Clause 18

by deleting the words “completion of the last inspection of the building” in the seventh line of subsection (2)(a) and substituting the words “date of the last notice”;

by deleting the words “completion of the last inspection of the building” in the seventh line of subsection (2)(b) and substituting the words “last notice”;

by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsections:“(3) Every owner of a building to which this Part applies shall, on receipt of a notice under subsection (1), cause the building to be inspected within the period specified in the notice and in the prescribed manner by a structural engineer appointed by the owner.(3A) Where a building comprising two or more flats is not subdivided and there are subsisting leases for those flats registered under the Registration of Deeds Act [Cap. 269] or the Land Titles Act [Cap. 157], the owners of those flats shall, on receipt of a notice under subsection (1), jointly appoint a structural engineer to inspect the building within such time as may be specified in the notice and in the prescribed manner.”;

by deleting the words “or the Building Authority under subsection (3)” in the second and third lines of subsection (4);

by deleting the words “under subsection (3)” in the first line of subsection (5);

by deleting the word “a” in subsection (5)(a) and substituting the word “the”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (5), the following subsection:“(5A) Where the report of the result of the inspection of a building prepared under subsection (5)(b) contains any measure or other building works recommended by the structural engineer to be carried out to ensure the structural stability or integrity of the building, the owner of the building shall, within such period as may be specified by the Building Authority, carry out such measure or building works as is recommended by the structural engineer in the report.”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (6), the following subsection:“(6A) Any owner of a building who fails to comply with subsection (3), (3A) or (5A) within the period specified in the notice under subsection (1) or within the period specified under subsection (5A), as the case may be, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day during which the offence continues after conviction.”.