Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 · s 41

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41.
Precautions against accident. Bars to be erected across streets during repairs and lights placed at night
(1)  The local authority, any person, or any other authority, shall, while carrying out the construction or repair of any street, back-lane, sewer or drain take proper precaution against accident by shoring up and protecting the adjoining houses and causing such bars, chains or posts to be fixed across or in any street or road to prevent the passage of carriages, carts or other vehicles, while such works are carried on as to it seems proper and causing the works to be sufficiently lighted and guarded during the night.

Penalty
(2)  Any person, or other authority (but not the local authority) who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit.
(3)  Any person who takes down, alters or removes any such bar, chain or post or extinguishes any such light without the authority or

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consent of the local authority shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit.

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s 41Precautions against accident. Bars to be erected across streets during repairs and lights placed at night

(1)

The local authority, any person, or any other authority, shall, while carrying out the construction or repair of any street, back-lane, sewer or drain take proper precaution against accident by shoring up and protecting the adjoining houses and causing such bars, chains or posts to be fixed across or in any street or road to prevent the passage of carriages, carts or other vehicles, while such works are carried on as to it seems proper and causing the works to be sufficiently lighted and guarded during the night.

Penalty

(2)

Any person, or other authority (but not the local authority) who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit.

(3)

Any person who takes down, alters or removes any such bar, chain or post or extinguishes any such light without the authority or

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consent of the local authority shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit.