Hoardings used in connexion with building work shall comply with the following requirements—

a) Except as specified otherwise in this section, they shall be not less than 2 meters and not more than 3 meters in height;

b) The hoardings shall be constructed of boarding or sheeting fixed to a framework, so that no gaps occur between sheets or boards;

c) The hoardings shall be maintained in good condition to the satisfaction of the local authority;

d) Timber boards shall be not less than 25 millimeters in thickness and metal sheeting not less than 0.80 millimeter in thickness;

e) Other approved materials shall be of equivalent strength, and shall have no protruding nails or sharp edges projecting on the side facing the street or public place which could injure passers-by;

f) The uprights shall be firmly embedded in the ground or otherwise fixed, to the satisfaction of the local authority, and rails shall be bolted to uprights;

g) If material is to be stored against the hoarding, the sheeting shall be fixed on that side of the framing which faces the stored material

h) The hoarding shall be designed to withstand the wind forces to which it may be subjected, plus a lateral force of 750 newtons per linear meter, applied at a height of 1.25 meters above the ground;

i) Where a hoarding is situated at the corner of two streets and the local authority so requires, it shall be splayed off at an angle of 45 degrees from the building-line in each street, at points at least 1.5 meters from the intersection of the building-lines, and subject to the provisions of paragraph (k), the height of the portion of the hoarding along each frontage for a distance of 1.5 meters from the end of the splay, shall not exceed 1.25 meters for a distance of not more than 3 meters from the corner of the hoarding;

j) Not more than one opening in any hoarding shall be permitted for each 15 meters of the frontage of such hoarding, and, unless authorized by the local authority, such opening shall be provided with sliding doors or doors swinging inwards;

k) The local authority may, in any particular case, require hoardings or other enclosing structures related to building operations, to be of such different form and construction as it may deem necessary to minimize obstruction to traffic or to prevent danger to the public.