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was being maintained. Such notice shall be effective notwithstanding any interaediate dealing with the said premises.

(5) The notice referred to in sub-section (4) may be given at any time by either the Board or the Colonial Secretary and shall be in the absolute discretion of the Board or the Colonial Secretary as the case may be.

(6) Any order of a magistrate under this section may be made against either the owner or the occupier of the premises on which the water closet or urinal is being maintained.

(7) Any order of a magistrate made under this section shall be a complete anthority to the person against whom it is made to remove the water closet or urinal in question.

(8) If the water closet or urial is not removed within such time as may be limited by the magistrate it shall be lawful for a magistrate, without prejudice to any penalty to which any person may be liable, to make an order empowering the Board and the Colo- nial Secretary and any person authorised by it or him to enter the premises and to remove the water closet or urinal in question; and all expenses incurred by the Board or the Colonial Secretary in causing such removal shall forth- with be paid by the person against whom the original order of removal was made, or failing him by the owner of the premises in question, without prejudice to any right of such person or owner to recover the amount of such expenses from any other person liable for the

same.

(9) In this section “urinal" means a water flushed urinal.

10. Section 180 of the principal Ordinance is amended of Ordinance by the addition of the following sub-section at the end No. 1 of 1903, thereof :-

s. 180.

(5) For the purpose of this section re-erection includes every alteration of a previously existing building in such a manner as to make the result- ing building a new building or in such a manner as to make the resulting building or any part thereof an exceptional building.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 23rd day of June, 1927.

E. W. HAMILTON,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.