Hong Kong Ordinances

RAILWAYS ORDINANCE - SECT 11

Procedure after publication of scheme

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 62 of 1999 s. 3

(1) The Secretary may authorize the scheme if after the period for lodging
objections under section 10(1) has expired no objections have been lodged.

(2) Subject to subsection (1), the Secretary shall not later than-

   (a)  subject to paragraphs (b) and (c), 9 months after the expiration of
        the period for lodging objections under section 10(1) in respect of
        the scheme;

   (b)  subject to paragraph (c), where there is any amendment to the scheme
        under section 7, 3 months after the expiration of the period for
        lodging objections under section 10(1) in respect of any such
        amendment or, where there is more than one amendment, the last of any
        such amendment;

   (c)  such further period or periods as the Chief Executive may, having had
        regard to the circumstances of the case, allow, submit to the Chief
        Executive in Council for consideration the scheme and any objections
        lodged under section 10(1), and not withdrawn, within time.

(3) The Chief Executive in Council must consider the scheme and any objections
lodged under section 10(1), and not withdrawn, within time.

(4) The Chief Executive in Council, after considering the scheme and any
objections, may-

   (a)  authorize the scheme, with or without any changes, and subject to such
        conditions to avoid or lessen any adverse effects of the scheme as the
        Chief Executive in Council thinks fit; or

   (b)  decline to authorize the scheme. (Amended 62 of 1999 s. 3)