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Regulations.

166. The Governor in Council may alter, amend or Governor in revoke the whole or any part of the provisions of the Schedules Council may and may substitute new provisions or new regulations therefor. Schedules

Application of Ordinance.

alter

and make regulations

167.—(1) Sections 6 to 147 shall not apply to any part Application of the New Territories except to New Kowloon, unless the of Ordin- Governor in Council shall by order otherwise direct; and

(2) Sections 31 and 32 shall not apply to any domestic building which existed on the 29th day of December, 1894, unless such building is situated within the City of Victoria, or at Kowloon, New Kowloon, Quarry Bay, Shaukiwan, or Aber- deen, or within such other districts or places as may be notified by the Governor in Council.

(3) The provisions of sections 6 and 116 so far as they relate to authorised architects shall not apply in any case in which the Building Authority shall so decide, and the Governor in Council may direct the Building Authority to prepare type- plans and may make regulations in regard to such type-plans if approved, and domestic buildings may, notwithstanding any- thing to the contrary in this Ordinance contained, be erected in accordance with such type-plans and regulations in any part of the Colony outside the City of Victoria or Kowloon,

ance to New Territories.

etc.

from

168. No legal liability whatever shall rest upon the Government Government or upon any Government officer by reason of the exempted fact that any buildings or works other than Government build- liability. ings or works have been or may hereafter be erected or carried out upon designs or plans or of type, construction or materials consented to or approved of by the Government or by any Government officer or by reason of the fact that any such works or buildings are subject to the approval or inspection of any Government officer.

liability

169. No matter or thing done by the Building Authority Limitation or by any public officer or other person whomsoever acting of personal under the direction of the Building Authority shall, if it was of the done bonâ fide for the purpose of executing this Ordinance, Building subject them or any of them personally to any action, liability, and others. Authority, claim or demand whatsoever: Provided that nothing herein contained shall exempt any person from any proceeding by way of mandamus, injunction, prohibition, or other order un- less it is expressly so enacted.

acting under

170. The provisions of section 48 of the Interpretation Protection Ordinance, 1911, shall apply to actions or prosecutions com- of persons menced against the Building Authority or any person acting the Ordin- under his direction or any public officer or other person acting in his aid, for anything done or intended to be done or omitted No. 31 of to be done under the provisions of this Ordinance.

ance.

Ordinance

1911.

171. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to pre- Saving of vent or limit the exercise by His Majesty of any powers of rights of resumption contained in any Crown lease.

the Crown.

ance

172. Section 8 of the Public Lighting Ordinance, 1914, Amendment is amended by the deletion of the words "section 186 of the of Ordin- Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903", and by the No. 13 of substitution therefor of the words "section 93 of the Building 1914, s. 8. Ordinance, 1934."

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