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(Cap. 128).

(Cap. 99).

(Cap. 255, 1953 Reprint).

(68 of 1955. 1960 Reprint).

"Director" means the Director of Public Works,

"final award" means a sum awarded by a tenancy tribunal under sec- tion 7, or such sum as varied by the Governor in Council on an appeal, or such sum whether varied by the Governor in Council or not as subsequently reduced by the tenancy tribunal under section 8, as the case may be

“Lund Office" means the Land Office established under the Land Regis- tration Ordinance, and any New Territories Land Office approved under the New Territories Ordinance;

"Icase" includes an agreement for a lease and a tenancy agreement:

"owner" does not include a mortgagee:

"protected building" means a building to which the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance applies or at the relevant date applied, and it also means a building to any part of which the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance applies or so applied;

"protected tenant" means a tenant or sub-tenant at the relevant date of a protected building or part thereof but only where and to the extent that the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance applies or at the relevant date applied to the subject matter of his tenancy; "re-development notice" means a notice served by the Director under

section 3:

"re-development order" means an order made by the Director under

section 4:

"the relevant date" in relation to any protected building means—

(a) where an order has been made under section 17 of the Buildings Ordinance, 1955, requiring the demolition of the building, the date of service of the order; or

(6) where a fire or other calamity has occurred in consequence whereof the building has been demolished or certified by the Building Authority as being so dangerous as to require demoli- tion, the date of the fire or calaroity;

"Tribunal" means the Tribunal appointed under section 14.

(2) The dulies imposed on and the powers granted to the Director under this Ordinance may be carried out and exercised by any officer

of the Public Works Department authorized by the Director either generally or particularly and subject to his instructions.

3. (1) Where under section 17 of the Buildings Ordinance, 1955, Premisca the Building Authority serves an order in respect of a protected building to Ordinance. made subject requiring the demolition thereof, or where the Building Authority certifies (68 of 1955, that, as a result of fire or other calamity occurring after the commence-

1960 Reprint). ment of this Ordinance, a protected building has been demolished or has in his opinion been rendered so dangerous as to require demolition, the Director may, within three months of the service of the order or the occurrence of the fire or other calamity, serve notice in writing on the owner of the property comprising such building declaring that the property has become subject to the provisions of this Ordinance.

(2) The Director shall cause a copy of such notice to be served on any person appearing from the Land Office registers to have an interest in such property, and such notice shall be registered in the Land Office by a memorial thereof signed by the Director.

development,

4. (1) Where a re-development notice has been served in respect Order for re- of any property, the Director may, within three months of the date of service thereof, by order in writing served on the owner require the re- development of the site of the property, within such time as he may prescribe, by the replacement of the building thereon or formerly thereon with a new, sound and substantial building, completed fit for occupation. conforming to the covenants, conditions and stipulations of the Crown lease, and, subject to the provisions of the Buildings Ordinance, 1955. of no less volume than the building replaced. The owner may, within Twenty-one days of the date of service of such order or such extended time as the Tribunal may allow, appeal to the Tribunal against such order.

(2) Any order served under subsection (1) shall within one month of such service be registered in the Land Office by a memorial thereof signed by the Director, and a copy of such order shall be served also on any person appearing from the Land Office registers to have any interest in such property.

(3) Upon the expiry of the time limited for appeal against an order made under subsection (1), or, in the event of an appeal, where such order is confirmed or another order is substituted therefor, the