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MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (LAND RESUMPTION Ord. No. 66/74

AND RELATED PROVISIONS)

A397

L.S.

HONG KONG

No. 66 OF 1974

I assent.

MURRAY MACLEHOSE,

Governor.

21st August, 1974.

An Ordinance to provide for the resumption of land, creation of easements and the exercise of other powers by the Crown in aid of the construction and operation of a Mass Transit Railway and to make provisions as to compensation for losses caused by the exercise of such powers.

[23rd August, 1974]

Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

PART I

PRELIMINARY

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Mass Transit Short title. Railway (Land Resumption and Related Provisions) Ordinance 1974.

tion.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise re- Interpreta- quires- "application" means an application to the Lands Tribunal under

section 8(2), 19(2) or 33;

"authorized officer" means a public officer authorized by the

Director of Public Works under section 29;

"Building Authority” and “building works” have the same mean-

ings as in the Buildings Ordinance;

“claim” means a claim for compensation under section 18; "claimant" means a person who has made a claim for com-

pensation;

(Cap. 123.)