(1)The committee [or Executive Officer may] [The insertion of the words 'or Executive Officer' vide item 16, Schedule II, of Punjab Act No. 2 of 1931, is for those municipalities to which Punjab Act No. 2 of 1931, applies.] authorise any person to enter, between sunrise and sunset, into any building or upon any land and to inspect any drain, privy, latrine, urinal, cesspool, cable, wire, pipe, sewer or channel therein or thereon, and to cause the ground to be opened where such person as aforesaid may think fit for the purpose or preventing of removing any nuisance arising from the drains, privies, latrines urinals, cesspools cables, wires, pipes, sewers, or channels.(2)If, on such inspections, it appears that the opening of the ground was necessary for the prevention or removal of a nuisance, the expenses there by incurred shall be paid by the owner or occupier of the land or building but if it be found that no nuisance exist or but for such opening would have arisen, the ground or portion of any building, drain or other work, if any, opened, injured or removed for the purpose of such inspection shall be filled in, reinstated and made good by the committee.(3)No building other than a latrine, urinal or privy shall be entered under this section until six hours' notice in writing has been given to the occupier of the building by the committee or by the person authorised by the committee to make the entry.
