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Secretary to furnish authority granting

power of entry to

inspect for

over-

crowding.

Entry between midnight

and 6 a.m.

prohibited except

under

special permit.

Power of

magistrate

officer to enter and inspect premises.

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curtilage of his intention to enter the same for the purpose of opening up the ground surface thereof, may so enter, with such assistants as may be necessary, and open the ground sur- face of any such premises in any place or places he may deem fit, doing as little damage as may be. Should the material which has been used for covering such ground surface, and the nature and thickness thereof, be found satisfactory and in accordance with law, such ground surface shall be reinstated and made good by the Council at the public expense.

12. The Secretary shall, upon the requisition of a Health Officer, authorise in writing, in English and Chinese, one or more of the Inspectors to enter any domestic building at any hour between 6 p.m. and midnight for the purpose of ascertaining whether such building or any part thereof is in an overcrowded condition.

any

13. No Inspector shall, between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m., enter

the domestic building for purpose of ascertaining whether such building or any part thereof is in an overcrowded condition, without the written permission, in English and Chinese, of the Chairman of the Council.

14.-(1) If admission to premises for any of the pur- to authorise poses of this Ordinance is refused, any magistrate on complaint thereof on oath by any officer authorised by this Ordinance to enter and inspect premises (made after reasonable notice in writing of the intention to make the same has been given to the person having custody of the premises, if such person there be) may, by order under his hand, require the person having the custody of the premises to admit any officer entitled under this Ordinance to inspect the same during the hours pre- scribed by this Ordinance, and if no such person can be found the magistrate shall, on oath before him of that fact, by order under his hand, authorise any such officer to enter the premises during the prescribed hours.

Means of access to buildings from

scavenging lanes.

(2) After a magistrate's order has been obtained under this section, any officer authorised to inspect premises under this Ordinance may, if necessary, break into the premises named in the order.

(3) Any order made by a magistrate under this section. shall continue in force until the nuisance has been abated or the work for which the entry was necessary has been done.

15. (1) Every scavenging lane (or side street or open space used for scavenging where no scavenging lane is provided) may be used at any time by any public officer, and every such lane, street or open space may be used at any time by any authorised person as a means of approach to any build- ing to which such lane, street or space gives access for the purpose of inspecting, scavenging or cleansing any part of such building.

(2) If any open space appurtenant to a building is en- closed the communication door or gate shall be opened by the occupier whenever required by any authorised person for the purpose of inspecting, scavenging, cleansing, or the removal of nightsoil from any part of such building.