- Subject to the terms and conditions as may be
specified by bye-laws, the Chief Municipal Officer, during
construction or repair of any public street or any municipal drain or
any premises vested in the Municipality, shall–
(a) cause the same to be fenced and guarded;
(b) take proper precaution against accident affecting
public street or adjoining buildings;
(c) prohibit, without his written permission, the deposit
of any building material or the setting up of any
scaffolding or any temporary erection on any public
street;
(d) close any street wholly or partly to traffic;
(e) provide for necessary diversion of traffic, wherever
necessary;
(f) ensure the reinstatement of the public street or
restoration of any drain or premises to its original
condition; and
(g) take steps for repairing or enclosing of any place
which, in his opinion, is dangerous or causing
inconvenience to traffic along a street or to persons
who have legal access thereto or to the
neighbourhood thereof, and recover the costs of
such repair works from the owner or the occupier of
any such place or premises
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