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[No. 43: 7.12.36.-1.]
A BILL
INTITULED
An Ordinance to amend further the Buildings Ordinance,
1935.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council, thereof, as follows:
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Buildings (No. 2) Short title. Amendment Ordinance, 1936.
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2. Paragraph (7) of section 4 of the Buildings Ordin- Amendment ance, 1935, is amended by the insertion of the word lift > of Ordinance after the word
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cow-shed in the seventh line.
3. Paragraph (10) of section 4 of the Ordinance, 1935, is amended by the insertion of "demolition," after the word "repairs,' line..
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No. 18 of 1935, s. 4 (7).
Buildings Amendment the word of Ordinance
in the second
No. 18 of 1935, s. 4 (10).
4. Sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Buildings Ordin- Amendments ance, 1935, is amended---
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(i) by the insertion of the word “ demolition, after the word repairs," in the first, fifth and eighth lines of paragraph (e).
(ii) by the insertion of the following new paragraph after paragraph (e)—
(ee) when the execution of any building works will involve the total or partial demolition of any building, the owner thereof shall cause every person occupying such build- ing to vacate any portions thereof which may for any reason be or become endangered by, or during the execution of, the building works, and shall not permit or suffer any person to occupy such affected or endangered portions until the affected or endangered portions are made safe.
If any such person declines to vacate the premises on being required by the owner to do so, such owner may apply to a magistrate to order such building or part of such build- ing to be closed by or under the direction of the Inspector General of Police, and to remain closed until the Building Authority, or an officer deputed by the Governor in Council in that behalf, has certified in writing that the affected or endangered portions have been made safe.
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(iii) by the insertion of the word works after the word building" in the seventh line of paragraph ().
of Ordinance No. 18 of 1935, 8. 6 (1).