Town and Regional Planning Act, 1934

Powers for preventing etc., contraventions of planning schemes.

50.—For the purposes of preventing or remedying contraventions of the provisions contained in a planning scheme, the following provisions shall, subject to the other provisions of this Part of this Act, have effect, that is to say:—

(a) whenever a structure contravenes a provision contained in such planning scheme, the responsible authority may enter on such structure and there either, as they think proper, demolish and (if necessary) remove such structure or make such alterations in such structure as will bring it into conformity with such provision;

(b) whenever the occupier of any land has, in contravention of a provision contained in such planning scheme, neglected or failed to keep such land in such proper order and condition as is appropriate to the situation of such land, the responsible authority may enter on such land and there do all such things as may be necessary to put such land in such proper order and condition as aforesaid;

(c) whenever any land has been or is being used in a manner which contravenes a provision contained in such planning scheme and the condition, character, or appearance of such land has been or is being altered by such user, the responsible authority may enter on such land and there do all such things as may be necessary to restore such land to its condition, character, and appearance before such user was begun.