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on the person by reason of whose act, default or sufferance the fire-hazard arose or continues, if he is the occupier of the premises at the time the notice is to be served;

or

if the person by reason of whose act, default or sufferance the fire-hazard arose or continues is not the occupier of the premises at the time the notice is to be served or is not known, on the owner of the premises; or

if the owner of the premises cannot readily be ascertained or found or is absent from Malaysia, on the occupier of the premises regardless of whether he is the person by reason of whose act, default or sufferance the fire-hazard arose or continues, a fire-hazard abatement notice in Form A in the First Schedule requiring him to abate the fire-hazard within the period specified in the notice, and to do all such things as may be necessary for that purpose; and the notice may, if the Director General thinks fit, specify any work to be executed for that purpose.

If the Director General considers that the fire-hazard is likely to recur, he may also, by the fire-hazard abatement notice under subsection (1) or by a subsequent fire-hazard abatement notice in

Form B in the First Schedule, require the person on whom the 0 WJW23/0425 Act 341 BI.indd 18 25/07/2023 9:14 AM

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notice is served to do whatever is necessary for preventing the recurrence of the fire-hazard to which the notice relates and, if the Director General thinks it desirable, specify any works to be executed for that purpose; and a notice containing such a requirement may be served notwithstanding that the fire-hazard to which it relates may for the time being have been abated.

Power of Director General to abate fire-hazard in vacant or unoccupied premises