12. Erection of compartments, galleries, lofts, etc., in buildings or arcades
Feedback & supportAny person who erects or causes or permits to be erected in any building or arcade any partition, compartment, gallery, stall, loft, roof, ceiling, attic, mezzanine floor, or other structure without having previously obtained the consent in writing of the Building Authority shall be guilty of an offence.
building
“building” includes the whole or any part of any house, hut, shed, enclosure roofed or otherwise or any other structure whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise, and also any wall, shoring, fence, platform, staging, gate, post, pillar, paling, frame, hoarding, slip, dock, wharf, pier, jetty, landing-stage or bridge, or any structure, support or foundation connected to the foregoing;
In every such case the owner of the premises shall be deemed to have permitted the erection until the contrary is proved.
owner
“owner”, in relation to any premises, means the person for the time being receiving the rent of the premises whether on his own account or as agent or trustee for any other person or as receiver or who would receive the rent if the premises were let to a tenant and includes the person whose name is entered in the Valuation List authenticated under section 15 of the Property Tax Act;
The Building Authority may remove or cause to be removed any partition, compartment, gallery, stall, loft, roof, ceiling, attic, mezzanine floor or other structure which has been erected, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, without the consent in writing of the appropriate authority at the time of the erection.