(1) Upon completing any building or sewerage work, the builder or plumber shall-

a) repair any damage, or defray costs of such work if it is undertaken by the local authority, which has been caused to any pavement, street or public place in the course of constructing the building or installing the sewerage work; and

b) remove from the site and adjoining site or pavement, street or public place-

i) any hoarding, scaffolding, fence, gang-way or other barrier erected in terms of section 27; and

ii) any temporary structure erected in terms of section 28; and

iii) all refuse, debris, surplus building materials and rubble.

(2) At any time before the completion of any building or sewerage work, the local authority may direct the person undertaking the work, by written notice served upon him, to take any action mentioned in subsection(1) if-

a) the hoarding, structures, toilets, materials or rubble are-

i) causing a nuisance or danger to the public; or

ii) no longer needed on the site, and are in any way offensive or unsightly; or

b) it is possible to repair the pavement, street or public place, and to make it safely available for use by the public without undue interference with the continued progress of the building or sewerage work

(3) When the builder or plumber has complied with the provisions of subsection (1) and any directions given in terms of subsection (2), the local authority shall, after deducting the cost of any work undertaken by the local authority-

a) on behalf of, and at the request of, the owner; or

b) in consequence of any failure to comply with directions of the local authority given in terms of subsection (2);

refund the fee paid in terms of subsection (1) of section 27.