(1) Should an agriculturist who himself cultivates land with in municipal limits or in a village conterminous therewith fail to provide for the proper house-scavenging of a house or building occupied by him, the Municipality may complain to a magistrate.
(2) The magistrate receiving the complaint shall hold an enquiry, and should it appear to him that the agriculturist has not provided for the proper house-scavenging of the house or building, he may pass an order empowering the Municipality to undertake the same, and there upon the Municipality shall be entitled to undertake such house-scavenging.