Section 14: Removal of projection from buildings

14. Removal of projection from buildings (1) A highway authority may, by written notice to the owner or occupier of any structure, require him to remove or alter any porch, shed, projecting window, step, cellar, cellar door, cellar window, design, sign, signpost, showboard, window shutter, wall, gate, fence, or other obstruction or projection which has been erected or placed against or in front of the structure and is an obstruction to safe or convenient passage along the road. [Issue 1] R28 – 8 Revised Laws of Mauritius (2) Any person aggrieved by a decision of a highway authority under subsection (1) may appeal to the Minister, whose decision shall be final. (3) Subject to any order made on appeal, any person who fails to comply with a notice served under this section, within 21 days from the date of service of the notice on him, shall commit an offence and the highway authority may remove the obstruction or projection to which the notice relates and recover the expenses reasonably incurred in so doing from that person as if it were a civil debt. (4) — (5) A projection which is erected or placed against or in front of a structure, and which by reason of its being insecurely fixed or of defective construction or otherwise is a source of danger to persons lawfully using a road, shall be deemed for the purposes of this section to be an obstruction to safe or convenient passage along the road.