Hong Kong Ordinances

LAND DRAINAGE ORDINANCE - SECT 6

Effect of publication of notice under section 5

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 61 of 1999 s. 3

(1) Upon the first publication of a notice in the Gazette under section 5(1)
or (5)-

   (a)  this Ordinance shall apply with respect to the Drainage 
        Authority Area and main watercourses shown on the draft plan as
        notified under section 5(1) or (5), and this Ordinance shall continue
        to so apply notwithstanding any proposed alterations made under
        sections 7 and 8;

   (b)  (i) any draft plan replaced by the draft plan as notified under
        section 5(1) shall be thereby repealed; or

        (ii)   that part of any draft plan amended by the draft plan as
               notified under section 5(5) shall be thereby repealed; and

   (c)  any approved plan referred to the Secretary by the Chief Executive in
        Council for replacement under section 17(1)(b) and so replaced by a
        draft plan notified under section 5(1) shall be thereby repealed.
        (Amended 61 of 1999 s. 3)

(2) Upon the publication of a notice under section 5(6), the draft  plan so
notified shall be thereby repealed.

(3) The repeal of any draft plan under this section shall not affect anything
lawfully done or any right to compensation under this Ordinance which has
accrued prior to such repeal. (Enacted 1994)