### Bedspace Apartments Ordinance 《床位寓所條例》

8. Application for and issue of certificate of exemption
(1) An application for a certificate of exemption in respect of a bedspace apartment shall be made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine.
(2) On receipt of an application under subsection (1), the Authority may—
(a) on being satisfied that the applicant operates, keeps, manages or otherwise controls, by himself or by another on his behalf, the bedspace apartment in respect of which the application is made, and on payment of the prescribed fee, issue to and in the name of the applicant a certificate of exemption subject to such conditions as he considers necessary or expedient for the regulation, supervision and control of the bedspace apartment; or
(b) refuse to issue a certificate of exemption by notice in writing served on the applicant and stating the ground for the refusal.
(3) A certificate of exemption shall—
(a) be in such form as the Authority may determine;
(b) be endorsed with the conditions, if any, imposed under subsection (2)(a);
(c) unless revoked under section 10, be valid for a period of 12 months or such shorter period as the Authority may determine and as may be indicated in the certificate; and
(d) authorize the person in whose name it is issued to operate, keep, manage or otherwise control, by himself or by another on his behalf, a bedspace apartment without a licence at the premises specified in the certificate of exemption for the period mentioned in paragraph (c).
(4) Subject to sections 16 and 26(2) the Authority may at any time by notice in writing served on the holder of a certificate of exemption revoke, vary or add to the conditions imposed by the Authority under subsection (2)(a) in such manner as the Authority considers necessary or expedient for the better regulation, supervision and control of the bedspace apartment.
(5) A certificate of exemption or a copy thereof purporting to be certified by or for the Authority shall be evidence of the facts stated therein and shall be admissible in evidence without further proof.
(6) A certificate purporting to be issued by or for the Authority and stating that a certificate of exemption has or has not been issued in respect of a bedspace apartment shall be evidence of the facts stated therein and shall be admissible in evidence without further proof.

### Bedspace Apartments Ordinance 《床位寓所條例》

9. Renewal of certificate of exemption
(1) The holder of a certificate of exemption may, not later than 3 months before the expiration of the certificate, apply for renewal of the certificate.
(2) An application under subsection (1) shall be made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine.
(3) The Authority may determine an application under this section—
(a) by issuing to the applicant, on payment of the prescribed fee, a new certificate of exemption for a period not exceeding 12 months subject to such conditions (whether equivalent, additional or alternative to those imposed under section 8(2)(a)) as he considers necessary or expedient for the regulation, supervision and control of the bedspace apartment; or
(b) by refusing to renew the certificate of exemption on any ground specified in section 10 which would have entitled him to revoke the certificate.
(4) Subject to sections 16 and 26(2), where the Authority refuses to renew a certificate of exemption, he shall serve on the holder of the certificate notice in writing stating the ground for the refusal.
(5) A certificate of exemption in respect of which an application for renewal is made under this section and which expires prior to the determination of such application shall, unless such application is withdrawn, or the certificate is revoked under section 10, remain in effect until the determination by the Authority of such application.

10. Revocation of certificate of exemption
Subject to sections 16 and 26(2) the Authority may revoke a certificate of exemption by notice in writing served on the holder thereof and stating the ground for the revocation—
(a) if a direction given in a notice served by the Authority under section 21(1) has not been complied with in whole or in part within the period of time specified in the notice;
(b) if it appears to the Authority that the bedspace apartment has ceased operation; or
(c) if it appears to the Authority that the holder of the certificate of exemption has ceased to operate, keep, manage or otherwise control, by himself or by another on his behalf, the bedspace apartment.

11. Transfer of certificate of exemption
(1) Except as provided in this section a certificate of exemption shall not be transferable.
(2) The Authority may, upon application made to him in such form and manner as he may determine, and on being satisfied as to the proposed operation, keeping, management or other control of the bedspace apartment by the person to whom the transfer is to be made or by another on his behalf, permit the transfer to such person of the certificate of exemption in respect of the bedspace apartment until its expiration, and shall endorse a note of such transfer on the certificate of exemption.

### Bedspace Apartments Ordinance 《床位寓所條例》

13. Renewal of licence
(1) A licensee may, not later than 3 months before the expiration of his licence, apply for the licence to be renewed.
(2) An application under subsection (1) shall be made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine.
(3) The Authority may determine an application under this section—
(a) by issuing to the applicant, on payment of the prescribed fee, a new licence for a period not exceeding 12 months subject to such conditions (whether equivalent, additional or alternative to those imposed under section 12(2)(a)) as he considers necessary or expedient for the regulation, supervision and control of the bedspace apartment; or
(b) by refusing to renew the licence on any ground specified in section 15 which would have entitled him to revoke the licence.
(4) Subject to sections 16 and 26(2), where the Authority refuses to renew a licence, he shall serve on the licensee notice in writing stating the ground for such refusal.
(5) A licence in respect of which an application for renewal is made under this section and which expires prior to the determination of such application shall, unless such application is withdrawn, or the licence is revoked under section 15, remain in effect until the determination by the Authority of such application.
(6) A new licence issued under subsection (3)(a) shall take effect on the day following the day on which the licence in force at the time of the application for renewal expires or (in any case to which subsection (5) applies) would have expired but for subsection (5).

14. Variation of conditions of licence
Subject to sections 16 and 26(2), the Authority may, at any time by notice in writing served on a licensee, revoke, vary or add to the conditions imposed by the Authority under section 12(2)(a) or 13(3)(a) in such manner as he considers necessary or expedient for the better regulation, supervision and control of the licensed bedspace apartment.