C.S.O. 4301/29.
A BILL
INTITULED
[No. 12/31-25.7.33.—10.J
An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law
relating to the construction of Buildings.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council there- of, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Buildings Short Ordinance, 1933.
Exemptions and Savings.
title.
2. The provisions of this Ordinance with reference Government to the construction of buildings and the carrying buildings out of works shall not apply in the case of and works buildings or works belonging to the Crown or to the exempt. Colonial Government or upon any land vested in any person on behalf of the naval or military departments of His Majesty's Service; but all the provisions of this Ordinance in relation to hoardings, scaffoldings, and verandahs, balconies and areas on or over or into un- leased Crown land shall apply without exception to all buildings throughout the Colony.
3. Nothing herein contained shall vary or affect the Saving as rights or liabilities as between landlord and tenant to tenancy under any contract between them.
Interpretation.
4. In this Ordinance,
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contracts.
(1) Adjoining owner" means the owner or one of Inter- the owners, and "adjoining occupier' means the pretation. occupier or one of the occupiers, of land, buildings, Adjoining storeys or rooms adjoining those of the "building owner".
owner.
(2) "Author of a nuisance" means the person by Author of whose act, default, permission, or sufferance the a nuisance. nuisance arises or continues.
(3) Authorised architect" means any individual Authorised whose name appears in the list of authorised architects architect. hereinafter provided for.
(4) "Balcony" means any stage, platform oriel or Balcony. other similar structure projecting from a main wall of any building and supported by brackets or cantilevers.
(5) "Basement" means any cellar, vault, or under- Basement. ground room or any room any side of which abuts on or against the earth or soil to an average height exceeding 2 feet above the floor level.
(6) "Building" includes any part of a domestic Building. building, house, school, shop, factory, workshop, bakery, brewery, distillery, pawnshop, warehouse, go-down, place of secure stowage, verandah, balcony, kitchen, latrine, gallery, chimney, arch, bridge, stair, column, floor, out-house, stable, shed, pier, wharf, fence, wall, roof, covered way, canopy, kiosk, sun- shade, garage, well, water closet, urinal, septic tank, cow-shed and hoarding.
(7) "Building Authority" means the Director of Building Public Works or such other person as the Governor Authority. in Council may appoint to give effect to the provi- sions of this Ordinance.
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