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POWER OF SECRETARY TO ORDER WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT OR TO CARRY IT OUT HIMSELF IN DEFAULT.— (1) Where any private street or part thereof is not levelled, paved, metalled, flagged, channelled, drained, conserved or lighted to the satisfaction of the Secretary, he may, by notice, require the owners or occupiers of building, or lands fronting or abutting on such street or pan thereof to curry out any work, which in his opinion may be necessary and within such time as may be specified in such notice. (2) Where such work is not carried out within the time specified in the notice, the Secretary may, if he thinks fit, execute it and the expenses incurred shall be paid by the owners or occupiers in default according to the frontage of their respective buildings or lands in such proportion as may be settled by the Secretary.