PART I. 66 Building Act.-1923. a building from a public way leading to premises in other occupation. An external fire escape stairs shall not be deemed a separate entrance when doors opening on to such stairs are capable of being opened from the inside only: Party wall" means a wall built to be used as a separation of two or more buildings, or a wall forming part of a building built upon the dividing line between adjoining premises for their common use: "Public building" means a building or any part thereof either permanently or occasionally used for the assemblage of persons in large numbers or used, or constructed or adapted to be used, as a public theatre, public hall, public concert room, public ball-room, public lecture-room, public library, or public exhibition-room, or as a public place of assembly, or used, or constructed or adapted to be used, for any like purpose: "Reinforced concrete " means a concrete in which steel is embodied in such a manner that the two act in unison in resisting stresses: "Roadway" in relation to any street or way, means and includes the whole space open for traffic, whether carriage traffic and foot traffic, or carriage or foot traffic only: 66 66 Shop front" means such portion of the structure of a shop on the ground storey as abuts or faces a street or way, and is not in the nature of a wall supporting a wall or portion of a wall above: Square" applied to the measurement of any area means the space of one hundred square feet: Storey" means the space or distance or portion of a building included between the underside of the floor-joists of any floor and the underside of the floor-joists of the floor next above it, or the underside of the tie beam, or collar tie, or half the vertical height of the rafters above, as the case may be; but a gallery shall not be deemed to divide a wall or building into storeys: "Street" means and includes any highway, road, bridge, lane, footway, square, court, alley, or passage, whether a thoroughfare or not, used by the public or to which the public are permitted to have access, and a part of any such highway road, bridge, lane, footway, square, court, alley, or passage: Street alignment means the line of demarcation between any street or way or part thereof and any land abutting thereon: "Surveyor" means any building surveyor appointed by the Council and includes any deputy surveyor appointed by the Council: Building Act.-1923. "This Act" includes regulations under this Act, and also includes "Topmost storey" means the uppermost storey in a building, as a street. ments. PART 1. 6. (1) The Acts mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act shall, Repeal of enactto the extent stated in such Schedule, be repealed with respect to any particular Municipality or District, or portion of a Municipality or District, upon this Act coming into force in such Municipality, District, or portion: Provided that in any case where only portions of this Act so come into force, such repeal shall extend only to such portions of the said Acts as deal with the matters dealt with in the portions so coming into force. remain in force. (2) All by-laws and regulations not inconsistent with this Act, By-laws under and all orders, consents, conditions, and notices duly made, given, repealed Acts to imposed, or issued under any enactment so repealed shall, so far as applicable for the purpose of this Act, be of the same validity and effect as if they had been made, given, imposed, or issued under this Act; and all such by-laws and regulations shall remain in force until the same are revoked, altered, or varied by by-laws or regulations duly made under the provisions of this Act: Provided that any such by-laws or regulations shall be deemed to be revoked by any by-laws or regulations inconsistent therewith duly made under the provisions of this Act. officers. (3) Officers appointed under any enactment so repealed shall con- Saving of existing tinue in office in like manner as if this Act had not been passed subject, however, to the same powers of dismissal as if they had been appointed under this Act. (4) Where in any Act or document any enactment so repealed References in Acts or documents to repealed or any provision thereof, is mentioned or referred to, such Act or Acts to be read as document shall, with any necessary modifications, and so far only referring to this Act. as the circumstances of the case permit, be read as if this Act or the corresponding provision of this Act were therein mentioned or referred to instead of such repealed Act or such provision thereof. 7. Sections 287, 288, 289, 290, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, and Certain provisions of paragraph XII. of section 504 of the Municipal Corporations Act, Corporations Act not Municipal 1923, shall not apply in any Municipality to which this Act applies. to apply. PART Building Act.-1923. PART II. Builders to furnish plans. PART II. BUILDERS TO FURNISH PLANS, AND TO COMPLY 8. (1) Every person who intends to erect, construct, or alter any building shall, before commencing such erection, construction, or alteration, give to the Council notice in writing of such intention, which shall be delivered or sent to the surveyor at his office, and shall at the same time deliver or send to the surveyor at his office complete plans and working drawings of the erection, construction, or alteration of such building, which shall be drawn to a scale of not less than one inch to every eight feet, and shall show the position, elevation, form, and dimensions of the building, and the several parts thereof, or of any alteration therein, and of every water closet, and all other appurtenances, and in the case of an iron or steel skeleton frame building, all the calculations of the stresses. (2) Such person shall at the same time deliver or send to the surveyor at his office (a) a plan of the land upon which such building is proposed to be erected or constructed or, in the case of a building already erected, of the land upon which the same is erected; and (b) a plan of the lands intended to be used in connection therewith; and (c) where any plan of subdivision has been prepared relating to any such land or lands, a true copy of such plan of subdivision. (3) Such person shall at the same time deliver or send to the surveyor at his office a statement in writing signed by him setting out the purpose or purposes for which such building and lands are intended to be used, and such building when erected or altered (as the case may be) and such lands shall not, without the written consent of the Council first had and received and subject to any conditions or provisions imposed by the Council when granting such consent being fully complied with, be used for any other purpose whatsoever. (4) Such person shall at the same time deliver or send to the surveyor at his office a specification in writing for the erection, construction, or alteration of such building, and of the materials which it is intended to use in such erection, construction, or alteration, and of the intended mode of drainage. (5) Such person shall at the same time deliver or send to the surveyor at his office a block plan of the site of such building, which shall be drawn to a scale of not less than one inch to every forty feet, and shall show the position of the buildings and appurtenances Building Act.-1923. appurtenances on the land immediately adjoining, the width and level of the street or way in front and of the street or way (if any) at the rear of such building, and the level of the lowest floor of such building and of any yard or open space belonging thereto. (6) A complete copy of such plans, working drawings, and specifications shall be filed with the surveyor for permanent record in all cases required by him. (7) No person shall commence to erect, construct, or alter any building, or shall erect, construct, or alter any building, until the plans and specifications have been approved in writing by the surveyor. (8) No person shall, without the written consent of the surveyor, erect, construct, or alter any building the plans and specifications of which have been approved by the surveyor except in accordance with the plans and specifications as so approved. PART II. 9. (1) The Council shall consider each application and the plans, Duty of Council drawings and specifications accompanying it, and may, subject to with regard to plans. the provisions of this Act, approve or approve subject to conditions or disapprove the same: Provided that 1. the application, plans, drawings and specifications may at 11. the Council shall not approve unless it is satisfied that a (2) The Council shall give notice to the applicant of its approval or approval subject to conditions or disapproval within thirty days after service of the application. (3) In the case of an approval subject to conditions or of a disapproval, the reasons therefor shall be indicated in the notice. to be furnished. 10. (1) No person shall erect, construct, or alter any portico, Plans of street veranawning, verandah, or balcony over any street or way, or any show- dahs and showcases case on the outside of any building abutting on any street or way, unless complete plans thereof have first been submitted to the surveyor and approved of by him. (2) No person shall, without the written consent of the surveyor, erect, construct, or alter any portico, awning, verandah, or balcony, or any showcase, the plans of which have been approved by the surveyor, except in accordance with the plans as so approved. 11. Every person who erects any building for use as a dwelling- Bathroom to be prohouse, or alters any building for use as a dwelling-house, shall vided in dwellingprovide therein a bathroom in which there shall be a bath not less than five feet in length. 12. No houses. PART II. Stable not to be Building Act.-1923. 12. No person shall, without the consent of the Council, erect erected near dwelling or construct any stable, or alter or convert any building for the house. Builders to comply with requirements of Act. Persons demolishing or removing buildings to give notice. Requirements to be complied with by persons demolishing or removing buildings. Buildings not to be altered so as not to conform to Act. purpose of the same being used as a stable, unless the same is distant at least twenty-five feet from every dwelling-house. 13. Every person who erects, constructs, or alters any building shall, in carrying out such erection, construction, or alteration, comply with the requirements of this Act. 14. Every person who intends to demolish or remove any building or any substantial part thereof shall give the Council notice in writing of such intention, which shall be delivered or sent to the surveyor at his office, and shall afford the surveyor free access to such work for the purpose of inspection. 15. Every person demolishing or removing any building or any part thereof shall comply with following requirements: (1) He shall demolish or remove storey after storey : (2) He shall not place any material upon the floor or floors of such building, in such manner or in such quantity as to endanger the safety of the building: (3) He shall lower all material to the ground immediately upon displacement, unless otherwise permitted by the surveyor: (4) He shall not demolish or remove or pull down any external wall or any part thereof abutting on any street between the hours of eight o'clock in the morning and six o'clock in the evening, unless permitted so to do by the surveyor: (5) He shall, for the purpose of preventing or lessening the diffusion of dust, play water by means of a hose or other reasonable means upon all displaced material. 16. It shall not be lawful, without the consent in writing of the Council given on the recommendation of the surveyor, to make London Building Act, any alteration of any building in such manner that when so altered it will, by reason of such alterations, not be in conformity with the provisions of this Act applicable to new buildings. 1894, s. 207. When remainder of party or external wall to be taken down. Ibid., s. 208. Additions to and alterations of buildings. lbid, s. 209. 17. Where a party or external wall not in conformity with this Act has been taken down, burnt, or destroyed to the extent of onehalf thereof or more (measured in superficial feet), every remaining portion of the old wall not in conformity with this Act shall either be made to conform therewith or be taken down before the rebuilding thereof. 18. Every addition to or alteration of a building and any other work made or done for any purpose in, to, or upon a building (except that of necessary repair not affecting the construction of any external or party wall) shall, so far as regards such addition or alteration or other work, be subject to the provisions of this Act relating to new buildings. 19. (1) Until |