sec.147Application of laws relating to design and construction etc.

sec.147 Application of laws relating to design and construction etc.

Laws relating to the design and construction, and standard of construction or materials, of buildings and other structures apply to floating buildings and special buildings, so far as the laws may be sensibly applied, as if floating buildings or special buildings were constructed on land. If the relevant joint committee established for the purposes of the standard sewerage by-laws or the standard water supply by-laws considers that a standard determined under the by-laws cannot sensibly be applied to a floating building, the committee may determine a different standard that is to apply having regard to the existing standard. (sec.147-ssec.1) Laws relating to the design and construction, and standard of construction or materials, of buildings and other structures apply to floating buildings and special buildings, so far as the laws may be sensibly applied, as if floating buildings or special buildings were constructed on land. (sec.147-ssec.2) If the relevant joint committee established for the purposes of the standard sewerage by-laws or the standard water supply by-laws considers that a standard determined under the by-laws cannot sensibly be applied to a floating building, the committee may determine a different standard that is to apply having regard to the existing standard.