BUILDING STONE ġ S.L.10.31 1
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 10.31
BUILDING STONE ORDER
1st May, 1976
LEGAL NOTICE 47 of 1976.
Title .
Thickness of outer 
walls.
2. The thickness of any wall of any room, exposed to the rain,
all be of 38 cm (1 foot and 3 inches), consisting of two faces of
equal thickness of  franka  stone, separated by a cavity as prescribed
by law.
Dimensions of 
stone used in 
building.
3. No person may use in the building of any wall any  franka
stone the dimensions of which, or any of the dimensions of which,
exceed the following:
( a ) 50.80cm (20 inches) in length, 26.03cm (10¼ inches)
in height and 15.24cm (6 inches) in thickness in the
case of stone used in Malta; and
( b ) 50.80cm (20 inches) in length, 27.94cm (11 inches) in
height and 15.24cm (6 inches) in thickness in the case
of stone used in Gozo or Comino.
Dimensions of 
cutting of  franka  
stone.
4. Franka  stone cut from any quarry shall in no case exceed
the dimensions, or any of the dimensions, shown hereunder:
( a ) 53.34cm (21 inches) in length, 27.30cm (10¾ inches)
in height and 16.51cm (6½ inches) in thickness, in the
caste of stone cut in Malta; and
( b ) 53.34cm (21 inches) in length, 29.21cm (11½ inches)
in height and 16.51cm (6½ inches) in thickness in the
case of stone cut in Gozo or Comino.
