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Control of building plans and

commence- ment of work.

(Cap. 123.)

Ord. No. 66/74 MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (LAND RESUMPTION

AND RELATED PROVISIONS)

(d) state that any person entitled to compensation under this Ordinance may serve a written claim upon the Director.

(4) If the owner of the building does not comply with a notice given to him under subsection (1) any public officer authorized in that behalf by the Director may enter the building and the land surrounding it, together with such other persons as he thinks necessary, and remove the object or structure described in the notice or cause it to be removed by those other persons.

(5) An object or structure removed under subsection (4) shall, whether or not it was erected or maintained in contravention of any Ordinance, be forfeited to the Crown free from the rights of any person and may be disposed of as the Director thinks fit.

(6) In this section "owner" means the person holding the land direct from the Crown under a Crown lease.

15. (1) Notwithstanding the Buildings Ordinance, in any case where he is of the opinion that any building works or the commencement of any building works would be incompatible with any works or proposed or likely works for the construction, main- tenance or improvement of the railway or with the operation thereof, the Building Authority may to such extent as is neces- sary to avoid such incompatibility—-

(a) refuse to give his approval to any plan or to consent to

the commencement of the building works;

(b) withdraw any approval which he has or is deemed to have given to any plan or any consent to the commence- ment of the building works;

(c) in the case of piling works, excavation works or founda-

tion works-

(i) require the amendment of any plan showing such works; or

(ii) impose conditions on the giving of approval of plans showing such works or consent to commence such works.

(2) The carrying out of any building works-

(a) contrary to any refusal, or following a withdrawal, of approval or consent under subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b); or (b) otherwise than in accordance with any plan amended under subsection (1)(c)(i) or condition imposed under subsection (1)(c)(ii),

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