Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 · s 37

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37.
Prevention of grass fires
(1)  Where the local authority is satisfied that any grass, or other vegetation whether growing or not is in a combustible state or likely to be dangerous to life or property in case it should become lighted, the local authority may by notice in writing require the owner or occupier of the land on which the same is growing or lying to remove the same from the land within a period specified by the notice.
(2)  If the notice is not complied with, the local authority at any time after the expiration of the specified period may, if it thinks fit, cause the work specified in the notice to be done, and the cost and expenses of so doing shall be paid to the local authority by the owner or occupier in default and shall be recoverable in the manner hereinafter provided.
(3)  If any fire occurs on any land in respect of which a notice under subsection (1) has been given after the time limited by such notice and before the notice has been fully complied with, the cost and expenses of extinguishing the fire incurred by the local authority shall be paid to it by the owner or occupier in default and shall be recoverable in the manner hereinafter provided and a certificate as to the amount of such cost and expenses by the local authority shall be conclusive evidence that such amount has been so incurred.

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s 37Prevention of grass fires

(1)

Where the local authority is satisfied that any grass, or other vegetation whether growing or not is in a combustible state or likely to be dangerous to life or property in case it should become lighted, the local authority may by notice in writing require the owner or occupier of the land on which the same is growing or lying to remove the same from the land within a period specified by the notice.

(2)

If the notice is not complied with, the local authority at any time after the expiration of the specified period may, if it thinks fit, cause the work specified in the notice to be done, and the cost and expenses of so doing shall be paid to the local authority by the owner or occupier in default and shall be recoverable in the manner hereinafter provided.

(3)

If any fire occurs on any land in respect of which a notice under subsection (1) has been given after the time limited by such notice and before the notice has been fully complied with, the cost and expenses of extinguishing the fire incurred by the local authority shall be paid to it by the owner or occupier in default and shall be recoverable in the manner hereinafter provided and a certificate as to the amount of such cost and expenses by the local authority shall be conclusive evidence that such amount has been so incurred.