Section 16
Removal of roofs and walls made of combustible materials
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(1)
Any person who, being the owner of any building which external roof is or walls are made of grass, leaves, mats, attaps or other combustible materials and which is less than 6 metres from any other building separately occupied or from any street, does not remove such roof or walls, as the case may be, within ninety days after a notice to do so has been served on him, shall be guilty of an offence and shall upon conviction, be liable to a fine of two hundred and fifty ringgit for every day during which such default continues after service of notice.
Renewal or repairing with combustible materials
(2)
Any person who after service of such notice issued under subsection (1) makes, renews or repairs any building with any combustible materials as are mentioned in subsection (1) or causes any such building to be so made, renewed or repaired shall be guilty of an offence and shall upon conviction, be liable to a fine of five thousand ringgit and shall also be liable to a further fine of two hundred fifty ringgit for every day he suffers or allows the same to remain after conviction, and the Court shall, on the application of the local authority, make a mandatory order requiring the building to be pulled down.