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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1979

A CLAUSE IN THE PROPOSED BILL ACCORDINGLY SPECIFIES THAT A REFUND OF RATES WILL NOT BE GRANTED IN RESPECT OF SUCH SPACES WHICH ARE INTENDED TO BE USED WHOLLY OR PRIMARILY FOR THE PARK ING OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

THE BILL ALSO SEEKS TO +PUT BEYOND DOUBT+ THAT RETURNED REQUISITIONS FROM THE OWNER, OR OCCUPIER, OF ANY TENEMENT ARE ADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE IN PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE LANDS TRIBUNAL OR THE COURT OF APPEAL.

UNDER THE RATING ORDINANCE, THE COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SERVE ON THE OWNER OR OCCUPIER OF ANY TENEMENT A REQUISITION REQUIRING HIM TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AS SPECIFIED IN THE REQUISITION.

THE STATUS OF THE COMPLETED REQUISITION RETURNED TO THE COMMISSIONER HAS, ON OCCASION, BEEN QUESTIONED.

THE BILL ALSO SEEKS TO REMOVE DOUBTS ON TWO SECTIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE GOVERNING THE EFFECTIVE DATES FOR INTER IM VALUATIONS AND FOR THE DELETION OF A TENEMENT FROM THE VALUATION LIST.

MR. CHING SAID THE INTENTION BEHIND THE TWO SECTIONS IS THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE SHOULD BE THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH FOLLOWING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE INTERIM VALUATION OR DELETION.

THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES, IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN SMALL HOUSES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN OCCUPATION PERMIT, FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF AN INTER IM VALUATION TO BE RELATED TO THE DATE OF ISSUE BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES OF A CERTIFICATE OF +COMPLIANCE+ OR +SUITABILITY FOR OCCUPATION.+

THESE CERTIFICATES OPERATE IN A SIMILAR WAY TO OCCUPATION PERMITS.

THE BILL ALSO SEEKS TO REMOVE CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE DIFFICULTIES CONCERNING THE SERVING OF A REQUISITION, NOTICE OR OTHER DOCUMENT ON THE OWNER OF A TENEMENT.

UNDER THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, THE BILL WILL ENABLE THE COMMISSIONER TO SERVE A REQUISITION, NOTICE OR OTHER DOCUMENT ON AN OWNER EITHER AT THE TENEMENT, OR AT HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS, OR BY SENDING IT THROUGH THE POST TO EITHER OF THESE ADDRESSES.

IT ALSO ENABLES THE COMMISSIONER TO SERVE A NOTICE ON AN OCCUPIER BY EITHER LEAVING IT AT THE TENEMENT, OR AT THE OCCUPIER'S LAST KNOWN ADDRESS, OR BY SENDING IT THROUGH THE POST TO EITHER OF THESE ADDRESSES.

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