If a portion only of any street is a public street, the other portion of such street may be for all purposes of sections 394 and 395 be deemed to be a private street.

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Chapter XI REGULATION OF STREETS.

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(1) Prohibition of projection upon streets.
(2) Powers to require removal of the same
(1) Except as provided in section 399 no person shall erect, set up, add to or place against or in front of any premises any structure or fixture which will —
- (a) overhang, jut or project into, or in any way encroach upon, or obstruct in any way the safe or convenient passage of the public along, any street, or
- (b) jut or project into or encroach upon any drain or open channel in any street, so as in any way to interfere with the use of proper working of such drain or channel or to impede the inspection or cleansing thereof.
(2) The Commissioner may, by written notice, require the owner or occupier of any premises to remove or to take such other action as he may direct with any structure or fixture which has been erected, set up, added to or placed against or in front of, the said premises in contravention of this section or of any law in force in the City on the day of coming into force of this Act.
(3) If the occupier of the said premises removes or alters any structure or fixture in accordance with such notice, he shall be entitled, unless the structure or fixture was erected, set up or placed by himself, to credit in account with the owner of the premises for all reasonable expenses incurred by him in complying with the said notice.

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