Section 34, The Freetown Improvement Short title

From and after the times hereinafter respectively mentioned no roof of any building within the sections hereinafterspecified shall be, or remain, covered externally with any other than non-inflammable materials, that is to say- (1) within the First, Second and Third Sections of the Central Ward, from and after the expiration of one year from the date of the coming into operation of this Ordinance; (2} within the Fourth Section of the Central Ward, the First Section of the East Ward and the First Section of the West Ward, from and after the expiration of two years from the date of the coming into operation of this Ordinance; (3) within the Second Section of the East Ward and the Second Section of the West Ward, from and after the expiration of three years from the date of the coming into operation of this Ordinance: Provided nevertheless that the Governor in Council may by Order exempt any building from the operation of this section, and for such time, if any, as may be prescribed in the said Order: Provided also that a dwelling house may be thatched for such period and subject to such conditions as may be specified in writing by the Director of Public Works. For the purpose of this proviso " dwelling house " means a building intended wholly for human habitation and excludes the use of any part thereof for the purposes of trade.