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Ord. No. 57/78
PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2)
HONG KONG
L.S.
No. 57 OF 1978
I assent.
Short title.
Amendment of section 2. (Cap. 132.)
Amendment of section 56.
Amendment of section 125.
Amendment of section 143.
MURRAY MACLEHOSE,
Governor.
5th July, 1978.
An Ordinance to amend the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance.
[7th July, 1978]
Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and con- sent of the Legislative Council thereof.
1.
This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Health and Urban Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 1978.
2. Section 2 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a) in the definition of "food" by deleting paragraph (a) and sub-
stituting the following-
"(a) live animals, live birds or live fish (excluding shell fish); (aa) water, other than water from natural springs, either in its natural state or with added mineral substances, distilled water and aerated water;"; and
(b) in the definition of "market" by deleting "Governor" and sub-
stituting the following—
3.
"Authority".
Section 56 of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsection-
“(3A) Regulations made under this section containing provisions-
(a) requiring the registration or licensing of premises, businesses
or persons; or
(b) restricting the sale, possession or use of specified foods, may empower a specified public officer or public body, by notice in the Gazette, to grant exemptions from such provisions or any of them.".
4.
Section 125 of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after subsection (6) the following subsection-
"(6A) Where any person who is registered, or who is the grantee of any licence or permit issued, under the provisions of this Ordin- ance is not, in the opinion of the licensing authority, carrying on the business or activity to which such registration, licence or permit relates, the licensing authority may cancel the same without notice.".
5. Section 143(a) of the principal Ordinance is amended— (a) by deleting "two thousand dollars" and substituting the
following-
“$10,000"; and