Power to repire sufficient drainage of houses.

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(1) If any building or land be at any time undrained, or not drained to the satisfaction of the Chief Officer, the Chief Officer, subject to the control of the Council, may by written notice call upon the owner to construct, or lay from such building or land a drain or pipe of such size and materials, at such level, and with such fall as he may think necessary for the drainage of such building or land into-- (a) some drain or sewer, if there be a suitable drain or sewer within fifty feet of any part of such building or land; or (b) a covered cesspool to be provided by such owner and approved by the Chief Officer. (2) The Chief Officer may, subject to the control of the Council, by written notice require any court-yard, alley or passage between two or more buildings to be paved by the owners of such buildings with such materials and in such manner as he may direct. (3) Whoever fails to comply with the notice issued by the Chief Officer under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, and in the case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to ten rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues.

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