<\/span><\/h3>\nWhere a person intends to take down any building or alter the outer pay part of a building adjoining a street, he must put up hoarding before work begins to separate the building from the street. A covered footpath and lighting must also be provided for passers outside as such hoarding if so required.<\/p>\n
Every building which is used as a place of public resort must be constructed with sufficient means of safe and convenient access taking into account the number of persons intending to use the same and the number of persons likely to be there at any one time.<\/p>\n
All vaults, arches or cellars under a street and opening into them, arches, lights, gratings and coal holes must be kept in a good condition and repaired by the owners and occupiers of the houses to which they belong. The sanitary authority may serve notice to require repairs and may recover the cost of repairing if the owners or occupiers failed to do so.<\/p>\n
The means of the access must be kept free and unobstructed to the extent required by the sanitary authorities while being used as a place of public resort. Sanitary authorities\u2019 officers have power to enter the building to ensure compliance. Use of the building and contravention is an offence.<\/p>\n
Where an alteration is required to give proper access, the court may refuse to impose a penalty until time has been given to carry out works. In the meantime, the court may order a closure or restriction of the use of the building as it seems fit.<\/p>\n