Clause 9

The Director shall level, pave, metal, channel and drain, and may provide lighting for, all back-lanes set apart or laid out under section 52 of this Act, or vested in the Government under the provisions of subsection (4) of section 57 of this Act when sufficient land has been so set apart or laid out which in the opinion of the Director is adequate to construct a back-lane.(2) When the Director has made up a back-lane he may recover the costs of acquiring the land for and of making up the back-lane from the owners of premises abutting on the back-lane.(3) Such costs shall be paid by the person or persons who are the owners when the work is completed according to the frontage of their respective premises in such proportions as are settled by the Director.(4) If the owner of any such premises is dissatisfied by such apportionment of costs, he may appeal to the Minister whose decision thereon shall be final.(5) The Director may, if he thinks fit, decide that in settling the apportionment regard shall be had to the following considerations: —

the degree of benefit accruing to any premises by the making up of the back-lane; and

the amount and value of any works already executed by the owners or occupiers of any such premises.(6) The Director may, in any estimate of the expenses of works, include reasonable charges in respect of survey and superintendence.(7) The Director may, if he thinks fit, pay the whole or any part of the expenses of the works and the payment or part of the expenses may be made in such manner as the Director thinks fit to the exclusion of other owners or to relieve one owner to a greater extent than other owners.(8) The provisions of section 102 of this Act shall apply to any sum payable by the owners under this section.”.