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Powers of inspection.- (1) The Government may, by general or special order, authorise any person- (a) to inspect any drain, latrine, urinal, cesspool, pipe, sewer or channel in or on any land or building in a slum area or slum clearance area, and in his discretion to cause the ground to be opened for the purpose of preventing or removing any nuisance arising from the drain, latrine, urinal, cesspool, pipe , sewer or channel as the case may be; (b) to examine works under construction in the slum area or to take level or to remove, test, examine, replace or read any meter. (2) if no such inspection, the opening of the ground is found to be necessary for the prevention or removal of a nuisance, the expenses thereby incurred shall be paid by the owner or occupier of the land or building, but if it is found that no nuisance exists or but for such opening would not have arisen, the ground or portion of any building, drain or other work opened, injured or removed, for the purpose of such inspection shall be filled in, reinstated, or made good, as the case may be, by the Government. 53.Power to enter land adjoining land where work is in progress.- (1) Any person authorized by the Government in this behalf may, with or without assistants of workmen, enter on any land within forty-five meters of any work authorized by or under this Act for the purpose of depositing thereon any soil, gravel, stone or other materials, or for obtaining access to such work or for any other purpose connected with the carrying on of the same. (2) The person so authorized shall, before entering on any land under sub-section (1), state the purpose thereof, and shall, if so required by the occupier or owner fence off so much of the land as may be required for such purpose. (3) The person so authorized shall, in exercising any power conferred by this section do as little damage, as may be, an compensation shall be payable by the Government to the owner or occupier of such land or to both for any such damage whether permanent or temporary in accordance with such rules as may be made.