### Buildings Ordinance 《建築物條例》

13A. Appeal against Building Authority’s decision
(1) An applicant for registration, renewal of registration or restoration of his name to a register who is dissatisfied with a decision of the Building Authority may appeal to a judge of the Court of First Instance.
(2) On an appeal the judge may confirm, reverse or vary the decision of the Building Authority.
(3) The practice for the appeal is subject to any rules of court made under the High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4).
(4) (Repealed 16 of 2011 s. 15)(Added 54 of 1996 s. 14. Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)

14. Approval and consent required for commencement of building works, etc.
(1) Save as otherwise provided, no person shall commence or carry out any building works or street works without having first obtained from the Building Authority—
(a) his approval in writing of documents submitted to him in accordance with the regulations; and
(b) his consent in writing for the commencement of the building works or street works shown in the approved plan. (Amended 68 of 1993 s. 6)
(2) Subject to section 28B(4), neither the approval of any plans nor the consent to the commencement of any building works or street works shall be deemed— (Amended 41 of 1982 s. 3)
(a) to confer any title to land;
(b) to act as a waiver of any term in any lease or licence; or
(c) to grant any exemption from or to permit any contravention of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any other enactment.
(Replaced 44 of 1959 s. 4)

14A. Building Authority not deemed to consent if supervision plan not lodged
(1) The Building Authority is not deemed to have consented under section 15, if the authorized person has not lodged a supervision plan for the building works or street works.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply where the Building Authority does not require a supervision plan.
(3) The person preparing a supervision plan must comply with the technical memorandum current at the time of lodging the supervision plan.
(4) The person preparing a supervision plan is responsible for the content of the supervision plan.
(Added 54 of 1996 s. 15)

14AA. Approval and consent not required for minor works
Section 14(1) does not apply in respect of minor works commenced under the simplified requirements.
(Added 20 of 2008 s. 16)

### Buildings Ordinance 《建築物條例》

15. Approval and consent deemed to be given unless refusal notified
(1) Where an application is made in the specified form for the Building Authority to approve plans or to consent to the commencement of building works or street works, he shall be deemed to have given his approval or consent, as the case may be, unless within the period prescribed by the regulations he has notified his refusal to give his approval or consent, as the case may be, in writing setting out the grounds for such refusal, and where one of such grounds is that further particulars and plans are required, he shall specify such plans and particulars. (Amended 68 of 1993 s. 7)
(2) The grounds set out for any refusal to approve plans shall not be treated as being exhaustive, and no such refusal shall be construed as implying any approval of any part of such plans.
(Added 44 of 1959 s. 4)

### Buildings Ordinance 《建築物條例》

30A. Application
This Part does not apply to a domestic building not exceeding 3 storeys in height.

### Buildings Ordinance 《建築物條例》

30F. Duties of registered general building contractors and registered minor works contractors
A registered general building contractor or registered minor works contractor appointed to carry out a prescribed repair must ensure the part of the building for which the contractor is appointed to carry out the prescribed repair has been rendered safe.

### Buildings Ordinance 《建築物條例》

32. Naming of streets and numbering of buildings
(1) The Building Authority may affix to or paint or cause to be affixed to or painted on any building which fronts or abuts on any street the name of such street.
(2) The Building Authority or Commissioner of Rating and Valuation may by an order in writing served on the owner of any building which fronts or abuts on any street require such building to be marked with the number allocated by, and in such manner as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Rating and Valuation for the purpose of distinguishing such building. (Amended 44 of 1959 s. 14; 91 of 1990 s. 5)
(3) No person shall obscure or deface any street name or building number.

32A. Carrying out of other works and provision of services
In any case where under this Ordinance the Building Authority is authorized to carry out or cause to be carried out works (in this section referred to as the principal works

32B. Cost of abortive visit
In any case where under this Ordinance the Building Authority is authorized to carry out or cause to be carried out works and access to the works is denied, refused or not available he may recover the cost of any abortive visit from the person liable for the cost of the works under this Ordinance had the works been carried out.
(Added 42 of 1992 s. 5)

### Buildings Ordinance 《建築物條例》

34. Disposal of materials resulting from works carried out by Building Authority
Where the Building Authority has carried out or caused to be carried out works under this Ordinance he may dispose of any materials resulting from such work.
(Added 23 of 1969 s. 8. Amended 72 of 1980 s. 12; 57 of 1987 s. 7)

35. Service of notices and orders
(1) Any notice, order or certificate required to be served under this Ordinance may be served by serving a copy— (Amended 16 of 2011 s. 22)
(a) personally; or
(b) by registered post addressed to the last known place of business or residence of the person to be served; or
(c) by leaving the same with an adult occupier of the premises or land to which the notice or order relates or by posting the same upon a conspicuous part of such premises or land: (Amended 72 of 1980 s. 13)
Provided that in addition to or in substitution for any such method of service the publication in the Gazette of any such notice or order together with the available particulars of the person to whom it is addressed shall be deemed to be good service.
(2) A certificate purporting to be signed by a person who states in that certificate that the person has effected service under subsection (1) is evidence of the facts stated in the certificate relating to that service. (Added 16 of 2011 s. 22)

36C. Powers to make records of specified documents and copy records
The Building Authority or a person authorized by the Building Authority may—
(a) make a record in the form of—
(i) a paper document;
(ii) a microfilm; or
(iii) an electronic record,
of any specified document;
(b) convert a record in the form of a paper document or a microfilm made under paragraph (a) into an electronic record; or
(c) make a copy of a record made under paragraph (a) or (b).
(Added 20 of 2008 s. 24)

36D. Disposal of documents
Where it is not necessary or desirable to maintain a specified document in the form in which it was submitted to or approved by the Building Authority, the document may be destroyed or disposed of after a specified document record of it is made.
(Added 20 of 2008 s. 24)

36E. Specified document records to be treated as specified documents
A specified document record is to be treated for all purposes as the specified document from which the specified document record is made.
(Added 20 of 2008 s. 24)