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district of a Sanitary Authority, shall be dealt with in
respect of nuisances as premises in Sub-section (a) supra.
As regards procedure in relation to nuisances which
are to be dealt with summarily:—
In the first place, it is made the duty of a dulyappointed
officer of the Sanitary Authority, whenever it
comes to his knowledge that one of the aforesaid nuisances
exists, to bring it to the notice of the person required to
abate it, by serving on him a written intimation. [This, I
may mention, is practically what we have done for years
past in dealing with nuisances calling for speedy abatement,
and legalises our procedure.]
In the next place, the Sanitary Authority, or the
Committee appointed to act for them in all such matters,
when they have received information of the existence of
any nuisance, and are satisfied that it exists, shall serve a
notice on the person by whose act, default, or sufferance it
arises, requiring him to abate the same within a certain
specified time, and to prevent its recurrence, and also to
execute such works as may be necessary to these ends.
And, further, the Sanitary Authority may, if they think it
desirable, specify the works to be executed. When such a
notice has been served on a person, and he fails to comply
with it within the time specified, he shall be liable to a fine
not exceeding ten pounds.
In the third place, if the person on whom the notice is
served makes default in complying with any of the
requisitions thereof, the Sanitary Authority shall take legal
proceedings, and the petty sessional court hearing the