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[接上页] (a) the Director shall notify the Land Registrar of the amount of the new Government rent payable in respect of the lot or section; and (b) the Land Registrar shall cause the amount of the new Government rent payable in respect of the lot or section to be noted in the register of such lot or section kept in the Land Registry.(2) As soon as practicable after the making by the Commissioner after the relevant day of an interim valuation of any tenement which results in an increase in the new Government rent payable in respect of a lot or section- (a) the Director shall notify the Land Registrar of the increased new Government rent; and (b) the Land Registrar shall cause the amount of the new Government rent noted in the register of such lot or section kept in the Land Registry to be deleted and shall cause the increased new Government rent to be noted therein. (Amended L.N. 307 of 1998) (Amended 8 of 1993 ss. 2 & 3; 29 of 1998 s. 105) Cap 40 s 11 Correction of clerical or arithmetical errors Remarks: Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 29 of 1998 ss. 18 & 105 (1) The Director may at any time correct clerical or arithmetical errors in a determination of the new Government rent payable in respect of a lot or section under section 9, and if he makes such a correction he shall notify the Land Registrar thereof. (2) The Land Registrar on being notified by the Director of a correction under subsection (1) shall accordingly rectify the amount of the new Government rent shown in the register of the lot or section kept in the Land Registry. (Amended 8 of 1993 ss. 2 & 3; 29 of 1998 s. 105) Cap 40 s 12 Evidence of renewal Remarks: Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 29 of 1998 ss. 18 & 105 The entry for the time being in the register in the Land Registry of the amount of the new Government rent payable in respect of a lot or section shall be conclusive evidence of the grant of the new Government lease of the lot or section and of the new Government rent thereof. (Amended 8 of 1993 s. 2; 29 of 1998 s. 105) Cap 40 s 13 Collection of new Government rent Remarks: Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 29 of 1998 ss. 18 & 105 (1) Without prejudice to section 8(b) the Government may in collecting the new Government rent payable in respect of a lot or section demand from the person, whether owner, agent or occupier, who pays the rates in respect of any tenement comprised in land held under a new Government lease an amount equal to- (Amended 56 of 1978 s. 3; 29 of 1998 s. 105) (a) 3 per cent of the rateable value of such tenement as set out on the relevant day in the list declared under section 13 of the Rating Ordinance (Cap 116) and such sum as may be necessary to make the same an even number of dollars; or (b) 3 per cent of the interim valuation of such tenement made by the Commissioner under the Rating Ordinance (Cap 116) and such sum as may be necessary to make the same an even number of dollars.(2) The person on whom a demand under subsection (1) is made shall pay the sum so demanded within the time specified in such demand. (3) Where under this section any sum is paid by a person who is not an owner of the tenement in respect of which the sum is paid under subsection (2), then the sum so paid shall be a debt due to that person from the owner of the tenement and shall be recoverable as such from any rent or other moneys for the time being due by that person to the owner. (Replaced 56 of 1978 s. 3) (4) In this section "owner" (拥有人) in relation to a tenement means the person whose name is registered in the Land Registry as that of the owner of the tenement or of any undivided share therein, and any person deriving title from such person by virtue of an under-letting or otherwise. (Replaced 56 of 1978 s. 3. Amended 8 of 1993 s. 2) Cap 40 s 14 Recovery of new Government rent Remarks: Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 29 of 1998 ss. 18 & 105 (1) Without prejudice to any other remedy of the Government in respect of the default in payment of the new Government rent any sum not paid in accordance with a demand under section 13 shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Government. (Amended 29 of 1998 s. 105) (2) Whenever any person makes default in payment of any sum demanded under section 13 the same may be recovered by action in the District Court notwithstanding that the amount is in excess of the sum of $20000. (3) In any proceedings under this section for the recovery of any sum demanded under section 13 the production of a certificate signed by the Director stating the name and last known postal address of the person who is liable to pay the same and particulars of the amount due shall be sufficient evidence of such amount and sufficient authority for the District Court to give judgment therefor. (4) In any proceedings in the District Court under this section the Director may appear in person or may be represented either by a legal officer within the meaning of the Legal Officers Ordinance (Cap 87) or by any other person authorized by him in writing. |