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CAP. 123]

[s. 2 cont.]

Buildings.

3 feet and which has not a clear space of 9 feet measured vertically above it; "cross wall" means any wall not exposed to the outer air other than a partition wall, used or constructed to be used for separation of one part of any building from another part of the same building;

"dangerous building" means a building in such a condition as to cause risk of injury either to the occupiers or users of such building or to the occupiers or users of any neighbouring building, or to passengers; "domestic building" means any building constructed, used, or adapted to be used, wholly or partly, for human habitation, but does not include any building where caretakers only, not exceeding two in number, pass the night;

"external air" means the air of any space which is vertically open to the sky and unobstructed and which (when measured from and at right angles to the external surface of a wall, or where there is a verandah or balcony when measured from the external surface of such verandah or balcony) has a dimension of not less than 13 feet throughout the extent of any window opening in such wall, and which (when measured parallel to the external surface of such wall, verandah or balcony and in a horizontal direction) has a dimension of not less than 7 feet;

"external wall" means an outer wall of any part of any building not being a party wall, even though adjoining to a wall of another building but does include any outer wall of a verandah projecting over a street; "factory" means any premises or place wherein or within the close or curtilage or precincts of which any machinery other than machinery worked entirely by hand is used in aid of any industrial undertaking carried on in such premises or place;

"floor" includes any horizontal platform forming the base of any storey, and every joist, board, timber, stone, brick, or other substance, connected with and forming part of such platform;

"hill-side" means the face of the natural hill, or the face of any scarp or retaining wall built to support the same, or any artificial filling in or terracing with earth behind such scarp or retaining wall, made with the

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CAP. 123] [s. 2 cont.] Buildings. 3 feet and which has not a clear space of 9 feet measured vertically above it; "cross wall" means any wall not exposed to the outer air other than a partition wall, used or constructed to be used for separation of one part of any building from another part of the same building; "dangerous building" means a building in such a condition as to cause risk of injury either to the occupiers or users of such building or to the occupiers or users of any neighbouring building, or to passengers; "domestic building" means any building constructed, used, or adapted to be used, wholly or partly, for human habitation, but does not include any building where caretakers only, not exceeding two in number, pass the night; "external air" means the air of any space which is vertically open to the sky and unobstructed and which (when measured from and at right angles to the external surface of a wall, or where there is a verandah or balcony when measured from the external surface of such verandah or balcony) has a dimension of not less than 13 feet throughout the extent of any window opening in such wall, and which (when measured parallel to the external surface of such wall, verandah or balcony and in a horizontal direction) has a dimension of not less than 7 feet; "external wall" means an outer wall of any part of any building not being a party wall, even though adjoining to a wall of another building but does include any outer wall of a verandah projecting over a street; "factory" means any premises or place wherein or within the close or curtilage or precincts of which any machinery other than machinery worked entirely by hand is used in aid of any industrial undertaking carried on in such premises or place; "floor" includes any horizontal platform forming the base of any storey, and every joist, board, timber, stone, brick, or other substance, connected with and forming part of such platform; "hill-side" means the face of the natural hill, or the face of any scarp or retaining wall built to support the same, or any artificial filling in or terracing with earth behind such scarp or retaining wall, made with the 462
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! { САР. 123] [s. 2 cont.] Buildings. 3 feet and which has not a clear space of 9 feet measured vertically above it; "cross wall" means any wall not exposed to the outer air other than a partition wall, used or constructed to be used for separation of one part of any building from another part of the same building; “dangerous building" means a building in such a condition as to cause risk of injury either to the occupiers or users of such building or to the occupiers or users of any neighbouring building, or to passengers; "domestic building" means any building constructed, used, or adapted to be used, wholly or partly, for human habitation, but does not include any building where caretakers only, not exceeding two in number, pass the night; "external air" means the air of any space which is vertically open to the sky and unobstructed and which (when measured from and at right angles to the external surface of a wall, or where there is a verandah or balcony when measured from the external surface of such verandah or balcony) has a dimension of not less than 13 feet throughout the extent of any window opening in such wall, and which (when measured parallel to the external surface of such wall, verandah or balcony and in a horizontal direction) has a dimension of not less than 7 feet; "external wall" means an outer wall of any part of any building not being a party wall, even though adjoining to a wall of another building but does include any outer wall of a verandah projecting over a street; "factory" means any premises or place wherein or within. the close or curtilage or precincts of which any machinery other than machinery worked entirely by hand is used in aid of any industrial undertaking carried on in such premises or place; "floor" includes any horizontal platform forming the base of any storey, and every joist, board, timber, stone, brick, or other substance, connected with and forming part of such platform; "hill-side" means the face of the natural hill, or the face of any scarp or retaining wall built to support the same, or any artificial filling in or terracing with earth behind such scarp or retaining wall, made with the 462 }
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САР. 123]

[s. 2 cont.]

Buildings.

3 feet and which has not a clear

space of 9 feet measured vertically above it; "cross wall" means any wall not exposed to the outer air other than a partition wall, used or constructed to be used for separation of one part of any building from another part of the same building;

“dangerous building" means a building in such a condition as to cause risk of injury either to the occupiers or users of such building or to the occupiers or users of any neighbouring building, or to passengers; "domestic building" means any building constructed, used, or adapted to be used, wholly or partly, for human habitation, but does not include any building where caretakers only, not exceeding two in number, pass the night;

"external air" means the air of any space which is vertically open to the sky and unobstructed and which (when measured from and at right angles to the external surface of a wall, or where there is a verandah or balcony when measured from the external surface of such verandah or balcony) has a dimension of not less than 13 feet throughout the extent of any window opening in such wall, and which (when measured parallel to the external surface of such wall, verandah or balcony and in a horizontal direction) has a dimension of not less than 7 feet;

"external wall" means an outer wall of any part of any building not being a party wall, even though adjoining to a wall of another building but does include any outer wall of a verandah projecting over a street; "factory" means any premises or place wherein or within. the close or curtilage or precincts of which any machinery other than machinery worked entirely by hand is used in aid of any industrial undertaking carried on in such premises or place;

"floor" includes any horizontal platform forming the base of any storey, and every joist, board, timber, stone, brick, or other substance, connected with and forming part of such platform;

"hill-side" means the face of the natural hill, or the face of any scarp or retaining wall built to support the same, or any artificial filling in or terracing with earth behind such scarp or retaining wall, made with the

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