If within any municipal area any land or building by reason of its being abandoned or unoccupied,- a. is in filthy or unwholesome state; or b. has become a resort of,- i. idle and disorderly person; or ii. persons who have no ostensible means of subsistence or cannot give satisfactory account of themselves; or C. is used for gambling or immoral purposes; or d. otherwise occasions or is likely to occasion a nuisance, the Chief Officer of the Municipality may, after due enquiry, by notice in writing, require the owner or part-owner or any person claiming to be the owner or part-owner of such land or building, or the lessee or any person claiming to be the lessee thereof to,- i. secure, enclose, cleanse or clear such land or building; or ii. stop using such land or building for gambling or immoral purposes, or iii. abate the nuisance, within such time, as may be specified in the notice and shall affix-a copy of such notice on the door of the building or on some other conspicuous part of the land, as the case maybe.
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