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Regulations.
171. The Governor in Council may alter, amend Governor in or revoke the whole or any part of the provisions of Council may the Schedules and may substitute new provisions or new regulations therefor.
Application of Ordinance.
alter Schedules and make regulations
172. (1) Sections 6 to 152 shall not apply to any Application part of the New Territories except to New Kowloon, of Ordin- unless the Governor in Council shall by order other ance to New wise direct; and
(2) Sections 25 and 26 shall not apply to any domestic building which existed on the 29th day of December, 1894, unless such building is situated within the City of Victoria, or at Kowloon, New Kowloon, Quarry Bay, Shaukiwan, or Aberdeen, or within such other districts or places as may be notified by the Governor in Council.
(3) The provisions of sections 100, 125 and 128 so far as they relate to authorised architects shall not apply in any case in which the Building Authority shall so decide, and the Governor in Council may direct the Building Authority to prepare type-plans and may make regulations in regard to such type- plans if approved, and domestic buildings may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Ordinance contained, be erected in accordance with such type-plans and regulations in any part of the Colony outside the City of Victoria or Kowloon.
173. No legal liability whatever shall rest upon the Government or upon any Government officer by reason of the fact that any buildings or works other than Government buildings or works have been or may hereafter be erected or carried out upon designs or plans or of type, construction or materials consented to or approved of by the Government or by any Government officer or by reason of the fact that any such works or buildings are subject to the approval or inspection of any Government officer.
Territories.
etc.
of the
174. No matter or thing done by the Building Limitation Authority or by any public officer or other person of personal whomsoever acting under the direction of the Building liability Authority shall, if it was done bona fide for the Building purpose of executing this Ordinance, subject them or Authority, any of them personally to any action, liability, claim and others. or demand whatsoever: Provided that nothing here- in contained shall exempt any person from any pro- ceeding by way of mandamus, injunction, prohibition, or other order unless it is expressly so enacted.
the Ordin-
175. The provisions of section 48 of the Interpreta- Protection tion Ordinance, 1911, shall apply to actions or of persons prosecutions commenced against the Building Author- acting under ity or any person acting under his direction or any ance. public officer or other person acting in his aid, for Ordinance anything done, or intended to be done or omitted to No. 31 of be done under the provisions of this Ordinance. 1911.
176. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to Saving of prevent or limit the exercise by His Majesty of any rights of powers of resumption contained in any Crown lease, the Crown..
177. Section 8 of the Public Lighting Ordinance, Amendment 1914, is amended by the deletion of the words "section of Ordin- 186 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, ance 1903", and by the substitution therefor of the words 1914, s. 8 "section 94 of the Building Ordinance, 1933."
No. 13 of
178. The Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, Amendant 1903, is amended as follows:--
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(i) Sections 4, 7, 96 to 152, 156 to 158, 160, of 1903.
162, 163, 165, 175 to 180, 182 to 184, 188 to 213, 216 to 229 and 236 to 250; arc repealed,
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