Metropolitan Building Acts Author:Great Britain General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1882 Original Publisher: Stevens Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select ... more »from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Miieellaneous. SECT. 14. Timber in External Walls. 15. Rules as to Bressummers. 16. Height and Thickness of Parapets to External Walls. 17. Height of Party Walls above Roof. 18. Chases in Party Walls. 19. Construction of Roofs. 20. Rules as to Chimneys and Flues. 21. Rules as to close Fires and for conveying Vapour. 22. Rules as to Accesses and Stairs in certain Buildings. 23. Rules as to habitable Rooms. 24. Party Arches and Arches over Public Ways. 25. Arches under Public Ways. 26. Rules as to Projections. 27. Separation of Buildings and Limitation of Areas. 28. Rules as to uniting Buildings. 29. Open Spaces near Dwelling Houses. 30. Construction of Public Buildings. Dlttrlet Sumyors. 31. Buildings to be supervised by District Surveyors. 32. Power to Metropolitan Board of Works. 33. Examination by Institute of British Architects. 34. District Surveyor to have and maintain an Office. 35. District Surveyor may appoint Deputy. 36. Assistant Surveyor may be appointed on Emergency. 37. District Surveyor not to act in case of Works under his pro fessional Superintendence. A'aticm in District Surveyors. 38. Notices to be given to District Surveyor by Builder. 39. District Surveyor to cause Rules of this Act to be observed. 40. Notice to be Evidence of intended Works. 41. Penalty on Builders neglecting to give Notice. 42. District Surveyor may enter and inspect Buildings affected by this Act. 43. District Surveyor may enter Buildings to ascertain as to ex empted Buildings. SECT. 44. In case of Emergency Works may be commenced without Notice. ...« less