For the purpose of enforcing the pre visions .contained in this Chitpter, the Health Officer' or any officer of a local authority not below the rank of Health or. Sanitary Inspector may, at all reasonable time after giving such notice in writing as may appear to him reasonable, enter and inspect any land or building within his jurisdiction; and the . occupier' or the owner all the . case may be, of such land' or building, shall give all facilities necessary for such entry aM inspection,and supply 'an'such information as may be required by ,him for ,the 'purpose aforesaid. . .
--_.- --""'--------- CHAPTE~ ]X Sanitation and buildings
PART r Control over Insanitary Buildings 82, New building not to be erected on certain siteS. - (1) No person shall erect a new building on any ground which has been filled up with faecal or offensive vegetable or, offensive animal matter' or upon which any ,such matter has been deposited, unless and until the Health Officer certifies that such matter 'has been properly removed by ,excava tion or otherwise, ,or has'becomeor been rendered irino,cuous.
(2) Against the refusal of the, Health Officer to issue a certificate under sub-section (1), an appeal shall lie to the, Government whose decision shall be final.
83. OIeansing eourt-yard or passage used in com mon.,- (1), If any court-yard or paSsage whichis used -in common by the occupants of two or more buildings, but is not a public street, is not regularly 'swept and, kept clean ,and free from rubbish or other a.ccumulation to the satisfaction ,of the Health Officer, he may cause ~uchcourt-yard or passage to be swept and cleaned. '
(2) The localauthodtymay recover any expenses reasonably incurred by the Health Officer under sub-section (1) from the occupants of the buildings in such proportions ,as may ,be determined by'the Health Officer.
, '84. Dwelling' house 'unfit, for human habitation to be vacated., '-'- (1) 'If any dwelling house or por tion thereof, appears to the Health Officer to be unfit for the purpose' of human, habitation, he may, in cases not falling under section 42, a.pply to the local authority to prohibit the use thereof for such purpose, and such authority shall make an order prohibiting the use of such dwelling house or Portion for human' habitation until in the opiuionof the Health Officer it is rendered fit therrof:
Provided that befo"';; making an order under this sub-section, the local authority shall give the owncr and the occupier or occupiers, if any, concerned, a, reasonable opportunity of showing cause why such an order should not be made.
(2) VVhen any order has been made under sub -section (1), the local authority shall cause ,:;t copy of the order to, be commrinicated to the owner as well as to every occupier concerned; and every such occupier shall be bound to cease to inhabit the dwelling house or portion thereof, as the case may be, within thirty days after the communication of the order to him.
(3) The owner of any dwelling house, or pOrtion of a dwelling house, in respect of, which an order under sub-section (1) is, in force, shall not let or QCCupy, or permit to be leter occupied such dwel ling house or portion or any part thereof, as 'a human habitation.
SERIES J NeJ. '~ PAATll Abatement of overcro.wding
85. DefinitiOIis. _ In this Part -,
(1) "tenement" means' a dwelling house and:
includes, -
(a) any part of a dwelling house which is, capable of separate occupation; and
(b) a students' hostel under public or recog nized control, but does not include a dwelling house or part of a dwelling house occupied by the owner thereof; and
(2) ,"landlord" means the immediate landlord of the' occupier or occupiers of a tenement.