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FIRE SAFETY (BUILDINGS) ORDINANCE

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PART I Preliminary
1.	Short title and commencement ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1715
2.	Purpose of Ordinance ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1715
3.	Interpretation ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1715
4.	Application of Ordinance ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1719
PART II Compliance with Fire Safety Measures
5.	Owner or occupier may be directed to comply with fire safety measures ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1721
6.	Magistrate may make fire safety compliance orders ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1725
7.	District Court may make orders prohibiting occupation of a building or part of a building ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1727
8.	Effect of prohibition order ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1731
9.	Offence in relation to the contravention of prohibition order ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1731
10.	Copy of prohibition order to be posted at entrances to affected building or part of a building ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1731
11.	Power to remove persons from building, etc. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1731
12.	Owner or occupier of building may request certificate of compliance ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1733
13.	Right to apply to District Court for revocation of prohibition order ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1733
14.	Registration of fire safety compliance order, etc. in the Land Registry ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1735
PART III Enforcement
15.	Authorized officers ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1737
16.	Power to enter a building, etc. and other powers of authorized officers ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1737
17.	Authorized officer may request information about ownership or occupation of building ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1739
18.	Offence to obstruct certain persons exercising or performing functions under this Ordinance ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1739
19.	Offences by persons concerned in management of body corporate ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	A1741