1390 ORDINANCE No. 12 OF 1875.
Rating.
No. 12 of 1875 .
Title. An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Ordinances relating to the
Assessment and Collection of Rates in the Colony.
[ 7th September, 1875. ]
Preamble. HEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the Ordinances relating to the
W assessment and collection of rates in Hongkong : Be it enacted by the Governor
of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :
Short title.
1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Rating Ordinance ,
1875."
Interpretation. 2. In this Ordinance :
The term " City of Victoria " means the City of Victoria as bounded and
defined under the provisions of the " Victoria Registration Ordinance,
1866."
The term " Tenement " means any land, with or without buildings, which is
held or occupied as a distinct holding or tenancy ; and includes piers and
wharves erected in the harbour.
The term " Owner " means the holder of any tenement direct from the Crown
whether under lease, licence or otherwise, or the immediate landlord of
any tenement, or the agent of any such holder or landlord who is absent
or under disability.
Valuation - Appeal.
Appointment 3. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, appoint one or more valuers
of valuers.
[5 of 1863 s. 3. ]
for the purposes of this Ordinance, and may allow them such remuneration as he
thinks fit.
Valuation of
tenements to be 4. The valuers so appointed shall, in each year, before such day as the Governor
made.
[5 of 1863 secs. 3 in Council directs, make or cause to be made a valuation of the tenements in the
and 4.)
Colony, or of such part thereof as the Governor in Council directs.
Adoption of 5. The Governor in Counci may, in any year, adopt any existing valuation , either
existing
valuation for
the ensuing wholly or in part, as the valuation for the ensuing year, or for any part thereof ;
year.
[5 of 1863 s. 4.] and in such case shall cause notice of such adoption and of the extent thereof to be
published in the Gazette before the day for completing the valuation .
Any existing valuation so adopted shall, for the purposes of appeal , be considered
as a new valuation.
Powers of
valuers. 6. Any valuer may require the owner or occupier of any tenement to furnish him
[5 of 1863 s. 5.]
with the particulars specified in the headings to form A in the schedule hereto ; and
May, from time to time, enter into and upon any tenement for the purpose of
making a valuation thereof ; and