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Transitional provisions.

(3) A registered contractor who contravenes paragraph (a) of n gulation 6 or paragraph (2) of regulation 8 shall be guilty of an ofte and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of two thousare dollars and to imprisonment for six months.

(4) In the event of a contravention of regulation 5, 7, 10, IEα 12 or of paragraph (1) of regulation 4, paragraph (b) of regulation ( paragraph (1) or (3) of regulation 8 or paragraph (1) of regulation! the registered contractor appointed in respect of the demolition work shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary convictio to a fine of two thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six month

14. These regulations shall not apply to demolition works that in the course of being carried out at the commencement of these regul tions.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

31st July, 1962.

Explanatory Note.

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Clerk of Courts.

(This Note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general purport).

These regulations are designed to ensure, so far as practicable, that demal tion works are carried out in such a way as to be least likely to be conduci to accidents. Demolition work is inherently dangerous, and, although ther no statutory requirement to that effect at present, is normally carried out of by those who are skilled in the work. These regulations have three main aspeci They provide, firstly, for the taking of certain basic precautions (regulations 3. 6, 10, 11 and 12). "Secondly, they require the provision of such shoring, or altu native means, as may be nccessary to prevent the accidental collapse of a building which is being demolished or of any adjoining building (regulation 4). Think they provide that the whole of any demolition work must be specifically plus! under the supervision of an experienced person (regulation 8), and further pros that certain specified operations the carrying out of which is particularly likely l lead to an uncontrolled collapse must be carried out either under the direct supe vision of a competent foreman or by experienced workmen acting under ik general direction of a competent foreman (regulation 9).

With the exception of regulations 3 and 7 and paragraph (6) of regulation these regulations are based on the provisions of regulation 79 of the Build (Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulations, 1948, made under the Factories 1937 of the United Kingdom.

(Secretariat BL1/741/61)

BUILDINGS ORDINANCE, 1955.

(No. 68 of 1955).

BUILDING (PLANNING) (AMENDMENT) 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 (Planning) Citation and (Amendment) Regulations, 1962 and shall come into operation on the commence- Ist day of October, 1962,

ment.

2. The Building (Planning) Regulations, 1956, are amended by Amendment

of regulations (a) the deletion from paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 60, 60, 61, 62, paragraph (1) of regulation 61, paragraph (1) of regulation 62 63, 64, 65

and 66. and paragraph (1) of regulation 63 in each place where they

(G.N.A. occur therein of the words and commas "shoring, scaffolding. 37756). platforms" and the substitution therefor in each case of the following-

"covered walkways";

(b) the deletion from paragraph (3) of regulation 62 and from regulations 64, 65 and 66 in each place where they occur therein of the words and commas “shoring, scaffolding, platform" and the substitution therefor in each case of the following-

"covered walkway"; and

(c) the deletion from paragraph (4) of regulation 62 of the words and commas “. shoring, scaffolding or platform" and the sub- stitution therefor of the following-

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

31st July, 1962.

"or covered walkway".

Explanatory Note.

Clerk of Councils-

(This Note is not part of the regulations, bur is intended to indicare their general purport).

Part IX of the Building (Planning) Regulations, 1956 provides for the submission to the Building Authority of plans of hoardings, aboring, scaffolding. platforms and pantries to be used in connexion with building works or demolition