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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12тH JUNE, 1897.
No. 8 or 1897.
An Ordinance to enable the Government to pro- vide suitable Latrine accommodation for the Public.
Short title.
Interpreta- tion.
Application by Sanitary
Board for a Public Latrine.
Notification
of intention
10 ereet
Latrine.
Objections.
Resolution of
the Legisla
tive Council
where objee tion is made,
or suit to he brought in certain ensOS.
LS
WILLIAM ROBINSON,
Governor.
[10th June, 1897.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Commeil thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Government Latrine Ordinance, 1897.
2. The expression "Public Latrine“ as used in this Ordinance shall include any latrine to which the public are admitted, on payment or otherwise.
3. When, in the opinion of the Sanitary Board, addi- tional Public Latrine accommodation is required in any locality, the Sanitary Board may apply in writing through its Secretary to the Governor through the Colonial Secretary specifying the site (upon Crown land) upon which it desires the erection of a Publie Latrine, and the accommodation to be provided by such Latrine,
If such application shall be approved of by the Governor a Notification shall be published, in English and Chinese, in three successive numbers of the Gazette, specifying the site and that the Government proposes to erect thereon a Public Latrine.
4. If any owner or occupier of property in the immediate vicinity of such site objects to such erection, such objection must be sent in writing to the Colonial Secretary so as to reach his office not later than one week after the publica- tion of the last of such notifications.
Such objection must state the reasons and specify the property with regard to the ownership or occupation of which such objection is made and the interest therein of the objector.
5. If such objection is so duly made and is not with- drawn, the Government shall not be entitled to claim the immunity conferred by section 6 of this Ordinance, unless, after such objection has begu considered, a Resolution of the Legislative Council is passed approving of the site and the erection thereon of such Latrine.
No injunction
6. Where such Resolution as is mentioned in the pre- to be granted ceding section has been passed or where no objection has been so duly made or has been withdrawn, no injunction shall be granted against the erection, continuance or use of such Latrine nor shall any suit be brought for damages or compensation in respect of such ervction, continuance or use. Existing Go. 7. The immunity with regard to injunctions and suits, vernment Pu- conferred by section 6 of this Ordinance, is, hereby, extend- blic Latrines, ed to all the Government Public Latrines existing at the time of the commencement of this Ordinance, as fully as if the Resolution in the said section referred to had been passed in their case.
Board to con-
8. The Sanitary Board shall have the control and frol Latrines, management of all Latrines erected under the provisions of Saving of
this Ordinance, or protected thereby and any bye-laws Bye-laws. relating to Public Latrines, which are now in force or may hereafter be made under the provisions of sub-section 5 of section 13 of Ordinance 21 of 1887, shall apply to all Government Public Latrines including any which may be erected under the provisions of this Ordinance,
Saving clause.
9. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall, in any way, be deemed to derogate from any existing rights or powers of the Government,
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 31st day of May, 1897.
J. G. T. Be¢KLE,
Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excelleney the Governor, the 10th
day of June, 1897.
J. II. STEWAart LockharT,
Colonial Secretary.
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