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(1) No person shall erect, set up, add to, or place against or in front of any premises any structure or fixture which will— (a) overhang or project into, or in any way encroach upon, and obstruct in any way the safe or convenient passage of the public along any street, or (b) project into or encroach upon any drain or open channel in any street so as in any way to interfere with the use or proper working of such drain or channel or to impede the inspection of cleansing thereof. (2) The Commissioner by a notice require the encroacher or owner or occupier of any premises to remove, or to take such other action as he may direct in relation to any structure or fixture which has been erected, set up, added to, or placed against, or in front of the said premises in contravention of this section (3) If the occupier of the said premises removes or alters any structure or fixture in accordance with such notice, he shall be entitled, unless the structure or fixture was erected, set up or placed by himself, to credit into account with the owner of the premises for all reasonable expenses incurred by him in complying with the notice. In case the owner er occupier fails to comply with such notice, the Commissioner will remove or alter any such struc ture or fixture as contained in the notice or take such steps to remove such encroachments as he may deem fit. 187 ♦ ~< rG-w-rs'of 350- (1) The Corporation or the Commissioner municipal0 shall not in respect of any street vested in the Govern- authorities. ment, grant permission to do any act the doing of which without the permission of the Corporation or the Commissioner is punishable under this Act or the rules or bye-laws made thereunder except with the sanction of the Government which may be given in respect of a class of cases generally or in respect of a particular case. (2) The Corporation or the Commissioner shall, if so required by the Government, exercise in respect of such streets, all or any of the powers conferred by the Act upon the Corporation or the Commissioner, as the case may be. Footings uf