1969-HKRS29-8-36_Part04 — Page 7

Amendment of

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Amendment of section 6.

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3. Section 5 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "submission to the Governor in Council for approval and substituting the following-

"publication".

4. Section 6 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting subsections (3), (4) and (5) and substituting the follow. ing-

"(3) Upon receipt of a written stalement of objection under subsection (1), the Board may give preliminary con- sideration to an objection in the absence of the objector and may propose amendments to the draft plan to meet the objection.

(4) If the Board proposes an amendment to the draft plan pursuant to subsection (3), it shall give notice in writing of the amendment proposed to the objector by registered post and may invite the objector to withdraw his objection on the condition that the amendment is made as proposed.

(5) An objector may notify the Board in writing within fourteen days after service of notice under subsection (4) that his objection is withdrawo on the condition that the amend- ment is made as proposed but if no such notification is received the objection shall continue in force.

(6) Where-..

(a) the Board does not propose amendments under sub-

section (3); or

(b) an objector does not notify the Board under sub- section (5) that his objection is withdrawn; or

(c) an objector was conditionally withdrawn under sub- section (5) and the Board does not proceed with the amendment proposed,

the Board shall consider the written statement of objection at a meeting of which the objector is given reasonable notice. and the objector or his authorized representative may attend such meeting and if he desires shall be heard.

(7) In any case where an amendment made by the Board to meet an objection appears to the Board to affect any land, other than that of the objector, held under lease, tenancy or permit from the Crown for a term exceeding five years, the Board shall give such notice by service, advertise- ment or otherwise as it deems desirable and practicable to the owner of the land in question.

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(8) Any written objection received within fourteen days after the giving of notice under subsection (7) shall be con- sidered at a meeting of the Board of which the original objector and the objector to the amendment are given reason- able notice, and the objectors or their authorized representa- tives may attend such meeting and if he or they so desire shall be heard.

(9) Upon consideration of an objection in accordance with subsection (6) or subsection (8) the Board may reject the objection in whole or in part or may make amendments to the draft plan to meet such objection.".

5. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding, after section 6, the following new section-

“Amend- ment of draft plan by Board otherwise Lặn con sequent

upon an objection.

6A. (1) In addition to the power of amendment contained in section 6, the Board may, at any time after exhibition of a draft plan under section 5 and before approval by the Governor in Council under section 8. make amendments to a draft plan.

(2) Every amendment to a draft plao made under this section shall be exhibited by the Board for public inspection at reasonable hours for a period of three weeks and during such period the Board shall advertise twice a week in a local news- paper and shall notify in each issue of the Gazette the amendment to the draft plan and the hours at which such amendment may be inspected.

(3) The Board shall supply a copy of an amend- ment to a draft plan made under this section to any person on payment of such fee as the Board may determine.

(4) Any person affected by an amendment to a draft plan made under this section may object within the said period of three weeks in manner provided by subsections (1) and (2) of section 6 and the provisions of subsections (3) to (9) of section 6 shall thereupon apply.".

6. Section 7 of the principal Ordinance is amended in para- graph (b) by deleting "framed" and substituting the following-

**made**.

Addition of new section 6A.

Amendment of section 7.