Cap. 552 Art. 56Discontinuance order or removal order.

(1) The Executive Council may, having regard to the provisions of this Act, regulations, plans, policies and to other material considerations, by order served on the owner or occupier of any land, require any existing use or activity or any works to be discontinued or any building, plant, equipment or other thing plant, equipment or other thing lawfully carried out or lawfully existing on the land mentioned in the order, the Authority shall be liable to pay compensation for any losses sustained as a result of the order: Provided that any benefits derived from the same discontinuance order or removal order shall be offset against the losses aforesaid:

Provided further that no such compensation is due if the permission itself allows the Authority to request the discontinuance of any existing use or activity or any works to be discontinued or any building, plant, equipment or other thing whatsoever to be removed from any land.