Malaysia legislation

Section 44

of Local Government Ordinance 1961

Section 44

Within any urban area every occupier of land (other than a Government servant occupying State land) or the owner of any land or the Government in respect of any residential area occupied by Government officers shall if so required by the Authority fence such land in such manner as the Authority shall approve and shall at all times maintain such fence in good repair to the satisfaction of the Authority. If any occupier or owner as aforesaid, on being served by the Authority with a notice in writing requiring him to make or repair a fence, shall not make and complete such fence or repairs within such time as may be specified in the notice the Authority may do the work or cause it to be done and the cost and expense thereof together with a surcharge of ten per centum thereon shall be repaid to the

Authority by the adjoining occupiers or owners in such proportions as are settled by agreement or in default of agreement by application to a Magistrate of the First Class whose decision shall be final and may be recovered as if the sum due by each person were rates in arrears. In this section “Government” includes the Federal Government.

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Naming and numbering of streets.