, management or control thereof either on his own account or as agent of another person, but does not include a lodger;
premises
Defined · s 2“premises” includes messuages, buildings, lands, easements and hereditaments of any tenure, whether open or enclosed, and whether maintained or not under statutory authority;