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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD MAY, 1891.
Repeal
Section
substituted for Sec. 64 of
No. 21 of 1887.
Sub-section substituted
for Section 13
3.S. 18.
Construction,
B
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to further amend The Public
Health Ordinance, 1887.
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. Section 64 and sub-section 18 of section 13 of Ordi- nance No. 24 of 1887 are hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not affect anything lawfully done thereunder.
2. In lieu of the said section 64 shall be inserted and substituted the words following, that is to say :-
No person shall construct, except in a hospital, any water closet or urinal having any communication with any underground public sewer or private drain, without the permission of the Sanitary Board, and any existing water closets or urinals so communicat- ing shall be removed by the owner upon his being required by the Board to effect such removal.
3. In lien of the said sub-section shall be inserted and substituted the words following, that is to say :-
The disposal of the dead, the regulation and sanitary maintenance of cemeteries, the fees to be charged in respect of graves and interments, the keeping of such Registers as may be necessary and all other matters connected therewith; also for the regula- tion and sanitary maintenance of mortuaries and the disinfection of dead bodies.
4. This Ordinance shall be read and construed as one with Ordinance No. 24 of 1887.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 232.
The following Regulations made by the Governor in Council are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd May, 1891.
REGULATIONS
W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
for water-supply and for the Distribution thereof made under Authority of "The Waterworks Ordinance, 1890," by the
Governor in Council this 21st day of May, 1891.
1. Definition (Extract from "Water Ordinance"). "The word service shall have and include the meanings."
"All pipes, valves, cisterns, cocks, fittings, any other appliances (excepting any meter as herein-" "after defined) by or through which water flows or is intended to flow from the waterworks or" "which are or may be used for the purpose of supplying any tenement from the waterworks and” "which service is the property of the owner or occupier of such tenement.
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2. All new services and alterations to old services are to be done in accordance with the instruc- tions of the Water Authority.
The Water Authority whilst consulting the wishes of the consumer, as far as practicable, reserves the right to determine finally all matters concerning the construction or alteration of services, such as the diameter of the pipe to be used, the manner in which it is to be laid and the number, size, pattern and position of the taps.
3. Notice of the intention to construct a new service, or to alter or extend any existing one must be given to the Water Authority by filling in a printed form which may be obtained, on appli- cation, at the said Office. This notice must be delivered at the Office of the Water Authority addressed to the Water Authority, at least three clear days before work is commenced.
4. All new services or alterations or repairs to existing services are to be carried out to the satisfaction of the Water Authority. Pipes and fittings of approved quality only are to be used. Samples may be seen at the Office of the Water Authority.