Crimes Ordinance
Part XII
12-80
Section 153C
Cap. 200
applicant is an individual, be accompanied by a copy of a
document which is proof of his identity for the purposes of
Part IVA of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115).
(4) Upon receipt of an application under this section the court or
magistrate shall—
(a) appoint a date for the hearing of the application; and
(b) send a copy of the application and of the accompanying
document of identity to the Commissioner of Police and
inform him of the date of the hearing.
(5) A court or magistrate—
(a) after hearing an application under this section and after
hearing any representations made by or on behalf of the
Commissioner of Police;
(b) if satisfied that, at the time the applicant became a bona
fide purchaser, mortgagee or chargee of an interest in
the premises or place, he did not know of the charge
or conviction (as the case may be) in relation to which
a notice had not been registered in accordance with
section 153M; and
(c) if satisfied that, having regard to all the circumstances,
it would be unjust for the applicant to be affected by the
closure order,
may rescind the closure order.
(6) A court or magistrate that rescinds a closure order under
subsection (5) shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, send
to the Land Registrar and to the Commissioner of Police a
notice in writing, sealed with the seal of the court or signed
by the magistrate, stating that fact. (Amended 8 of 1993 s. 3)
(Added 69 of 1990 s. 7)
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