Land (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance

(1)
Without prejudice to
section 10E(2)
,
where—
(a)
a permittee applies for an extension of the validity period of an excavation permit beyond the time limit specified for such excavation under
section 18C
but before the expiry date of the permit;
(b)
the application is accompanied by the appropriate prescribed fee based on the duration of the period
applied for by the permittee; and
(c)
the Authority has not made his decision on the application on or before the expiry date of the permit,
the permit shall, unless sooner terminated under this Ordinance and subject to subsection (2), be deemed to be extended up to the expiry of the period applied for by the permittee.
(2)
The Authority shall determine the period for which an excavation permit deemed to be extended under subsection (1) shall be valid and may revise the expiry date of the permit to a date which is earlier than the expiry date in subsection (1).
(3)
The Authority shall serve a notice of his determination under subsection (2) on the permittee concerned.
(4)
If the period determined by the Authority under subsection (2) is shorter than the period applied for by the permittee concerned, he shall refund any extra prescribed fee to the permittee without interest.