Hong Kong Ordinances

BEDSPACE APARTMENTS ORDINANCE - SECT 26

Appeals against decisions of the Authority

PART VII

APPEALS

(1) Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Authority relating to-

   (a)  the refusal of an application for a certificate of exemption under
        section 8(2)(b) or for a licence under section 12(2)(b), or for
        renewal of a certificate of exemption under section 9(3)(b) or of a
        licence under section 13(3)(b);

   (b)  the imposition of conditions under section 8(2)(a) or 12(2)(a) upon
        the issue of a certificate of exemption or a licence, or the
        imposition of conditions under section 9(3)(a) or 13(3)(a) upon the
        renewal of a certificate of exemption or a licence;

   (c)  the variation under section 8(4) or 14 of conditions imposed by the
        Authority;

   (d)  the revocation of a certificate of exemption under section 10 or of a
        licence under section 15; or

   (e)  a direction given in a notice served by the Authority under
        section 21(1), may appeal to the Appeal Board.

(2) Any decision of the Authority under section 8(4), 9(3)(b), 10, 13(3)(b),
14 or 15 that is appealed against shall be suspended in its operation as from
the day on which the appeal is made until such appeal is determined or
withdrawn unless such suspension would, in the opinion of the Authority, pose
an imminent danger to life or property and the notice of the decision contains
a statement to that effect.

(3) Any person who wishes to appeal under this section shall, within 28 days
after receiving notice of the Authority's decision to which the appeal
relates, lodge a notice of appeal in the prescribed form and manner. (Enacted
1994)