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Amendment of regulation 31.

Revocation and replacement of regulation 49,

8. Regulation 31 of the principal regulations is amended- (a) by deleting "scavenging lane" wherever it occurs and sub-

stituting therefor the following-

"service lane"";

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (3) by deleting "win- dow" in both places where it occurs and substituting therefor the following-

"prescribed window".

9. Regulation 49 of the principal regulations is revoked and replaced by the following-

"Building not to be

used for

domestic

purposch and for dangerous trade.

(CDL OBEN)

49. (1) No building shall be used both--

(a)

for domestic purposes; and

(b) for the manufacture or storage of such sub-

stances or articles as are classified as dan-

gerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Ordinance; or

(c) as a motor repair shop, or

(d) as a vulcanizing shop; or

(e) for automobile or carriage painting: or

(f) as a paint shop where paint or varnish is

manufactured or mixed: or

(g) as a dry cleaning establishment,

unless exempted by the Building Authority, who may prescribe such structural and other requirements as in his opinion are necessary.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), where a building is used for any of the purposes specified in sub-paragraphs (b) to (g) thereof, any part of such building, not exceeding 500 square feet in area, may be used as a residence for a caretaker or other person employed in comlexion with the mainte- nance of or provision of services for such building".

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Explanatory Note.

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

These regulations-

(a) provide for increasing the minimum height at which balconies

and canopies may be erected over roads and footpaths;

(b) are intended to give greater flexibility to the provisions relating

to the height of buildings which adjoin streets; and (c) make other minor amendments considered desirable in the light

of experience.

(Secretariat BL 1/741/52(V)

Council CHAMBER,

8th April 1969.

Clerk of Councils.