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Filthy buildings, etc. -- 1 If any building of land, whether tenantable or otherwise, is -- (i) in an insanitary, filthy or unwholesome state; or (ii) in the opinion of the Chief Officer a nuisance to persons residing in the neighbourhood; or (iii) overgrown with prickly-pear or rank and noisome vegetation, the Chief Offlcer may, by written notice, require the owner or occupler of such building or land to ciean, lime-wash internally or externally, clear, or otheiwise put such building or land in a proper state. ( 2 ) Any person who fails to comply with the notice issued under sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, and in the case of continuing non-compliance with further fine which may extend to ten rupees for every day after the first, during which such non-compliance continues. ( 3 ) Where any building, by reason of dilapida- tion, neglect, abandonment, disuse or disputed owner- ship, or of its remaining untenanted and thereby -- (a) becoming a resort of idle and disorderly persons, or of persons who have no ostensible means of subsistence or who cannot give a satis- factory account of,themselves; or (b) coming into use for any insanitary or immoral purpose; or ic) affording a shelter to anakea, rata o: other dangerous or offensive animals, is open to objection that it is a source of nuisance or danger or so unwholesome or unsightly as to be a source of discomfort,inconvenience or annoyance to the neighbourhood or to persons passing by such building, the Council, if it considers such objection cannot under any other provision of this Regulation be otherwise removed, may, if there is any peson known or resident within the municipal area who claims to be the owner of such building, by written notice directed to such person, require such person, or in any other case by written notice fixed on the door or any other conspicuous part of the building, require all persons claiming t: I to be interested in such building, within a period which shall be specified in the notice and which !:. shall not be less than one month from the date of such notice, t'o -- (i) take such measure as may be . :.?< sgedified in the notice to remove or to , * . . . Q . : : c prevent sukh nuisance; danger, discomfort-, in- - ,. , 4, a convenience or annpyance; or % / , ., I (ii) cabse 'such building t o be taken . down and tbe materi'als thereof to be removed. , as." s , . < l . * . r - 2 - *, . r - - - ?- . 2 . . > . ., .. -, " J & + : - . . ' ventio ion dnh control' of Dangerous Bisieasee;" 3 ' ' r, t , r : t i