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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH SEPTEMBER, 1894.
Certificate of Director of Public Works
Ak to new buildings.
Certificates and permite of Sanitary Board as to basement doors.
Prohibition of injuries to impermeable material over ground
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Prohibition of ase of cellar
As dwelling.
(b) The owner of such building and any yard in con-
nection therewith shall have obtained a certifi- cate from the Director of Public Works under section 33 of The Building Ordinance, 1889, or a certificate from the Sanitary Board in respect of any building completed before the coming into operation of this Ordinance that the ground surface of any such building or any yard in connection therewith has been made impervious to gas and water to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Board, or unless
(e) The Sanitary Board shall have granted permis- sion in writing to complete the covering over the ground surface of any such building after the 1st day of July, 1895.
Provided always that this section shall not apply to the floor of any cook house, latrine, privy or back yard which has beeu paved in accordance with Bye-law No. 36 of the Bye-laws made by the Sanitary Board under section 13, sub-section 1, of The Public Health Ordinance, 1887, aud approved by the Legislative Council on the 13th day of October, 1890, and which is so maintained.
3. The Director of Public Works shall not certify or cause to be certified under section 53 of The Building Ordinance, 1887, any domestic building hereafter erected unless the ground surface of any such building and of any yard in connection therewith has been covered over with a layer of some material impervious to gas and water to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Board.
4. The Sanitary Board may under the hand of its Secretary issue in respect of any domestic building certifi-
cates-
(a) That the ground surface of any basement storey of such building or any yard in connection therewith has been properly covered over in accordance with this Ordinance.
(b) Or in regard to domestic buildings erected before the coming into operation of this Ordinance that such buildings and any yard in connection therewith has been made impervious to gas and water to their satisfaction and may grant permission in writing, upon such grounds as may seem reasonable, for an extension of the time for the completion of the covering over of any such ground surface.
5. (1) Where the ground surface of any domestic build- ing or any yard in connection therewith is or has been covered over with material impervious to gas and water to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Board, it shall not be law- ful to break up, excavate or make any hole in, such material except for the purpose of the drainage of such building.
(2) If any person, without the written consent of the Director of Public Works, wilfully breaks up, excayates, or makes any hole in, such material or knowingly suffers or permits such material to be broken up or excavated, or knowingly suffers or permits any hole to be made therein, he shall be liable ou summary conviction before a Magis- trate to a penalty not exceeding $25 for each offence and to a further penalty not exceeding $10 for each day after such first conviction during which such offence continues.
6. (1) It shall not be lawful:~
(a) To let, sublet or use, or to suffer or permit to be let, sublet or used for habitation any cellar, vault, underground room, basement room or floor in any building now or hereafter erected which abutts on or against the earth or soil on three or more of its sides.
(b) Or to let, sublet or use, or to suffer or permit to be sublet or used for cccupation as a shop any such cellar, vault, underground room, basement room or floor unless it opens on one or more of its sides on a street or road and unless it is properly lighted and ventilated to the satisfac- tion of the Sanitary Board.
(2) The Sanitary Board may issue certificates under the hand of its Secretary in respect of the fitness of any such cellar, vault, underground room, basement room or floor for the purpose of occupation as a shop; any such certificate shall for all purposes be primû facic evidence of the facts therein mentioned.