By-law 20: Unauthorised structures

(1) No person shall erect or install any fixture, structure or thing on any common property or in any open space except with the prior written permission of the Town Council.

(2) Any person who erected or installed any fixture, structure or thing in contravention of paragraph (1) shall, if requested in writing by the Town Council, remove at his expense that fixture, structure or thing and repair any damage to the common property or open space within 7 days after the date on which that request is served on him, in default of which the Town Council may remove the fixture, structure or thing and repair any such damage caused.

(3) The amount of expenses incurred by the Town Council in removing the fixture, structure or thing and performing the repairs shall be recoverable by the Town Council from the person who has erected or installed that fixture, structure or thing.

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