Development Planning Act (Cap. 552)

Development Planning Act (Cap. 552), article 98

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98. (1) If it appears to the Executive Council that anything which is prohibited or restricted or subject to a condition by or under any of the provisions of article 57 is being done or carr ied on or has been done or carried on in contravention of any such prohibition, restriction or condition or without any permission or other requirement, or without compliance with any condition, mentioned in those articles or any orders made thereunder, the Executive Council shall serve a notice on the owner of the land or DEVELOPMENT PLANNING [CAP. 552. 67 on the occupier of the land or on the person responsible for th e acts mentioned in the notice or any combination thereof, as the Exec utive Council deems most expedient, requiring such steps as may be specified in the notice, including the discontinuance of anything being done or carried on, to be taken within such time as may a lso be specified in the notice. The provisions of article 97(3) sha ll also apply to any notice under this article. (2) A notice under this article shall also be referred to as an "enforcement notice" and, unless the context otherwise requires and subject to such modifications and adaptations as may be necessary to give full effect to the provisions of those articles, wherever the expression appears in this Act, it shall include a notice given under this article: Provided that no such notice shall be issued for any development carried out before 1967. Injury to amenity and removal of danger. Amended by: XXI.2022.19.

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