Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 · s 44

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44.
Duty of owner or occupier to keep street clean
(1)  The owner or the occupier of any premises abutting upon any private street to which they have access or the right of access from such premises shall cause such portion of the street as abuts on his premises and up to the centre thereof including the footways, to be properly swept and cleaned so far as is reasonably practicable and the dust, dirt, ashes, rubbish and filth of every sort found thereon to be collected and removed.

Notice to owner or occupier to keep street clean
(2)   The local authority may by notice in writing require any person upon whom any duty is cast under subsection (1) to sweep and clean such street and to collect and remove the dust, dirt, ashes, rubbish and filth found thereon at such time or times as may be specified in such notice.

Penalty for non-compliance
(3)  Any person to whom such notice is given who fails to comply with it shall be liable without further notice to a fine not exceeding one

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hundred ringgit for each day during which such non-compliance continues, and the local authority may itself cause the work to be done and the owner or occupier shall pay to the local authority the cost and expense thereof.

Local authority may contract for the work
(4)  The local authority may contract with any owner or occupier as aforesaid for sweeping and cleaning such street and for collecting and removing the dust, dirt, ashes and rubbish for such period as the local authority thinks fit.
(5)  The amount due by the contracting persons to the local authority may be recovered in the manner hereinafter provided.

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s 44Duty of owner or occupier to keep street clean

(1)

The owner or the occupier of any premises abutting upon any private street to which they have access or the right of access from such premises shall cause such portion of the street as abuts on his premises and up to the centre thereof including the footways, to be properly swept and cleaned so far as is reasonably practicable and the dust, dirt, ashes, rubbish and filth of every sort found thereon to be collected and removed.

Notice to owner or occupier to keep street clean

(2)

The local authority may by notice in writing require any person upon whom any duty is cast under subsection (1) to sweep and clean such street and to collect and remove the dust, dirt, ashes, rubbish and filth found thereon at such time or times as may be specified in such notice.

Penalty for non-compliance

(3)

Any person to whom such notice is given who fails to comply with it shall be liable without further notice to a fine not exceeding one

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hundred ringgit for each day during which such non-compliance continues, and the local authority may itself cause the work to be done and the owner or occupier shall pay to the local authority the cost and expense thereof.

Local authority may contract for the work

(4)

The local authority may contract with any owner or occupier as aforesaid for sweeping and cleaning such street and for collecting and removing the dust, dirt, ashes and rubbish for such period as the local authority thinks fit.

(5)

The amount due by the contracting persons to the local authority may be recovered in the manner hereinafter provided.