79Excavations

79 Excavations (1) It is an offence for a person, without a permit, to excavate a trench through or under a road or footpath or other public place. (2) It is an offence for a person, without a permit, to carry out an excavation on land abutting a public place where: (a) the excavation encroaches or may encroach on the public place; or (b) if the excavation were to subside or the wall of the excavation were to collapse, the excavation or the excavated material would encroach on the public place. (3) An offence against clause (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.

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