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(4) In cases of emergency the Building Authority may carry out or cause to be carried out such work as may appear to him to be necessary

either without notice to the owner, or before or after such notice, and so far as it is in the opinion of the Building Authority attributable to such emergency the cost thereof shall be recoverable from the owner. The decision of the Building Authority that the particular case is one of emergency shall be final and binding on all persons.

(5) This section shall apply to any building works as it does to any building with the following modifications---

(a) any reference in this section to the owner of any building shall, in the case of building works, mean-

(i) in the case of completed works, the owner thereof;

and

(ii) in any other case, the person for whom the works are being carried out or his agent;

(b) any order of the Building Authority under this section may, where the building works are appurtenant to any building, be extended to that building; and

(c) subsection (2) shall be construed as relating to any building to which the building works are appurtenant. (Added 9 of 1983, s. 2)

27. (1) Upon the application of-

(a) the Building Authority, where he is of the opinion that-

(i) any building is dangerous or liable to become dangerous; or

(b)

(ii) any building should be closed in order to enable any works, which he is empowered to carry out or cause to be carried out under this Part, to be carried out without danger to the occupiers or to the public; or (Replaced 59 of 1983, s. 3)

the owner-

(i) where a notice has been served upon him by the Building Authority requiring closure of a building under section 26; or

(ii) where the Building Authority has supplied a certificate to him showing that a building should be closed in order to enable building works to be carried out without danger to the occupiers or to the public.

the District Court shall on being satisfied that notice has been given in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) make a Closure Order: (Amended 35 of 1969, Schedule)

Provided that nothing in paragraph (b)(ii) shall entitle an owner to carry out any building works which would result in a contravention of Part I of the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance.

LU159/90

Closure Order.

(Cap. 7.)