### Buildings Ordinance 《建築物條例》

36F. Making available specified document records to public through electronic networks
The Building Authority or a person authorized by the Building Authority may make a specified document record available for inspection by any person through the Internet, an intranet or a similar electronic network.
(Added 20 of 2008 s. 24)

36G. Issue, certification and inspection of copies, etc. of specified documents or specified document records
(1) The Building Authority or a person authorized by the Building Authority, may, on the payment of the prescribed fee, issue to a person a copy, a print or an extract of or from a specified document or a specified document record, to facilitate the ascertaining by that person of any matter mentioned in subsection (4).
(2) The Building Authority or a person authorized by the Building Authority, may, on the payment of the prescribed fee, issue to a person a copy, a print or an extract of or from a specified document or a specified document record, that is certified under section 36H, to facilitate the ascertaining by that person of any matter mentioned in subsection (4).
(3) The Building Authority or a person authorized by the Building Authority, may, on the payment of the prescribed fee, make available for inspection—
(a) at any reasonable time, a specified document or a specified document record, at a place specified by the Building Authority or by a person authorized by the Building Authority; or
(b) a specified document record by the means mentioned in section 36F, 
to facilitate the ascertaining by any person of any matter mentioned in subsection (4).
(4) The matters referred to in subsections (1), (2) and (3) are—
(a) matters relating to the construction of any building or the carrying out of any building works or street works;
(b) whether a building, building works or street works have been completed or carried out in compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance or any other enactment; and
(c) any other matter that the Building Authority considers appropriate to be made available in the interest of the public.
(Added 20 of 2008 s. 24)

36H. Power to certify copies, etc. of specified documents or specified document records
The Building Authority or a public officer authorized by the Building Authority may certify a copy, a print or an extract of or from a specified document or a specified document record as a true copy, print or extract of or from the specified document or the specified document record.
(Added 20 of 2008 s. 24)

### Buildings Ordinance 《建築物條例》

36I. Admissibility in evidence of copies, etc.
(1) A copy, a print or an extract of or from a specified document or a specified document record that purports to be a true copy, print or extract of or from the specified document or the specified document record, is admissible in evidence in criminal or civil proceedings before any court on its production without further proof if it is certified under section 36H.
(2) The court before which the certified copy, print or extract is produced shall, unless there is evidence to the contrary, presume that—
(a) the certification or signature is made by the Building Authority or a public officer authorized by the Building Authority; and
(b) it is a true copy, print or extract.
(3) Nothing in this section—
(a) affects any claim of the Government to withhold the original of any specified document or a specified document record on the ground that its production would be contrary to the public interest; or
(b) affects the admissibility of any evidence which would be admissible apart from the provisions of this section.
(Added 20 of 2008 s. 24)

37. Limitation of public liability
(1) No liability shall rest upon Government or upon any public officer by reason of the fact that any building works are carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance or that such building works or the plans thereof or materials therefor are subject to inspection or approval by a public officer, nor shall anything in this Ordinance make it obligatory for the Building Authority to inspect any building, building works or materials or the site of any proposed building to ascertain that the provisions of this Ordinance are complied with or that plans, certificates, forms, reports, notices and other documents submitted to him are accurate. (Amended 16 of 2011 s. 23)
(2) No matter or thing done by the Building Authority or by any public officer acting under his direction shall if it were done bona fide for the purpose of executing this Ordinance subject him or such public officer personally to any action, liability, claim or demand whatsoever.
(3) Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall exempt any person from any proceeding by way of mandamus, injunction, prohibition or other order unless it is expressly so enacted.
(Amended 31 of 1966 s. 102)

### Buildings Ordinance 《建築物條例》

39. Application of new regulations
(1) Any regulations made under this Ordinance may provide that where plans of building works or street works are submitted to the Building Authority within such period from the coming into operation of the regulations as may be prescribed therein, he may approve any such plans which comply with the provisions of the law before the coming into operation of such regulations and may give consent to the commencement of the works shown therein; and the provisions of subsection (2) shall apply to such works and to any building which may be erected or any street or access road which may be formed, constructed or laid out in consequence thereof.
(2) Where at the date of the coming into operation of any regulations made under this Ordinance any building works or street works are being carried out or consent to their commencement has been given the provisions of the law prior to the coming into operation of such regulations shall apply to such works:
Provided that in the exercise of his powers under section 20 the Building Authority may require compliance with such regulations coming into operation since the giving of his consent to the commencement of the works in respect of which he is exercising such powers.
(Added 44 of 1959 s. 19. Amended 43 of 1993 s. 9)

### Buildings Ordinance 《建築物條例》

39B. Obstruction of owners’ corporation
(1) A person who has been notified by an owners’ corporation of a building that an order or notice has been served on the owners’ corporation under any provision of this Ordinance in relation to any common parts of the building must not— (Amended 16 of 2011 s. 26; 24 of 2012 s. 14)
(a) obstruct a person employed or engaged by the owners’ corporation in the carrying out of any inspection, investigation, works or other action that is required for the purpose of complying with the order or notice; or
(b) refuse to allow a person employed or engaged by the owners’ corporation access to or the use of any premises, which is reasonably necessary for the carrying out of any inspection, investigation, works or other action that is required for the purpose of complying with the order or notice. (Amended 16 of 2011 s. 26)
(1A) A person who has been notified by an owners’ corporation of a building that an order or notice has been served on the owners’ corporation under any provision of this Ordinance in relation to any common parts of the building must not refuse to contribute to the cost of the inspection, investigation, works or other action that is required for the purpose of complying with the order or notice. (Added 16 of 2011 s. 26. Amended 24 of 2012 s. 14)
(2) In this section, owners’ corporation (業主立案法團) means a corporation registered under section 8 of the Building Management Ordinance (Cap. 344). (Replaced 16 of 2011 s. 26)
(Added 15 of 2004 s. 30)(Format changes—E.R. 2 of 2012)