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[接上页] (a) forfeited; (b) returned to the person from whom it has been seized (if any), or to its owner; or (c) released (if applicable) or otherwise disposed of. (3) Upon application by the Director or an authorized officer in that behalf, a magistrate may order anything seized and detained under section 17A(2), other than that which may be the subject of an order under subsection (1) or (2), to be- (a) forfeited; (b) returned to the person from whom it has been seized (if any), or to its owner; or (c) released (if applicable) or otherwise disposed of. (Replaced 77 of 1996 s. 15) Cap 170 s 20A Disposal of items (1) Where- (a) anything is- (i) forfeited under section 20(1); or (ii) ordered to be forfeited under section 20(2) or (3); or (b) anything seized and detained under section 17A(2), other than that which apart from section 17A(3) could not have been so seized and detained, is- (i) in case it is a live protected wild animal- (A) likely to die or be subjected to unnecessary suffering if it is kept in captivity; or (B) by reason of its size, diet, normal habitat or for any other reasonable cause impracticable to be kept detained by the Director; (ii) in any other case- (A) perishable; or (B) for any other reasonable cause impracticable to be kept detained by the Director, the Director may cause the same to be disposed of in such manner as he thinks fit. (2) Where anything is seized and detained under section 17A(2)(b), or under section 17A(2)(c) or (d) in connection with an animal liable to be seized and detained under section 17A(2)(b), then- (a) subject to subsection (1), in the event that any person has lodged a claim in respect of it as its owner by notice in writing served on the Director within 14 days after its seizure, the Director shall- (i) where only one claim has been so lodged and the Director admits the claim, cause it to be returned as soon as reasonably practicable to the person by whom the claim has been lodged; (ii) in any other case, apply to a magistrate for an order in respect of it under section 20(3) as soon as reasonably practicable; (b) in the event that no person has so lodged a claim, the Director may cause it to be disposed of in such manner as he thinks fit. (3) The Director shall, where he is required to apply for an order in respect of anything under section 20(3), notify any person by whom a claim has been lodged in respect of it pursuant to subsection (2), by notice in writing served on the person as soon as reasonably practicable, that- (a) subsection (2)(a)(ii) applies; and (b) the Director will in accordance with subsection (2)(a)(ii) apply for an order in respect of it under section 20(3). (Added 77 of 1996 s. 16) Cap 170 s 21 Compensation for damage to crops (1) If any damage is caused to growing crops by a person, or by his attendants or dogs, whilst engaged in hunting, he shall be liable to pay to the owner of the crops by way of compensation such sum of money as a magistrate may, on hearing a complaint under Part II of the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap 227), order. (2) Any compensation ordered to be paid under subsection (1)- (a) shall be paid within 7 days after the date of the order; or (b) shall, if not paid in accordance with paragraph (a), be recovered as if it were a fine imposed by a magistrate under this Ordinance. Cap 170 s 22 Power to amend Schedules (1) The Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works may by notice published in the Gazette amend any Schedule. (2) Where the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works amends Schedule 6, an amendment of an area specified in that Schedule or the insertion therein of a new area shall be described by reference to a plan signed and dated by the Director and deposited in the Land Registry, Victoria, and such plan shall be available for inspection at the Land Registry, Victoria, and copies of it shall be available for inspection at every District Office in the New Territories. (Amended 8 of 1993 s. 2) (Amended 58 of 1980 s. 13; 77 of 1996 s. 17; 78 of 1999 s. 7; L.N. 106 of 2002) Cap 170 s 23 Appeals Any person who is aggrieved by a decision made in respect of him by the Director in relation to- (a) the granting of or the refusal to grant a permit or a special permit pursuant to section 13 or 15; or (b) the cancellation of a permit or a special permit under section 15A, may, within 28 days after receiving notice of the decision, appeal to the Administrative Appeals Board. (Added 77 of 1996 s. 18) Cap 170 s 24 Notices For the purposes of this Ordinance, a notice required to be served on or given to any person in writing by the Director under this Ordinance shall be deemed to have been duly served on or given to that person, if- (a) in the case of an individual, it has been- (i) delivered to him; (ii) left at his last known address; or (iii) sent by post to him at his last known address; (b) in the case of a body corporate, it has been- |