### Building (Oil Storage Installations) Regulations 《建築物(貯油裝置)規例》

9. Restriction on use of tanks found to be defective
(1) Where it appears to the Building Authority that a tank in any oil storage installation is unfit for use or ought not in his opinion to be used for the storage of petroleum products, he may serve or cause to be served upon the licensee a notice in writing—
(a) requiring the licensee to empty the tank;
(b) prohibiting the continued use of the tank or restricting the use thereof subject to any conditions specified in the notice. (L.N. 37 of 1983)
(2) A notice under this regulation may contain such directions and other requirements relating to the storage of petroleum products in the oil storage installation specified in the notice as the Building Authority may think fit.
(3) In the event of a failure to comply with a notice given under paragraph (1) the Building Authority may seize, remove and detain any petroleum products stored in the oil storage installation. (L.N. 37 of 1983)
(4) For the purpose of giving effect to any of the powers conferred by this regulation, the Building Authority, and any person authorized by him in writing may—
(a) enter, inspect and examine any place, building or oil storage installation, and any part thereof, at all times by day and by night;
(b) if he is of the opinion that an emergency exists or upon giving notice in writing of an intention to enter, forcibly enter any place, building or oil storage installation in order to seize and remove any petroleum products stored in an oil storage installation. (L.N. 37 of 1983)
(L.N. 349 of 1993)

10. Restriction on repairs, alterations or additions
(1) Except in the case of emergency, no person shall carry out any repairs, alterations or additions or cause or permit such works to be carried out to an oil storage installation or its associated works without the written authorization of the Building Authority.
(2) An application for authorization under paragraph (1) shall be made in writing to the Building Authority who may require the applicant to submit plans showing the proposed alterations or additions.
(3) In the case of emergency, the licensee of an oil storage installation may, without the authorization of the Building Authority, cause to be carried out to the installation or its associated works any repairs, alterations or additions necessary to reduce the risk of environmental pollution, fire and explosion but shall, as soon as possible after the commencement of the works of the repairs, alterations or additions, give written notice thereof to the Building Authority.
(L.N. 41 of 1993)

### Building (Oil Storage Installations) Regulations 《建築物(貯油裝置)規例》

10A. Endorsement of alterations or additions
(1) Where any alterations or additions to an oil storage installation or its associated works have been carried out during the period for which a licence is in force, the licensee shall—
(a) make a written application to the Building Authority for endorsement of the alterations or additions on the licence; and
(b) return the licence to the Building Authority with that application.
(2) The Building Authority shall not make the endorsement referred to in paragraph (1) unless—
(a) the alterations or additions to which the endorsement relates have been carried out in accordance with the Ordinance and, where plans of the alterations or additions have been approved by the Building Authority, conform to such plans;
(b) such alterations or additions have been constructed in accordance with regulation 3 and tests have been carried out which show that such alterations or additions have been so constructed; and
(c) the operation instructions for the modified installation or associated works are satisfactory for the purpose of minimising the risk of environmental pollution, fire and explosion.
(L.N. 41 of 1993)

11. Leaking tanks to be reported
Where the licensee of any oil storage installation has reason to believe that any tank in the installation is leaking, he shall—
(a) report the circumstances to the Building Authority in writing; or
(b) in the case of emergency, take suitable remedial measures forthwith to prevent oil spillage and to reduce the risk of environmental pollution, fire and explosion and immediately report the circumstances to the Building Authority in writing. (L.N. 41 of 1993)

### Building (Oil Storage Installations) Regulations 《建築物(貯油裝置)規例》

12. Offences
Any person who—
(a) contravenes any of the provisions of regulation 5, 6A(1), 6B, 10(1) or (3) or 10A(1);
(b) being a licensee, fails to cause to be carried out any inspection required to be carried out by regulation 8 or fails to deliver to the Building Authority any certificate of inspection required to be delivered to him by that regulation;
(c) being a licensee, fails to take suitable remedial measures in compliance with regulation 11(b);
(d) fails to comply with any notice served on him by the Building Authority under these regulations or to do or omit to do any act required by such notice to be done or omitted by such person within the time specified in that behalf in the notice;
(e) wilfully causes or permits to be caused any oil spillage at any oil storage installation which—
(i) pollutes or is likely to pollute the environment outside the perimeter of such installation and its associated works; or
(ii) increases or is likely to increase the risk of fire and explosion;
(f) knowingly misrepresents any material fact, or supplies any particulars which he knows or has reason to believe are false, in respect of any plan, form, notice or operation instructions under these regulations,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
(E.R. 5 of 2021)

### Building (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing, Drainage Works and Latrines) Regulations 《建築物(衞生設備標準、水管裝置、排水工程及廁所)規例》

1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Building (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing, Drainage Works and Latrines) Regulations.

### Building (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing, Drainage Works and Latrines) Regulations 《建築物(衞生設備標準、水管裝置、排水工程及廁所)規例》

12. Waste pipes
(1) Save as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) waste pipes shall discharge in the open air—
(a) over or into a suitable channel within 1 m of a properly trapped gully; (L.N. 294 of 1976)
(b) into a gully, above the level of the water therein; or
(c) into a suitable hopper head.
(2) Waste pipes from lavatory basins may discharge—
(a) into a suitable drainage channel immediately below the lavatory basins, if such drainage channel discharges into a trapped gully; or
(b) into a common waste pipe, if the common waste pipe discharges through a trap and has adequate means of access for cleaning.
(3) Subject to the provisions of regulation 25(3), waste pipes may be connected to a soil pipe.

13. Materials for soil fitments
Every soil fitment shall be constructed of glazed earthenware, enamelled fire clay or other approved material.

14. Construction of watercloset fitments
(1) Every watercloset fitment, other than a squatting type fitment, shall be of such shape, capacity and mode of construction as to retain a sufficient quantity of water and to receive normal deposits of excrement into such water without undue soiling of the sides of the fitment.
(2) Every watercloset fitment, other than a squatting type fitment, shall be provided with a hinged seat or a suitable seat rim or inset.
(L.N. 361 of 1980)

15. Construction of trough waterclosets
The channel of a trough watercloset shall be not longer than 5 m and shall have an even fall towards the outlet trap of not less than 1 in 30.
(L.N. 294 of 1976)

16. Construction of urinal channels
The channels of every stall and trough urinal shall have an even fall towards the outlet trap of not less than 1 in 120 and no part of any such channel shall be more than 6 m from the trap to which it discharges.
(L.N. 294 of 1976)