14. Maintenance and repair of public streets
Feedback & supportThe Director-General shall, so far as the funds at his disposal will admit, cause all public streets together with the footways thereof, whether covered by arcades or not, to be maintained and repaired and may —
cause them to be paved, metalled, flagged, channelled, drained, kerbed, lighted or otherwise improved, and the surface of them to be raised, lowered or altered as he thinks fit;
make and keep in repair footways for the use of passengers in any public street; and
place on the side of such footways or otherwise such fences and posts as are needed for the protection of foot passengers.
The Director-General may set up or affix to any buildings abutting on a public street, boundary stones or other marks to denote the width of the street.
public street
“public street” means any street over which the public has a right of way which was usually repaired or maintained by the City Council or the Rural Board before the commencement of this Act or which has been transferred to or has become vested in the Government under this Act or in any other manner;
Any person who removes, defaces or injures any such stone or mark shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.
The owner and occupier of any premises in or against or to which such stone or mark is set up or affixed shall protect the same.
owner
“owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rent of the premises in connection with which the word is used 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 shall for the purposes of section 40 include a mortgagee not in possession and includes the person whose name is entered in the Valuation List authenticated under section 15 of the Property Tax Act;
The expense of replacing any such stone or mark shall be paid by the occupier or, if the premises are unoccupied, by the owner, and shall be recoverable as hereinafter provided.
occupier
“occupier” means the person in occupation of the premises in respect of which the word is used 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;