1971-HKRS28-8-38_Part05 — Page 39

(Cap. 124)

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Short title.

Crown Lands

Resumption

Ordinance.

Public Health

and Urban

Services

Ordinance.

Demolished

Manner amended,

Section 17 is amended in subsection (6) by deleting "and shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Unclaimed Balances Ordinance".

Section 105 is amended-

(a) in subsection (4) by deleting "there to be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Unclaimed Balances Ordinance: and

(b) by inserting the following new sub-

section

1.

(5) Any money paid into the Treasury in pursuance of subsection (4) which remains unclaimed for a period of five years shall be trans- ferred to the general revenue of the Colony.".

Section 9 ja amended in subsection (4)

Buildings (Re- by deleting and be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Unclaimed Balances Ordinance".

development

of Sites)

Ordinance.

Probate and Administration Ordinance

1971.

2. Section II is amended in subsection (4) by deleting "and be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Unclaimed Balances Ordinance".

1. Section 15 is amended---

(a) by being renumbered as subsection (1)

and

(5) by inserting the following new

section-

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*(2) Any balance of such estate which remains unclaimed shall be paid to the Treasury and, at the expiration of five years from the date of the getting in of the estate, be transferred Lo the gcocral revenue of the Colony.".

The Ordinance is amended in Part D by adding, after section 23, the following new Sectiou

"Payment Inc Government

Unamed balance of Endestate's eatate.

23A. (1) IT the Official Ad- ministrator has been granted admini- stration of an estate under section 16 and a balance of such estate remains unclaimed in his hands, he shall pay that balance into the Treasury or into the account of the Government at such bank as the Accountant General may direct.

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Short title.

Advertise-

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Manner amended.

(2) If a balance of an estate paid into the Treasury or to a bank in accordance with subsection (1) exceeds five hundred dollars, interest shall be paid thereon at the rate for the time being allowed by the Gov- ernment in respect of sums bearing Interest and deposited with The Accountant General.

238. (1) If the Official Ad- ministrator has been granted admini- stration of an estate under section 16 and-

(a) a balance of such estate exceeding five hundred dollars remains unclaimed; and

(b) the persons entitled thereto are not known to him,

the Ofcial Administrator shall cause advertisements to be published in accordance with subsection (2).

(2) An advertisement--

(a) shall be published in Hong Kong and in any other place where the Official Administrator has reason to believe that the persons entitled to claim the balance of the estate may be found; and

(b) shall be to the effect that if no claim is made to the Oficial Administrator within five years from the first publication of the advertise ment in Hong Kong the balance from the estate will be transferred to the general revenue of the Colony.

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(3) If at the expiration of a period of five years from the date of the first publication of an advertise- ment under subsection (2), the Official Administrator is of the opinion that no claim can reasonably be expected against the estate he may transfer the balance of the estate to the general revenue of the Colony.