9. Duty of owner and occupier to keep clean private streets, etc., abutting on their premises
Feedback & supportThe owner and the occupier or the owners and the occupiers of any premises abutting upon any private street to which they have access or the right of access from such premises shall cause such portion of the street as fronts, adjoins or abuts on their premises and up to the centre thereof, including the footways, to be properly swept and cleansed and watered so far as is reasonably practicable and the dust, dirt, ashes, rubbish and filth of every sort found thereon to be collected and removed.
owner
“owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rent of any premises, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee or as receiver, or who would receive the same if the land or house comprised in the premises were let to a tenant;
The owner and the occupier or the owners and the occupiers of any premises shall cause the immediate vicinity of such premises, including the footways and backyards abutting thereon, and the airwells, courtyards and quadrangles thereof to be kept clean and free of garbage, refuse, litter or other matter or any accumulation of water.
occupier
“occupier” means the person in occupation of any premises or having the charge, management or control thereof either on his own account or as agent of another person, but does not include a lodger;
The Commissioner may by notice in writing require any person upon whom any duty is cast under subsection (1) or (2) to sweep and cleanse and water such street and to collect and remove the dust, dirt, ashes, rubbish and filth found thereon at such time or times as are stated in the notice.
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health appointed under section 3 and includes a Deputy Commissioner of Public Health and an Assistant Commissioner of Public Health appointed under that section;
Any person to whom such notice is given who fails or neglects to comply with it shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction, without further notice, to a fine not exceeding $50 for every day during which such non-compliance continues, and the Commissioner may himself, without prejudice to any proceedings under this subsection and whether before or after the commencement or conclusion of the proceedings, cause the work to be done and the owner shall pay to the Government the costs and expenses thereof in the manner provided under section 121.
The Commissioner may contract with any owner or occupier as aforesaid for sweeping and cleaning such street and for collecting and removing the dust, dirt, ashes, rubbish and filth for any period the Commissioner thinks fit.
street
“street” includes any road, fly-over, square, footway, back-lane or passage, whether a thoroughfare or not, over which the public has a right of way, and also the way over any public bridge, and also includes any road, footway or passage, open court or open alley, used or intended to be used as a means of access to two or more holdings, whether the public has a right of way thereover or not; and all channels, drains, ditches and reserves at the side of any street shall be deemed to be part of the street;
The amount due by the contracting persons to the Government shall be recoverable in the manner provided under section 121.[10