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Live wire
or cable to
be made
safe.
Building Authority may erect sheds.
Deposit of security.
Cancellation of permit.
Fences or
walla to
enclose
timber
yards.
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51. Where any contractor's shed is erected near to any live wire or cable, the contractor shall arrange with the owners of such wire or cable, to take the necessary precautions to render safe such wire or cable.
52. (1) Where any contractor fails to comply with the provisions of regulations 49 to 51 or causes damage to Government property in the erection and maintenance of such contractor's shed, the Building Authority may cause to be erected and main- tained such contractor's shed as he may deem necessary and may make good any such damage.
(2) The Building Authority may recover the cost of such work from the contractor.
53. The Building Authority may require any contractor, to whom a permit is issued to erect temporary sheds, to make a deposit in the Treasury of a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars in respect of each shed as security for the fulfilment of all obligations of the permittee. The amount of the deposit shall be fixed by the Building Authority who shall consider the circum- stances of each particular case.
54. The Building Authority may cancel any permit to erect
a temporary building if the permittee-
(a) contravenes any of these regulations; or
(b) fails to maintain the building in a satisfactory manner.
PART VIII. Timber yurds.
55. Every place used or adapted to be used as a timber yard which is within 50 feet of any building, shall be enclosed on all sides for a height of at least 7 feet by-
(a) [ences constructed of incombustible materials; or (b) walls of bricks or building blocks built in cement
mortar
(i) not less than 4 inches in thickness;
(ii) provided with buttresses or piers not less than 8 inches square in horizontal section at all ends and angles of such walls and not more than to feet apart, centre to centre; or
(c) walls of concrete not less than 6 inches in thickness.
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to be within 6 feet of uther premives.
58. (1) Unless exempted by the Building Authority the Fances not fences or walls surrounding a timber yard shall not be built nearer than 6 feet to the boundaries of any other premises,
(2) Such space of 6 feet shall not be used for storage or obstructed by the erection of any structure.
57. No pile, stack or store of timber shall... --
(a) exceed 30 feet in height;
(b) be formed so as to provide any room or other space to be used for habitarlon or any other purpose except access or ventilation.
Storage of timber.
58. Timber in baulk, with an average sectional area of not Exemp- less than 100 square inches shall not be subject to these lions. regulations.
59. Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with the Penalties, provisions of regulations 55, 56 or 57 shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars.
PART IX.
Hoardings, shoring, scaffolding and platforms.
60. Every building owner who intends to—-~-~-~- (a) erect, alter, or demolish any building; or (b) carry out any excavations,
rland of hoardings, etc. to be submitted.
shall submit to the Building Authority plans of such hoardings, Form 24, shoring, scaffolding and platforms as may be necessary for the safety and convenience of passers-by in the street, occupiers of adjoining premises, or any workmen employed on the work.
61. The Building Authority may, by notice in writing, Issue of permit the erection of such hoardings, shoring, scaffolding and permit.
Form 35. platforms; prescribing such details of construction, lighting; and further precautions as be sees fit.
62, (1) Every building owner shall erect hoardings, shoring, Mainten- scaffolding and platforms in accordance with the permit issued ance of
hoardings under regulation 61 prior to the commencement of the building etc.