Malaysia legislation
Section 3
Section 3
Section 39 of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
in subsection (1), by substituting for the words
“five hundred” the words “fifty thousand”;
Street, Drainage and Building (Amendment)
(b)
in subsection (2)—
(i)
by deleting the word “wilfully”; and
(ii)
by substituting for the words “one thousand” the words “one hundred thousand”; and
(c)
by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsections:
“(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the local authority may give notice in writing to direct the person to rectify the displacement, take up or make any alteration of the pavement, flags or other materials or in the fences or posts of the public street or execute such repairs on the damages done to the street, footway, verandah way, works or property, or any part thereof.
(4)
Any person who fails to comply with the directions referred to in subsection (3), the local authority at any time after the expiration of the time so specified in the notice may itself cause the work to be done and recover the cost and expenses thereof from such person.”.
Amendment of section 70