1984 Ed.]
Cross-Harbour Tunnel
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23. (1) The Director may, without payment of tolls or other charges to the Company, enter the tunnel area and works area at all times--
(a) to ascertain whether the tunnel structure or construction works are dangerous or liable to become dangerous to persons using or employed in the tunnel area;
(b) to inspect or test any machinery, equipment or plant therein:
(c) to ascertain whether the Company is complying with the provisions of this Ordinance relating to the construction and maintenance of the tunnel;
(d) to effect any construction works, removal or restoration authorized under this Ordinance.
(2) The Company shall afford the Director such facilities as he may require for the purposes of subsection (1).
24. Subject to the Sand Ordinance, any spoil dredged from the sea bed for the purposes of the construction works shall be disposed of by the Company in such manner as may be directed by the Director.
25. (1) The Company may, by notice in writing, require the owner, or other person having control, of any public utility situated in the tunnel area or works area to divert such utility to an extent necessary to permit the construction works to proceed unimpeded.
(2) If such owner or other person fails to comply with any such requirement within any reasonable time specified in such notice the Company may, notwithstanding any other law, effect such diversion.
(3) All expenses incurred in any diversion under this section shall be borne by the Company.
(4) Any diversion under this section shall be carried out as far as practicable without causing interruption in the service supplied by the public utility concerned.
(5) In this section, “public utility" means electric power cables, telephone and other cables used in communication and pipes used in the supply of water, gas or oil or for drainage or sewerage.
26. The Buildings Ordinance shall not apply in respect of the tunnel structure and construction works.
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Director may enter tunnel area and works area for certain purposes.
Disposal of spoil. (Cap. 147.)
Company may require the diversion of certain public utilities.
Non-application of Buildings Ordinance. (Cap. 133.)
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27. Section 13 of the Summary Offences Ordinance (which Non-application relates to the making of noise at night) shall not apply in respect of the tunnel structure and construction works until the operating date, or such later date as may be approved by the Governor in Council.
of section 13 of the Summary Offences Ordinance. (Cap. 228.)