Public buildings

Every person who erects, or owns a public building shall cause it to be examined at least once a year, in the case of a wooden building, and once every five years in the case of a masonry building, by a competent engineer. The purpose of the inspection is to ascertain whether it is safe for the purpose to which it is, or will be, put to. The report of the engineer as to the condition of the building shall be submitted to the Corporation at least once a year, or once every five years, according to the above requirement from the time when it was first used as such. The report must be submitted within two weeks of the date of