CO129-545-8 Annual medical report 1932 2-11-1933 - 16-5-1934 — Page 272

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(2) The Building Authority shall within twenty- Building eight days of the submission of such plans notify the Authority person submitting the same or his architect or other to notify representative, if they are not in accordance with the

if plans requirements of this Ordinance, and if the Building regular. Authority does not within such period so notify, the building shown in such plans may be commenced in the same manner as if the approval of the Building Authority had been received: Provided that in the event of such plans having been withdrawn for altera- tion during such period of twenty-eight days by the person submitting the same, or his architect or other representative, the said period shall be calculated from the date of their final submission.

(3) If the Building Authority shall within such Amendment period of twenty-eight days notify the person sub- of plans. mitting the plans or his architect or other representa- tive of any matter in respect of which they are not in accordance with the requirements of this Ordin- ance, then if they are amended as required the Building Authority shall approve or disapprove within a period of fourteen days from the time the amended plans are deposited with him, and if he shall not signify his approval or disapproval within such period the building may be commenced in the same manner as if the approval of the Building Authority had been received.

(4) All plans or notices submitted to the Building Deposit Authority and not disapproved by him under sub- of plans. sections (2) or (3) shall be deposited in his office and filed there,

(5) Every material misrepresentation in any plan Misrepre- or notice so deposited, and every material divergence sentation in the work from such plan or notice unless it has in plans

punish- received the written approval of the Building Author- able. ity, shall be deemed to be a contravention of this Ordinance. In respect of any such divergence which is not so approved, every owner, architect, engineer, or clerk of works who knowingly condones such divergence, and every contractor employed in the building who carries out such divergence, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars in respect of every such diver- gence.

(6) In the case of any

contravention of sub- Power of section (5), a magistrate shall also have power to magistrate order the building or any portion thereof to be forth to require with altered or demolished so as to comply with the compliance requirements of this Ordinance and to the satisfaction ance. of the Building Authority.

with Ordin-

(7) In the case of any material misrepresentation in Misrepre- any plan or notice so deposited, the person who has sentation. signed such plan or notice shall upon summary con- viction be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars.

(8) In the event of a notice in writing having been Further given to the Building Authority and of plans having plans to be been submitted to him as required by sub-section (1), considered the Building Authority may refuse to receive any former only if further notice or any further plans in respect of the plans with- building to which the former notice and plans relate drawn. until he has received from the person by whom, or on whose behalf, the former notice or plans were given or submitted, or from his duly authorised agent, revocation in writing of the former notice or plans.

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(9) In this section, and in sections 126 to "building", includes "works", and "plan" includes "drawing", and "build" includes "carry on works".

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