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having been found by examination to be defective, is liable to become dangerous, to order such building or part of such building to be closed by or under the direction of the Inspector General of Police, and to remain closed until the Building Authority, or an officer deputed as aforesaid, has certified in writing that the defects have been remedied to his satisfac- tion: Provided that at least seven days notice in writing of the intention to make any such representa- tion shall be given to the owner of any building affected thereby or to his representative.
Every person found inhabiting or using any building or part thereof closed as aforesaid shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, and to a further fine not exceeding fifty dollars for every day that such person shall continue to inhabit or use such building after conviction.
Provided always that nothing in this section con- tained shall be construed as affecting the powers expressly vested in the Building Authority and the officer deputed as aforesaid in sections 111, 112 and
113.
Hoardings and scaffoldings.
scaffold-
115. Every person who is about to erect or take Hoard- down any building shall, before commencing to erect ings and or take down such building, cause to be put up safety plat- and maintained such hoarding and platforms for the forms, safety and convenience of passengers and the ing, etc. occupiers of adjoining property, but no pathway or thoroughfare shall, during building operations or otherwise be occupied by a hoarding, platform or scaffolding or any building material whatever except by permission of the Building Authority or an officer deputed by him in that behalf, who may grant permission on a written application.
The pavement, side channel and surfacing of any thoroughfare shall not be broken up, or into, by the excavation of holes for the purpose of securing any hoarding or scaffolding poles and the side channels shall be in no way obstructed by such hoarding or scaffolding poles or by any building debris or build- ing material.
Matsheds and other inflammable structures.
not to be
116. (1) It shall not be lawful for any person to Inflammable erect or maintain, any structure of wood, mats, structures palm leaves, thatch, or other inflammable material, erected without permission in writing from the Building without Authority, or an officer deputed by him in that behalf, permission and except subject to the regulations contained in and prohibit- Schedule D, or such other regulations as may be made by the Governor in Council.
ed within gathering ground of a public
Schedule D.
(2) No such structure shall be erected on any land reservoir. which is situated within the gathering ground of any public reservoir, nor, without the special permission of the Building Authority, on any hill-slope draining into the City of Victoria.
(3) Every person who erects or maintains any struc- ture in contravention of the provisions of this section shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, and the magistrate may further order the building to be removed.
Blasting.
when
117. It shall not be lawful for any person to blast Precautions any stone, earth or other material unless he shall have to be fully covered over and weighted down such material adopted with a sufficiently heavy timber shield, or taken such other precautions as shall effectually prevent any fragments from being projected in such a manner as to be dangerous, and unless, in addition, he shall
blasting.
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