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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Draft Bill.

No. S. 412.-The following bill is published for general information :--

C.S.O. 2572/19.

[No. 19-13.9.30.-1.]

A BILL

Short title.

Substitutes new sections. for s8,3,4;

5 and 6 of Ordinance No. 10 of 1900.

INTITULED

An Ordinance to amend the Crown Lands

Resumption Ordinance, 1900.

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

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Crown Lands Resumption Amendment Ordinance, 1930.

2. Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance, 1900, are repealed and the following new sections are substituted therefor :—

Resumption of land for public pur- pose.

Notices.

Reversion of

Crown,

3. Whenever the Governor in Council decides that the resumption of any land is required for a public purpose, the Governor may arrange for the purchase thereof by negotiation with the owner or may order the resumption thereof under this Ordi-

nance.

4.-(1) Where resumption is ordered a notice that the land is required for a public purpose and will be resumed and calling on the owner to nominate a member to serve on a Board to determine the amount of compensation to be paid shall be pub- lished in the Gazette in English and Chi-

nese.

(2) A copy of such notice shall be served on the owner, if he can be found, and a further notice shall be affixed upon a cons- picuous part of the land to be resumed or, where the land is divided into lots, sections or sub-sections, if practicable, upon each lot, section or sub-section affected."

(3) The notice affixed to the land shall state the date on which it has been so affixed. It shall also state that the land will be resumed on the expiration of one month from such date; unless the Gover- nor shall have authorised the giving of a longer period of notice, in which case the longer period shall be stated.

(4) A notice published and served or affixed under this section shall be deemed to be notice to the owner of the land and every person interested in the land or having any right or easement therein.

5. On the expiration of one month, or ownership to the longer period, as aforesaid, the land shall revert to the Crown and all the rights of the owner, his assigns or representatives or of any other person in or over the land or any part thereof shall absolutely cease.

Compensation Board.

6.-(1) After the reversion to the Crown as aforesaid a Board of three members shall be appointed to determine the amount of compensation to be paid in respect of such resumption.