42. Materials not to be deposited without permission

No person shall deposit any building materials or make a hole in any street or back lane without the prior written permission of the local authority.

When such permission is granted to any person, he shall at his own expense until the materials are removed or the hole is filled up or otherwise made secure to the satisfaction of the local authority, cause such materials or such hole to be sufficiently fenced and enclosed and shall cause the area to be sufficiently lighted during the night.

Any person who deposits materials or makes a hole without such permission or having been granted permission, who fails to fence or enclose or light such materials or hole or who fails to remove such materials or fill up such hole or otherwise make it secure within such time as may be specified in the permission, shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit and shall also be liable to a further fine not exceeding one hundred ringgit for every day during which the offence is continued after twenty four hours notice in writing from the local authority to remove such materials or to fill up such hole.

The local authority may itself fence, enclose and light such materials or hole and may remove such material or fill up such hole or otherwise make it secure and all costs and expenses arising therefrom shall be paid to the local authority by the defaulting person.