| 29. |
The owner or occupier of
a public building or part thereof which has a floor area of more than 5000 m2
or an occupancy load of more than one thousand persons shall designate a responsible
person to act as a safety officer for the purposes of -
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(a) |
enforcing good housekeeping
rules and fire safety precautions within the building or part thereof;
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(b) |
exercising supervision
over the maintenance of all means of fire - escape, lifts, and fire protection
systems and equipment, within the Building or part thereof;
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(c) |
detecting and removing
all fire hazards and obstructions which may prevent the effective use of any means
of escape in case of fire; and
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(d) |
organising periodical fire
drills in order to ensure that all persons employed in or using the building or
part thereof are familiar with all means of escape in case of fire.
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Offenses
in the use of a public building |
| 30. |
The owner or occupier
of a public building or part thereof, having an occupant load of more than two
hundred persons, shall be guilty of an offence under Section 28 of the Law if
he, without a reasonable cause, contravenes or fails to comply with any of the
provisions of paragraph (1) of regulation 28 or of regulations 29. |
| 31 | (1) |
No Government Agency or any other person shall carry out or engage in any development
activity within the UDA declared Areas of Colombo City except in accordance with
the development guidelines given in the relevant Development Plan prepared under
Section 8A and the Planning and Building regulations prepared under Section 21,
of the Law.
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| (2) |
(a) No parcel of land or lot designated or proposed for any use other than agriculture
or horticulture shall be sub-divided unless a plan relating to such sub-division
has been approved by the Authority. (b) Any person intending to sub-divide a land
shall submit to the Authority an application which is in conformity with the requirements
of regulation (3),(9) and (10)
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| (3) |
The Authority in approving the plans for sub-division of land may require the
applicant to modify the plan as it may consider necessary. The sub-division on
the site shall be carried out only after the approval of the Authority is given.
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| (4)
| (a) The minimum
extent of land and width of lots shall be in accordance with the provisions of
regulation 35 (1);
(b) The drains which are demarcated on subdivision
plans should be given a lot number. |
| (5) |
No lot in such sub-division shall be less than 12 metres in depth.
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| (6)
| No new sub-division
shall have the effect of reducing the open space, light and ventilation and other
requirements of any existing building on the site to less than those required
under these regulations.
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