Immovable Property (Tenure, Registration and Valuation) Law (No. 8/1953)

SUPPLEI\1ENT No. 2 TO THE CYPRUS GAZETTE No. 3675 OF 4TH !\1ARCH, 195~. LEGISLATION. THE S'l'.ATlrTE LA,,,~ <)F C\ .. PHUS No. R OJ•' 1 H!i!l • . ,A LAW TO AMEND TJIF. IMMOVABLE PROPF.RTY ITF.NtTRF. CAP. 231 REGISTRATION ANTY V ALUAtION} LAW. A. B. WRtGHT,] G~f!NIOT. E it enacted by Hi~ Exceltcncy the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Cyprus as o owa: 1. This Law mRy be cited n~ the Immovable Property Short tit1f'. (Tenure, Registration nnd Valu:1tion) (Amendment) Law, 1953, and shall be read as one with the Immo,·ahlc Property (Tenure, Registration and Valuation) Law (hereinafter Car. 231. referred to as " the principal Law "). (31) 2. R~tion 2 nf thr principal T~w iA hc-r~by amf'flded by the insertion therein and in it& proper alphabetical place of the following dt-finition : .. • vnlue ', in connt-etion with immovahle pro~rty, mrnn!I the amount which- the immovahlc pmpe,rty if 10ld in the open market hy a willing llf'llrr to a willing purcha8Cf' might he cx~ed to ttali7,e." . .AfflMdment 3. The principal LAw i11 hetthy amended hy the in11ertion :.the~~- thc~in, immediately after llt"Ction 3, of the followinst the .. "'°" eectmn : o1 .... N«'doft lA. AIMI Nffllfflt of NCUon I 0 of the r:: ..... Repeal 'ot wtlon 11 of the r=ipal end IUbetitutioft of new Mdion. HNo rilht. .. Oft lrnmioftble s,m,,ertY •XffPlueder thia Law. Cap. 11. 2 of 1952. 241 of 19Sl. 3A. Notwithmnding anything in paragraph (t) of aub-8Cction ( t) of M"ction 28 of tilt: Courtl of' JuAtice Law conuined and 1uhjttt to the law relating to trJtta, the law rclatinJ to valt& and the proviAion1 of any other Law 1n force for the time being, no t11tAtc, intcrctlt, right, privilege, libttty, taaement or any other advantage whaboeVer in, on or ovtt any immonble property ahall subflh~t ors.hall be created, acquired or tran1fe1 red ex~t under the proviAion11 of thit1 Law.". 4. Suh-Rmion (1) of M"Ction 10 of the principal I.Aw ii ht~hy amendt'd aR f ollo~ : (a) hy the in~rtion there-in at the end of paragraph (ti) of the word II or•• (the full Rtop at the end thett0f ~ing repla~ hy a Rt"mi rolon) ; (b) by the in111t"rtion thcre.i n, immedintdy after ptragraph (d). of the fbllowing paragraph: " (') where thf' Mme h11!11 bttn created and acqu1rNI undt>r the pmviRiona of the Land ~of ~~~2 . Ac9uisition Law or of miy other Law under which immovnhle prol'f'rty CAn be compultorily . . .. acqmn:u, . 5. Section 18 of the principal Law is ht"rtby rcpe11lcd and the following Aection ,mh~tituted tht"refor : .. rmvi•ion• 18. \Vhett by law or CU!;tom any immovable :W:,unal property (in thi~ ~ion l"('ferred to u • the property. communal property ') is hdd or enjoyed com munally by any town, vitlage or quarter, the fotJowing provit11iont1 shall have drect, that ia to uy : (a) the inhabitanb of such town, village or quarter Ahall have in common, to the exclusion of all pcnons not being inha- . hi1:An~ thettof, the right of holding. or enJoymg t.hc communal property subject 33 to ant conditions under which the com• muna. pro~rty ia by law or custom held or cnJoyed; (&) no pttlOtl shall have or acquire at any time any private or exclusive right to the communal property or to any part thereof ; (t) where the communal property or any part thereof is required for any o( the following purpoeca, that is to uy (i) the formation of a village or quarter; (ii) reclamation ; , (iii) 10il ~ntervation ; (i\') mining ; (v) an undertaking of public utility, the Governor may, by notice in the Gudt~, declare that 1uch property or part thereof shall .ccaae to be communal property: , Provided that in evtty auch cue Crown property of equal utilit).' u the communal property 1ha1l, if avatlable, be anigned m Ueu · thcttof or, if Crown property is not available, a sum equal to the value of the communal property, as determined by the Director, anal) -be provided and d!1'poscd of for the benefit of euch town, TIilage or quarter ; ( d) where by law or c.,u1tom the communal · property ia held or enjoyed by any town, village or quarter for any particular U8C, , the Governor may, upon a ~uest from at leut two-thirds of the ma1e inhabitants of such town, village or quarter, who have attained the ~ of twenty-one years, and upor. hdng tr.ttimcd thRt 1uch ut1C is no longer in the intcrctlt of tmch town, village or quarter, terminate such U1e and either eubstitutc tK>me other u..e therefor or di~J)OflC of the property in such manner u he may dttm fit : Provided thwt any such alternative U8e or the rrocttd.8 of 1ny tmch di8posal shall be or dil'po800 of for the benefit of such town, village or quarter.". Rf1t'Nl of •cdot, 20 of,~ princtpal Lrw and eub.titution of MW wdon. 34 6. ~('Cf;,,11 .'I} nf flit pt 1ntirr1l T ..:.lW itt h<·rtl-iy rr-pcalNI and the •following ~ectinn fmh~titutC'd th~refor ~~ .. RNlctiont, f'tt"., Oft im.....,.hle t:rl'fnY undlfl4.d theree. 2-0. \Vhrrc any immovable property is hd<l in undivided shaml, all tht" co-owners i,,h1II be entitled, in proportion to their ~pcctive 1h11re!1, lo (a) any buildinR or oth~r t-rection or structure erected upon, or affixNl to, the propttty ; (h) any tree or vine planted or any well 1unk thettin; · (r) any pennancnt improvement effected therein. whether erc-cted, affixed, pl11nted, rnmk or dl'ccted hy a co-owner ·or by any other pt"f'Mln.". . . 7• Section 23 of the principal .Law ie hrrcby amended follows: (a) by the inAertion in paragraph (/,) of sub-M"Ction (1~ after the words" adverti~ thr rrorot-ed u.lc thereof • (lines r ahd 2), of the 'W01"d11 ,. or brings it to the knowltdRC of the other owner " ; (b) b;r the inlk'rtion in mb-~on (2), aftf'r the wordt · • u the Director may require " (lint 2 ), of the word1 " Ot' shall be brought to the knowlNige of the other owner by the ~rvicc upon him of a notice- in writing in truch f nrm a8 the DirtttM may ttquire " ; {c) 17. the infft!Ttion in suh-Rcction (2), after the words • within thirty days of the advcrttAemcnt .. ~line 4), of tht words .. or the 8Cn'icc of the notice ' ; (ti) by th~ inM"rtion thcmn, immcdi11tely after sub . ecction {3), of the following 11ub-kction : ., (4) For the pu~ of thiA 8Cction, • Jand' includes any trees, vines or othcr thing or any boilding11 or other crection11 or 11tructurct1, planted, growing or erected upon any land and ht-longing to the owner of such land.''. Amtndment :& Section 24 of the principal Law it1 hcrehy amended u ~ ~ 24 follow. : e,1~1 (a) by the insertion in pant~rnph . (h) of suh-Rection ( t ), afttt the word!II O ndvcrti~ t ht- propo~ M1c " (line r ), of the word!II .. thermf or hrin~ it to the knowledge of the other owner " ; (b) hy the insertion in sub-section (2), nfter the words " a8 the Director may rc.-quirc " (linr 2 ), of the words "or shall he hrot1J,?ht to the knowlt·d~c of the other .n,vnrr hy the ~n·ice upon him of a notice in writing in such fonn :-i. the Director may require " ; (r) h7. t11.- in•wrti<in in •,11h-.•i('ction (1), aftrr the word~ 1 ' within thirty days cf the ~dvrt1i~em~nt" (line 4), of the words 1' or the f'ervice of the notice " ; (ti) by the rtpeal of "ub-flection (J). 9e Section 27 of ·the principal l.,aw i9 hereby am~ded as Arn"'dmrr.t f ollowa . of af'<'tton i1 • o( th. <•) hy the in,crtion in mJh-~ion (1), after the words r;-rip•l .. distribute the proceed• " (line J 8), of the words "· .. , after deducting the cx~n8ct1 of 8Uch .-ak,"; (h) by the in~rtion flt the end of 1'ub-t1Cetion ( 1) of the following provi~ (the full 8top at the end thereof being replaced by a colon): ., Provided that where, by reaM>n of the value of the pro~rty or of the number of the co-ownttS or for any other rcat1on, ft appears to the Director that the 8Cf"Vicc of the notit"e and copy of the ~ttificate afort"Mid on the other co-owners in Cyprus can be diRpcn~ with, there may be pub1i111hed in lieu thereof, at the expcnl'C of any co-owner, a notice to the other co-ownen in tmch form and in tmch newspaper or newRpapcn •• the Director may ttquire ; and the date of publica tion in the IK"W1tpaper or the lot of the ne'"papcn, •• the CMC may h~, t1hall be deemed to be the date of service of the notice for the purpo8CS of this ,ub-«ction."; (c) by the in~rtion tht"rein, immediately after sub section (2). o( the fotlowing sub-section: .. (3) The provi!lionR of Auh-section!I (1) and (2) of thi8 tttction !'hall apply to any immovable property which it1 held in undivided Aharcs but cannot be partitioned among the co-owners without contnwening the provi8ion8 of ICction 26 of this Law, notwith~tanding that "uch pro~, together with other propcrti~ held in undivided Rharcs by the same co-owner!', might be partitioned as in 8ub-~ion (2) of flCction 28 of this Law providcd.0 • · 10. Sub-section (1) of section 32 of the principal Law it Ammn .. t hereby repealed and the following Rub-section ttu~tituted ~}-;~:•on .l~ therefor :- r;ncir•l .. Compul~. 32.-( r) Where on any land there are trtt11, ..a1'. , ::; =~- vines. buildings or other erectiont' or Rtructurcs '"••<li~•t- · bdonging to a pct1lon other than the owner of ~et. imro... the land and it is found impos~ible by the Director to m:ike a re-adjustment under the prt>Viiwn~ ,,f C\rctinn J<) of thiJ Law. the Joll()wing provi~hms ~hall have effect, th:\t ~ to u7 ( a) the owntt of such land may, · if ttgiatercd therefor and if the estimated value of such land or the estimated aggregate nlue of such land and any ttteA, vinett, buildklg, or other crf'ctions or etructurtt thett0n belonging to the owner of the band is g1Tt1tcr than the estim1ted value of the treea. Yi~. huildin"9 or other atructurea belonginR to the other pereorl. IO}Uire .the ume oompulaorily .upon peynaent to the -owner thereof of their :ftlue : , Provided that where the land ia owned in undinded aharN, the ~ht hereby conferrt:d ahall not be eaerased ex~ by all the co-ownen acting together, end then only upon condition that each of th.ml ahall take the ume tharc in the tree9, Yi11et1, buildinga or other erection• or atructur~ acquired hereunder u he own1 in the land: Provided also that where bn any land . there are ~tely owned trees, mes, buildiflRI Ot" .othtt erection• or structures, the right hereby conferred on the owner of the land may be exttciNd by him in rcsl)C!:t of all the trees, vines, buildings or other erections or ltr\lctura belonging to any ont or more ow:.1en ; (i) the owner -of 1ucb tree., vines, buildin~ 1C: other erections or •tnacture1 may, 1f registered therefor and · if the ~timated value of. auch trees, vines, buildings or other erection.a or 1tructuret is greater than the fA'timat~ value of the land or the ettimated aggnpte value o( the land and any trectl, vin~ buildin~ or other erections or ltructuttt thetton belonging to the owner of the b.nd, acquire the land compul10n1y upon payment to the owner thtteof of its .-alue : Provided that where any fUCh trees, ,·inC8, buildings or other erections c;r atructur~ are owned in undividN.i shatc8, the right hereby confcn-ed shall not be cxcrci~d except by All the C0-0'-''1let"8 l7 nrtin~ ~rthrr. and t:1m only upon oon dition th11t rach of them 1hall take the aarnc .aharc in the land acquired hereundtt •• he owna in such trees, vinea. buildings ,or other erection• or atructurea : Provided also th11~ where by rcuon of 11.ny ttte9, \"i~, buildings or other erection, or Rtructurea standing on any land being acparateJy owned, two or more pcnona M.iek to acquire the eame land indepen dently ol one another, there ahall be pre Jetted the penon or penon1 wllOlle trttt, vines, buildinga or othCT erection• or atructuret are estimated to be of greater value than the voes. wnet, buildings ot other tteetio119 or ltTUcturea ·belonging to another J)ffllOn or pcnon• teckinJ to acquire the .. me and. wbt-re tttea, vtnet1, buildinp or other erection• or etructures belonging to different penon or peuons aeeking to acquire the same land arc esti mated to be of equal value, the land 11hall be acquired by them in equal ehares.". . 'I~. Section 34 of the principal Law ia hereby amended by Arnwtm.nt the intertion at the end thereof of the following provilo ~ ::-' .u (the .full .ltop at the end thereof being.n:plllClNI by a cofon) :- ~ncipll " Provided that the Dfrednr 1n:ay pret1Cribe the maximuna -. numhet- of ptnont who, acting jointly, may be allow-ed to bid tt an auction for• pro~ny put up for sale under the prarislona of atction 27 of thit IAw. ••. 12. Section 37 of the principal Law is here~ amended Amendment by the deletion thettfrom of the words .. p~rtition of the j :=- 37 propaty oc" (line 5) and •• partition or" (line 9). f!.,.~pa1 , 13- Tiie proviso to sub-9Cction ( 1) of ~on 40 of the Amenctffifflt printjpal Law ia hereby amended by the deletion therefrom : ~ ,.. of the word .. five ., (line 2) and the 1ubttitution there( or f'rlncipal of the word ... eight". Law. , 1+ Secticm '6 of the principal Law is hereby amended by A.-., •• .. the in9Crtion thercin, immecbately after sub-section (4), of ~ ;:- 46 the following aub-eection :- ~• . u ($) For the p~ of 11ub-&cct.ion9 (2), (3) and (-4) · of this section, • ttgt!ltration fee ' includes the lee payable in respect of the iuuc of a certificate of ttgi!ltration under any Law in force for the time being.''. S8 Aa..,., 15. 1ne principal Law ia hereby amended by the inlertion =.::... ~ immediately after eection 52, of the following eectinn : ,:SW .:.... ·:, "::: : · ·52A. Where ltnm&vable · property is held in ., :... DINdel' : un<livided aharee and application ia ntade by one ...... J2A. .. ... of the co-ownera· for the regiltration or his wre · ·~. themn, it aball be lawful for the Director to regitter I ·• , , ; all the sbara . in the property e He A••-- · 16. Section 65 of the ~ciptJ Law ii hereby amended ~ ~ ::'- '' -the deletion· therefrom of the tint promo thereto and the ~ subltlrotion therefor of the followirig provi10 :- • • . . : .. Pr01rided ' that tft'.f immovable J,ropet ty ~ be revalued at • time leaa than five ye.rt !tom the lat nluatlon If--·\ ... <•> lince the lut muation any tueh immovable p~lJ ha been materially n!eOnltNCted or on any 1ancl :there have been erected &11)' buildings or planted ~ treee or vines 10 u to snereue auhltantiallJ the ftlue of auch pt~ l) or land i or ·(6)' since the IMt \'aluation any Mdi unmoftble property · · hu been deaftoyed or damttpd to IUCh an extent u to affect aubtftantially i!I 'ftlue ; or (t) t ~en! ftluatk,n under eettion 67 of thit Law . · , , hat beeii: onlered : •t. · · :::;: :J ., : • :- 17. Section 67 ol the principal Law la hereby repealed and . --••• the. following lleCtion aubttituted therefor :- · ! · ; ... '· •-!:~· :.=a ;, ~.-:(1) Where 'the Coftmor in: Comal ·1li rJ6 ... · ...., .. .,.. . aauafied d.t. for the p~ of eecuring ufMO-date n••· ,.,.,,. · and uniform Yaluation of· immo-lable property • in any town. vil1aae or qua~mr · a ame-l· wlw.tlon in rcapect of .. alf or any · put of IUCh pn,, ~ i1 n~ the vernor in Council may order • genetal valuation of euch propety. · .. !. ~ (2) For the purpoeea of this eection a' ga\enl valuation' mane • muation ·of . the ·immoftble property mentioned in , aub-ecction ( 1) . of thia , tcetion,. irrespecth,e of whether any valuation , or rentuation thereof was previously made or not and irrespective of the dat~ at which any 1Uch valuation or revaluation was made.". · · !' • ,. •' 11. Section 68 of the principal Law la hereby amended ~ :!111,8. ,. '9 folloWI :.-- ~ . .. ' 1 t:::-•• (a) by the deletion therefrom of the fint twenty 1~ · · · · thertof and the .ubstit\ttion therefor of the following : " Pteefd'r :,. 68. When • general valuation in respect ol all :.:, or any specified part of the immovable propeny in Any town. vitlagr or qtutrtt't hu htt.n ordered . under st-ction 67 of thi111 Law, the following provisions 1h11l have effect : I ;(a) the Director shall publish in the Gan• and in such other newspaper aa he may deem . ~ry and alllO post up ;a notice, in. . forming the public that a general valuation will; be made. giving particulan of the atta• in ~ of which the notice is given and of the date on which it shall commence, and call~ on nil owners therein to 1upety tht n.luer with euch information, or with a, retum in writing· containing such parti culars. touching : upon the immovable property to, be valued, as the valuer may require, and to produce for inspection any document in tlieir poucs8ion or under their control relating to the property which the. ftluer may rtquirc to be pro ducecl; · . (b) wh~ the valuation has been made the Director ehall deposit the lists with the . mukhtar of the town, village or quarter concerned aod shall caU8C to be published in the Gautte and to be p<>t'tcd up a notice . to the effect . that. the lists have been eo deposit~ ; tt ' @);:t, )fie · deletion from . the remaining part thereof ·: . ,; ,of. the words O or revaluation " wherever they occur. 19f ; Section . 69 of the principal Law is hereby amended Afflf~•:!"t by the deletion therefrom of paragraph (a) and the subeti- ~ ;: tution ~erefor of the following paragraph :- l'lindpal (a)· the birc(.'tor may give notice of t.he proposed valuation or revaluation to the person or penone affected calJing upon him or them to supply the 'valuer with such infom1ation or with a return in writing containini tmch particulan1 touching upon the immovable property to be valued or revalued ·as. the valuer· may require and to. t>roduce for inspection any doc"tlmcnt in his or their ~~t1ion or under his or their control relating to the propc~ · which the valuer may require to be produced; • Law. '° Alwdment to. The prindpA1 Law it1 hereby am~nded by the ineertion ~~- therein. immedi.tcly after aection:69, of the following ecction : ~ :U- ':.v=:= ~- edNotwihthmn~ing anbythinl · g in th!9 Lahelwd ..... M&. . o1 contain , w ere 1mmova e propert)' IS . CD5•tJ · in undivided shares the following proviaion• ahall ~ have effect, that ii to aay . (a) on valuation or revaluation the property ahall be valued or revalued u a wnole, no regard being paid to the fact that 1Uch property is held in undmded ahares, and the value of any ahare ahall be an amount bearing to the value of the whole property 1Ucb ratio aa that ahare bean to the whole-; (6) the whole propeity may be valued or ttftlued, in accordance with the f..~ of teetiOM 64 or 65 of thia , res pectiv-ely, on the application of any one or more of the registered co-ownen thereof; (e) the objet.'tion to a valuation or revaluation of the property referred to in eectiona 68 and 6() of this Law, respectively, may be made by any one or more of the co-ownera them,f; ( tl) where on valuation or revaluation of the •hole property an objection made by any of the co-ownen to the Director ia IUltained or an appeal from the Director'• decision thereon made by any of the co-ownen to the Court ia allowed, the valuation or revaluation ahall be varied by the Director or the Court, ~vcly, in respect of the whole property." • .U:.= 21. The principal La\V is hereby amended by the inaertion ;:. Lew.,,' themn, immediately after lection 74, of the following the 1wttlau aection, : of new· •Powero1 w· h h b" -~ • ' th ,ec:th,..,4A . 7+'• at t c ooJect .m cxerc1sm~ e. powers · Incl 74-. =~ *·• conf emd and pcrfonn1ng the duties tmpoicd DlnctlOI' or upon him by this Law, the Director or any fthNr. valuer shall have power at all ttMOnablc times, to enter on, measure, survey, perambulate or value any immovable property and place such land marks thereon as he may think fiL Ofl-nce1. 74n.-(1) Any penon who wilfully obtttructs the Director or any valuer in the exercise of his powers or performance of his duties undf!r . this Law shall be guilty of an off cnce and shall be liable to impri~nment not cxcttding Rix month1 or to a fine not cxc("("ding fifty pounds or to both such impri80nment and fine. (2) Any ptt10n who wilfully reful'N or fail1 without reuonable cxcuae to supply thc--valuer with the information or the wntten tttum ref ened to in ecctions 68 or 6g of this Law, res~ively, within ten days from the date on which the valuer has ttquittd him to do 10, shall be guilty of an off cnce and 11hall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten pounds. (3) Any penon who knowingly makea a falt1e . statement in any information or return supplied by him under the provit1iona of 1CCtion1 68 or 6g of this Law, rc1pectively. shall be JtUilty of an offence and ahalf be liable to imprisonment not cxceedinR six month• or to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds or to both such impri 10nment and fine. (4) Any eer80n who prepares or authoruea the preparation of any fal!te tnstrument or docu ment, or falsifiCA any int1trument or document in his pot1SCMion or under his control and produCC9 tmch fal!le or falsified instrument or document to the Director or valuer when re quired to do 10 under the provit1ion1 of llCctions 58, 68 or 6g of this Law, shall be guilty of an offence and Rhall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or to both such impri90n• mcnt and fine.". a. Section 75 of the principal Law is hereby amended Amendmfflt by the insertion therein of the following promo (the full ~ ;:on 75 atop at the end thereof being replaced by • colon):- ~pal " Provided. that the Court may. if s.,tisfied that owing · to the absence from the Colony, t1ickne!'s or other rca80nable cause the person aggrieved was prevented from appealing within the period of thirty da}'!, extend the time within which an apeeaI may be made under such terms and conditions u 1t may think fit." 23. The Regulations in the First Schedule to the principal Amffld~ Law arc hereby amended as folio~ :- ~~!;, (a) by the deletion from Regulation 3 of the word to tJ~ "fourteen" (line t) 11nd the suhMitution therefor ~ of the word " sixty " ; 42 (.~) hy t!w lh~dion from n~~ul9tiot1 .4 of the word •• four1,-cn " (lin,· :.1) anJ the t1llh8-tttution therefor of the won.I " sixty " ; (c) bl the in~rtion in Regulation 6, after the words ' lapse of thirty " (line J). of the word!' .. but · before the lapRe of sixty " ; (J) · by •the deletion th~rcfrom of Regul•tion 8 and the 8Ub!.titution therefor of the f-ollmving Regulations : u 8. Where an application is made to the ('.,,0urt to vary the! Director'• Cf'timate, the acquiring party mRy, within sixty days from the date of the order of tht ())urt or from the date on which the application to the Court is withdrawn, as the ca~ may he. pay tM value &Utcd in the ordt"r or Cf'ti mated by the Director to the owner of the pro . perty to be ncquired or Jod~ . the same in the Land R~try Office for payment to the owner ; and upon production to the Land Rcgi~try Office of a certified copy of the order or proof that the . appliaation to the Court MA been withdrawn, as the case m:1y be, and upon proof that the v21luc has been so paid or lodged, the acquiring party mAy be n-gistered as owner of the property to be acquired upon payment of· the r<'gistrntion f ces : Provided that where the property to be acquired .. iR charged with the payment of any money, its value shall be lodged in the Land RegiRtry Office to be paid out to the pcrBOns having such charges, in accordance with their respective prioritiet1 as on the day of the lodgm('nt, any balance being paid to the owner of the property acquired. 9. After the acquiring party h:.s applied to the Land Rcgi~try Offi~, a~ provided in R.egu Jation 3, that the value of the rropcrty to be acquired be estimnted, no cietlinR affocting such eropcrty shall he permitted in the Land Registry Off1ce, unfe.qs the sixty days' time provided by Regulations 6 and 8 ha., clap~cd and the acquiring party has failed to pay the value of the property to the owner thereof or lodge the same in the Land Rcgi~try Offi~, as in the s3icl regulations · . I d " prov1, c .. J. F. SYMON~, Art;ng Cnlom.al Srrrrtnry.