Clause 3

by deleting subsection (6);

by deleting subsection (7) and substituting the following subsection: —“(7) Without prejudice to subsection (5), conditions may be imposed on the grant of any permission given thereunder, and such conditions may limit the period for which the permission is granted and may provide —

for the commencement of completion of any work before the expiration of a specified period;

for requiring deposits to be placed with such public or statutory authority as the competent authority may specify to secure the compliance with the requirements of such public or statutory authority;

for requiring thirty per cent of the floor area of any development to be under the ownership of one person for a period of ten years from the date of the latest grant of a temporary occupation licence before the grant of the certificate of fitness in respect of the development; and

for the cancellation of such permission in the event of failure to comply with any condition imposed thereunder.”;

by deleting the word “one” in the fourth line and the word “fifty” in the fifth line of subsection (9) and substituting the word “three” and the words “one hundred”, respectively;

by deleting the words “, (6) or (7) of this section” in the third line of subsection (10) and substituting the words “or (7) or by the Minister under subsection (14)”;

by deleting the words “is convicted of an offence under the preceding subsection” in subsection (11) and substituting the words “fails to comply with any condition imposed by the competent authority or the Minister under this section or section 15”;

by inserting, immediately after the word “decision” at the end of subsection (12), the words “; except that if as a result of unavoidable circumstances the competent authority is not able to make a decision on an application to develop or subdivide any land, the competent authority may defer the decision on the application for such further period as the competent authority thinks fit”; and

by inserting, immediately after the word “court” at the end of subsection (14), the words “and the Minister may, in giving his decision, impose such conditions as he thinks fit to the granting of permission by the competent authority”.