902
Closure of premises.
Ordering demolition, structure.
No. 10.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1901
Special Powers of Magistrate.
93.-(1.) It shall be lawful for a Magistrate, in his absolute discretion, to order the whole or any portion of any building, or of any room containing a cubicle or partition, to be forthwith closed by or under the direction of the Captain Superintendent of Police and to remain closed until the alterations or removal required by sections 55 and 70 have or has been certified in writing by the Board to have been made and completed, to the satisfaction of the Board.
(2.) Any person who is found living in any building or portion thereof so closed as aforesaid shall be deemed to have acted in contravention of this Ordinance and shall be punishable accordingly.
94. It shall be lawful for a Magistrate, in any case in which it is proved to his satisfaction that any mezzanine floor, cockloft, cubicle, partition, or "ping fung" is not in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, to order, either in addition to or in substitution for any penalty specified in this Ordinance, the immediate demolition, removal and destruction by any officer of the Board of such mezzanine floor, cockloft, cubicle, partition or "ping fung" or any portion thereof, and no compensation whatever shall be payable to any person in respect of any damage done to such mezzanine floor, cockloft, cubicle, partition, or "ping fung" by such demolition, removal, and destruction.
Mode of giving certificate, etc., and effect thereof as evidence.
Exclusion of New Territories.
Certificates.
95.-(1.) Any certificate or written permission of the Board under this Ordinance or any by-law may be given under the hand of the Secretary or such other officer as the Board may appoint in that behalf.
(2.) Every such certificate and permit shall for all purposes be prima facie evidence of the matters therein stated.
Application of the Ordinance.
96. This Ordinance shall not apply to any part of the New Territories except New Kowloon, unless and until the Governor, by Order-in-Council notified in The Gazette, otherwise directs.
New Kowloon.
Exclusion of Hill District from certain sections.
Restriction on ss. 72 and 73.
97. The provisions of sections 55, 56, 70, 71, 80, 85, 86, 93, and 94 shall not apply to the Hill District.
98. The provisions of sections 72 and 73 shall not apply to any domestic building existing on the 29th day of December, 1894, unless such building is situated within the City of Victoria, or at Kowloon Point, Hunghom, Yaumati (including so much of Kowloon as lies to the south of a line drawn from the Pumping Station at Yaumati through the Police Station at Hunghom to the boundary of War Department land).
902
Closure of premises.
Ordering
demolition,
structure.
No. 10.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1901
Special Powers of Magistrate.
93.-(1.) It shall be lawful for a Magistrate, in his absolute disc tion, to order the whole or any portion of any building, or of any room containing a cubicle or partition, to be forthwith closed by or under the direction of the Captain Superintendent of Police and to remain closed until the alterations or removal required by sections 55 and 70 have o has been certified in writing by the Board to have been made and com- pleted, to the satisfaction of the Board.
(2.) Any person who is found living in any building or portion thereof so closed as aforesaid shall be deemed to have acted in contraven tion of this Ordinance and shall be punishable accordingly.
94. It shall be lawful for a Magistrate, in any case in which it is etc., of illegal proved to his satisfaction that any mezzanine floor, cockloft, cubicle, partition, or "ping fung" is not in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, to order, either in addition to or in substitution for any penalty specified in this Ordinance, the immediate demolition, removal and destruction by any officer of the Board of such mezzanine floor cockloft, cubicle, partition or "ping fung" or any portion thereof, and no compensation whatever shall be payable to any person in respect of any damage done to such mezzanine floor, cockloft, cubicle, partition, or "p'ing fung" by such demolition, removal, and destruction.
Mode of giving certi-
ficate, etc., and effect thereof as evidence.
Exclusion of New Terri-
Certificates.
95.-(1.) Any certificate or written permission of the Board under this Ordinance or any by-law may be given under the hand of the Secretary or such other officer as the Board may appoint in that behalf.
(2.) Every such certificate and permit shall for all purposes be prima facie evidence of the matters therein stated.
Application of the Ordinance.
96. This Ordinance shall not apply to any part of the New Territories tories, except except New Kowloon, unless and until the Governor, by Order-in
Council notified in The Gazette, otherwise directs.
New Kow-
loon.
Exclusion of Hill District from certain sections.
Restriction on
ss. 72 and 73.
97. The provisions of sections 55, 56, 70, 71, 80, 85, 86, 93, and 94 shall not apply to the Hill District.
98. The provisions of sections 72 and 73 shall not apply to any application of domestic building existing on the 29th day of December, 1894, unless such building is situated within the City of Victoria, or at Kowloon Point, Hunghom, Yaumati (including so much of Kowloon as lies to the south of a line drawn from the Pumping Station at Yaumati through the Police Station at Hunghom to the boundary of War Department
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