METRICATION AMENDMENTS (BUILDINGS ORDINANCE) ORDER
- CHAPTER 214A

METRICATION AMENDMENTS (BUILDINGS ORDINANCE) ORDER - LONG TITLE  
Empowering section VerDate:30/06/1997



(Cap 214 section 3)

[1 January 1977]

(L.N. 294 of 1976)



METRICATION AMENDMENTS (BUILDINGS ORDINANCE) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 1
Citation VerDate:30/06/1997



This order may be cited as the Metrication Amendments (Buildings 
Ordinance) Order.



METRICATION AMENDMENTS (BUILDINGS ORDINANCE) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 2
General prohibition of use of non-metric units in building plans, etc. VerDate:30/06/1997



Subject to paragraph 3, the use of non-metric units in documents submitted 
under the Buildings Ordinance (Cap 123) after 31st March 1977 is 
prohibited.



METRICATION AMENDMENTS (BUILDINGS ORDINANCE) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 3
Circumstances in which non-metric units to be used after 31st March 1977 but before 1st January 1980 VerDate:30/06/1997



Non-metric units shall continue to be used in documents submitted under 
the Buildings Ordinance (Cap 123) after 31st March 1977 but before 1st 
January 1980 where such documents constitute amendments to, or otherwise 
relate to, documents previously submitted in which non-metric units have 
been used, unless such previously submitted documents are resubmitted 
incorporating the use of metric units.



METRICATION AMENDMENTS (BUILDINGS ORDINANCE) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 4
Prohibition of the use of metric and non-metric units VerDate:30/06/1997



No document shall be submitted under the Buildings Ordinance (Cap 123) 
containing references to both metric and non-metric units.



METRICATION AMENDMENTS (BUILDINGS ORDINANCE) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 5
Amendment of specified enactments VerDate:30/06/1997




(1)	Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3, the 
provisions of the enactments specified in the first column of the First 
Schedule are amended by deleting, wherever it appears, the expression 
specified in the second column thereof opposite each such provision and 
substituting in each place the expression specified in the third column 
thereof opposite each such provision.

(2)	Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3, the 
enactments specified in the first column of the Second Schedule are 
amended to the extent and in the manner set out in the second column 
thereof.



METRICATION AMENDMENTS (BUILDINGS ORDINANCE) ORDER - SCHEDULE 1
  VerDate:30/06/1997



[paragraph 5]

(Amendments incorporated)



METRICATION AMENDMENTS (BUILDINGS ORDINANCE) ORDER - SCHEDULE 2
  VerDate:30/06/1997



[paragraph 5]

(Amendments incorporated)