Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) If any owner,
occupier or other person served with a notice under section 3 fails in
any respect to comply with the directions of such notice within the time
specified in the notice for such compliance the port authority, or any person
authorised in writing by the port authority, may enter upon the place or
premises whereon the light to which the notice relates is used, kept, burnt or
exhibited and forthwith take effectual means (but doing no unnecessary damage)
to carry out and otherwise give effect to the directions contained in the
notice which have not be complied with as aforesaid.
(2) Any expense
incurred by the port authority or the person authorised by the port authority
under subsection (1) shall be a debt owing to the port authority by the
person upon whom the notice was served as aforesaid and shall be recoverable
at the suit of the port authority in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(3) If the owner,
occupier or other person upon whom a notice under section 3 has been
served as aforesaid or any other person obstructs or hinders, prevents or
interferes with or attempts to obstruct, hinder, prevent or interfere with the
port authority, or the person authorised by the port authority, in the
exercise of the power conferred by subsection (1), he shall be guilty of
an offence against this Act.
Penalty: $100.
[Section 4 amended by No. 113 of 1965
s. 8(1).]