Hong Kong Ordinances

BUILDINGS ORDINANCE (APPLICATION TO THE NEW TERRITORIES) ORDINANCE - SECT 7

Effect of certificate of exemption

(1) Subject to subsection (2) and to compliance with any conditions imposed by
the Director under section 9-

   (a)  sections 4, 9, 14, 21 and 30 of the Buildings Ordinance ( Cap  123)
        and the regulations made under that Ordinance shall not apply-

        (i)    in respect of building works or site formation works; and

        (ii)   for any building, specified in a certificate of exemption; and

   (b)  the provisions and regulations mentioned in paragraph (a) and
        section 28 of the Buildings Ordinance ( Cap 123) shall not apply-

        (i)    in respect of any drainage works; and

        (ii)   for any building, specified in a certificate of exemption,
               carried out by or on behalf of the person named in that
               certificate of  exemption.

(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply in relation to a certificate of  exemption
issued under section 4 or 5 in respect of a building of greater dimensions
than the building described-

   (a)  in the case of-

        (i)    a certificate of exemption in respect of new housing;

        (ii)   a certificate of exemption in respect of community use; or

        (iii)  a certificate of exemption granted under section 4, in Part I
               of the Schedule;

   (b)  in the case of a certificate of exemption in respect of 
        agricultural use, in Part II of the Schedule; or

   (c)  in the case of a certificate of exemption in respect of 
        replacement housing, in Part III of the Schedule. (Enacted 1987)