Buildings.
special penalty is otherwise provided shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars. [155]
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secretary of
company.
164. Where a contravention of any of the provisions of Liability of this Ordinance is committed by any company, corporation manager of or firm, the secretary, manager, director or any partner thereof may be summoned and shall be held liable for such contravention and the consequences thereof.
[156]
against
persons.
165. Where proceedings under this Ordinance are Proceedings competent against several persons in respect of the joint act several or default of such persons, it shall be sufficient to proceed against one or more of them without proceeding against the others.
[157]
Special powers of magistrate.
166. It shall be lawful for a magistrate in any case in which it is proved to his satisfaction that any cockloft, partition, or shop-division 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 thereof or of any portion thereof by any officer deputed by the Building Authority and no compensation shall be payable to any person in respect of any damage done thereto by such demolition, removal and destruction.
[158]
167. (1) If admission to premises for any of the purposes of this Ordinance is refused, any magistrate on complaint thereof on oath by any officer authorized by this Ordinance to enter and inspect premises (made after reasonable notice in writing of the intention to make the same has been given to the person having custody of the premises, if such person there be) may, by order under his hand, require the person having the custody of the premises to admit any officer entitled under this Ordinance to inspect the same into the premises during the hours prescribed by this Ordinance, and if no such person can be found the magistrate shall, on oath before him of that fact by order under his hand, authorize any such officer to enter the premises during the prescribed hours.
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Power of
magistrate
to order illegal
removal of
structures.
Power of
magistrate
to authorize
officer to
inspect
premises.
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Buildings.
special penalty is otherwise provided shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars. [155]
[CAP. 123
secretary ог
company.
164. Where a contravention of any of the provisions of Liability of this Ordinance is committed by any company, corporation manager of or firm, the secretary, manager, director or any partner thereof may be summoned and shall be held liable for such contravention and the consequences thereof.
[156]
against
persons.
165. Where proceedings under this Ordinance are Proceedings competent against several persons in respect of the joint act several or default of such persons, it shall be sufficient to proceed against one or more of them without proceeding against the others.
[157]
Special powers of magistrate.
166. It shall be lawful for a magistrate in any case in which it is proved to his satisfaction that any cockloft, partition, or shop-division 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 thereof or of any portion thereof by any officer deputed by the Building Authority and no compensation shall be payable to any person in respect of any damage done thereto by such demolition, removal and destruction.
[158]
167. (1) If admission to premises for any of the pur- poses of this Ordinance is refused, any magistrate on complaint thereof on oath by any officer authorized by this Ordinance to enter and inspect premises (made after reason- able notice in writing of the intention to make the same has been given to the person having custody of the premises, if such person there be) may, by order under his hand, require the person having the custody of the premises to admit any officer entitled under this Ordinance to inspect the same into the premises during the hours prescribed by this Ordinance, and if no such person can be found the magistrate shall, on oath before him of that fact by order under his hand, authorize any such officer to enter the premises during the prescribed hours.
535
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Power of
magistrate
to order illegal
removal of
structures.
Power of to authorize enter and
magistrate
officer to
inspect
premises.
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