13. —(1) Any person who commits any of the following offences shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000:
(a) lays any stone, brick or other article on any public road so as to cause an obstruction thereto, or so as to make the use of the road less convenient;
(b) allows to remain on any public road any article which has fallen from any vehicle of which he is in charge;
(c) deposits or causes or allows any article or thing to be deposited on any public road or otherwise causes or allows that article or thing to create obstruction or inconvenience to the passage of the public for a longer period than is absolutely necessary for loading or unloading the article or thing;
(d) causes or permits any cart, wheel-barrow, bicycle, tricycle or other vehicle to stand on any public road so as to create or to be likely to create obstruction or inconvenience to the passage of the public in that public road;
(e) flies any kite, or plays at any game, or does any act which obstructs or interferes with the traffic in any public road, or the use of the wires of any telephone; or
(f) places any blind, shade, covering, awning or other projection over or along any public road if any part thereof is less than 2½ metres above the surface of that public road.
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(2) If it is proved that any article or thing has been deposited on any public road from any building or land in contravention of subsection (1) (c), it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that the occupier of the building or land has caused or allowed it to be so deposited.