Existing rights of the Government to regulate type of buildings
to be erected preserved.
Hoard- ings and
forms, scaffold- ing, etc.
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apply to any land now in the occupation of the Naval, Military or Air-force Departments whenever such land ceases to be in such occupation.
10. Nothing contained in this Ordinance shall be held to affect the right, which has hitherto been exercised by the Government, of forbidding the erection in any part of the Colony (whether in the Mid-level District or the Hill District or Kowloon Point District or elsewhere) of buildings of a different character from those previously existing on the same site. The Building Authority shall have the power to refuse his approval of the plans of any building which differs in design or character from those in the immediate neighbourhood.
Hoardings and scaffoldings.
11. Every person who is about to erect or take down any safety plat building shall, before commencing to erect or take down such building, cause to be put up and maintained such hoarding and platforms as may be necessary for the safety and con- venience of passengers and the occupiers of adjoining property; but no pathway or thoroughfare shall, during building opera- tions or otherwise be occupied by a hoarding, platform or scaffolding or any building material whatever except by per- mission of the Building Authority or an officer deputed by him in that behalf, who may grant permission on a written applica-
Authorised building materials.
Exceptional buildings.
Fower to make regula-
tion.
The pavement, side channel and surfacing of any thoroughfare shall not be broken up, or into, by the excava- tion of holes for the purpose of securing any hoarding or scaffolding poles and the side channels shall be in no way obstructed by such hoarding or scaffolding poles or by any building debris or building material.
Building materials.
12. Except as hereinafter provided, the walls of all per- manent buildings shall be constructed exclusively of good hard well burnt brick, sound stone, or other hard and incombustible material approved by the Building Authority.
13. Subject to the provisions of any regulations made under section 14, the design construction and situation of every exceptional building shall be subject to the special approval of the Building Authority.
14. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to tions relating make regulations governing the design construction and sit- to exception uation of exceptional buildings or any class of exceptional building. The regulations in Schedule B shall be deemed to have been made under this section.
al buildings.
Schedule B.
Buildings in districts outside the City of
Victoria or Kowloon.
Construc- tion of walls regulated.
15. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary provided, where any building is outside the boundaries of the City of Victoria or Kowloon such building if separated by a distance of not less than one hundred and fifty feet from any other building, may have walls, verandahs and balconies con structed wholly or partly of wood, and such building shall be deemed to be an exceptional building and shall be subject to the approval of the Building Authority in each particular case.
Walls.
16. Every wall shall be constructed of brick, stone or other hard incombustible substance, solid across its entire thickness and shall be properly bonded and substantially put