Precautions in case of dangerous tanks, wells, holes etc

(1) If any tank, pond, well, hole, stream, dam, bank or other place appears to the Commissioner to be for want of sufficient repair, protection or enclosure dangerous to the passers-by or to persons living in the neighbourhood, the Commissioner may, by notice, require the owner to fill in, remove, repair, protect or enclose the same so as to prevent any danger therefrom.

1. (2) If immediate action is necessary, he shall, before giving such notice or before the period of notice expires, himself take such temporary measures as he thinks fit to prevent danger and the cost of doing so shall be recoverable from the owner in the manner provided in section 175.
   • • 320. Power to stop dangerous quarrying.- If in the opinion of the Commissioner the working of any quarry or the removal of stone, earth or other material from any place is dangerous to persons residing in or having legal access to the neighbourhood thereof or creates or is likely to create a nuisance, the Commissioner may require the owner or person having control of the said quarry or place to discontinue working the same or to discontinue removing stone, earth or other material from such place or to take such order with such quarry or place as he shall deem necessary for the purpose of preventing danger of abating the nuisance arising or likely to arise therefrom.
   • • 321. Precautions against fire.- (1) The Commissioner may, by notice, require the owner of any structure, booth or tent partly or entirely composed of, or having any external roof, verandah, pandal or wall partly or entirely composed of, cloth, grass, leaves, mats or other highly inflammable materials to remove or after such structure, booth, tent, roof, verandah, pandal or wall, or may grant him permission to retain the same on such conditions as the Commissioner may think necessary to prevent danger from fire.
2. (2) The Commissioner may, by notice, require any person using any place for the storage for private use of timber, firewood, or other combustible things to take special steps to guard against danger from fire.
3. (3) Where the Commissioner is of opinion that the means of egress from any building are insufficient to allow of safe exit in the event of fire, he may, with the sanction of the council by notice, require the owner or occupier of the building to alter or reconstruct any staircase in such manner or to provide such additional or emergency staircase as he may direct; and when any building, booth, or tent is used for purposes of public entertainment he may require, subject to such sanction as aforesaid, that it shall be provided with an adequate number of clearly indicated exits so placed and maintained as readily to afford the audience ample means of safe egress, that the seating be so arranged as not to interfere with free access to the exits and that gangways, passages, and the staircases leading to the exits shall during the presence of the public be kept clear of obstructions.