s 41 Default in compliance with notice
41.—(1) Where a person on whom a notice under section 4(6) or (7), 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 20, 22A, 22B, 23, 24, 25, 30, 30E(8), 30F(6), 30G(7), 30H(5), 30I(4), 30N(4) or 30O(3) is served fails to comply with the notice within the time specified in the notice —(a) the person shall, unless the person satisfies the court that the person has used all due diligence to comply with the notice, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000; and (b) any authorised officer may, under section 44 —(i) in connection with a notice under section 4(6) or (7), 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 20, 22A, 22B(2) or (3B), 23, 24, 25 or 30, enter the premises and execute the works specified in the notice; and (ii) in connection with a notice under section 30E(8), 30F(6), 30G(7), 30H(5), 30I(4), 30N(4) or 30O(3), enter one or more of the following:(A) the prescribed place to which the notice relates; (B) any adjacent prescribed place; (C) any premises owned by the owner who was served the notice that are adjacent to, or are part of a row of premises (all of which are so owned) leading to, the firstmentioned prescribed place, and do anything necessary to protect (including on a temporary basis) against coastal flooding at or through the firstmentioned prescribed place. [10/2012] [Act 38 of 2024 wef 01/03/2025] [Act 8 of 2026 wef 29/05/2026] (1A) To avoid doubt, an authorised officer may exercise his or her power under subsection (1)(b) whether or not any proceedings have been started, or any conviction has been obtained, pursuant to subsection (1)(a).[Act 27 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (2) The Board may, as it thinks just, recover the costs and expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred in carrying out the works executed or things done under subsection (1)(b) as follows:(a) recover the costs and expenses from the person in default; (b) if more than one person was served the notice or could have been served the notice —(i) recover the costs and expenses from any of those persons; or (ii) apportion the costs and expenses among all or any of those persons and recover the sums apportioned from those persons, and, if any person is the owner of the premises, section 50 applies in respect of those costs and expenses. [Act 8 of 2026 wef 29/05/2026] (3) Nothing in this section is to be construed as prohibiting the Board from carrying out any works specified in any such notice at the request of a person who has been served with the notice upon an undertaking by that person to pay the costs and expenses in executing the works.