(1) No person shall allow any building constructed upon premises of which he is the owner or occupier to become-

a) a danger to the health of persons occupying or using the building, or to health of the public; or

b) the source of unpleasant fumes, smoke or odors; or

c) unsightly or a disfigurement to the neighborhood; or

d) in any other way offensive or embarrassing to the people living or working upon the premises or in the neighborhood:

Provided that the occupier of any such premises may avoid liability for a contravention of this subsection if he proves that-

a. he is not responsible for the building becoming objectionable in terms of paragraphs (a) to (d); and

b. he has notified the owner of the building and called upon him to rectify the situation

(2)No person shall decorate, adorn or utilize a building or any part thereof in such a way as to make the building-

a) a danger to the health of persons occupying or using the building, or to the health of the public; or

b) the source of unpleasant fumes, smoke or odors; or

c) unsightly or a disfigurement to the neighborhood; or

d) in any other way offensive or embarrassing to people living or working on the premises or in the neighborhood.

(3) If the local authority has reason to believe that the sewerage has become-

a) defective, damaged or blocked; and

b) a danger to the health of persons occupying the premises, or to public health;

it may order the owner of the building served by such sewerage system to act in compliance with subsection(4).

(4)If the local authority has reason to believe that the conditions mentioned in paragraphs(a) and (b) of subsection (3) exist, it may order the owner of the building concerned-

a) to satisfy the local authority that the sewerage system has not become defective, damaged or blocked, by carrying out, at the expense of such owner, any one or more of the tests specified in Chapter 9; and

if the sewerage system is shown to be in any way defective, damaged or blocked to rectify the situation within such reasonable period as the local authority may specify.