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(1) It shall be lawful for the Municipal Commissioner, or any inio building person auihorised by him or empowered by or under lhis Act, in this behair '[io make any entry into, and lo causc to be vacated, any place] and lo open or cause to be opened any door, gate or other barrier,— (a) iThe considers lhe opening thereof necessary for the purpose of such entry; and (b) if (he owner or the occupier is absent or being present refuses ID open such door, gate or barrier :[or Lo vacate such place]. (2) Before making any entry inlo any such place or opening or causing to be opened any such door, gale or other barrier, the Municipal Commissioner or the person authorised or empowered in lhis behalf shall call upon two or more respectable inhabitants of the locality in which the place to be entered into is situate io witness Ihc entry or the opening and ;nay issue an order in writing to them or any of them so lo do. (3) A report shall be made to the Mayor-in-Council as soon as may be after any entry has been made into any placc or any door, gate or other barrier has been opened under this seclion. 'The words wilhin ihc square brackets were substituted for ihc words "to make any cnliy inlo any placc" by s. 23(a) of ihc Calculli Municipal Curporalion (Amendment} Act. I99fi (Wcsl Hen. Acl V] of 1996). 2"n-.rt ii'ifhin Thf-hT-i^VrK wiTr* rrwrrcrl bv c.2^fhK tfaifi. The Kolkaia Municipul Corporation Act, J980. 855 Prohibition of obstruction or mo I CM Mia IL in i1 A CL II h i'ifi of work uxomso.] (Part IX.—Powers, Procedures, Offences and Penalties.— Chapter XXXV.—Procedure.—B. Entry and inspection,— Sections 547-550.)