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CAP. 263] Verandahs and Balconies

{lnclosure for Office Accommodation).

CHAPTER 263. /·.

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VERANDAHS AND BALCONIES
(INCLOSURE FOR OFFICE ACCOMMODATION).
34 of 1947. To authorize the Director of P'llblic Works to grant permits
for the inclosure of verandahs and balconies over
unleased Crown land or streets for certain purposes.
[1st August, 1947.]
Short title. 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Verandahs and
Balconies (Inclosure for Office Accommodation) Ordinance.
Power of
Director
2. (I) It shall be lawful for the Director of Public
of Public
Works to
Works by writing under his hand to authorize any person
grant per- to inclose any verandah or balcony over unleased Crown
mits for
inclosure of
verandahs
land or over any street or any part of such verandah or
and bal- balcony.
conies for
office accom- (2) Any such authorization shall be given solely for
modation.
the purpose of using such verandah or balcony or any
part thereof for use as office accommodation and may be
given subject to such conditions as the Director of Public
\Vorks in his discretion may deem fit to impose.
(3) Every such authorization shall be valid only until
this Ordinance shall cease to have effect or until such earlier
date (if any) as may be therein specified: Provided always
that if at any time during the validity of such authorization
the building, structure or erection to which it relates is used
for ·any purpose other than office accommodation or if there
is any breach of any condition imposed by the Director
of Public vVorks under subsection (2) then the said building,
structure or erection shall be deemed to be a nuisance
(Cap. 123.) within section 142 of the Buildings Ordinance, and may be
dealt with and punished in such manner as is provided for
in the said Ordinance.

Provisions
of conflicting
3, Such of the provisions of the following Ordinances
Ordinances
suspended.
as may conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are
suspended during the operation of this Ordinance-
(a) The Buildings Ordinance;
(16 of 1936.) (b) The Public Health (Sanitation) Ordinance, 1935.
Duration. 4, This Ordinance shall cease to have effect on the
31st day of December, 195 r.

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