11. Removal of roofs and walls made of inflammable materials
Feedback & supportAny person who, being the owner of any building which is situated not more than 71/2 metres from any other building separately occupied or from any street and has the external roof or walls made of grass, leaves, mats, attap or other such inflammable materials, fails to remove the roof or walls, as the case may be, within 3 months or lesser period after notice in writing has been given to him by the Building Authority to do so shall be guilty of an offence.
owner
“owner”, in relation to any premises, means the person for the time being receiving the rent of the premises whether on his own account or as agent or trustee for any other person or as receiver or who would receive the rent if the premises were let to a tenant and includes the person whose name is entered in the Valuation List authenticated under section 15 of the Property Tax Act;
Any person who after the notice referred to in subsection (1) makes, renews or repairs any building with any such inflammable materials as are mentioned or referred to in subsection (1) or causes that building to be so made, renewed or repaired shall be guilty of an offence.
building
“building” includes the whole or any part of any house, hut, shed, enclosure roofed or otherwise or any other structure whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise, and also any wall, shoring, fence, platform, staging, gate, post, pillar, paling, frame, hoarding, slip, dock, wharf, pier, jetty, landing-stage or bridge, or any structure, support or foundation connected to the foregoing;