Commissioner may designate part of building as improvised shelter
7.—(1) If, during the period in which this Part is in operation, the Commissioner is satisfied that any part of any building is suitable for use as a shelter, the Commissioner may designate that part of the building as an improvised shelter and must inform the owner or occupier of the building or part of the building of the designation.
(2) Any part of any building which has been designated by the Commissioner as an improvised shelter pursuant to subsection (1) ceases to be an improvised shelter when this Part ceases to be in operation, unless the designation is sooner revoked by the Commissioner.
Duties in relation to improvised shelters
8.—(1) Where any part of any building has been designated as an improvised shelter pursuant to section 7, the owner or occupier of the building or part thereof —(a)
must not carry out or permit another person to carry out therein, any repair or alteration, or anything else, which is likely to damage or otherwise impair the efficient use of the improvised shelter as such, except with the written permission of the Commissioner and subject to such conditions as the Commissioner thinks fit;
(b)
must maintain the improvised shelter in accordance with the regulations and such other directions as the Commissioner may give from time to time; and
(c)
must carry out such works for the maintenance, alteration or improvement of the improvised shelter or for the installation of any equipment in the improvised shelter as the Commissioner may, from time to time, by writing require.
(2) Any person who fails to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
