DEMOLITION ORDER

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25303, 1 October 1947, Page 6

DEMOLITION ORDER

SERVICE THIS WEEK PROBABLE LEGAL POSITION BEING INVISTIGATED The order ftf the demolition of the Army hut male into a home on a section with tko other houses at 62 Charles street Mil probably be served this week on he owner, Mr William Brown, by he Christchurch City Council. • The legal pisition if the demolition order is not dieyed has yet to be definitely detemined. The opinion was expressed yeferday by one authority that if the order was flouted, the council could carf out the demolition and recover the Josts or that the owner could be prcfccuted and, if convicted, ; fined, with further penalties being fixed for a dntinuing offence. Authority JM* a demolition order is contained inflClause 26 of the Christ- , church By-ww No. 15, 1930, which gives building requirements. The clause yads:— “No persdt shall erect any building oj put ip any structure or do any work whichas to design, materials or L workmanshs, is contrary to the provisions of ths by-law, and if any building is erectri or any structure is put up or any Rrork is done contrary to any such jipvision, the council may give the pfson in possession of the premises nlice to pull down and remove such wilding, structure, or work, as the casemay be, and upon his fail-* > ing to comjly with such notice within. B « rvice thereof, it shall be Jarful for the council to pull , down or rtnove such building, structure or we* and to recover the cost of so doini by action in any Court of competent|utisdiction from the owner or ..2£ cu P ie f of such premises The excise of this authority by the cquncj shall not relieve the perWho jmmitted the breach of this by-law fr«n liability for the penalty in respect breach.” y