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structures
not to be erected without permission
and prohibit
ed within gathering ground of
a public reservoir. Schedule L.
Precautions to be
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blasting.
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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 satisfaction: Provided that at least seven days notice in writing of the intention to make any such representation 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 contained shall be construed as affecting the powers expressly vested in the Building Authority and the officer deputed as aforesaid in sections 117, 118 and 119.
Matsheds and other inflammable structures.
121. (1) It shall not be lawful for any person to erect or maintain any structure of wood, mats, palm leaves, thatch, or other inflammable material, without permission in writing from the Building Authority, or an officer deputed by him in that behalf, and except subject to the regulations contained in Schedule L.
(2) No such structure shall be erected on any land which is situated within the gathering ground of any public reservoir without the special permission of the Building Authority.
(3) Every person who erects or maintains any structure 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.
122. It shall not be lawful for any person to blast any stone, earth or other material unless he shall have fully covered over and weighted down such material 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 previously have fully warned all persons within
rading of five hundred feet from the
a
proposed blast by means of red flags and by the beating of a gong continued for at least five minutes, previous to the firing off of such blast. No blast shall be fired off except between 12 noon and 12.30 p.m., and between 4.30 p.m. and 5 p.m., or between such other hours as the Governor in Council may, by notification, appoint: Provided that in all Government quarries. whether leased or otherwise, the blasting of stone shall be subject to regulations made by the Governor in Council.
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Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For any contravention of this section there shall be liable not only the labourer doing the work but also the permit-holder and likewise the contractor or foreman under whom such labourer is working.
Earth cutting.
as to earth
123. It shall not be lawful for any person to cut or Regulations remove earth, sand, clay or turf, or to collect, extract, split, cutting etc. blast or remove stones, from any land not under lease from schedule M. the Crown, except subject to the regulations contained in Schedule M. or without the permission in writing of the Director of Public Works, or in such manner as shall under- mine or in any way prejudically affect or endanger the stability of any bank or of any land or property adjoining.
Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section or of any such regulations shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
For any contravention of this section there shall be liable not only the labourer doing the work but also the permit-holder, and likewise the contractor or foreman under whom such labourer is working,
Powers and duties of the Building Authority as to entry and inspection.
inspect
124.--(1) The Building Authority, or any officer Power to deputed by him for the purpose, may at any time enter and enter and inspect any building for the purpose of ascertaining whether buildings. the requirements of this Ordinance are carried out in relation thereto or whether any building is dangerous, and in the event of his discovering that the requirements of this Ordinance have been contravened in any particular, or that any building is dangerous, the owner thereof or his duly authorised agent shall, upon receipt of an order in writing from the Building Authority, stop the operations upon such building until such contravention 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.
in building may be
(2) For the purpose of inspecting any building or wall Openings helieved to be in a dangerous condition the Building Authority, or an officer deputed as aforesaid, may cause suck made. 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 authorised agent.
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