213787-1934-Supplementary-Draft-Bill--Buildings — Page 9

Certificate

of authorised architect required on completion of repairs &c. to existing building.

Schedule D.

Adequate supervision by authorised architects.

Penalty for failure to exercise

adequate supervision.

Misrepre- sentation in plans, certificates or notices.

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owner or agent to give such notice within such time as aforesaid shall render such owner or agent liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.

If on inspection the Building Authority or an officer deputed by him considers that the building has been made safe he may order all work to be stopped until such time as proper plans have been submitted to and approved by the Building Authority and any owner, agent, architect, engineer or contractor who fails to observe such order shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars.

(4) On the completion of any repairs, alterations or additions to any existing building the authorised architect who supervised such repairs, alterations or additions shall furnish his certificate to the Building Authority stating that the same have been completed in accordance with the approved plans. Such certificate shall be in the form contained in Schedule D. Failure to furnish the Building Authority with such certificate within one week after the date of completion of work shown on the approved plan shall render the authorised architect liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten dollars per day in respect of each day of his default.

(5) Adequate supervision in and throughout the carrying on of works shown on any plans approved by the Building Authority shall be exercised by the authorised architect who has signed such plans: Provided that if at any time prior to the completion of such works the supervision thereof be transferred or changed to another authorised architect the latter shall exercise adequate supervision of such work and shall also if required by the Building Authority furnish fresh plans for his approval,

Notice in writing of any such transfer or change of supervision shall be given to the Building Authority immediate- ly after the date of such transfer or change by both the authorised architect whose duty it was to supervise the work up to date of such transfer or change and also by the authorised architect to whom the supervision has been transferred or changed. Failure on the part of an authorised architect to furnish such notice to the Building Authority within two days after the date of such transfer or change shall render such architect liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten dollars per day in respect of each day of his default.

Failure on the part of an authorised architect to exercise adequate supervision in and throughout the carrying on of any work which it is his duty to supervise shall render him liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars.

(6) (a) Every misrepresentation of a material fact in any plan, certificate or notice submitted or furnished to the Building Authority shall be deemed a contravention of this Ordinance and the person who has signed any such plan, certificate or notice shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars.