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[No. 14-1.4.39.-1.]

(C.S.O. 3209/39.)

A BILL

INTITULED

An Ordinance to amend the Rating Ordinance, 1901.

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:- ས

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Rating Amend- Short title. ment Ordinance, 1939.

of Ordinance

2. Section 2 of the Rating Ordinance, 1901, is amended, Amendment by the insertion in paragraph (i), after the words "Such No. 6 of rateable value shall not include the value of any machinery 1901, upon or in the tenement", of the following words :-

", and no regard shall be had-

(a) to any room or other part of the tenement which has been added at any time after the tenement was first assessed, or was included in the tenement before it was first assessed, solely for the purpose of affording protection in the event of hostile attack from the air, or for purposes auxiliary thereto, if approved by the Air Raid Precautions Officer and the Assessor, and which is not occupied or used for any other purpose;

(b) to any structural alterations or improvements to the tenement (not being the addition of any such room or other part as aforesaid) made at any time after the tenement was first assessed, solely for the purpose of affording such pro- tection, or for purposes auxiliary thereto, if similarly approved".

s. 2 (i).

3. The following new sub-section is added at the end New sub- of section 4 of the Rating Ordinancę, 1901 :-

section (5) added to section 4

1901.

(5) inspect or authorize a public officer to inspect on of Ordinance his behalf any room or other part of a tenement, which is No. 6 of exempted from assessment to rates under the provisions of section 2 (1) or of section 39 (5), in order to ascertain that such room is being used for the purposes of and as required by the said provisions, by virtue of which they have been so exempted.

4. The following new sub-section is added at the end of New sub- section 39 of the Rating Ordinance, 1901 :-

section (5) added to section 39

1901.

(5) No person shall, in respect of any period, be liable of Ordinance to pay rates in respect of a tenement which is intended to No. 6 of be occupied and used solely for the purpose of affording protection in the event of hostile attack from the air, or for purposes auxiliary thereto, if approved by the Air Raid Precautions Officer and the Assessor, and which is not occupied or used for any other purpose.

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