Hong Kong Ordinances

HOUSING MANAGERS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 15

Expiry of registration and renewal

(1) The entry in the register of a person as a registered 
professional housing manager under this Ordinance-

   (a)  shall remain in force for 12 months from the date when he was
        registered;

   (b)  may be renewed annually by application of the person so registered.

(2) A registered professional housing manager shall apply for renewal of
registration to the Registrar in the form specified by the Board not earlier
than 3 months and not later than 28 days prior to the expiry of the current
registration.

(3) A registered professional housing manager shall pay to the Board the fee
for an application for renewal of registration at the time of applying for
renewal of registration.

(4) If a registered professional housing manager does not apply for renewal of
registration before the expiry of his current registration-

   (a)  the Registrar shall, on the expiry of the current registration, note
        in the register that registration has not been renewed; and

   (b)  the person shall be deemed not to be currently on the register from
        the date of expiry of his registration.

(5) The Board may reject an application for renewal if it is satisfied that
the applicant does not continue to comply with the requirements for
registration set out in section 12.

(6) Where a registered professional housing manager fails to renew his
registration within time, the Board may extend the time for renewal of
registration if the registered professional housing manager pays to the Board
the fee for the extension of time.

(7) Any grant of extension of time by the Board shall not affect any offence
under any other Ordinance that the person who has failed to renew on time may
commit as a result of the failure.

(8) If the registration of a registered professional housing  manager has
expired and he applies for renewal of his registration, the Board may treat
that application as being an application for registration or may require him
to reapply for registration instead of dealing with the application for
renewal of his registration.