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Amendment

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Bection 3.

Amendment

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section 4.

animal husbandry, having thereon no buildings other than those used primarily for such purposes, and not being land which is part of an ornamental park, garden or pleasure ground, or which is used mainly for the purpose of sport or recreation;";

(b) by the deletion from the end of the definition of "interiru valuation" of the semi-colon and the substitution therefor of a comma and the addition thereto of the following- "or which being rateable ceases to be rateable ;";

(c) by the substitution in the ninth line of the definition of "rateable value" of a full stop for the comma after the word "tenement", and the deletion of the words there- after to the end of paragraph (b);

(d) by the deletion of the definition of "tenement" and the

substitution therefor of the following definition- **"tenement" means any land or any building or part thereof which is held or occupied as a distinct ar separate tenancy or under licence from the Crown, and includes piers;".

3. Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the insertion in the second line after the word "Valuation" of the following-

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Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioners'.

4. Section 4 of the principal Ordinance is amended-

(a) by the insertion in the first line after the word “Commis-

sioner" of the following-

"or any person authorized by him";

(b) by the deletion of paragraph (c) and the substitution

therefor of the following-

"(e) inspect any tenement which is exempted from assessment to rates in order to ascertain that such tenement is being used for the purposes of, and as required by, the provisions by virtue of which it has been so exempted."

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Section 5 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the Amendment deletion of paragraph (b) and the substitution therefor of the action 6. following-

"(b) where two or more tenements exist in one building, they may in the discretion of the Commissioner be valued as one tenement, the rates being charged against any one of the owners, who may be required to adjust their respective shares of payment of such rates amongst themselves."

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8. Section 6 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the Amendment deletion from the first, second and third lines of the words "of a section 6. tenement occupied by himself for which no rent passes, or any owner of more than ten tenements,",

7.

Section 12 of the principal Ordinance is amended-

Amendment

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(a) by the deletion from the seventh line of the colon and section 12.

the substitution therefor of a full stop;

(b) by the deletion of the proviso at the end thereof.

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Section 15 of the principal Ordinance is repealed.

Repeal of section 15.

9.

Subsection (1) of section 16 of the principal Ordinance Amendment

section 16.

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is amended-

(a) by the deletion from the eleventh line thereof of the words "Registrar of the Supreme Court" and the substitution therefor of the following-

"District Court"';

(b) by the deletion from the twelfth line thereof of the words

"in its summary jurisdiction".

10. Section 23 of the principal Ordinance is amended by Amendment being renumbered as subsection (1) of section 23 and by the of addition thereto of the following new subsection-

"(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the court may, and upon application by either party shall, reserve any question of law for the consideration of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court shall have power to bear and determine the question so reserved and shall send its opinion thereon to the court."

section 23.