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Amendment

of section 13A.

5.

Provided that, if the court by which the order was made is of the opinion that the nature of the fire hazard is such as to require immediate abate- ment, the court may, notwithstanding that the appeal is pending, authorize the Director imme- diately to abate the hazard, so, however, that-

(i) if the appeal is allowed, the Director shall pay to the person against whom the order was made the amount of any damage sustained by him by reason of the abatement of the hazard by the Director; aud

(ii) if the appeal is dismissed or abandoned the Director may

recover from such person the expenses incurred by him in abating the hazard. (1) () Any property removed by the Director in ubating, or doing what is necessary to prevent the recurrence of, a fire hazard may be sold by public auction, or. if the Director thinks the circum- stances of the case require it, may otherwise be sold, or may be disposed of without sale.

(b) The money arising from the sake of any property under this subsection may be retained by the Director and applied in payment of the expenses incurred by him in connexion with the abatement of the fire hazard and the surplus, if any, shall be paid, on demand, to the owner of the property.".

Section 13A of the principal Ordinance is amended-

(a) by the deletion of subsection (1) and the substitution therefor

of the following-

"(1) Where it appears to the Governor that a member is or has been-

(a) maintaining a standard of living above that which is

commensurate with, or

(b) in control of pecuniary resources in excess of.

his official emoluments, the Governor may, after consultation with the Attorney General, direct that such member be notified in writing by the Director of the grounds on which the allega- tions against him are based, and be called upon to give an explanation in writing before a date to be specified."; and (b) by the deletion from subsection (4) of the words "the Director"

and the substitution therefor of the following-

"the chairman of the Tribunal".

6. The principal Ordinance is amended by the addition, after Addition of section 19, of the following new section-

"Provision and main- legance of fire caca pas,

(G.NA. 37/56).

19A. (1) Every building which has a storey the floor of which is more than thirty-five feet above the level of the street or ground surface adjoining any part of the building shall be provided in every such storey, with cither-

(a) adequate free and unobstructed means of escape therefrom leading to the roof of the building and to the street or ground surface adjoining the build- ing, or

(b) such other means of escape in the event of fire as

the Director may require:

Provided that this subsection shall not apply to a building constructed and maintained to a standard not less than that laid down by regulations 34, 35, 36 and 37 of the Building (Planning) Regulations, 1956.

(2) The owner of any building to which subsection (1) applies who fails to provide a means of escape in accord- ance with subsection (1) or who fails to maintain and keep such means of escape so provided in good condition, order and repair shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars.".

new section 19A..

The Third Schedule to the principal Ordinance is amended Amendment

7.

by the insection, after the word "stoppage", where the same occurs in of Third Schedule. item (iii) of sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of Part I and in item (ii) of sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph (1), and item (i) of sub- paragraph (4) of paragraph (2), of Pari II, of the following-

"or deferment".

8. The principal Ordinance is amended by the addition, after the Addition of Fifth Schedule, of the following new Schedule-

"SIXTH SCHEDULE.

FORM 1.

FIRE SERVICES ORDINANCE, 1954. (Section 7A(2)).

Warrant to effect entry in premises.

D. 7ACIJ

WHEREAS application has been made by or on behalf of the Director of Fire Services to me, Č.D., a magistrate/justice of the peace of the Colony of Hong Kong, for authority to enter certain premises

(here insert description of premises), and whereas I, C.D., am satisfied by information on oath that there is reasonable ground for entry to such premises and that

(here insert ground on which warrant is issued):

new Sixth

Schedule.