Section 8Part 3 — Numbering
Offences as to numbering
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A person who —
marks a number on a building or on the premises of which the building forms part —
different from a number lawfully given thereto or ordered in respect thereof; or
except in accordance with section 7(6);
otherwise than for the purpose of renewal or repair wilfully destroys, removes, defaces or obliterates or obscures a number that has been marked in accordance with section 7; or
fails to comply with a notice served on him under section 7(3) or (4),
is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.
Notwithstanding subsection (1), where a number which has been lawfully marked on a building is destroyed, removed, defaced, obliterated or obscured in connection with the demolition, alteration or erection of a building or a part thereof, no offence shall be committed by the destruction, removal, defacement, obliteration or obscuration of the number.
Cross References
- Section 7 of Roads Naming And Numbering Act
Reference to section 7 regarding marking of numbers
- Section 7 of Roads Naming And Numbering Act
Reference to section 7(3) and (4) regarding notices