Power of entry and inspection

§560

Summary

(1) The 1Municipal Commissioner or any 1Corporation officer or servant authorized by him in this behalf may enter into or upon any premises, with or without assistants or work men, which he is empowered by or under the provisions of this Act or the rules to enter or inspector in order to make any inspection, search, survey, measurement, valuation or inquiry or to execute any work which is authorized by or under this Act or which it is necessary for any of the purposes, or in pursuance of any of the provisions, of this Act, or of any rules, bye-laws or regulations thereunder to make or execute.\br@s (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection (1), the 1Municipal Commissioner or any 2Corporation officer or servant authorized by him in this behalf shall have power to enter and inspect any place or article in the following cases, namely :–\br@s (a) any stable, garage, coach-house or any place where any vehicle, boat or animal liable to tax is kept ; \br@s (b) any land whereon any 2Corporation drain has been or is proposed to be constructed-under section 30;\br@s (c) any land belonging to any person for the purpose of emptying his own drain into a 2Corporation drain-under section 234, 236, 241 and 242;\br@s (d) any land whereon shafts or pies for ventilating drains are required to be fixed-under section 249;\br@s (e) drains, ventilators, shafts, pipes, cesspools, latrines, urinals, bathing and washing places-under section 255;\br@s (f) any land which provides access to any 1Corporation waterworks—under section 264 ;\br@s (g) any premises which are suspected to have been used for any trade or keeping any article in contravention of section 438; \br@s (h) any premises for the use of which a licence is required and has been granted under the provisions of this Act;\br@s (i) any building during its election or nay work during its execution ;\br@s (j) any premises which are provided by the 1Corporation for the residence of 1Corporation officers and servants.\br@s (3) The 1Municipal Commissioner or such authorized person shall not use any force for the purpose of effecting any entry under sub-section (1), unless ,—\br@s (i) such entry cannot otherwise be effected, and\br@s (ii) there is reason to believe that an offence is being or has been committed against any provisions of this Act or any rule or byelaw made thereunder.\br@s

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