Section 197 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

197.     Recovery of costs

(1)  The cost of carrying out any work not done by an owner as required under this Part is a debt payable by the owner and recoverable in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(2)  If a person fails to carry out the work required by any order under this Part within a specified time, the council may enter land or a building and perform the required work and may recover its expenses as a charge on the land and recoverable as if it were rates or charges under the Local Government Act 1993 .