PRAYA EAST RECLAMATION.
No. 17 of 1921.
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10. The calls referred to in section 8 (2), and the notice referred to in section 9 (2), may respectively be made and given, by or on behalf of the Director of Public Works, by registered letter addressed to the Marine Lot owner at his address in Hongkong as stated in the agreement referred to in section 4 (5), or at his last-known address in the Colony.
11. A certificate under the hand of the Director of Public Works shall be conclusive evidence for all purposes whatsoever of the date of posting of any call or notice provided for in this Ordinance.
12. Whenever any question arises as to any decision or opinion of the Governor under this Ordinance, a certificate under the hand of the Colonial Secretary shall be conclusive evidence of such decision or opinion for all purposes whatsoever.
13.--(1) All the land and foreshore and bed of the sea included in the reclamation authorised or validated by this Ordinance, and the creek marked "Bowrington Canal" on the plan referred to in section 2 (1) (a), are hereby declared to be absolutely the property of the Crown, free from any restriction whatsoever, and, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the reclaimed areas may be dealt with and disposed of in the same manner as any other Crown land.
(2) All public and private rights of navigation and fishing, and all public and private rights of access, user, possession and occupation, and all other public or private rights (if any) to, in, upon or over the said land, foreshore, bed of the sea or reclaimed areas, and in, upon or over the creek referred to in sub-section (1), are hereby declared to be absolutely extinguished and determined.
(3) Nothing in this Ordinance shall be in derogation of any of the powers and rights of the Crown in respect of the said foreshore or bed of the sea, and nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed as recognising any foreshore, marine or pier rights whatsoever as against the Crown.
(4) Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed as affecting any right or claim as between lessees, and their sub-lessees or tenants, inter se.
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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