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Notice of commence-
ment or resumption
of works.
Schedule F
In case of
emergency, notice may he given after com- menceinent of works.
Certificate
required before
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126. It shall not be lawful to resume any building if work has been suspended for a period exceeding three months, nor to commence any building if it has not been commenced within three months of the date of the approval by the Building Authority of the plans thereof, until seven days notice in writing of the intention to resume or commence such building in or according to the form contained in Schedule F shall have been given to the Building Authority by leaving such notice at his office, nor until the plans thereof approved under section 125 have been amended (if necessary) to the satisfaction of the Building Authority so as to comply with this Ordinance. Every such notice shall specify the number, if any, and the position or locality of the intended building together with the number and section or sub-section of the lot on which it is intended to build, and shall give any special or material particulars in connexion with the same which it has not been possible to denote on the plans. Such notice shall also state the name and address of the owner or occupier of the building or lot and of the duly authorised agent of such persons respectively, and shall be signed by such owner or occupier or agent; and the person signing such notice shali state whether he signs as owner or occupier or agent, and the person so signing or, if he is absent from the Colony or cannot be found, every contractor employed on or about the building, shall be liable for every act, failure, neglect, omission or refusal whereby any provision of this Ordinance is contravened during the progress of such building, or pending the issue of the permit required by this Ordinance to be obtained prior to occupation.
The person signing such notice shall, in the event of the information contained therein being proved to be materially incorrect, be liable upon summary conviction to & fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
127. In case any accident or emergency shall render it necessary to commence or resume any build- ing immediately, it shall be lawful so to do, provided due notice of the same is given to the Building Authority within two days thereafter, specifying, in addition to the matters hereinbefore mentioned, the nature of the accident
emergency which has occasioned such necessity.
or
Alteration or addition to existing building.
128. No alteration, addition, or other building
of authorised operation shall be carried out for any purpose architect
in, to, or upon any building unless the author- ised architect who has signed the plan submitted alteration to to the Building Authority showing such building existing operation gives his certificate in writing to the building. Building Authority to the effect that he has inspected such building and that, in his opinion it is structurally safe and is capable of bearing the weight and strain of such alteration, addition or other building operation and of any additional weight and strain which in consequence of such building operation may be imposed upon the building.
Power to
enter and inspect buildings.
Powers and duties of the Building Authority as to entry and inspection.
129.-(1) The Building Authority, or any officer deputed by him for the purpose, may at any time enter and inspect any building for the purpose of ascertaining whether the requirements of this Ordin- ance are carried out in relation thereto or whether any building is dangerous, and in the event of his discover- ing that the requirements of this Ordinance have been contravened in any particular, or that any building is dangerous, the owner thereof or his duly authorized agent shall, upon receipt of an
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order in writing from the Building Authority, stop the operations upon such building until such con- travention has been rectified or such building has been taken down or rendered safe. Every person in charge of the erection of any building shall provide planks, ladders, or other reasonable means of access to every part of such building to facilitate the inspection, and the Building Authority shall have power to do any thing to any such building which he may consider necessary for the purpose of making an efficient inspection thereof.
(2) For the purpose of inspecting any building or Openings wall believed to be in a dangerous condition the in building Building Authority, or an officer deputed as afore- may be said, may cause such openings to be made therein as
he may deem fit: Provided that at least twenty-four hours notice in writing of his intention to make any such openings shall be given to the owner or his duly authorized agout.
Stoppage or diversion of traffic.
made.
130. The Director of Public Works shall have Director of power, on his being satisfied of the necessity therefor, Public to temporarily stop or divert or partially stop
Works may stop or divert the traffic along any street, or to block up or divert
or
occupy or partially block up or occupy such street, traffic. for the purpose of carrying out works of a public nature: Provided that, if the traffic in a street is stopped or diverted, or a street is blocked up, notice
to the public shall be given, whenever practicable.
Building nuisances,
131.-(1) The following shall be deemed to be Building nuisances under this Ordinance :—
1. Any verandah, balcony, area or structure which is not in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
2. Any unauthorised encroachment on, over, or into any land not under lease from the Crown.
3. Any building or works whatsoever hereafter commenced, resumed, altered or completed in contravention of any of the provisions of this Ordinance.
4. Any structure erected or maintained in contravention of the provisions of this Ordinance.
5. The use in any building or works of any defective materials or materials contrary to the requirements of this Ordinance.
6. Any failure to supply, or any inadequate or defective provision of drain, draintrap, ventilat- ing pipe, sub-soil drainage or cesspool accom. modation,
7. Any act, failure, neglect, omission or refusal whereby any provision of this Ordinance is contravened,
8. Any act, failure, neglect, omission, or refusal whereby any condition or term attached to the grant of any modification of or exemption from any provision of this Ordinance is contravened.
(2) In respect of any offence against paragraph 5 of sub-section (1), every person who as architect, engineer, or clerk of works, specifies or knowingly condones the use of improper or defective materials dr, as contractor, makes use of improper or defective materials and also the owner of
any building or works on which any such improper or defective materials are used, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, and to a further fine not exceeding fifty dollars a
that day for every day
the nuisance remains
unabated.
nuisances defined.
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