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Mode of service of notice.
Proof of service of notice..
Misnomer, etc., not to affect execution of the Ordinance.
Judge not to be incompetent by
reason of being interested in rates.
Making of regulations.
Explanation of reference
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knowingly false or incorrect shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.
Miscellaneous Provisions.
44.--(1.) Any notice required by this Ordinance to be served on owner or occupier of any tenement shall be served on the owner of tenement if he can be found, or, if not, on the occupier.
(2.) Service on the owner may be effected by leaving such notice at his usual address or by sending it to such address through the Post
(3.) Service on the occupier may be effected by leaving such notice at the tenement or by sending it to such tenement through the Post
45. A receipt for any notice signed or stamped by any officer of Post Office shall be prima facie evidence of the service of such notice at its address, except for the purposes of section 26.
46. No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person, place or tenement, in any document required for the purposes of this Ordinance, nor any mistake, informality, or omission committed in any proceeding had hereunder, shall invalidate or prejudice such document or proceeding or in any wise affect the execution of this Ordinance: Provided such person, place, or tenement is designated in such document or proceeding to common intent and understanding, and that such mistake, informality, or omission is not of such a nature as to prevent the requirements of this Ordinance from being substantially complied with.
47. No Judge shall be incapable of acting in his judicial office in any proceeding, whether commenced before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, by reason of his being, as one of several ratepayers or as one of any other class of persons, liable in common with others to contribute to or to be benefited by any rate which may be increased, diminished, or in any way affected by such proceeding.
48-(1.) The Governor-in-Council may from time to time make, alter, and repeal regulations for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Ordinance.
(2.) All such regulations shall be published in The Gazette, and when so published, shall have the force of law.
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49. The reference to the Rating Ordinance for the time being in force in section 17 of the Waterworks Ordinance, 1890, shall be deemed to be a reference to section 29 of this Ordinance, and if section 29 is hereafter amended, or the rates provided thereby are altered by resolution of Legislative Council, the said reference shall be deemed to be a reference to such section as amended or altered from time to time.
Waterworks Ordinance, 1890.
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