Section 16:

16. Hoardings to be set up (1) (a) Any person who proposes to erect or take down a structure on a road or to alter or repair the outside of a structure shall, before beginning the work, erect a close boarded hoarding or fence to the satisfaction of the highway authority responsible for the road so as to separate the building from the road. (b) The obligation imposed by this subsection may, with the consent of the highway authority, be dispensed with. (2) Where a person has, in compliance with subsection (1), erected a hoarding or fence, he shall— (a) where the highway authority so requires, make a convenient covered platform and handrail to serve as a footway for pedestrians outside the hoarding or fence; R28 – 9 [Issue 1] Roads Act (b) maintain the hoarding or fence and any platform and handrail in good condition to the satisfaction of the authority during such time as the authority may require; (c) where the authority so requires, sufficiently light the hoarding or fence and any platform and handrail during the hours of darkness; and (d) remove the hoarding or fence and any platform and handrail when so required by the authority. (3) Any person aggrieved by the refusal of a consent under subsection (1), or by a requirement of a highway authority under subsection (2), may appeal to the Minister, whose decision shall be final. (4) Subject to any order made on appeal, any person who contravenes this section shall commit an offence in respect of each day during which the contravention subsists.