Authority may require alterations necessary for safety of public

(1) Whenever it appears to the Authority that any building in Belize used as a public building is not so constructed or maintained as to afford necessary protection to all persons who use the building, the Authority may, by notice in writing require the owner of such building, within a reasonable time to be specified in the notice, to make such alterations to the building as shall be approved by the Authority. (2) If the owner fails to comply with the requirements of the notice within the prescribed time, he commits an offence and on summary conviction is liable to a fine of five thousand dollars, and to a further fine of three hundred dollars for every day after the first day, after the expiration of such reasonable time as may be specified under sub-section (1), during which such default continues. (3) The Authority may, in lieu of such notice, or concurrently therewith, or at any time thereafter, and without prejudice to the recovery of penalties for the non-compliance therewith, by notice in writing served upon the owner of such building, require the owner, on or before a date to be specified in the notice, by statement in writing under his hand addressed to the Authority, to show cause why the building should not cease to be used as a public building, or require such person, on such date and at such time and place as is specified in such notice, to attend personally, or by an agent duly authorized in writing in that behalf, before the Authority, and show sufficient cause why such building should not cease to be used as a public (4) If the owner fails to show sufficient cause why the building should not cease to be used as a public building, the Authority may, by order addressed to the owner thereof, prohibit the use of such building as a public building. (5) Every person who, after notice of a prohibition order issued by the Authority under this section, uses or allows or suffers such building to be used as a public building, commits an offence and on summary conviction is liable to a fine of five thousand dollars for every day during which he allows or suffers it to be so used, or during which he so uses it, as the case may be, after the notice of prohibition.