299. Prohibition Order.- (1) If it appears to the Inspector that any site or place at which any building or other construction work is being carried on, is in such condition that it is dangerous to life, safety or health of building workers or the general public, he may, in writing, serve on the employer of building workers or on the owner of the establishment or on the person in charge of such site or place an order prohibiting any building or other construction work at such site or place until measures have been taken to remove the cause of the danger to his satisfaction. (2) An Inspector serving an order under sub-rule (1) shall endorse a copy to the Chief Inspector of Inspections of Building and Construction. (3) Such prohibition order shall be complied with by the employer forthwith. (4) Any person aggrieved by an order under sub-rule (1) may, within fifteen days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, may prefer an appeal to the Chief Inspector of Inspections of Building and Construction, Delhi or where such order is by the Chief Inspector of Inspections of Building and Construction, Delhi to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Delhi and the Chief Inspector of Inspections of Building and Construction, Delhi or the Chief Secretary, as the case may be, shall, after giving the appellant an opportunity of being heard, dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible: Provided that the Chief Inspector of Inspections of Building and Construction, Delhi or the Chief Secretary to the Government of Delhi, as the case may be, may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of fifteen days if he is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time: Provided further that the prohibiting, shall be complied with, pending the decision of the Chief Inspector of Inspections of Building and Construction, Delhi or the Chief Secretary to the Government of Delhi. | 
