CO129-592-22 Future policy- Emergency Rates Proclamation 1-8-1945 - 31-8-1945 — Page 16

Additional

power to

grant refund

Power to require attendance of rate- powers in general

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within fifteen days after the expiration of the

quarter in respect of any part of which a refund

is claimed lodged at the Colonial Treasury an

application for such refund in Form No.2 in the

Schedule to this Proclamation;

(a) the Rating Authority shall be satisfied, by

inspection or otherwise, that the tenement or such

floor or floors thereof, as the case may be,

and

remained unoccupied during the month or months in

respect whereof claim is made.

(2) So long as such tenement or floor or floors

thereof, as the case may be, remains continuously

unoccupied no further notice shall be required,

but after any re-occupation notice of any

subsequent vacancy will again be required.

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(3) On every determination as to whether a refund

of rates should be made, or as to the amount

thereof or as to the proportion to be refunded in

respect of any floor or floors, the decision of

the Rating Authority shall be final and

conclusive.

19.

Notwithstanding anything in this Proclamation,

it shall be lawful for the Deputy Chief Civil

Affairs Officer to order a refund of rates to be

made in any case in which he may think fit to do

SO.

20.

Notwithstanding anything in this Proclamation,

the Rating Authority may, by notification

published in the Gazette, require all or any of the

owners or occupiers of tenements or of the

tenement in any district, area or village, to

attend at such times and places as may be stated

in the said notification and to produce all or any

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of the documents which a person tendering Payment

of rates may be required to produce under the

provisions of section 5 of this Proclamation, and