Amendment
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(2) An order made under subsection (1) shall be served-
(a) where the building has been erected or the lift works or escalator works have been completed on the owner of the building, lift or escalator as the case may be
(b) where the street works have been completed, upon
the frontagers: or
(c) where the building works, street works, lift works or escalator works have not been completed, upon the person for whom such works are being carried out or his agent.
(3) If an order made under subsection (1) be not com- plied with, the Building Authority may demolish, remove or alter or cause to be demolished, removed or altered such building, building works, street works, lift works or escalator works.
(4) The cost of works carried out under subsection (3) may be recovered from the persons upon whom orders had been served under subsection (2); and where such an order had been served on frontagers the Building Authority shall apportion such cost-
(a) in the case of private streets, according to the frontages of the premises owned by such front- agers; or
(b) in the case of access roads, equally.
(5) For the purposes of this section, the owner of a lift or escalator shall not include the supplier of such litt or escalator or the agent of such supplier who has, under a contract for the sale or installation of such lift or escalator, retained the ownership of such lift or escalator pending pay ment of the cost or balance of the cost thereof or the giving of any other consideration.".
Section 16 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the of section 16. deletion of paragraph (b) of subsection (3) and the substitution therefor
of the following-
"(b) where the Building Authority could have refused to give approval to plans of such building works under paragraph
(f) of subsection (1) of section 98.",
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12. Section 19 of the principal Ordinance is amended by-- (a) the insertion after the word "shall" in subsection (1) of the
following--
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save as provided by regulations, "; and
(b) the deletion of subsection (4).
Amendment
of section 19.
13. Section 20 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced Repeal and replacement by the following-
of section 20.
"Copstruction. and mala- teamt of private streets and accesa TondÊS.
20. (1) Every private street and access road shall be surfaced, channelled, sewered and drained to the satis- faction of the Building Authority and in compliance with regulations and lighted to the satisfaction of the Building Authority, and shall be maintained in good order to his satisfaction, by the frontagers.
(2) Where any private street or access road is not so surfaced, channelled, sewered, drained, lighted or maintain- ed in good order, the Building Authority-
(a) may by order in writing served on the froutagers require them to carry out, within such time as may be specified therein, such work as he considers
Decessary; or
(b) where, in the case of a private street, the public interest would, in his opinion, be better served if such work were carried out by him or under his direction, may, subject to the provisions of sub- section (3), carry out such work himself, notwith- standing that the frontagers may be willing to carry out such work.
(3) (a) Where, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) the Building Authority in- tends to carry out any work, he shall give notice of his intention to the frontagers.
(b) Any such frontager who wishes to object to the carrying out of such work by the Building Authority shall give notice of his objection, specifying the grounds thereof, within a period of fourteen days from the giving of the notice required by paragraph (2).
(c) The Building Authority shall not commence or authorize the commencement of such work until the expiration of the said period of fourteen days