Cleansing of unwholesome latrines

(1) On the written application of any person to any health officer stating that any water-closet, earth-closet, privy, ash- pit, soakage pit, sump pit, or cesspool on or belonging to any premises is a nuisance or injurious to health, any health officer may enter such premises with or without assistants and examine the water-closet, earth-closet, privy, ash-pit, soakage pit, sump pit or cesspool. (2) If the water-closet, earth-closet, privy, ash-pit, soakage pit, sump pit, or cesspool on examination appears to be in bad condition or to require alteration or repair, he shall forthwith cause notice in writing to be given to the owner or occupier of 22 such premises requiring him forthwith or within a reasonable time specified, to do the necessary works, and if the notice is not complied with, the person to whom it is given is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding ten dollars for every day during which he continues to make default, and the Director of Health Services may, if he thinks fit, execute such works and may recover in a summary manner from the owner or occupiers the expenses incurred by him in doing so.