1090
Constitution
of Board for deter-
No. 10 of 1900. CROWN LANDS RESUMPTION.
(2) Such notice shall be published in the Gazette in English and Chinese, and copies thereof shall be affixed upon a conspicuous part of the land to be resumed, and such publication shall be deemed to be sufficient notice to the owner and to every person interested in the land or having any right or easement therein.
(3) On the expiration of four months as aforesaid, the land shall revert to the Crown and all rights of the owner, his assigns or representatives or of any other person in or over the land or any part thereof shall absolutely cease.
(4) If any owner or co-owner of land which is to be resumed is absent from the Colony or cannot be found, proceedings under this Ordinance may be taken in all respects as if such person were non-existent.
4. After the expiration of four months as aforesaid, a Board shall be appointed to determine the amount of compensation to be paid in respect of such resumption, which compensation shall in each case consist of three members and be constituted in manner following:
mination of
for land resumed.
Resumption of land
(1) the chairman of the Board shall be such judge as the judges may mutually arrange;
(2) the two other members of the Board shall consist of one member to be nominated by the Governor and the other by the owner of the land resumed: Provided always that the member nominated by the Governor may be the Director of Public Works or any public officer; and
(3) notice in writing of the nomination by the Governor of a member of the Board shall be forthwith given to the owner by publication in the Gazette, and, if he does not nominate a member of the Board within seven days from the date of such publication, it shall be lawful for the chairman to nominate and appoint any person, other than a member of the Colonial Civil Service, on behalf of such owner.
5. Whenever the Governor in Council decides that the under value resumption of any land is required for a public purpose and in the opinion of the Governor the value of such land does not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars for any one lot or
of $500.
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* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.