BUILDINGS ORDINANCE, 1955,
(No. 68 of 1955).
BUILDING (DEMOLITION WOrks) RegulatIONS, 1962.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 26 of the Buildings Ordinance, 1955, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations-
1. These regulations may be cited as the Building (Demolition Citation and Works) Regulations, 1962 and shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1962.
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2. There regulations apply to the demolition of a building or of Application, the substantial part of a building.
3. (1) Before the demolition is commenced, the authorized Duties of architect appointed in respect of the demolition works shall—
(a) cause all gas, electricity, water and other meters to be removed from the building and, save in so far as the same may be used in the demolition works, cause the supply of gas and electricity to the building to be disconnected; and
(b) cause any fitting attached to the building in connexion with any tramway service, system of street lighting, supply of elec- tricity or other service to be removed,
(2) Before commencing the demolition, the registered contractor appointed in respect of the demolition works shall-
(d) where a wall of the building abuts or fronts upon a street-
(i) erect along that wall, at the level of the first floor of the building above the level of the street, fans or catch platforms; (ii) erect fans or catch platforms at the level of such other floors of the building as may be necessary to prevent any ouisance from dust or danger from debris or materials; and (iii) erect dust screens to cover the whole of the wall so as to prevent any nuisance from dust:
(6) seal all sewer and drainage connexions; and
(c) remove all glazed sashes and doors from the building.
authorized architect and registered prior to commence-
contractor
ment of demolition.
4. (1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), before commencing Provisions
shoring, etc.
the demolition and at such times during the carrying out of the demoli- to tion works as may be necessary, such precautions as may be necessary shall be taken, by the provision of adequate shoring or otherwise, to