Director of Health Services empowered to carry out necessary work and to recover cost

(1) Whenever any owner or occupier fails to comply with a notice as provided in the regulations made under this Part, the Director of Health Services may direct a health officer to enter upon the premises and carry out such work as may be necessary and as required by the notice and shall be entitled in addition to proceeding for a conviction for any offence committed under this Part to recover the cost of such work. (2) Where in the opinion of the Director of Health Services any owner or occupier is from poverty or otherwise unable effectually to carry out the requirements of any notice served under the regulations made under this Part the Director of Health Services may direct that any cost or expense incurred may be defrayed out of funds at the disposal of the Director of Health Services or that such owner or occupier pays only so much of the cost and expense as in his opinion such owner or occupier is able to pay. with the approval make