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(1) A1 [Board] shall not permanently closeany street or open any new street without the previous sanction of the 2 [OfficerCommanding-in-Chief, the Command 3 [or the Director]].
(2)4 [TheExecutive Officer] may, by public notice, temporarily close any street or anypart of a street for repair or for the purpose of carrying out any workconnected with drainage, water-supply or lighting or any other work which it isby or under this Act required or permitted to carry out:
Provided thatwhere, owing to any works or repairs or from any other cause, the condition ofany street or of any water-works, drain, culvert or premises vested in the 1 [Board],is such as to be likely to cause danger to the public, the 1 [Board]shall--
(a) take allreasonable means for the protection of the adjacent buildings and land andprovide reasonable means of access thereto;
(b) causesufficient barriers or fences to be erected for the security of life andproperty and cause such barriers or fences to be sufficiently lighted fromsunset to sunrise.
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1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "CantonmentAuthority".
2. Substituted by Act 35 of 1926, section 2, for "Officer Commanding theDistrict".
3. Inserted by Act 15 of 983, section 111w.e.f. 1-10-1983.
4. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 111, for "A Board"w.e.f.1-10-1983.