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Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 · s 34

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s 34

(1)

The local authority may give permission in writing to owners of houses or buildings fronting, adjoining or abutting on public street of not less than forty feet in width to project open verandahs, balconies, sun shades, weather frames and signboards and may, in granting such permission, impose any condition it thinks fit.

50 Laws of Malaysia ACT 133

(2)

On breach of any such condition the local authority may give the owner or occupier notice to comply with such condition and, if such condition is not complied with within thirty days, a Magistrate’s Court shall, on the application of the local authority, make a mandatory order for the removal of such projection.

Penalty

(3)

Any person who contravenes any of the conditions imposed under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit and shall also be liable to a further fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty ringgit for every day during which the offence is continued after a notice to remedy the contravention has been served upon the owner or occupier.