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officers to the occupier or owner of such domestic building or curtilage of his intention to enter the same for the purpose of opening up the ground surface thereof, may so enter, with such assistants as may be necessary, and open the ground sur- face of any such premises in any place or places he may deem fit, doing as little damage as may be. Should the material which has been used for covering such ground surface, and the nature and thickness thereof, be found satisfactory and in accordance with law, such ground surface shall be reinstated and made good by the Council at the public expense.
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12. The Secretary shall, upon the requisition of a Secretary Health Officer, authorise in writing, in English and Chinese, warrant one or more of the Sanitary Inspectors to enter anv granting domestic building at any hour between 6 p.m. and midnight Potry to for the purpose of ascertaining whether such building or any inspect for part thereof is in an overcrowded condition.
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13. No Sanitary Inspector shall, between the hours Entry of midnight and 6 a.m., enter any domestic building for the midnight purpose of ascertaining whether such building or any part and 6 a.m. prohibited thereof is in an overcrowded condition, without the written except permission, in English and Chinese, of the Chairman of the under
special Council.
warrant.
Power of Magistrate to authorise
14. (1) If admission to premises for any of the pur- poses of this Ordinance is refused, any magistrate on complaint thereof on oath by any officer authorised by this Ordinance to officer to enter and inspect premises (made after reasonable notice in enter and
inspect writing of the intention to make the same has been given to the premises. person having custody of the premises, if such person there be) may, by order under his hand, require the person having the custody of the premises to admit any officer entitled under this Ordinance to inspect the same into the premises during the hours prescribed by this Ordinance, and if no such person can be found the magistrate shall, on oath before him of that fact. by order under his hand, authorise any such officer to enter the premises during the prescribed hours.
(2) After a magistrate's order has been obtained under this section, any officer authorised to inspect premises under this Ordinance may, if necessary, break into the premises named in the order.
(3) Any order made by a magistrate under this section shall continue in force until the nuisance has been abated or the work for which the entry was necessary has been done.
access to
15.- (1) Every scavenging lane (or side street or open Means of space used for scavenging where no scavenging lane is buildings provided) may be used at any time by any public officer, and from every such lane, street or open space may be used at any scavenging
time lanes. by any authorised person as a means of approach to any build- ing to which such lane, street or space gives access for the purpose of inspecting, scavenging or cleansing any part of such building.
(2) If any open space appurtenant to a building is en- closed the communication door or gate shall be opened by the occupier whenever required by any authorised person for the purpose of inspecting, scavenging, cleansing, or the removal of nightsoil from any part of such building.
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