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(1) The Municipal Commissioner or any officer authorised by him in ihis behalf may— (a) inspcci and examine any house-drain, ventilation shaft or pipe, cesspool, house-gully, privy, urinal, or bathing or washing place existing in, or any pipe, tap fitting or mcLer for. supply of waler to, any premises: and (b) if necessary for the purpose of such inspection and examination, cause the ground or any portion of any house- drain or olher work exlerior io a building or any portion of a building to be opened, hroken up or removed: The Kolkaia Municipal Corporation Acl, 1980. 731 LIX of 1980.] Power of Municipal Commissioner lo require repairs, cic., io be made. [West Ben. Act (Part V.—Civic Services—Chapter XIX.—General Powers in relation to water supply, drainage and sewerage.— Seclion 315.) Provided lhal in ilie prosccuiion of any such inspection and examination as lillle damage as possible shall be done. (2) Any ground or any portion oT any house-drain or oilier work exterior lo a building or any portion of a building opened under clausc (b) or sub-scction (1) shall be filled in, reinstated and made good by— (a) the owner of the premises at his own cost, where the works or things mentioned in clause (a) of sub-section (1) are found on inspection and examination lo be not in good order or condition or constructed in contravention of any or the provisions of this Act or any rules or regulations made thereunder or of any other taw for the time being in force, and (b) the Municipal Commissioner, in other cases. (3) Where the owner of any premises raises any dispute as to Hie existence of any of the circumstances referred to in clause (a) of sub- scclion (2), he may, within Hiiny days from the dale or inspection and examination, make a written representation lo—. (a) the Municipal Commissioner, in cases where the inspection and examination is done by any officer of lhe Corporation other than the Municipal Commissioner, (b) the Mayor, in other cuses, and the decision of the Municipal Commissioner or the Mayor as the ease may be, shall be final.