Local Government Act 2002

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Removal of works

163 Removal of works in breach of bylaws
  • (1) If authorised by a bylaw to do so, a local authority may—

    • (a) remove or alter a work or thing that is, or has been, constructed in breach of a bylaw; and

    • (b) recover the costs of removal or alteration from the person who committed the breach.

    (2) Nothing done under subsection (1) or in a bylaw referred to in that subsection relieves the person who committed the breach from any other liability for the breach of the bylaw.

    Compare: 1974 No 66 s 692