Power of magistrate to modify agreements and to apportion expenses

If any occupier of premises is prevented by any agreement from carrying out any structural alterations which are necessary to enable him to comply with the provisions of this Act or any rules, and is unable to obtain the consent to those alterations of the person whose consent is necessary under the agreement, he may apply in a summary manner to the magistrate of the district in which the premises are situated and the magistrate, after hearing the parties and any witnesses whom they may desire to call, may make such an order setting aside or modifying the terms of the agreement as he considers just and equitable in the circumstances of the case.