By-law 6: Obstruction of common property
(1) No person shall obstruct or cause or permit the obstruction of the lawful use of any common property with any object, fixture or thing.
(2) The Town Council may remove and detain any object, fixture or thing obstructing the lawful use of any common property.
(3) The Town Council shall immediately give written notice to the owner or person having lawful possession of the object, fixture or thing removed and detained by the Town Council that he may, on payment of the expenses incurred by the Town Council in the removal and detention, claim possession of it from the Town Council within 30 days after the date of receipt of such notice.
(4) If the object, fixture or thing removed and detained by the Town Council is not claimed by the owner or person having lawful possession thereof within the period specified in paragraph (3), the Town Council may –
a) dispose of such object, fixture or thing by public auction or otherwise; and
b) apply the proceeds of the sale to the expenses incurred by the Town Council in the removal and detention, and the surplus, if any, shall be paid to the owner or person having lawful possession of the object, fixture or thing when it was removed and detained.