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No. S. 87.-The following Bill is published for general infor- mation :-

(C.S.O. 4301/29).

A BILL

[No. 34/34-21.3.35.-6.]

INTITULED

An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to

the construction of Buildings.

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Buildings Ordin- Short title. ance, 1935.

Exemptions and Savings.

and works

2. The provisions of this Ordinance with reference to Government the construction of buildings and the carrying out of works buildings shall not apply in the case of buildings or works belonging exempt. to the Crown or to the Colonial Government or upon any land vested in any person on behalf of His Majesty's naval, military or air force services; but all the provisions of this Ordinance in relation to hoardings, scaffoldings, and verandahs, balconies and areas on or over or into unleased Crown land shall apply without exception to all buildings throughout the Colony.

3. Nothing herein contained shall vary or affect the Saving as rights or liabilities as between landlord and tenant under to tenancy contract between them.

any

contracts.

Interpretation.

4. In this Ordinance,

Inter- pretation.

owner.

(1) "Adjoining owner' means the owner or one of the Adjoining owners, and "adjoining occupier" means the occupier or one of the occupiers, of land, buildings, storeys or rooms adjoining those of the "building owner".

(2) "Author of a nuisance" means the person by whose Author of act, default, permission, or sufferance the nuisance arises or a nuisance, continues.

(3) "Authorised architect" means any individual whose Authorised name appears in the list of authorised architects hereinafter architect. provided for.

(4) "Balcony" means any stage, platform, oriel or other Balcony. similar structure projecting from a main wall of any building and supported by brackets or cantilevers.