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Regulations.
Penalty for failure to comply with Ordinance.
Exemption of
certain piers from rates.
Ordinance No. 6 of 1901,
No. 11 of 1899.
PIERS.
the removal or partial removal thereof, and if the Governor in Council considers that compensation in respect thereof ought to be paid to such owner then compensation shall be paid to such owner accordingly : Provided, nevertheless, that nothing in this section shall affect the rights of the Government with regard to any pier already erected or here- after to be erected for a temporary purpose only.
15. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make regulations for the erection, re-erection, alteration, extension, or maintenance of piers, and generally for the further and better carrying out of the provisions of this Ordinance.
16. Every person who fails to comply with any of the pro- visions of this Ordinance shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars and, in the event of a continued failure to comply, shall be liable to an additional fine of ten dollars a day for every day during which he so remains in default, and every such additional fine shall be recoverable summarily.
17. Any pier coming within the operation of this Ordi- nance shall, notwithstanding the provisions of the Rating Ordinance, 1901, be exempt from the payment of rates.
SCHEDULE.
[ss. 3, 4.]
SCALE OF ANNUAL RENTS CHARGEABLE FOR ENCROACHMENTS OF PIERS OVER CROWN FORESHORE.
(4) In the City of Victoria :-
1. For an encroachment of 500 square feet or less......... $120 2. Exceeding 500 square feet, but not exceeding 1,000
square feet
180
3. Exceeding 1,000 square feet, but not exceeding 2,000
square feet
4. Exceeding 2,000 square feet, but not exceeding 3,000
square feet
300
6. Exeeeding 5,000 square feet, but not exceeding 10,000
square feet
5. Exceeding 3,000 square feet, but not exceeding 5,000
square feet
480
660
900
7. Exceeding 10,000 square feet
1,200
(b) In any other place :-
Half the above scale.
*As amended by Law Rev. Orl., 1924.
Price 10 cents (Hongkong Currency). To be purchased from Messrs. Noronha & Co., Government Printers, Hongkong, and from the Crown Agents for the Colonies, 4 Millbank, London, S. W. 1.