TNAG-1698-FCO40-2367-Hong-Kong-courts-and-legal-system-Supreme-Court-(Amendment)-1987 — Page 8

Ref. LW(T) 266/32/43 (TC 7/86)

Enclosure No. 1

Sir,

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Government Secretariat

Hong Kong

7 November 1987

I am directed by the Governor to submit for

the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure an

Ordinance intituled:

Buildings Ordinance (Application to the New Territories) Ordinance 1987

Enclosure No. 2

Enclosure No. 3

Enclosure No. 4

This Ordinance was passed by the Legislative Council on 14 October 1987.

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In accordance with clause XXVIII of the Royal

Instructions, an explanatory report by the Law Draftsman

showing the reasons and occasion for passing the Ordinance

is enclosed. A copy of the Gazette Supplement containing

the Ordinance is also enclosed, together with a copy of

the Bill.

4 Enclosures

(each in duplicate)

I am, Sir,

Yours faithfully

(LAW Kam-sang)

for Chief Secretary

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS

HONG KONG

LEGAL REPORT

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE (APPLICATION TO THE NEW TERRITORIES) ORDINANCE 1987

(No. 60 of 1987)

Enclosure No. 2

This Ordinance repeals and replaces the Buildings Ordinance (Application to the New Territories) Ordinance (Cap. 322) and regulations made thereunder.

2. The purposes of this Ordinance are -

(a)

(b)

to apply the Buildings Ordinance to the New Territories subject to the exemptions which may be given under Part III of this Ordinance (section 3);

to empower the Director of Buildings and Lands

(i) to issue certificates of exemption for any building works in the New Territories (section 4);

(ii) to issue certificates of exemption for particular kinds of building works in the New Territories (section 5); and

(iii) where any such certificate of exemption is issued for building works, to issue a certificate of exemption in respect of related site formation works or drainage works (section 6).

3. The effect of any certificate of exemption issued under this Ordinance is to exempt buildings (subject to certain limitations as to size) built in accordance with the certificate from certain provisions of the Buildings Ordinance and regulations made thereunder (section 7).

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4.

Before the Governor assented to the Bill in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, the Attorney General advised that he could properly do so.

4 November 1987.

жи

Aman Tamb

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

HONG KONG.

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Law Draftsman.