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Penalty for
refusing to obey
order for obstructing Building Authority.
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207. Every person who refuses to obey the order of any magistrate made under the provisions of this Ordinance, or Magistrate's who, without reasonable excuse, refuses to permit any officer of the Department of the Building Authority, or any officer deputed by such Building Authority, to enter or inspect any building or works in the performance of his duties under this Ordinance, and every person who obstructs or hinders the Building Authority, or such officer as aforesaid, in the execu- tion of the powers vested in him by this Ordinance or by any order of a magistrate, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars.
Penalty for other contraven- tions.
Liability of secretary or manager of company.
Proceedings against several
persons.
Appeal to Governor-in- Council against
decision of any person entrusted with power under this Ordinance.
Governor-in- Council empowered
in any
appeal to state case for the opinion of Full Court
on question of law.
208. Every person who contravenes any of the provi- sions of this Ordinance in respect of which contravention no special penalty is otherwise provided shall upon summary con- viction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
209. Where a contravention of any of the provisions of this Ordinance is committed by any company or corporation, the secretary or manager thereof may be summoned and shall be held liable for such contravention and the consequences thereof.
210. Where proceedings under this Ordinance are com- petent against several persons in respect of the joint act or default of such persons, it shall be sufficient to proceed against one or more of them without proceeding against the others.
Appeal to the Governor in Council.
211. (1) Whenever any person is dissatisfied with the exercise of the discretion of the Urban Council or of any person to whom discretionary power is given under this Ordinance in respect of any act, matter, or thing, which is by this Ordinance made subject to the exercise of the discretion of such authority, or with any action or decision of the Council or of any such person either as to the carrying out of or the meaning of any of the provisions of this Ordinance, or whenever any of the provisions of this Ordinance, are, owing to special conditions, undesirable, the person so dissatisfied may, unless proceedings have already been taken before a magistrate in relation thereto, appeal to the Governor-in-Council, who, if in his opinion the exercise of such discretion or such action or decision requires modification, revocation, or setting aside, or such special conditions exist as render any such provision undesirable, may make such order in respect thereof as may be just.
(2) The grounds of such appeal shall be concisely stated in writing, and the appellant may, if he so desires, be present at the hearing of such appeal and be heard in its support either by himself or by his representative, and the Governor-in- Council shall thereafter determine the matter in the absence of, and without further reference to, the Building Authority.
212.—(1) In any appeal under the provisions of section 211 the Governor-in-Council may at any time in his discretion direct a case to be stated for the opinion of the Full Court on any question of law involved in any appeal submitted to him. The terms of such case shall be agreed upon by the parties concerned, or in the event of their failure to agree shall be settled by the Full Court. The Full Court shall hear and determine the question of law arising on any case stated as aforesaid, and shall remit the matter to the Governor-in-