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2017, c.18 - Local Governance Act

Section 151
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Demand issued by by-law enforcement officer
151(1)If, in the opinion of a by-law enforcement officer, a person is in contravention of a by-law, this Act or the regulations or any other Act that the local government is authorized to enforce, the by-law enforcement officer may issue a written demand requiring the person to remedy the contravention.
151(2)A by-law enforcement officer may do any of the following in a demand:
(a) direct a person to stop doing something, or to change the way in which the person is doing it;
(b) direct a person to take any action or measure necessary to remedy the contravention of the Act or by-law, including the removal or demolition of a structure that has been erected or placed in contravention of a by-law and, if necessary, to prevent a reoccurrence of the contravention;
(c) state a time within which the person must comply with the demand; and
(d) state that if the person does not comply with the demand within a specified time, the local government will take the action or measure at the expense of the person.
151(3)A person who is served a demand from a by-law enforcement officer in accordance with section 152 shall comply with the demand within the time stated in the demand.
Demand issued by by-law enforcement officer
151(1)If, in the opinion of a by-law enforcement officer, a person is in contravention of a by-law, this Act or the regulations or any other Act that the local government is authorized to enforce, the by-law enforcement officer may issue a written demand requiring the person to remedy the contravention.
151(2)A by-law enforcement officer may do any of the following in a demand:
(a) direct a person to stop doing something, or to change the way in which the person is doing it;
(b) direct a person to take any action or measure necessary to remedy the contravention of the Act or by-law, including the removal or demolition of a structure that has been erected or placed in contravention of a by-law and, if necessary, to prevent a reoccurrence of the contravention;
(c) state a time within which the person must comply with the demand; and
(d) state that if the person does not comply with the demand within a specified time, the local government will take the action or measure at the expense of the person.
151(3)A person who is served a demand from a by-law enforcement officer in accordance with section 152 shall comply with the demand within the time stated in the demand.