No person shall carry out any works in a street to provide means for the admission of air or light to premises situated under, or abutting on, the street without the consent of the local authority, and the local authority in giving any consent under this subsection may impose any requirement as to the construction of the works.
A person aggrieved by the refusal of a consent, or by a requirement, under subsection (1) above may appeal to a magistrates' court and a person who applies for consent under subsection (2) above may appeal to such a court against a refusal of consent, or a requirement, under subsection (2).
Subject to any order made on appeal—
is guilty of an offence and, without prejudice to any other liability to which he may be subject, liable to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale;
is guilty of an offence and, without prejudice to any other liability to which he may be subject, liable to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.
As soon as may be after an authority give consent under either subsection (1) or subsection (2) above they shall give notice thereof to any public utility undertakers having any apparatus under the street.
The following, namely—
shall be kept in good condition and repair by the owner or occupier of the vault, arch or cellar, or of the premises to which it belongs.
If default is made in complying with subsection (6) above, the appropriate authority may, after the expiration of 24 hours from the service of a notice of their intention to do so on any person in default, cause any thing as respects which there has been such a default to be repaired or put into good condition, and may recover the expenses reasonably incurred by them in so doing from the owner or occupier thereof or of the premises to which it belongs.