Crown Lands Resumption.
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CHAPTER 124.
CROWN LANDS RESUMPTION.
To facilitate the resumption of Crown lands required for Originally
public purposes.
32 of 1900. Fraser 10 of 1900.
[14th November, 1900.]
24 of 1950. 37 of 1950.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Crown Lands Short title. Resumption Ordinance.
2. In this Ordinance-
"Board" means any board of arbitrators appointed from
time to time under this Ordinance;
"Crown land" means Crown land of whatever description (whether held under Crown lease or other title recognized by the Crown), or any part or section thereof, in Hong Kong and the New Territories, and includes buildings erected thereon;
"owner" means the person registered or entitled to be registered in the Land Office in respect of any land sought to be resumed, or, if such person is absent from the Colony, or cannot be found, or is bankrupt or dead, his agent or representative in the Colony; "resumption for a public purpose" includes-
(a) resumption of insanitary property for the purpose of securing the erection of improved dwellings or buildings thereon or the sanitary improvement of such property; and
(b) resumption of any land upon which any building is erected which, by reason of its proximity to or contact with any other buildings, seriously interferes with ventilation or otherwise makes or conduces to make such other buildings unfit for human habitation or dangerous or injurious to health; and
(c) resumption for any purpose connected with the naval, military or air forces of the Crown, including the volunteer forces in this Colony; and
(d) resumption for any purpose of whatsoever description whether ejusdem generis with any of the above purposes or not, which the Governor in Council may decide to be a public purpose.
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Interpretation.
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