Cap. 447A 《床位寓所(上訴委員會)規例》Bedspace Apartments (Appeal Board) Regulation

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Cap. 447

Cap. 447B

Bedspace Apartments (Appeal Board) Regulation

(Cap. 447, section 35)

(Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 4 of 2020)

[9 February 1995]

(Format changes—E.R. 4 of 2020)

1.

(Omitted as spent—E.R. 4 of 2020)

2. Interpretation

In this Regulation—

appellant (上訴人) means a person who lodges a notice of appeal under section 26 of the Ordinance.

3. Notice of appeal

Notice of appeal under section 26 of the Ordinance shall be—

(a)

in Form 1 in the Schedule; and

(b)

served by the appellant on the Chairman and on the Authority.

4. Further particulars

If either party to an appeal requires further particulars from the other party relating to the appeal, he may within 7 days after the service on the Authority of a copy of the notice of appeal under section 3 or such longer period as the Chairman, on application, may allow in any particular case, serve notice on the other party specifying the further particulars required, and that party shall within 7 days after notice is served under this section or such longer period as the Chairman, on application, may allow in any particular case, provide the particulars to the other party and serve a copy of them on the Chairman.

5. Inspection of documents

(1)

Either party to an appeal may at any time serve notice on the other party to produce, within 7 days after the notice is served, any document relating to the appeal for the inspection of the party serving the notice and to permit him to take copies of it.

(2)

A party who fails to comply with a notice under subsection (1) may not afterwards put in evidence a document the subject of the notice unless he satisfies the Appeal Board that he had sufficient reason for his failure to comply.

6. Date, time and place of hearing

After the notice of appeal has been served, the Chairman shall fix the date, time and place of the hearing of the appeal so as to enable the hearing to commence as soon as is reasonably practicable and shall, not less than 28 days before the date fixed, serve on the appellant and on the Authority notice of the date, time and place in Form 2 in the Schedule.

7. Summons to witness

Upon application in Form 3 in the Schedule by either party to an appeal, the Chairman may issue a witness summons in Form 4 in the Schedule to any person named in the application requiring him to appear before the Appeal Board to produce any document relating to the appeal and to give evidence.

8. Appeal to be conducted in public

The hearing of an appeal shall be conducted in public unless the Chairman of his own motion, or at the request of either party, orders that all or any persons should be excluded from the whole or any part of the hearing.

9. Representation

At the hearing of an appeal—

(a)

the appellant may be represented by a barrister or solicitor; and

(b)

the Authority may be represented by a barrister, solicitor or legal officer.

10. Abandonment of appeal

(1)

The appellant may abandon the whole or any part of an appeal by notice in writing to the Chairman, with a copy to the Authority.

(2)

When giving a notice under subsection (1), the appellant shall serve a copy of the notice on the Authority.

11. Failure of appellant to attend hearing

(1)

If on the day and time fixed for the hearing of an appeal the appellant fails to attend the hearing either in person or by a barrister or solicitor, the Appeal Board may—

(a)

if satisfied that the appellant’s failure to attend was due to sickness or other reasonable cause, postpone or adjourn the hearing for such period as it thinks fit;

(b)

proceed to hear the appeal; or

(c)

dismiss the appeal.

(2)

If an appeal is dismissed by the Appeal Board under subsection (1)(c) the appellant may, within 30 days after the making of the order for dismissal, by notice in writing to the Chairman with a copy to the Authority, apply to the Appeal Board to review its order and the Appeal Board may, if satisfied that the appellant’s failure to attend the hearing was due to sickness or other reasonable cause, set aside the order for dismissal.

(3)

If the Appeal Board sets aside an order for dismissal under subsection (2), the Chairman shall fix the date, time and place for a fresh hearing of the appeal so as to enable the hearing to commence as soon as is reasonably practicable and shall, not less than 14 days before the date fixed, serve on the appellant and on the Authority notice of the date, time and place in Form 2 in the Schedule.

12. Failure of appellant to serve notice of appeal on the Authority or to provide particulars

If an Appeal Board is satisfied that the appellant has failed—

(a)

to serve a copy of the notice of appeal on the Authority under section 3; or

(b)

to provide further particulars to the Authority under section 4,

the Appeal Board may dismiss the appeal.

13. Record of proceedings

The Chairman shall take or cause to be taken in writing a full minute, so far as circumstances permit, of the following matters in respect of every appeal heard by the Appeal Board—

(a)

the grounds of the appeal;

(b)

the name of the appellant;

(c)

the name of any person who appears as a witness for the appellant;

(d)

the name of any person who appears as a witness for the Authority;

(e)

the name of any person summoned as a witness by the Appeal Board;

(f)

the evidence of any person who gives evidence;

(g)

the decision of the Appeal Board;

(h)

the amount of any sum awarded under section 28 of the Ordinance in respect of the costs involved in the appeal; and

(i)

the name of the person in favour of whom any award of costs was made.

14. Service of notices on or by Chairman, Authority or appellant

(1)

Any notice to be served on the Chairman shall be served at the office of the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau. (L.N. 362 of 1997; L.N. 144 of 2022)

(2)

Any notice required to be served under this Regulation—

(a)

by the Chairman on the appellant or the Authority;

(b)

by the Authority on the appellant; or

(c)

by the appellant on the Authority,

may be served personally or by registered post addressed to the last known address of the appellant or of the Authority, as the case may be.

Schedule

[ss. 3, 6, 7 & 11]

	Form 1
		[s. 3]

	BEDSPACE APARTMENTS ORDINANCE
	(Chapter 447)

Before completing this form read the note below.

To:	Chairman of the Appeal Board

1.	Full name of Appellant:
2.	Address of Appellant:
		Telephone No.:
3.	Address of Appellant or name and address of duly authorized representative for service if different from the above:


4.	Details of decision appealed against: (Attach copy of decision and indicate the particular aspect which is the subject of the appeal)





5.	Grounds of appeal:

6.	Evidence to be adduced:

7.	Names of witnesses:

8.	Documents to be produced:

	Dated this . day of . 19 .


		Appellant
Please note:

1.	This form is to be used by a person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Authority under section 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 or 21 of the Ordinance.

2.	This form must be completed in accordance with the directions in the form and served on the Chairman of the Appeal Board at the office of the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau not more than 28 days after you received notice from the Authority of the decision you wish to appeal against.

3.	At the same time, you are required to serve a copy of this notice on the Authority either personally or by registered post addressed to the last known address of the Authority.

4.	The particulars set out in paragraphs 5 to 8 of the form should be sufficient to fully inform the Chairman and the Authority of the nature of the appeal. However, you may also be required to furnish further particulars or produce documents for the inspection of the Authority.

5.	You are advised to read the Bedspace Apartments Ordinance and the Bedspace Apartments (Appeal Board) Regulation before serving this notice of appeal.

(L.N. 362 of 1997; E.R. 4 of 2020; L.N. 144 of 2022)

__________

	Form 2
		[ss. 6 & 11]

	BEDSPACE APARTMENTS ORDINANCE
	(Chapter 447)

Appeal No.: . of 19 .
	In the matter of the Appeal lodged by
		(Appellant) against

To:		(Appellant)
And to the Bedspace Apartments Authority:

TAKE NOTICE that the above appeal will be heard at
. on the . day of .19 . at


To the Appellant:
TAKE NOTICE that if you do not attend at the place and time mentioned, either in person or by a barrister or solicitor duly authorized to appear on your behalf, the appeal may be postponed or adjourned for reasonable cause or may be dismissed or heard in your absence.
	Dated this . day of . 19 .

		Chairman of the Appeal Board
	This notice was served by me on
at
on the . day of . 19 .

Recipient of notice		Process server

(E.R. 4 of 2020)

__________

	Form 3
		[s. 7]

	BEDSPACE APARTMENTS ORDINANCE
	(Chapter 447)

Appeal No.: . of 19 .
To: Chairman of the Appeal Board
	Whereas	of

is likely to give material evidence in respect of the above appeal, I
. apply for a summons to be issued to the said
.requiring him to attend the hearing of the appeal for that purpose./*and to bring with him and produce the following documents:
Documents required to be produced


	Dated this . day of . 19 .

		*Appellant/Authority
*Delete as necessary.

(E.R. 4 of 2020)

__________

	Form 4
		[s. 7]

	BEDSPACE APARTMENTS ORDINANCE
	(Chapter 447)

Appeal No.: . of 19 .
	In the matter of the Appeal lodged by

(Appellant) against



To:
YOU ARE SUMMONED to attend at
on the . day of . 19 . at . and from day to day, until the proceedings are heard, to give evidence in the above appeal and also to bring with you and produce the following documents:
Documents required to be produced


This summons was issued on behalf of

Dated this . day of . 19 .


		Chairman of the Appeal Board
This notice was served by me on
at
on the . day of . 19 .


Recipient of notice		Process server

(E.R. 4 of 2020)