Penalty for erecting buildings on ground filled up with offensive matter

(1) It shall not be lawful to erect a new building on any ground which has been filled up with any material impregnated with faecal, animal or other noxious matter, or upon which any such matter has been deposited unless such matter has been removed by excavation or otherwise, or has been rendered, or has become innocuous. (2) Any person who does or causes, or wilfully permits to be done any act in contravention of this section is guilty of an offence and for every such offence is liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars and to a further fine not exceeding one dollar for every day during which such building is inhabited.