Section 16
Abatement of fire hazards
(1)
The Director may, if satisfied of the existence in or on any premises of any fire hazard, serve —
(a)
upon the person by reason of whose act, default or sufferance the fire hazard arose or continues;
(b)
if such person is the employee or agent of some other person, upon such other person; or
(c)
upon the owner or occupier of the premises in or on which such fire hazard exists,
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a notice in writing requiring him to abate the fire hazard within the period specified in the notice, and to do all such things as may be necessary for that purpose, and to take all steps necessary to prevent the recurrence of such fire hazard.
(2)
The notice may, if the Director thinks fit, specify any works to be executed for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1).
(3)
The notice may, if the Director thinks fit, require the person on whom the notice is served under subsection (1) to submit, within the period specified in the notice, a fire hazard mitigation plan to prevent such fire hazard from recurring in or on the premises.
(4)
Where the person by reason of whose act, default or sufferance a fire hazard arose or continues cannot be found and it is clear that the fire hazard neither arose nor continues by reason of any act, default or sufferance on the part of the owner or occupier of the premises in or on which it exists, the Director may abate the hazard and may do what is necessary to prevent a recurrence thereof.
(5)
Where a fire hazard abatement notice has been served on any person under subsection (1) and that person —
(a)
fails to comply with any of the requirements within the time specified in the notice; or
(b)
fails to take such steps as are specified in the notice to prevent the recurrence of the fire hazard, he is, whether or not an order under section 19 has been made in respect of him, guilty of an offence.