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SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 23RD JULY, 1887. 877
77. Every person who shall erect a domestic buildin g shall not let the same or any portion thereof for occupation until such building shall have been previously examined by an Officer of the Board duly authorized by the Board, and certified by such officer as having been built in com- pliance with the entire provisions of this Ordinance. [and as being in every respect fit and proper for human habita- tion.]
78. Any person who shall not comply with the require- ments of Sections 81, 82 and 83 shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars or in default of payment to imprisonment not exceeding one month.
PART IX.
79. All reasonable expenses incurred by the Board in consequence of any default in complying with any Order or Notice issued under the provisions of this Ordi- nance shall be deemed to be money paid for the use, and at the requirement of the person on whom the said Order or Notice was made, and shall be recoverable from the said person in the ordinary course of law at the suit of the Secretary to the Board duly authorised by the said Board. 80. The provisions of the Crown Remedies Ordinance, 1875 shall apply to the recovery of all such expenses, and the certificate required by that Ordinance shall be signed by the Secretary.
81. Whoever assaults, obstructs, molests, or hinders any Member or Officer of the Board in the execution of the duties or exercise of the powers imposed or conferred upon him by this Ordinance, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Two Hundred dollars or to imprisonment not exceeding three months.
82. Every Notice issued by the Board shall be in the form contained in Schedule B to this Ordinance.
83. Every such Notice or Order may be served by any Officer or Servant of the Board by delivering the same to or at the residence of the person to whom it is addressed, and when addressed to the owner of any premises it may, if such owner cannot be found, be served by delivering the same to some person upon such premises, or if there be no person upon such premises who can be so served, by affixing the same to some conspicuous part of the premises.
84. Any person giving false evidence on oath or solemn affirmation in any enquiry held by the Board relative to the petition for the review of any Notice or Order issued by the said Board shall be guilty of an offence and shall in all respects be liable on conviction thereof before a competent Court, to the penalties provided by law against perjury.
Domestic buildings.
Punishments.
Reimburse- ment of expenses to the Board.
Recovery of expenses.
Assaulting Member or Officer of the Board.
Schedule B.
Manner of serving Notices.
False evidence.
85. Any person on whom there shall be served any Penalties. Notice issued by the Board under the provisions of this Ordinance and who shall fail within the time specified in such Notice to comply therewith, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Twenty-five dollars for every day during which such non-compliance shall continue.
86. Any person in whose possession there shall be found any food liable to seizure under Section 25 of this Ordi- nance shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding One Hundred dollars or to imprisonment not exceeding three months.
87. Any person or persons who shall in making appli- cation for registration or licensing of a Common Lodging- House, knowingly make any false statements regarding any of the particulars required to be stated in such applica- tion, shall on conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
88. Any person who shall contravene any provision of this Ordinance for which no special penalty is provided shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
89. All penalties imposed by this Ordinance or by any Bye-Laws thereunder may be recovered in a summary manner before a Magistrate at the suit of the Secretary.
90. Where proceedings under this Ordinance are com- petent against several persons in respect of the joint act or default of such persons, it shall be sufficient to proceed against one or more of them without proceeding against the others.
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