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PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE. (Chapter 132).

CONSERVANCY (AMENDMENT) BY-LAWS 1969.

In exorcise of the powers conferred by sections 15 and 29 of the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance, the Urban Council has made the following by-laws-

1.

These by-laws may be cited as the Conservancy (Amend- Clution. ment) By-laws 1969.

2. By-law 5 of the principal by-laws is amended by deleting paragraphs (2) and (3) and substituting the following-

"(2) The owner, or, if the owner is absent from Hong Kong or cannot readily be found, the occupier of any premises or part of any premises in which a water closet or urinal is installed, shall provide at all times an adequate supply of water for flushing purposes.

(3) Where a compartment in any premises or part of any premises in which a water closet or urinal is installed is ventilated by a mechanical ventilating system, the owner, or if the owner is absent from Hong Kong or cannot readily be found, the occupier of the premises shall keep the ventilating system maintained at all times in good working order.".

3. By-law 10 of the principal by-laws is amended by in- serting the following paragraph after paragraph (1)—

"(1A) In any prosecution for the contravention of para- graph (2) of by-law 5 it shall be a defence if the owner or occupier of the premises satisfies the court that he had a reasonable excuse for failing to provide an adequate supply of water for flushing purposes.".

Made by the Urban Council this 4th day of February 1969.

Amendment of by-law 5.

(Cap. 132, sub. 168.5

Amendment of by-law 10.

Explandfory Note,

Secretary,

(This Note is not part of the by-laws, but is intended

to indicate their general purport).

By-law 2 amende by-law 5 of the principal by-lawa to provide that the duty of complying with the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3)