PART 1
Fire Hazard Abatement
3. Fire hazard abatement notice
(1) The Director may, if satisfied of the existence in or on any premises of a fire hazard, serve a fire hazard abatement notice in the form of Form 1 in Schedule 1 either personally on or by registered post sent to—
- (a) the person by reason of whose act, default or sufferance the fire hazard arose or continues;
- (b) if the person referred to in paragraph (a) is the servant or agent of some other person, such other person; or
- (c) if the person referred to in paragraph (a) and, if any, the person referred to in paragraph (b) cannot readily be found or is absent from Hong Kong, the owner, tenant, occupier or person in charge of the premises.
(2) A fire hazard abatement notice may—
- (a) require the person on whom the notice is served to abate the fire hazard within the period specified in the notice;
- (b) require the person on whom the notice is served to carry out such works as may be necessary for the purpose in paragraph (a); and
- (c) if the Director thinks fit, specify any works to be carried out for the purpose in paragraph (a).
4. Director may carry out works for the purpose of fire hazard abatement notice
(1) Subject to subsection (2), if the person on whom a fire hazard abatement notice is served—
- (a) fails to abate the fire hazard to which the notice relates within the period specified in the notice; or
- (b) causes, permits or suffers the fire hazard to recur at any time within a period of 12 months after the date of service of the notice,
the Director may cause to be carried out in or on the relevant premises such works, and cause to be removed and taken possession of such article or thing, that is considered necessary by the Director to abate the relevant fire hazard and to prevent its recurrence in or on the premises.
