Buildings.

vested in a building owner, and are rebuilt in conformity with this Ordinance, the expense of such pulling down and rebuilding shall be borne by the building owner and adjoining owner in due proportion, regard being had to the use that each owner may make of such rooms or storeys.

(6) If any arches or communications over public ways or over passages belonging to other persons than the owners of the buildings connected by such arches or communications, or any part thereof, are pulled down in pursuance of the right by this Ordinance vested in a building owner, and are rebuilt in conformity with this Ordinance, the expense of such pulling down and rebuilding shall be borne by the building owner and adjoining owner in due proportion, regard being had to the use that each owner makes of such arches or communications.

[141(1)]

[CAP. 123]

119. (1) As to expenses to be borne by the building owner the following provisions shall apply.

(2) If any party structure or any external wall built against another external wall is raised or underpinned in pursuance of the power by this Ordinance vested in a building owner, the expense of raising or underpinning the same and of making good all damage occasioned thereby, and of carrying up to the requisite height all such flues and chimney-stacks belonging to the adjoining owner on or against any such party structure or external wall as are by this Ordinance required to be made good and carried up, shall be borne by the building owner.

(3) If any party structure, which is of proper materials and sound or not so far defective or out of repair as to make it necessary or desirable to pull it down, is pulled down and rebuilt by the building owner, the expense of pulling down and rebuilding the same and of making good any damage by this Ordinance required to be made good, and a fair allowance in respect of the disturbance and inconvenience caused to the adjoining owner shall be borne by the building owner.

(4) If any party structure is cut into by the building owner, the expense of cutting into the same, and of making good any damage by this Ordinance required to be made good shall be borne by such building owner.

to be borne by the building owner.

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