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Ord. No. 58/79
MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION
(AMENDMENT)
L.S.
HONG KONG
No. 58 OF 1979
I assent.
Short title.
Amendment of long title.
(Cap. 270.)
Amendment of section 2.
Addition of new Part IVA.
JACK CATER,
Acting Governor.
19th July, 1979.
An Ordinance to amend the Mass Transit Railway Corporation Ordinance.
[20th July, 1979]
Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Mass Transit Railway Cor- poration (Amendment) Ordinance 1979.
2.
The long title of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after "Authority" the following-
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to make certain provision as to the safe operation of the said railway, including provision for inspection and the investigation of accidents,".
3. Section 2(1) of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after the definition of "financial year" the following-
"inspector" means a person appointed as an inspector under section
23A(1);".
4. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding after Part IV the following new Part-
Appointment of inspectors.
"PART IVA
Safety of RAILWAY
23A. (1) The Governor may in writing appoint any person to be an inspector for the purposes of this Part.
(2) An inspector who is not a public officer may be paid, as a fee for his services, such amount as the Financial Secretary thinks fit, and that amount shall be paid out of moneys provided for the purpose by the Legislative Council.
(3) The powers conferred by section 23B or by regula- tions made under section 24 shall be exercised by an inspector only—
(a) for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the railway
or any part thereof; or
(b) when an inspector is directed to do so pursuant to such regulations, for the purpose of investigating an accident on any part of the railway, after the railway or the part in question has commenced operation for public use.
(4) On the occasion of the exercise of any power, an inspector shall produce evidence of his identity, and of his appointment, to any person who requests him to do so.