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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 19, 1912.

occapier or agent; and the person signing such notice shall state whether he signs as lessee or owner and the per-

or occupier or agent,

son so signing or".

In s. 228 the proviso shall read as

follows:

"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 wherever practic- able".

S. 229 shall be divided into two sub- sections, of which sub-s. (1) shall commence with the words

"The following", and sub-s. (2) with the words "In respect of any", in which the words "of this section 17 are repealed, and for "shall be used” there shall be read "are used". S. 230 shall be divided into two sub- sections, of which sub-s. (1) shall commence with the words

"The competent authority", and sub-s. (2) with the words "Whenever the existence".

In s. 237 para. (12) shall be renumbered “(11)", and para. (11) shall be renum- bered "(12)" ending with "thereto"; and the remainder of para. (11) shall be a separate paragraph applicable to the whole section, which shall be as follows:-

"Provided always, that these rights.

shall be subject to this qualifica- tion, that any building which has been erected prior to the commen- cement of this Ordinance shall be deemed to be conformable with the provisions thereof if it be con- formable with the provisions of the Ordinances regulating build- ings before the commencement of this Ordinance."

In s. 239, for the words “ owner of a party wall or party structure " there shall be read 66

owner of the party fence wall, the party wall or party struc- ture, as the case

be". may In s. 240, the following is added as sub-s.

(13) "(13) In Part IV "architect" means "authorised architect", and "Part" means "Part of this Ordinance"; and the words "authorised before "architect" or "architects" and "of this Ordinance" after "Part" are repealed wherever they respectively occur in Part IV.

In s. 242 (2) after the word “ streng. thening" there shall be inserted “or that he requires such underpinning

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