Clause 22

Where any defect occurs in any pipes, wires, cables, ducts or other apparatus within a flat in any residential or commercial property of the Board within the Town which are used for or in connection with the carrying, conveying or supplying to such property of water, sewerage, drainage, gas, electricity, garbage, artificially cooled air or television services, the Town Council may carry out such work as is necessary to rectify the defect.

Where a Town Council incurs any expenses or performs any repairs, works or acts that it is required or authorised by or under this Act or by or under any other written law to perform (whether or not the expenses were incurred or the repairs, works or acts were performed consequent upon the service on it by any Government or statutory authority of any notice or order) and the expenses or the repairs, works or acts were rendered necessary by reason of any wilful or negligent act or omission on the part of, or breach of any provision of the by-laws of the Town Council by, any person or his tenant, licensee or invitee, the amount of those expenses expended by it in performing the repairs, works or acts shall be recoverable by it from that person.