### Enforcement of Rights (Extension of Time) Ordinance 《權利的強制執行(延展期限)條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Enforcement of Rights (Extension of Time) Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
debt (債項) means any form of claim for payment of or obligation to pay money;
disability period (無行為能力期) means the period from the 8th day of December, 1941, to the commencement* of this Ordinance;
legal proceedings (法律程序) means any proceedings which might have been instituted at any time during the disability period before a competent court, tribunal or arbitrator and any defence, counterclaim, set-off, rebuttal, reply or objection which might have been made or relied upon before any such court, tribunal or arbitrator;
period of limitation (時效期) means any period (whether prescribed by any enactment, instrument or otherwise and whether of definite or indefinite duration) which, by reason of the lapse thereof and by reason of the rules of law and principles of equity applicable to the Colony has, or would but for this Ordinance have, the effect of extinguishing any title, estate, interest or right or barring or prohibiting any right or the exercise thereof or any remedy for the enforcement or exercise of any right;
person (人) includes an association of persons;
right (權利) means any right, remedy, power, option, privilege or facility.

3. Exclusion of disability period from period of limitation or for purposes of laches or acquiescence
Save to the extent hereinafter appearing the failure of a person during the disability period to institute or take any step in legal proceedings to enforce a debt or to avail himself, whether by legal proceedings or otherwise, of any right shall have no effect for the purpose of any period of limitation or for the purpose of any equitable doctrine of laches or acquiescence and, save to the extent hereinafter appearing, the rules of law and principles of equity shall in such matters as aforesaid be applied as if no period of time had elapsed between the 7th day of December, 1941, and the commencement* of this Ordinance.

4. Disability period to end on 1st May, 1946, in certain cases
In the case of any debt to which by article 6 of the Moratorium Proclamation the moratorium was declared not to apply, section 3 shall have effect as if the disability period did not include any period subsequent to the 1st day of May, 1946, and as if the words “and the 1st day of May, 1946” were therein substituted for the words “and the commencement of this Ordinance”.

### Enforcement of Rights (Extension of Time) Ordinance 《權利的強制執行(延展期限)條例》

5. Ability to exercise a right effectively may further reduce disability period
Notwithstanding the above provisions, in any case in which the court is satisfied that a person was at any material time after the 31st day of August, 1945, able by himself or an agent effectively to exercise any right, not being—
(a) a right ancillary to or for better securing a right to recover or enforce any debt to which the Moratorium Proclamation applied; or
(b) a right conferred, confirmed, declared or amplified by the Land Transactions (Enemy Occupation) Ordinance (Cap. 256),
then the court may, in its discretion, take into consideration for the purpose of any equitable doctrine of laches or acquiescence the failure to exercise such a right, not being a failure attributable to a reasonable expectation that provision affecting such a right would be made by some enactment applicable to the Colony.

6. Ordinance binding upon Crown
This Ordinance shall bind the Crown.

### Oil Pollution (Land Use and Requisition) Ordinance 《油污處理(土地使用及徵用)條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Oil Pollution (Land Use and Requisition) Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
competent authority (主管當局) means a competent authority appointed under section 3, the Director of Civil Engineering and Development and the Director of Marine; (Amended L.N. 76 of 1982; L.N. 127 of 1986; L.N. 364 of 1991; L.N. 104 of 2004) 
land (土地) includes land covered with water, and any building or part of any building;
oil (油、油類) means oil of any description, spirit produced from oil, coal tar, a mixture containing oil, and waste material consisting of or arising from oil;
requisition (徵用), in relation to any property, means to require the use of the property, or to require the property to be placed at the disposal of the authority or officer requisitioning it, or to take possession of the property;
specified purpose (指明目的) means the prevention, clearing-up or repair, as the case may be, of pollution, fouling or damage of or to the waters of Hong Kong, the foreshore and adjacent areas, beaches, coastal amenities, piers and marine life, caused by oil. (Amended 34 of 2000 s. 3)

3. Appointment of competent authority
The Chief Executive may appoint a public officer to be a competent authority for the purposes of this Ordinance.
(Amended 34 of 2000 s. 3)

4. Operation of Part II
(1) This Part shall not come into operation except on such day as the Chief Executive may appoint by order and, subject to subsection (2) but without prejudice to the making of further orders under this subsection, shall then remain in force for 30 days.
(2) Without prejudice to his power to make further orders under subsection (1), the Chief Executive may by order discontinue the operation of this Part by revoking the order under subsection (1).
(3) An order under this section need not be published in the Gazette prior to its commencement, but shall be given such publicity as the Chief Executive may deem fit, and shall as soon as may be convenient be published for information in the Gazette.
(Amended 34 of 2000 s. 3)

### Oil Pollution (Land Use and Requisition) Ordinance 《油污處理(土地使用及徵用)條例》

5. Power to enter and use land
(1) Any public officer so directed by a competent authority may, for a specified purpose and accompanied by such other public officers or other persons as he thinks necessary—
(a) enter any land, and pass over any land;
(b) use any land and conduct therein any operation; and
(c) remove from any land or prevent from entry to any land any person, including the owner or occupier thereof:
Provided that such a power shall not be exercised in relation to any part of a building used for residential purposes unless the competent authority’s directions are given in writing.
(2) Any such public officer may cause to be taken on to any land such vehicles, machinery, equipment and material as he thinks necessary for the specified purpose.

6. Power to requisition property
(1) A competent authority and any public officer authorized in that behalf by a competent authority in writing may, if and for so long as it appears to him to be necessary or expedient for a specified purpose— (Amended L.N. 307 of 1998)
(a) requisition any property, other than land, vessels registered outside Hong Kong and aircraft; (Amended 23 of 1998 s. 2)
(b) give such directions and take such steps as appear to him to be necessary to secure effective use or possession of the requisitioned property; and
(c) use and deal with any such property as if he were the owner thereof.
(2) All property requisitioned under subsection (1) shall as far and as soon as practicable be returned to the owner or person from whom it was requisitioned.