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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND FEBRUARY, 1889.

General or officer whom he may direct on his behalf may stop the continuance of building operations until such con- travention has been rectified. Every person in charge of the erection of a building shall provide, planks, ladders or other reasonable means of access to every part of such building to facilitate the inspection of the Surveyor General or his officers.

79. Whenever it shall be necessary for the Surveyor General or any officer whom he may direct on his behalf to enter any housse, building, or tenement, in the following cases, viz.

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1. Whilst any houses, buildings, or tenements are being constructed under the provisions of this Ordinance,

or

2. Where upon or after the completion of any houses, buildings, or tenements it is necessary for the Surveyor General to inspect such houses, build- ings or tenements for the purpose of ascertaining whether the requirements of this Ordinance have been carried out in relation to such construction

or

3. Where the Surveyor General has reasonable grounds for believing that within any houses, buildings, or teneinents there are works completed or being carried out in contravention of this Ordinance, and the owner or occupier shall refuse to allow such entry, the Surveyor, General or any officer specially deputed by him in writing for that particular purpose may give one day's notice to such owner or occupier, requiring to be permitted to enter the premises; and in case at the expiration of such notice, admittance shall be refused, it shall be lawful for the Surveyor General or for any officer so specially deputed by him as aforesaid to effect such entry, and to make such inspection, or to execute such work, as may be required for the purposes aforesaid, doing as little damage as may be, in the execution of the powers hereby granted.

Nuisances under this Ordinance.

80. The following shall be deemed nuisances under this Ordinance :-~~

1. Every verandah over land the property of the Crown, and every pier or wharf over a foreshore the property of the Crown, the owner whereof in each case, shall have neglected or refused to construct, reconstruct, repair, maintain, or occupy the same in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, or with the Rules and Regulations framed thereunder by the Governor in Council. 2. Every building or work whatsoever hereafter to be commenced, resumed, prosecuted, finished, or altered, in contravention of any Section of this Ordinance.

3. Every act, failure, neglect, omission or refusal, whereby any Section of this Ordinance is contra- vened.

4. Every building or work being in a ruinous and

dangerous condition.

5. Every unauthorized encroachment on, over,

under any land the property of the Crown.

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6. Every building erected or to be hereafter erected in contravention of any law of any inflammable material, and every building within the city of Victoria and the villages of Hongkong and Kow- loon whereof the roof contains any platform, superstructure, staging or framework of wood, mats, or other inflammable material,

Abatement of Nuisances.

81. In every case of a Nuisance under this Ordinance, the Surveyor General shall in the first instance serve a Notice in the form contained in Schedule E. to this Ordinance on the owner of the building or work in respect of which complaint is made and such Notice shall specify the nature of the Nuisance and the manner and the time in which it is to be abated, and in the case of refusal or neglect to comply with the requirements of such Notice, the Surveyor Gene- ral shall summons such owner before a Magistrate, who may make an Order directing such owner, whether he appear or not to the summons, to abate such Nuisance within a time to be fixed by such Magistrate.

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