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12. (1) When any tenement is valued for the first time, or when any existing valuation is altered, the Assessor shall within fourteen days after the completion of the valuation serve notice in writing on the owner, or on the occupier if the owner or his agent cannot be found, of such valuation having been made and of the amount thereof.
Giving of notice of altered valuation.
(2) Such notice may be given in Form No. 4 in the Schedule.
Provided that this section shall not apply to valuations of tenements in Chinese villages.
Form No. 4.
13. The omission to serve such notice shall not invalidate any valuation or relieve any person from the payment of rates.
Omission to serve notice.
14. The list, or examined copy thereof, shall be open to inspection at the Treasury during office hours for twenty-one days, of which notice shall be previously given in the Gazette [cf. s. 49 (1)] and at least one English and one Chinese public newspaper; and any owner or occupier of any tenement included in such list may, during such twenty-one days, take any extract therefrom.
List to be open for inspection.
15. The Colonial Secretary, on receipt of the list of Chinese tenements for each country district, shall cause a copy thereof to be made in Chinese (stating only the number of each house, its valuation and the annual rates) and to be exhibited in a conspicuous place in the principal village of each district during the twenty-one days above mentioned.
Exhibition of list for country district.
16.—(1) Any person who is aggrieved on any of the following grounds—
Grounds of appeal.
(a) that any tenement for which he is rateable is valued beyond its rateable value; or
(b) that any tenement is assessed which is not rateable; or
(c) that any person who, or any tenement which, ought to be inserted in the list is omitted therefrom; or
(d) that any tenement is valued therein below its rateable value,
may, during the twenty-one days aforesaid, lodge with the Registrar of the Supreme Court a notice of appeal to the court in its summary jurisdiction.
Appeal against valuation.
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RATING.
No. 6 of 1901.
919
12. (1) When any tenement is valued for the first time, or when any existing valuation is altered, the Assessor shall within fourteen days after the completion of the valuation serve notice in writing on the owner, or on the occupier if the owner or his agent cannot be found, of such valuation having been made and of the amount thereof.
Giving of notice of altered valuation.
first or
(2) Such notice may be given in Form No. 4 in the Schedule. Schedule:
Provided that this section shall not apply to valuations of tenements in Chinese villages.
Form No. 4.
13. The omission to serve such notice shall not invalidate Omission to serve notice. any valuation or relieve any person from the payment of rates.
14. The list, or examined copy thereof, shall be open to List to be inspection at the Treasury during office hours for twenty-one open for
inspection. days, of which notice shall be previously given in the Gazette [cf. s. 49 and at least one English and one Chinese public newspaper: (1).] and any owner or occupier of any tenement included in such
. list may, during such twenty-one days, take any extract there-
from.
country
15. The Colonial Secretary, on receipt of the list of Chinese Exhibition. tenements for each country district, shall cause a copy thereof of list for to be made in Chinese (stating only the number of each house, district. its valuation and the annual rates) and to be exhibited in a lef. s. 49
(2).] conspicuous place in the principal village of each district during the twenty-one days above mentioned.
Appeal against valuation.
16.—(1) Any person who is aggrieved on any of the follow- Grounds of
appeal. ing grounds-
[ef. s. 49 (a) that any tenement for which he is rateable is valued (3) (d).] beyond its rateable value; or
(b) that any tenement is assessed which is not rateable; or (c) that any person who, or any tenement which, ought to
be inserted in the list is omitted therefrom; or
(d) that any tenement is valued therein below its rateable value,
may, during the twenty-one days aforesaid, lodge with the Registrar of the Supreme Court a notice of appeal to the court in its summary jurisdiction.
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