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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH MARCH, 1895.
Title.
Short title.
Construction.
Repeal of sCCE 70, 84 and 85 and schedule
A of No. 15 of 1889.
Substituted section for s.
70 of No. 15 of
1889.
Notice of
commence-
ment of
works.
Substituted section for. section 84 and
85 of Ord. No.
15 of 1889.
Substituted schedule for schedule A
of Ord, 15 of
1885.
DRAFT BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to further amend "The Building
BE
Ordinance, 1889.'
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council there- of, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Building (Amendment) Ordinance, 1895, and shall be read and construed as one with The Building Ordinance, 1889, as amended by Ordinance No. 25 of 1891.
2. Sections 70, 84 and 85 and schehule 4 of The Build- ing Ordinance, 1889, are hereby repealed.
3. In lieu of section 70 of The Building Ordinance, 1889, the following section is hereby substituted :-
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“It shall not be lawful to commence any building or "works or to resume the same if they have been 'suspended for a period exceeding three months 'until four days' notice in writing of the intention to "commence or resume the same in or according to "the form contained in schedule A shall have been given to the Director of Public Works by leaving such notice at his office. Every such notice shall specify the number, if any, and the position or locality of the intended building or work together with the Land register number of the lot on which "it is intended to build or carry on the work, and "shall give any special or material particulars in "connection with the same which it has not been possible to denote on the plans. Such notice shall "also state the name and address of the owner or "occupier of the lot or building, or the name and "address of the duly authorized agent of the owner or occupier of the lot or building, and "shall be signed by such owner or occupier or agent; and the party signing the said notice "shall state whether he signs as owner or occupier "or such agent, and the person so signing shall "be liable for every act, failure, neglect, omission or refusal whereby any section of this Ordinance 'is contravened during the progress of such work or building or pending the issue of the certifi "cate required under section 53 of The Building
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Ordinance, 1889. The person signing such "notice shall, in the event of the information con- "tained therein being proved to be materially "incorrect, be liable on summary conviction before a Magistrate to a penalty not exceeding $25 "in respect of every such notice.”
4. In lieu of sections 84 and 85 of The Building Ordi- nance, 1889, the following section shall be substituted,
viz.:--
"Fine for nuisan-
ces and offences."
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Every person committing a nuisance within the meaning of section 77, or offending against any of the provisions, of this Ordinance, shall be liable on summary conviction thereof before a Magistrato to a fine not exceeding $100.
5. The schedule A hereto is hereby substituted for schedule A in The Building Ordinance, 1889.
To the
Schedule above referred to.
SCHEDULE 4.
(Notice of intention to commence works.)
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
I hereby give you notice pursuant to The Building Ordinance,
1889, as amended by Ordinance No.
commence the following works, viz.:--
in accordance with the accompanying plan,
No. of Lot.
Name of Street.
No. of House.
Special or Material particulars.
1895 of my intention to
Name and address of owner, or occupier, or agent.
Signature of owner, occupier or agent. (Statement of capacity in which the party signs.)