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BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION

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P.01

Setting out

7.

Encroachment

upon Government

land

The

such

time as he thinks fit or (a)

at Director will, upon the application of the Grantee, set out the lot on the ground and the Grantee or his authorized representative after such setting out when called upon by the Director will attend at the lot to inspect the survey marks delineating the lot on the ground and will be given a plan showing the positions and descriptions of each such mark. The Grantee shall not commence any operations for building оп the lot until it shall have been so set out by the Director. The Grantee shall take or cause to be taken all proper

and

the said to safeguard precautions

survey marks from disturbance or removal. If, before commencing any operations for building on the lot, any of the said survey marks are disturbed or removed, the Grantee shall

shall apply in writing to the Director for replacement by survey and shall pay on demand to the Government in advance the prescribed fee therefor.

care

may

In

to

as

have

(b)

the event that the Grantee is found to encroached upon and to be occupying Government land the Director Grantee to either require the in his absolute discretion demolish any building or part of any building standing on such

land, to Government

reinstate such Government land to his satisfaction and deliver vacant possession of the same to the Government or pay

the Government such sum as the Director in his absolute discretion shall determine as the premium in respect of such Government land. A certificate under the hand of the

conclusive Director shall be

to the

of any extent

such encroachment and as to the amount of the premium payable in respect thereof. If the Grantee fails to demolish any building as required by the Director ૩૩ above it shall be lawful for the Director to demolish such building and the Grantee shall pay on demand to the Government the amount certified by the Director as the cost of such demolition. In the event that the Director exercises his discretion to require the payment of premium as aforesaid, upon the payment of such premium the area of Government land encroached upon shall be deemed in all respects to be part of the lot and shall be included in the lease of the lot when issued.

Maintenance 8.

The Grantee of the lot shall throughout the tenancy maintain all buildings erected or which may at any time hereafter be erected on the lot in good and substantial repair

repair and condition, and in such repair and condition deliver up the same at the expiration OF sooner

In the determination of the tenancy. event of the demolition at any time during the tenancy of any building then standing on the lot or any part thereof the Grantee shall replace the same either by sound and substantial buildings of the same type and of no less gross floor area or by buildings of such type and value as shall be approved by the Director. In the event of demolition as aforesaid the Grantee shall within one month of such demolition apply to the Director for consent to carry out building works for the redevelopment of the lot and upon receiving such consent shall within three months thereof commence the necessary work of redevelopment and shall complete the same to the satisfaction of and within such time limit as is laid down by the Director.