CO129-554-9 Buildings Ordinance 1935 15-4-1935 - 15-4-1935 — Page 60

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Director of Public Works may stop or divert traffic.

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nuisances defined.

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Stoppage or diversion of traffic.

125. The Director of Public Works shall have power, on his being satisfied of the necessity therefor, to temporarily stop or divert or partially stop or divert the traffic along any street, or to block up or occupy or partially block up or occupy such street, for the purpose of carrying out any works of whatsoever nature: Provided that, if the traffic in a street is stopped or diverted, or a street is blocked up, notice to the public shall be given, whenever practicable.

Building nuisances.

126. (1) The following shall be deemed to be nuisances under this Ordinance :-

1. Any verandah, balcony, area or structure which is not in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.

2. Any unauthorised encroachment on, over or into any land not under lease from the Crown.

3. Any building or works whatsoever hereafter com- menced, carried on, resumed, altered or completed in con- travention of any of the provisions of this Ordinance.

4. Any structure erected or maintained in contraven- tion of the provisions of this Ordinance.

5. The use in any building or works of any defective materials or of any materials contrary to the requirements of this Ordinance.

6. Any failure to supply, or any inadequate or defective provision of drain, draintrap, water flushed sanitary appliance or fitting, ventilating pipe, sub-soil drainage or cesspool accommodation.

7. Any act, failure, neglect, omission or refusal whereby any provision of this Ordinance is contravened.

8. Any act, failure, neglect, omission or refusal whereby any condition or term attached to the grant of any modification of or exemption from any provision of this Ordinance is contravened.

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(2) In respect of any offence against paragraph 5 of sub-section (1), every person who as architect, engineer, or clerk of works, specifies or condones the use of improper defective materials or, as contractor, makes use of improper or defective materials and also the owner of any building or works on which any such improper or defective materials are used, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, and to a further fine not exceeding fifty dollars a day for every day that the nuisance remains unabated.

Abatement of nuisances.

127.—(1) The competent authority to deal with nuisances under this Ordinance shall be, unless the context otherwise requires, the Building Authority or any officer deputed by him in that behalf.

(2) Whenever the existence of a nuisance under this Ordinance is brought to the attention of the competent authority as hereinbefore defined, such authority may at his

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