Service of orders and noticed.

Offences.

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(a) No matter or thing done by the Director of Civil Aviation or the Director of Public Works or by any public officer acting under the direction of either of them or by any supplier of electricity or gas or by any servant or agent of such supplier shall, if it was done bona fide for the purpose of executing this Ordinance, subject them personally to any action, liability, claim or demand whatsoever,

18. Wherever in this Ordinance provision is made for service upon any person of any order or notice, it shall, save where otherwise specifically provided, be sufficient service if a copy of such order or notice is-

(4) delivered to the person upon whom it is to be served;

OF

(b) sent by registered post to the last known place of

business or residence of such person; or

(c) left with an adult occupier of the premises to which the

order or notice relates; or

(d) posted upon a conspicuous part of such premises and

published in the Gazette.

19. Any person who-

(4) carries out any building works in contravention of the

provisions of section 4:

(b) fails to comply with a notice under subsection (3) of

section 0;

(c) obscures, severs, breaks or otherwise tampers with any mark, lighting or structure provided or erected in pur- suance of the provisions of this Ordinance;

(d) contravenes the provisions of section 8;

(e) fails to comply with a notice under subsection (1) of

section 9;

() contravenes the provisions of subsection (3) of section

14:

(g) obstructs the Director of Civil Aviation, the Director of Public Works or any officer authorized by either of them in the execution of his duties; or

(h) obstructs any servant or agent of a supplier of electricity or gas in the exercise of his powers under section 13, shall be liable to a fine of two thousand dollars and to imprison- ment for six months.

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PART III.

Compensation.

20. Where any person-

Right to comþenka-

(4) has an interest in land the value of which is diminished, tion

or

(b) sustains demage by loss of rent or by being disturbed in

the enjoyment of any right in or over land, or

(c) incurs reasonable expenses for the purpose of carrying out building works which are required to be carried out, (other than truilding works necessary for the demolition or reduction in height of any building erected in con- travention of section 4),

în consequence of an order made under section 3 or section 7. or of the provision of any marking or lights under section 6, or of the provisions of Section 8, or of a notice given under section y such person shall be entitled to recover compensation:

Provided that no person claiming compensation under paragraph (a) shall be so entitled where the diminution in value of his interest in land is less than one-tenth of the diminished value of such interest, but this proviso shall not operate to prevent any person from recovering compensation in respect of a diminu- tion in value resulting from the carrying out of building works in order to comply with the provisions of this Ordinance.

compunsa-

21. The right to recover compensation in respect of a Passing of diminution in value of an interest in land shall be deemed to right tô pass with such interest upon any sule, gift, bequest, exchange, tion in assignment, reassignment, release, partition, mortgage, charge case of

disposition or other transfer or disposition thereof unless the right to recover of tand. compensation is specifically excluded from passing by the terms of the instrument under which such interest passes.

manner

Time and for making claims, and Bettlement

22. (1) A claim for compensation under this Ordinance shall be made in writing to the Director of Public Works-

(4) in the case of a diminution in value of an interest in

land in consequence of an order made under paragraph thereof. (a) or (b) of subsection (1) of section 3, within one year of the date of such order; and

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