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said occupier not less than twenty-four hours' previous written notice
of the intention to make such entry, and unless for any sufficient
reason it shall be deemed inexpedient to furnish such information of
the purpose thereof ;
(c) sufficient notice shall in every instance be given, even any
premises may otherwise be entered without notice, to enable the
inmates of any apartment appropriated to females to remove to some
part of the premises where their privacy need not be disturbed;
(d) due regard shall also be had, so far as may be compatible
with the exigencies of the purpose for which the entry is made, to the
social and religious usages of the occupants of the premises entered.
323. Section 377 deals with neglected premises :—
(1) If it shall appear to the Commissioner that any premises are
overgrown with rank and noisome vegetation, or are otherwise in an un-
wholesome or filthy condition or, by reason of their not being properly
enclosed, are resorted to by the public for purposes of nature, or are other-
wise a nuisance to the neighbouring inhabitants, the Commissioner
may, by written notice, require the owner or occupier of such premises
to cleanse, clear or enclose the same, or, with the approval of the
Standing Committee, may require him to take such other order with the
same as the Commissioner thinks necessary,
(2) Provided that, in so far as the unwholesome or filthy condition
of such premises or such nuisance as above mentioned is caused by the
discharge from or by any defect in the municipal drains or appliances
connected therewith, it shall be incumbent on the Commissioner to cleanse
such premises.
324. Section 381, Filling up of pools, etc., which are a nuisance : —
If, in the opinion of the Commissioner, any pool, ditch, tank, well,
quarry hole, low ground or stagnant water is or is likely to become a
nuisance, the Commissioner may, with the approval of the Standing Com-
mittee by notice in writing, require the owner thereof to cleanse, fill up,
drain off or remove the same or to take such other order therewith as the
Commissioner shall deem necessary.
The only sections of the Act which appear to have been used in connection
with the attempts to suppress mosquitoes are Nos. 374 and 488, 377 and 331,
and of these the last is the most important.
325. Power is given to the Commissioner under section 439 of the Act
to cause any necessary work to be executed and to recover the cost. This section
provides that in the event of non-compliance with a requisition or order, made
by written notice by the Commissioner or by any municipal officer empowered
under section 68 in this behalf for the carrying out of any of certain provisions
of the Act, the Commissioner may cause the work to be executed, and
the expense shall be recoverable from the person to whom, the requisition
was addressed.
Sections 377 and 381 are included among the sections to which, this
provision applies, but it must be pointed out that under the Act (section 68)
apparently no municipal officer can he delegated by the Commissioner to carry
out section 381, and the Commissioner himself can only act with the approval
of the Standing Committee.
Commissioner may take
special measures on outbreak
of any dangerous disease.
326. Section 434.—(1) In the event of the city being at any time visited
or threatened with an outbreak of any dangerous
disease, or in the event of any infectious disease
breaking out or being likely to be introduced into the
city amongst cattle—including under this expression
sheep and goats,—
the Commissioner, if he thinks the ordinary provisions of this Act or of
any other law at the time in force are insufficient for the purpose, may, with the
sanction of Government,—