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proper repair of those houses, he has been advised to terminate

the existing tenancies and to enter into new agreementswith

the tenants under which he he will be liable only for minor repair.

repairs and will not be liable to any claims in respect of non-

repair. If these houses had not been excluded from the opera-

tion of the Ordinance he would have been unable to do this.

21.

Section 4 of the Ordinance is based on selected portione

of section 5 of 10 and 11 Geo. 5, c.17. Paragraph (f) of sub-

rection (1) provides for c ses where a lessor bona fide requires

to pull down or reconstruct a domestic tenement, and sub-section

(6) provides for the immediate vacating of dangerous buildings.

22.

Section 5 has already been referred to above in two places.

It gives a farmer or other intermediate lessee the right to

apply to the court for a revision of the rent payable by him in

cases where his receipts are affected by the operation of the

Ordinance. The intention is that the Court should endeavour to

apportion the loss between the various successive landlords.

23.

Section 6 should be read with paragraph (a) of section 2,

is given because the general jurisdiction under the Ordinance/to the

Summary Court. This is in order to save time and expense.

The section gives a right of appeal to the Full Court of two

judges. The jurisdiction under section 5 is also given to the

Summary Court, with a right of a peal by special leave.

24.

Section 7 provides for the possibility of the rates being

raised during the currency of the Ordinance.

25.

Section & deals with matters of evidence.

26.

Section 9 deals with the application of the Ordinance. There

is no need for the Ordinance in the New Territories, except in