Section 17
Recovery of expenses incurred in carrying out work under section 12
The expenses incurred by the Director General in carrying out any work under section 12 shall be a debt due to the Government and shall be recoverable in a court—
(a)
from the person by reason of whose act, default or sufferance the fire-hazard arose or continued, if he was the occupier of the premises at the time the work was commenced;
(b)
if the person by reason of whose act, default or sufferance the fire-hazard arose or continued was not the occupier of the premises at the time the work was commenced or is not known, from the owner of the premises; or
(c)
if the owner of the premises cannot readily be ascertained or found or is absent from Malaysia, from the occupier of the premises at the time the work was commenced regardless of whether he is the person by reason of whose act, default or sufferance the fire-hazard arose or continued.
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(2)
Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting any right that the person from whom expenses may be recovered under subsection (1) may have to any contribution, indemnity or damages from any other person.