Amendment
of section 37,
Amendment
of section 46.
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21. Section 37 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a)
in subsection (2), by the deletion of "in the office of the District Commissioner" and the substitution therefor of the following-
"signed by the District Commissioner and deposited in the appropriate District Land Office"; and
(b) in subsection (3)—
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(i) by the deletion of dated the 29th day of April, 1958,”; and
(ii) by the deletion of “office of the District Commissioner” and the substitution therefor of the following-
"appropriate District Land Office".
22. Subsection (2) of section 46 of the principal Ordinance is amended in paragraph (b)—
(a) by the deletion of the full stop and the substitution therefor
of a colon; and
(b) by the insertion of the following proviso to the said paragraph
(6)
"Provided that where a cash register system is in operation the tenant shall have the card printed with the official receipt for such payment of rent.".
23. The principal Ordinance is amended by the addition, after Part
Addition of
new Part VA. V, of the following new Part-
Poker of
Governor to
set aside
"PART VA.
Occupation of Crown land by homeless persons and certain others.
50A. () The Governor may set aside areas of unleased Crown land for the purposes of this Part of this areas of lund Ordinance and may designate any such area as a Class I for purposes
area or a Class II area.
of this Part
Appointment
of compeleol authority.
(2) The Governor may at any time cancel the setting aside under subsection (1) of any area of Crown land so however that no such cancellation shall deprive any per- son of the notice to which he may be entitled by virtue of paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 50C,
50B. (1) The Governor may appoint any person by name or office to be a competent authority for the purposes of this Part of this Ordinance.
Grant of
licences to occupy land
in areas set aside under this Part
(Cap. 228).
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(2) Such appointment may be made in respect of the whole or any part of the Colony, but shall be deemed to extend to the whole of the Colony unless otherwise expressed.
SOC. (1) A competent authority may grant-
(a) to any person who he is satisfied is homeless and from whom a sum has been accepted under sub- section (2) of section 35A by way of an advance payment of rent; and
(b) to such other persons as the Governor may allow,
either generally or in any particular case,
a licence to occupy land in a Class I area for the purpose of residence or the carrying on of retail trade or for such other purpose as the Governor may allow, either generally or in any particular case,
(2) A competent authority may grant-
(a) to any person who he is satisfied is homeless; and (b) to such other persons as the Governor may allow,
either generally or in any particular case,
a licence to occupy land in a Class II area for the purposa of residence or the carrying on of retail trade or for such other purpose as the Governor may allow, either generally or in any particular case.
(3) Any person occupying land in a Class I area or a Class II area under and in accordance with a licence granted under this Part of this Ordinance shall be deemed for the purposes of section 9 of the Summary Offences Ordinance to be occupying such land under and in accord- ance with a valid current licence or permit issued by a law- ful authority.
(4) Every licence granted under this Part of this Ordinance shall be subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by regulations and to such other conditions (not being inconsistent with any condition prescribed by regula- tious) as the competent authority may impose in writing upon the grant of the licence or at any time thereafter and shall not be transferable.
(5) (a) A licence granted under this Part of this Ordinance may be revoked forthwith by the com- petent authority--
(i) in the event of a contravention of this Part of this Ordinance or of any condition of the licence;