PIERS.

No. 11 of 1899.

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of such design, dimensions, construction and material as may be approved of by him.

6. No alteration or extension of any pier shall be made by the owner thereof, except with the leave of the Director of Public Works.

Alteration or extension of pier.

7. The foundation, superstructure, landing-steps, roadway and every other portion of every pier shall at all times be maintained in a state of safety and repair by the owner.

Repair of pier.

8.-(1) A green light, so constructed and of such a character as to be visible from seaward, on a dark night with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least one mile, shall be exhibited within six feet of the outer end of every pier.

Exhibition of green light at end of pier.

(2) Such light shall be erected and maintained by the owner of the pier and at his expense, and shall be kept lighted by such owner between sunset and sunrise.

(3) Such light shall be not less than ten and not more than fifteen feet above the level of the upper surface of the pier.

9. No buoy or mooring shall be kept or placed by the owner of any pier otherwise than in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the law relating to merchant shipping.

Restriction on placing buoy or mooring. [cf. No. 10 of 1899.]

10. No pier shall be used by any person for the storage of materials of any description, except gear required for working of the pier, and no articles, materials or things shall, except as aforesaid, remain on any pier beyond the time actually required for their shipment or landing, as the case may be.

Prohibition of use of pier for storage.

11. No warehouse, shed or building of any kind, other than a shelter against the weather, shall, except with the consent of the Director of Public Works, be erected by any person on any pier.

Prohibition of erection of warehouse, etc., on pier.

[s. 12, rep. No. 5 of 1924.]

13. No vessel shall lie alongside the end of any pier unless the pier is specially constructed for that purpose.

No vessel to lie along end of pier.

14.-(1) In the event of any portion of the land over which Power...

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