Section 13: When Minister may cause pier to be removed.

(1) Any person acting on the authority of the Minister may remove a pier or any portion thereof, and for such purpose may enter upon any land in any of the cases following-
(a) if the owner is required by or under this Act to remove a pier and refuses or neglects to do so within the time specified or;
(b) if after the commencement of this Act the pier has been erected, re-erected, altered or extended without a licence or;
(c) if the licence for the pier has been cancelled under the provisions of this Act or;
(d) if the licence or other authority for the pier has expired.
(2) Except in the case where the licence for the pier has been cancelled under section 12 of this Act, the costs and expenses of and in connection with such removal shall be defrayed by the owner of the pier and may be recovered from him at the suit of the Director-General of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in any court of competent jurisdiction.