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Procedure. Second Schedule.

Amend- ment of

Schedule or

arbitration.

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

(v) No allowance shall be made in respect of any use of the land which is not in accordance with the terms of the Crown Lease thereof.

(vi) No allowance shall be made in respect of any expectancy or probability of the grant or renewal or con- tinuance by the Crown or by any person of any licence, permission, lease or permit whatsoever : Provided that this sub-section shall not apply to any case in which the grant or renewal or continuance of any licence, permission, lease or permit could have been enforced as of right if the land in question had not been resumed.

6. (1) Claims for payment of compensation shall be rendered in the form specified in the Second Schedule to this Ordinance to the Land Officer by whom copies of such form shall be provided on payment of a fee of one dollar.

(2) It shall be the duty of the Land Officer on receipt of claims to satisfy himself that claims received are in accordance with the particulars in the Extension Schedule and his registers. A claimant may be required to produce such evidence or further particulars as to identity, ownership, or as to the land in question as the Land Officer may deem to be necessary for him to consider in order to admit or reject the claim.

(3) The Land Officer shall notify the former owner of refusal of the claim or of the amount of compensation payable by letter to the effect of one of the forms in the Second Schedule with such modifications as may be necessary.

7. In the event of an error or an alleged error in any of the particulars in the Extension Schedule or omission there- reference to from or any error or omission in the Extension Plan any amendment may be effected by the Governor in Council on the application of any person interested therein or on recom- mendation made by the Resumption Officer. A decision by the Governor in Council on such an application shall be final as regards all parties interested but prior to such decision the Governor in Council may, if he thinks fit, refer the application to arbitration in accordance with section 8 of this Ordinance for the purpose of obtaining the recommendation of the Board therein referred to. Notice of each such reference to arbitration and of the lot or lots affected shall be published in the Gazette.