Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 · s 16

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16.
Notice on person causing private street to be in a dangerous or defective condition
(1)  Where the local authority is of the opinion that any frontager, developer or any other person is responsible for causing a private street or any part thereof to be in a dangerous or defective condition it may, by notice, require him not to make further use of the private street for the purpose of transporting any matter, material or thing, or prohibit the use of the road by specified class of vehicles, until he deposits with the local authority such sum as the local authority may specify.
(2)  The local authority shall in specifying the sum to be deposited with the local authority under subsection (1) have regard to the cost and expense that would have to be incurred if it should cause the repairs to be done.
(3)  Any frontager, developer or any other person who fails to comply with the notice shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term which may extend to twelve months or to both.
(4)  The certificate of the local authority stating that it is of the opinion that such frontager, developer or such other person named in such certificate was responsible for causing a private street or part thereof to be in a dangerous or defective condition shall be prima facie evidence of such facts for the purposes of any prosecution under this section.

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s 16Notice on person causing private street to be in a dangerous or defective condition

(1)

Where the local authority is of the opinion that any frontager, developer or any other person is responsible for causing a private street or any part thereof to be in a dangerous or defective condition it may, by notice, require him not to make further use of the private street for the purpose of transporting any matter, material or thing, or prohibit the use of the road by specified class of vehicles, until he deposits with the local authority such sum as the local authority may specify.

(2)

The local authority shall in specifying the sum to be deposited with the local authority under subsection (1) have regard to the cost and expense that would have to be incurred if it should cause the repairs to be done.

(3)

Any frontager, developer or any other person who fails to comply with the notice shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term which may extend to twelve months or to both.

(4)

The certificate of the local authority stating that it is of the opinion that such frontager, developer or such other person named in such certificate was responsible for causing a private street or part thereof to be in a dangerous or defective condition shall be prima facie evidence of such facts for the purposes of any prosecution under this section.