Cement
skirtings required.
Space to be left between floors.
Height of storeys in certain buildings.
Certain spaces not to be used
for habita- tion,
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38. The floors of all domestic buildings hereafter erected shall, unless specially exempted by the Building Authority, have skirtings of cement or of other impervious material approved by the Building Authority, at least nine inches in height and of a thickness of not less than one inch.
Height of Storeys.
39.—(1) In the case of every domestic building hereafter erected, the lowest storey used or adapted to be used for human habitation shall contain a clear space of at least eleven feet, measured vertically, and every upper storey shall contain a clear space of at least ten feet measured vertically: Provided nevertheless that in the case of any caretakers' quarters, servants' quarters, kitchen and pantry a clear space of at least nine feet measured vertically, and in the case of any bathroom, latrine and water closet, a clear space of at least eight feet measured vertically shall be sufficient.
40.-(1) In this section-
"Semi-detached' has the same meaning as in section 82.
(2) This section shall apply only to domestic buildings erected after the 24th day of June, 1920.
(3) In detached and semi-detached buildings, and in any building exempted by the Building Authority every storey shall, subject to sub-sections (4) and (5), contain a clear space of at least nine feet six inches measured vertically.
(4) Caretakers' quarters, servants' quarters, kitchens and pantries may be constructed so as to contain a clear space of only nine feet measured vertically.
(5) Bathrooms and latrines may be constructed so as to contain a clear space of only eight feet measured vertically.
41. No building or part of a building which has a clear space of less than nine feet measured vertically shall be used for human habitation.
Rules as to cocklofts.
Cocklofts.
42. (1) No cockloft shall be hereafter erected in any storey or room which is used for sleeping purposes nor shall a cockloft be erected in any storey of a domestic building other than the ground storey of such building.
(2) No cockloft shall without the permission of the Building Authority extend over more than one half of the floor area of the room or exceed two hundred square feet in area and every cockloft shall have a clear space below every part of it of not less than nine feet measured vertically.
(3) No cockloft shall so obstruct any doorway or window opening into the external air as to prevent the same being opened to its full extent nor shall any cockloft or stair leading to the cockloft be erected nearer than four feet to such doorway or window unless with the permission of the Building Authority.