Chapter Number and Title of Enactment

Chapter:

123Title:Buildings Ordinance
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Table of contents of enactment:
Cap 123 Long title
Cap 123 s 1Short title
Cap 123 s 2Interpretation
Cap 123 s 2ADesignation of specialized works
Cap 123 Part 1Authorized Persons, Registered Structural Engineers, Registered Geotechnical Engineers, Registered Inspectors and Registered Contractors*
Cap 123 s 3Registers of authorized persons, structural engineers, geotechnical engineers and inspectors#
Cap 123 s 4Appointment and duties of authorized person, registered structural engineer or registered geotechnical engineer
Cap 123 s 4AAppointment of prescribed building professionals: minor works commenced or carried out without approval and consent
Cap 123 s 4BDuties of prescribed building professional appointed or nominated in respect of minor works commenced under simplified requirements
Cap 123 s 5Appointment and powers of disciplinary board
Cap 123 s 5AAuthorized Persons', Registered Structural Engineers' and Registered Geotechnical Engineers' Disciplinary Board Panel and Registered Inspectors' Disciplinary Board Panel*
Cap 123 s 5AASecretary to the disciplinary board
Cap 123 s 6(Repealed 77 of 1994 s. 5)
Cap 123 s 7Disciplinary proceedings for authorized person, registered structural engineer, registered geotechnical engineer or registered inspector*
Cap 123 s 8Contractors Registration Committee
Cap 123 s 8ARegisters of contractors, etc.
Cap 123 s 8BApplication for registration as a contractor
Cap 123 s 8CRenewal of registration as a contractor
Cap 123 s 8DRestoring name to register of contractors
Cap 123 s 8EBuilding Authority to give reasons
Cap 123 s 8FEffective dates
Cap 123 s 8G(Repealed 15 of 2004 s. 14)
Cap 123 s 9Appointment and duties of registered contractors
Cap 123 s 9AAAppointment and duties of prescribed registered contractors: minor works
Cap 123 s 9AAppeals from Registration Committees
Cap 123 s 10(Repealed 43 of 1993 s. 3)
Cap 123 s 11Appointment and powers of disciplinary board
Cap 123 s 11AContractors' Disciplinary Board Panel
Cap 123 s 11AASecretary to the disciplinary board
Cap 123 s 12(Repealed 77 of 1994 s. 8)
Cap 123 s 13Disciplinary proceedings for contractors
Cap 123 s 13AAppeal against Building Authority's decision
Cap 123 Part 2Control of Building
Cap 123 s 14Approval and consent required for commencement of building works, etc.
Cap 123 s 14ABuilding Authority not deemed to consent if supervision plan not lodged
Cap 123 s 14AAApproval and consent not required for minor works
Cap 123 s 15Approval and consent deemed to be given unless refusal notified
Cap 123 s 16Grounds on which approval or consent may be refused
Cap 123 s 17Conditions may be imposed in certain cases
Cap 123 s 17AIncompatibility with sewage tunnel works
Cap 123 s 18Authority to erect shoring in certain cases
Cap 123 s 18AClaims for compensation
Cap 123 s 19Provision for urgent work
Cap 123 s 20Resumption of work suspended
Cap 123 s 21Occupation of new building
Cap 123 s 22Powers of Building Authority
Cap 123 s 23Building works, etc. to cease on order of Building Authority
Cap 123 s 24Order for demolition, removal, or alteration of building, building works (other than minor works commenced under simplified requirements) or street works*
Cap 123 s 24AOrder to cease or remedy dangerous works
Cap 123 s 24AAOrder for demolition, removal, or alteration of minor works commenced under simplified requirements
Cap 123 s 24BPriority demolition
Cap 123 s 24CNotice for demolition or alteration of building or building works
Cap 123 s 25Change in use of buildings
Cap 123 s 26Dangerous buildings
Cap 123 s 26ADefective buildings
Cap 123 s 27Closure Order
Cap 123 s 27ADangerous hillsides, etc.
Cap 123 s 27BDanger to buildings caused by abstraction of groundwater from wells
Cap 123 s 27CWater pipes, drains or sewers laid in slopes, etc.
Cap 123 s 28Drainage
Cap 123 s 28AGroundwater drainage works in scheduled area
Cap 123 s 28BAuthorization to carry out relevant works in case of objection etc. by persons whose property is affected
Cap 123 s 28CMagistrate's warrant
Cap 123 s 28DObligation to make good, and compensation for, damage
Cap 123 s 29Construction and maintenance of private streets and access roads
Cap 123 s 29AMaintenance of emergency vehicular access
Cap 123 s 30Openings to or from streets
Cap 123 Part 2AInspection and Repair of Building
Cap 123 s 30AApplication
Cap 123 s 30BObligation on owners to carry out prescribed inspection and prescribed repair in respect of buildings
Cap 123 s 30CObligation on owners to carry out prescribed inspection and prescribed repair in respect of windows
Cap 123 s 30DAppointment and duties of registered inspectors
Cap 123 s 30EAppointment and duties of qualified persons
Cap 123 s 30FDuties of registered general building contractors and registered minor works contractors
Cap 123 Part 3Miscellaneous and General
Cap 123 s 31Projections on or over streets
Cap 123 s 32Naming of streets and numbering of buildings
Cap 123 s 32ACarrying out of other works and provision of services
Cap 123 s 32BCost of abortive visit
Cap 123 s 33Recovery of costs and surcharge by Building Authority*
Cap 123 s 34Disposal of materials resulting from works carried out by Building Authority
Cap 123 s 35Service of notices and orders
Cap 123 s 36(Repealed 20 of 2008 s. 23)
Cap 123 s 36A(Repealed 20 of 2008 s. 23)
Cap 123 s 36B(Repealed 20 of 2008 s. 23)
Cap 123 s 36CPowers to make records of specified documents and copy records
Cap 123 s 36DDisposal of documents
Cap 123 s 36ESpecified document records to be treated as specified documents
Cap 123 s 36FMaking available specified document records to public through electronic networks
Cap 123 s 36GIssue, certification and inspection of copies, etc. of specified documents or specified document records
Cap 123 s 36HPower to certify copies, etc. of specified documents or specified document records
Cap 123 s 36IAdmissibility in evidence of copies, etc.
Cap 123 s 37Limitation of public liability
Cap 123 s 38Regulations
Cap 123 s 39Application of new regulations
Cap 123 s 39ATechnical memorandum
Cap 123 s 39BObstruction of owners¡¦ corporation
Cap 123 s 39CBuilding Authority shall not serve order under section 24 or notice under section 24C
Cap 123 Part 4Offences
Cap 123 s 40Offences
Cap 123 Part 5Exemptions
Cap 123 s 41Exemptions
Cap 123 s 42Building Authority's powers of exemption
Cap 123 Part 6Appeals
Cap 123 s 43Interpretation
Cap 123 s 44Appeals from decisions of Building Authority
Cap 123 s 45Appeal Tribunal Panel
Cap 123 s 46Secretary to the Appeal Tribunal
Cap 123 s 47Notice of appeal
Cap 123 s 48Appeal Tribunal
Cap 123 s 49Preliminary hearing
Cap 123 s 50Determination of appeal
Cap 123 s 51Power to award costs
Cap 123 s 52Representation
Cap 123 s 53Inspection
Cap 123 s 53AImmunity
Cap 123 s 53BOffences in respect of Appeal Tribunal
Cap 123 s 53CCase stated
Cap 123 s 53DChairman's power to determine procedure
Cap 123 Part 7Transitional Arrangements
Cap 123 s 53EInterpretation
Cap 123 s 53F(Omitted as spent¡XE.R. 2 of 2012)
Cap 123 s 53GPreservation of right of appeal and determination of pending applications
Cap 123 s 53HInclusion of certain registered professional engineers in geotechnical engineers' register
Cap 123 s 53IApplication for inclusion in geotechnical engineers' register without prescribed qualifications
Cap 123 s 53JTransitional provisions for other miscellaneous matters
Cap 123 Part 8Saving and Validation
Cap 123 s 54Saving
Cap 123 s 55Validation
Cap 123 Part 9
Cap 123 s 56Savings and transitional provisions relating to minor works
Cap 123 Sched 1(Repealed 77 of 1994 s. 13)
Cap 123 Sched 2PROVISIONS OF BUILDINGS ORDINANCE 1935 TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION
Cap 123 Sched 3FORM OF WARRANT
Cap 123 Sched 4DEPARTMENTS
Cap 123 Sched 5SCHEDULED AREAS
Cap 123 Sched 6FORM OF WARRANT
Cap 123 Sched 7Penalty Notice

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