Section 62, An Act to amend the Crown Lands Ordinance, 1960

(1) The Governor in Council may make rules for the bettercarrying into effect of the provisions of this Ordinance. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of this section, the Governor in Council may make rules for all or any of the following purposes– (a) Prescribing the materials of which buildings generally or specified classes of buildings or any parts thereof shall be constructed; (b) Restricting the heights of building; Penalty upon occupiers obstructing execution of works or not disclosing owner’s name. Appeals against order or act of Department. Authentication of notices damages and expenses. Alteration of of Forms. Authorisation of officer to perform acts. Council to make Rules and Orders 652 Cap. 66) Freetown Improvement Freetown Improvement (Cap. 66 653 (c) Prescribing the thickness of walls of buildings; (d) Providing, in relation to the construction, materials or situation of buildings, for the prevention of fire; (e) Determining and regulating the building line of buildings fronting on streets; (f) Prescribing the distances to be left between buildings, and the distances between buildings and the boundary lines of the plots on which they are situate; (g) Prescribing the proportion of the area of any plot which may be built upon; (h) Regulating the position of outhouses, cesspits and drains; (i) Regulating the drainage and disposal of rain water and waste water and prescribing the gutters and drains which shall be provided for that purposes; _________________________________________________________________ *Cap. 190 of the 1946 Edition. It has been omitted from the Edition. (j) Prescribing the foundations upon which buildings shall be constructed; (k) Providing for the paving of the cartilage of buildings; and (l) Prescribing penalties, not exceeding a fine of one hundred pounds and in the case of a continuing offence a fine of ten pounds for every day during which the offence is continued on summary conviction for the breach of any rule made under this section. (2) The Governor in Council may, by Order, from time to time extend to any section of any ward, or any part thereof, the application of Parts IV, V, and sections 42 and 43 of Part VI of this Ordinance, and shall cause the said Order to be published in the Gazette on two occasions, with an interval of not less than one month; and any such Order shall, from the date of the Gazette in which the second publication shall be made, be deemed to be incorporated with this Ordinance, and the part or parts of this Ordinance, the application of which is so extended shall then apply to the sections or places which the Order shall specify.