Provisions of Ordinance to apply to power company by order of Chief Executive in Council
Version Date:
01/07/2007
Remarks:
For the saving and transitional provisions relating to the amendments made by the Resolution of the Legislative Council (L.N. 130 of 2007), see paragraph (12) of that Resolution.
(1) Where the Chief Executive in Council is satisfied that a power company is carrying out or is about to carry out any works relating to an electricity network across any land in Hong Kong in accordance with the terms of a scheme approved by the Secretary for Development for the purposes of this section, the Chief Executive in Council may, at the request of the company made in writing to the Secretary for Development, order that the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to the company for the purpose of enabling the company to carry out such works in accordance with the approved scheme. (Amended L.N. 245 of 1981; L.N. 244 of 1989; 61 of 1999 s. 3; L.N. 330 of 1999; L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007)
(2) Before an order is made under this section in respect of an electricity network, the approved scheme relating thereto shall be deposited in the Land Registry.
(3) It shall be sufficient for the purposes of an order made under this section to refer therein to an approved scheme by the description and date assigned thereto in the Land Registry for the purposes of subsection (2).