Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsOwner or occupier bound to have bridge, amp; over drains leading to his house
| 62. If the owner or occupier of any house of premises adjoining any thoroughfare, by the side of which a drain. has been made or excavated, requires means of access to such house or premises from such thoroughfare, he shall be bound to place over the drain, to the satisfaction of the Pradeshiya Sabha a bridge, platform, or arch, which shall in no case cover less than three feet of the length of such drain; and it shall be lawful for the Pradeshiya Sabha on being satisfied that any house or premises so situated and that such bridge, platform or arch should. be provided, to call upon the owner or occupant of the house or premises. forthwith to construct such bridge, platform or arch, and it he fails to do so within a reasonable time, to cause the work to be done, and to recover the costs thereof in the manner provided by section 59 for the recovery of the costs therein mentioned. |