ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1856.
Buildings and Nuisances.
2. The foundations of every wall of a house shall be of the depth of not less than twice the thickness of the wall at the lowest story of the said building; and the lowest course of every such foundation shall be of not less than twice the thickness of the wall at the said lowest story; and the height and thickness of the upper courses of such foundation shall diminish gradually towards the upper surface thereof.
3. The floors of any one house shall not approach nearer than nine inches' length towards the floors of any other house separated by a party wall from the house first-mentioned; And the space intervening between the said two floors shall be properly and substantially built up with bricks or stones as the case may be.
4. In the case of two or more houses separated from each other, or others, by one or more party walls, the external ends of the floors of the first and last of the said houses shall be carried to and terminate at the space of not less than nine inches from the outside of the external walls of the said first and last houses respectively.
5. The floors and roofs of houses or verandahs shall in all cases abut upon and rest against at least nine inches of solid brick or stone work, as the case may be.
3. It shall not be lawful for any person to commence or (in the case of any works, the progress whereof shall have been for a period exceeding three months suspended) to resume any works, until four days' written notice of the intention to commence or resume the same shall have been given unto the Surveyor General at his office by the person by or for whom such works are intended to be commenced, or resumed, and every such notice shall specify the material particulars of the said intended works, and any person commencing or resuming any works without having first given such notice as aforesaid to the Surveyor General, or before the expiration of four days from the giving thereof, shall for every such default forfeit and pay to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding fifty dollars nor less than ten dollars; except where any inevitable accident or emergency shall have occurred to make it necessary to commence or resume any works immediately, in which case only it shall be lawful to commence or resume the same, yet so as that written notice thereof and of the material particulars of such works shall within two days after commencing or resuming the same be given by the person by or for whom the same were so commenced or resumed unto the said Surveyor General at his office aforesaid.
4. In cases where any penalty shall have been incurred under the provisions of the section next immediately preceding, or where the Surveyor General shall be refused admittance to any tenement for the purpose of surveying or inspecting any works thereon or therein commenced, resumed, or in progress, the said works shall be liable to be abated as a nuisance.
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2. Foundations of walls of houses.
3. Floors in general.
4. Floors of outside houses.
5. Supports of floors and roofs.
4 days notice to be given before commencing or (in the case of works suspended for above 3 months) resuming works.
Penalty for every default. Except in case of inevitable necessity.
In which case notice to be given within two days after commencing or resuming the works.
Works to be liable in certain cases to be abated as a nuisance.
ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1856.
Buildings and Nuisances.
2. The foundations of every wall of a house shall be of the depth of not less than twice the thickness of the wall at the lowest story of the said building; and the lowest course of every such foundation shall be of not less than twice the thickness of the wall at the said lowest story; and the height and thickness of the upper courses of such foundation shall diminish gradually towards the upper surface thereof.
3. The floors of any one house shall not approach nearer than nine inches' length towards the floors of any other house separated by a party wall from the house first-mentioned; And the space intervening between the said two floors shall be properly and substantially built up with bricks or stones as the case may be.
4. In the case of two or more houses separated from each other, or others, by one or more party walls, the external ends of the floors of the first and last of the said houses shall be carried to and terminate at the space of not less than nine inches from the outside of the external walls of the said first and last houses respectively.
5. The floors and roofs of houses or verandahs shall in all cases abut upon and rest against at least nine inches of solid brick or stone work, as the case may be.
3. It shall not be lawful for any person to commence or (in the case of any works, the progress whereof shall have been for a period exceeding three months suspended) to resume any works, until four days' written notice of the intention to commence or resume the same shall have been given unto the Surveyor General at his office by the person by or for whom such works are intended to be commenced, or resumed, and every such notice shall specify the material particulars of the said intended works, and any person commencing or resuming any works without having first given such notice as aforesaid to the Surveyor General, or before the expiration of four days from the giving thereof, shall for every such default forfeit and pay to Her Majesty a sum. -not exceeding fifty dollars nor less than ten dollars; except where any inevitable accident or emergency shall have occurred to make it necessary to commence or resume any works immediately, in which case only it shall be lawful to commence or resume the same, yet so as that written notice thereof and of the material particulars of such works shall within two days after commencing or resuming the same be given by the person by or for whom the same were so commenced or resumed unto the said Surveyor General at his office aforesaid.
4. In cases where any penalty shall have been incurred under the provisions of the section next immediately preceding, or where the Surveyor General shall be refused admittance to any tenement for the purpose of surveying or inspecting any works thereon or therein commenced, resumed, or in progress, the said works shall be liable to be abated as a nuisance.
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2. Foundations of walls of houses.
3. Floors in general.
4. Floors of outside houses.
5. Supports of floors and roofs.
4 days notice to be given before commencing or (in the case of works suspended for above 3 months) resum- ing works.
Penalty for every default. Except in case of inevitable neces- sity.
In which case notice to be given within two days after com- mencing or re- suming the works.
Works to be lla ble in certain cases to be aba- ted as a nuisance.
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