s 64 Proceedings where occupier opposes execution of work
64.—(1) If the occupier of any premises prevents the owner of the premises from carrying into effect in respect of the premises any of the provisions of this Act after the owner has given notice of the owner’s intention to do so to that occupier, a Magistrate’s Court, upon proof of the notice and upon application by the owner, may —(a) make a written order, requiring the occupier to permit the owner to execute all works with respect to the premises that are necessary for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act; and (b) if it thinks fit, order the occupier to pay to the owner the costs relating to the application or order. (2) If after the expiry of 8 days from the date of the order the occupier continues to refuse to permit the owner to execute the works, the occupier shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the occupier so continues to refuse. (3) Every such owner is, during the continuance of such refusal, discharged from any penalty to which the owner might otherwise have become liable by reason of the owner’s default in executing the works.