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Maintenance
and lighting of private back streets.
Private
lanes.
must be provided on every floor with a window of at least ten square feet superficial area opening into such open space. The area of such window shall not be included in calculating the window area required by sub-section (a) of section 8 of Ordinance 15 of 1804:
0 feet wide.
Provided always that when the owners of a block of buildings agree to make and do make a lane opening at both ends upon a public thoroughfare and free from obstruction throughout both vertically and horizontally, the foregoing requirements shall be modified as follows:-- Houses not exceeding 40 feet in depth: a
lane not less than Houses exceeding 40 feet but not exceeding
50 feet in depth: a lane not less than... 8 feet wide. Houses exceeding 50 feet but not exceeding 60 feet in depth: a lane not less than..... Houses exceeding 60 feet in depth: a lane
not less than ......
13 feet wide.
And must be provided on every floor with a window of at least ten square feet superficial area opening into such open space.
The area of such window shall not be included in calculating the window area required by sub-section (a) of section 8 of Ordinance 15 of 1894.
(5.) In computing the depth of a domestic building for the purposes of this section the depth of the kitchen shall be included in the computation of such depth in every case except when such kitchen is separated from the principal room or rooms of such building by an open backyard of at least six feet in depth extending the entire width of the back of such building and unobstructed except by a bridge on each floor not more than three feet six inches wide.
9. Every street on private land, in the rear of domestic buildings, shall be and shall be kept concreted, channelled, drained, and may if the Director of Public Works thinks fit be provided with lighting apparatus by the Government, at the expense of the owners of the land abutting on such street, and the several owners of such land shall bear the cost of such concreting, channelling, draining and providing of such apparatus in proportion to the width of their respective land at the place where it abuts on such street, and the Government may recover such proportionate cost, together with interest thereon at the rate of eight per cent. per annum from the date of demand for payment of such proportionate cost made by the Director of Public Works from any such owner, by a suit in the name of the Director of Public Works in the Summary Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The cost of the illumination of such street shall, however, be borne by the Government.
All household refuse shall be regularly removed by the Government from every such street.
10. Every street on private land, upon which domestic streets and buildings front shall, if it does not fall within the provisions of the immediately preceding section of this Ordinance, be and be kept surfaced, channelled, drained, and may if the Director of Public Works thinks fit be provided with lighting apparatus by the Government, at the expense of the owners of the land abutting on such street, and the several owners of such land shall bear the cost of such surfacing, channelling, draining, and providing of lighting apparatus, in proportion to the width of their respective land at the place where it abuts on such street, and the Government may recover such proportionate cost, together with interest thereon at the rate of eight per cent. per annum from the date of demand for payment of such proportionate cost made by the Director of Public Works, from any such owner by a suit in the name of the Director of Public Works in the Summary Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The cost of the illumination of such street shall, however, be borne by the Government.
Time within
ations, &c. are to be made.
11.-(a.) In the case of any alterations to existing buildings being required for the purpose of complying with the provisions of section 7 of this Ordinance, a period of six months from the date of the coming into force of this Ordinance shall be allowed to the owner or owners of such buildings within which to make such alterations, and, in the event of any of such alterations not being made and completed within the said period of six months, such owner, or if there be more than one such owner, every such owner shall be liable upon summary conviction before a Magistrate to a fine of not exceeding ten dollars for each and every term of twenty-four hours beyond the said period of six months, during which any of the provisions of the said section 7 shall remain uncomplied with either wholly or in part.
(b.) In the case of any alterations to or removal of any cubicles or partitions being required for the purpose of complying with any of the provisions of this Ordinance, a period of three months from the date of the coming into force of this Ordinance shall be allowed to the owner or owners of the building in which such cubicles or partitions are situated to make such alterations or removal as aforesaid, and, in the event of any of such alterations or of any such removal not being made and completed within the said period of three months, such owner, or, if there be more than one such owner, every such owner shall be liable upon summary conviction before a Magistrate to a fine of not exceeding five dollars for each and every term of twenty-four hours beyond the said period of three months during which any of the provisions of this Ordinance with regard to any alteration to or removal of any cubicles or partitions shall remain uncomplied with either wholly or in part.
(c.) If upon the expiration of the respective periods of six or three months allowed under sub-sections (a) and (b) of this section, the alterations or removal referred to in such sub-sections have or has not been made and completed as directed in such sub-sections, then, in addition to the penalties that may be incurred by the owners under such sub-sections, it shall be lawful for a Magistrate in his absolute discretion to order the whole or any portion of any building or of any room containing a cubicle or partition to be forthwith closed by or under the direction of the Captain Superintendent of Police and to remain closed until the alterations or removal required by this Ordinance have or has been certified in writing by the Sanitary Board to have been made and completed to the satisfaction of the said Board. Any person found living in any building or room or portion thereof so closed as aforesaid, shall be deemed to have committed an offence against this Ordinance and shall be punishable accordingly.
12. It shall be lawful for a Magistrate in any case in which it is proved to his satisfaction that any mezzanine floor, cockloft, cubicle, partition or "ping fang" is not in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance to order, either in addition to or in substitution for any penalty specified in this Ordinance, the immediate demolition, removal, and destruction by any officer of the Sanitary Board of any such mezzanine floor, cockloft, cubicle, partition or "ping fang", or any portion thereof, and no compensation whatever shall be payable to any person in respect of any damage done to such mezzanine floor, cockloft, cubicle, partition or "ping fang" by such demolition, removal, and destruction.
13. Every act, failure, neglect, or omission whereby any requirement or provision of this Ordinance is contravened, and every refusal to comply with any of the requirements or provisions of this Ordinance, shall be deemed an offence against this Ordinance, and any owner of any premises, in connection with which omission, or refusal as aforesaid has occurred, shall be deemed to have committed an offence against this Ordinance and shall be punishable accordingly.
The secretary or manager for the time being of any company or corporation may be summoned and shall be held liable for any offence committed by such company or corporation against this Ordinance.
14. Every person and the secretary or manager for the time being of any company or corporation committing an offence against this Ordinance in respect of which no penalty is otherwise provided by this Ordinance shall be liable, upon summary conviction, to pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars and in default of payment thereof to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding one month, and in any case where in the opinion of the Magistrate the offence is likely to be continued, the Magistrate may require such person, secretary, or manager to comply with this Ordinance within such time
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(
Maintenance
and lighting of private back strects.
Private
lancs.
must be provided on every floor with a window of at least ten square feet superficial area opening into such open space. The area of such window shall not be included in calculating the window area required by sub-section (a) of section 8 of Ordinance 15 of 1804:
0 feet wide.
Provided always that when the owners of a block of buildings agree to make and do make a lane opening at both ends upon a public thoroughfare and free from obstruc tion throughout both vertically and horizontally, the foregoing requirements shall be modified as follows:-- Houses not exceeding 40 feet in depth: a
laue not less than Houses exceeding 40 feet but not exceeding
50 feet in depth: a lane not less than... 8 feet wide. Houses exceeding 50 feet but not exceeding 60 feet in depth: a lane not less than..... Houses exceeding 60 feet in depth: a lane
not less than ......
feet wide.
13 feet wide.
And must be provided on every floor with a window of at least ren square feet superficial area opening into such open space.
The area of such window shall not be in- cluded in calculating the window area required by sub- section (a) of section 8 of Ordinance 15 of 1894.
(5.) In computing the depth of a domestic building for the purposes of this section the depth of the kitchen shall be included in the computation of such depth in every case except when such kitchen is separated from the principal room or rooms of such building by an open backyard of at least six feet in depth extending the entire with of the back of such building and unobstructed except by a bridge on each four not more than three feet six inches wide.
9. Every street ou private land, in the rear of domestic buildings, shall be and shall be kept concreted, chen- nelled, drained, and may if the Director of Public Works thinks fit be provided with lighting apparatus by the Government, at the expense of the owners of the land abutting on such street, and the several owners of such land shall bear the cost of such concreting, channel- ling, draining and providing of such apparatus in pro- portion to the width of their respective land at the place where it abuts on such street, and the Government may recover such proportionate cost, together with interest thereon at the rate of eight per cent. per annum from the date of demand for payment of such proportionate cost made by the Director of Public Works from any such owner, by a suit in the name of the Director of Public Works in the Summary Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The cost of the illumination of such street shall, however, be borne by the Government.
All household refuse shall be regularly removed by the Government from every such street.
10. Every street on private land, upon which domestic streets and buildings front shall, if it does not fall within the pro- visions of the immediately preceding section of this Ordinance, be and be kept surfaced, chaunelled, drained, and may if the Director of Public Works thinks fit be provided with lighting apparatus by the Government, at the expense of the owners of the land abutting on such street, and the several owners of such land shall bear the cost of such surfacing, chanuelling, draining, and providing of lighting apparatus, in proportion to the width of their respective land at the place where it abuts on such street, and the Government may recover such proportionate cost, together with interest thereon at the rate of eight per cent. per annum from the date of demand for payment of such proportionate east made by the Director of Public Works, from any such owner by a suit in the name of the Director of Public Works in the Summary Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The cost of the illumination of such street shall, however, be borne by the Government.
Time within
ations, &e. are to be made.
11.-(a.) In the case of any alterations to existing which alter- buildings being required for the purpose of complying with the provisions of section 7 of this Ordinance, a period of six months from the date of the coming into force of this Ordinance shall be allowed to the owner or owners of such buildings within which to make such alterations, and, in the event of any of such alterations not being mude and completed within the said period of six months, such owner, or if there be more than one such owner, every snel owner shall be liable upon suinmary conviction before a Magistrate to a fine of not exceeding
tron dollars for each and every erin of twenty-four hours; beyoud the sail period of six months, during which any of the provisions of the said section 7 shall remain uncomplies with either wholly or in part.
(b. Tu the case of any alterations to or removal of any cubicles or partitions being required for the purpose of complying with any of the provisions of this Ordinance, a period of three months from the date of the coming into force of this Ordinance shall be allowed to the owner or owners of the building in which such enhicles or partitions are simated to make such alteratious or removal as aforesaid, and, in the event of any of such alterations or of any such removal not being made and completed within the said period of three months, such owner, or, if there be more than one such owner, every such owner shall be liable upon summary conviction before a Magistrate to a fine of not exceeding five dollars for each and every term of twenty- four hours beyond the said period of three months during which any of the provisions of this Ordinance with regard to any alteration to or removal of any cubicles or partitions shall remain uncomplied with either wholly or in part,
(.) If upon the expiration of the respective periods of Power to six or three months allowed ander sab-sections (4.) and close pre- (b) of this section, the alterations or removal referred to in mises. such sub-sections have or has not been made and com- pleted as directed in such sub-sections, then, in addition to the penalties that may be incurred by the owners under such sub-sections, it shall be lawful for a his absolute discretion to order the whole or any portion Magistrate in of any building or of any room containing a calicle or partition to be forthwith closed by or under the direction of the Captain Superintendent of Police and to remain closet until the alterations or removal required by this Ordinance have or has been certified in writing by the Sanitary Board to have been made and completel to the satisfaction of the said Board. Any person found living in any building or room or portion thereof so closed as aforesaid, shall be deemed to have committed an offence against this Ordinance and shall be pauishable accordingly.
12. It shall be lawful for a Magistrate in any case in Power to which it is proved to his satisfaction that any mezzanine order re- floor, cockloft, cubiele, partition or "ping fang" is not moval of in accordance with the provisions of this Urdinance to order, either in addition to or in substitution for any
illegal Structures. penalty specified in this Ordinance, the immediate demoli- tion, removal, and destruction by any officer of the Sauitary Board of any such mezzanine floor, cockloft, cubicle, par- tition or ping fang", or any portion thereof, and no compensation whatever shall be payable to any person in respect of any damage done to such mezzanine floor, cockloft, cubicle, partition or "pring fang" by such demo- lition, removal, and destruction.
13. Every act, failure, neglect, or omission whereby any Offences. requirement or provision of this Ordinance is contravened, and every refusal to comply with any of the requirements or provisions of this Ordinance, shall be deemed an offence against this Ordinance, and any owner of any premises, in connection with which omission, or refusal as aforesaid has occurred, shall be any such act, failure, neglect, deemed to have committed an offence against tlus Ordi- nance and shall be punishable accordingly.
The secretary or manager for the time being of any Liability of company or corporation may be summoned and shall be secretary or held liable for any offence committed by such company or manager of corporation against this Ordinance.
company.
14. Every person and the secretary or manager for the Penalties. time being of any company or corporation committing an offence against this Ordinance in respect of which no penalty is otherwise provided by this Ordinance shall be liable, upou summary conviction, to pay a fiue not exceed- ing fifty dollars and in default of payment thereof to impri- soument with or without hard labour for a term nor exceeding one month, and in any case where in the opinion of the Magistrate the offence is likely to be con- tinned, the Magistrate may require such person, secretary,
or manager to comply with this Ordinance within such time
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