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(b) by inserting after subsection (3) the
following
(Cap. 227.)
"(4)
Any regulation made under
this Ordinance may provide that,
notwithstanding section 26 of the
Magistrates Ordinance, criminal
proceedings in respect of any such
offence under the regulations as may
be specified therein may be instituted
within such period, not exceeding 3
years, of the commission of the offence
as may be so specified.".
Explanatory Memorandum
The purpose of this Bill is to make certain
amendments to the Registration of Persons Ordinance.
A new section 1A is added to the Ordinance
to provide for definitions of "family", "head of a
family" and "identity card" (clause 2).
Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is
amended to make it clear that the obligation to register
under the Ordinance applies to those born in Hong Kong
as well as to those entering Hong Kong. In addition,
the obligation of a head of a family to register the
members of his family is set out in the new subsection
(1A) (clause 3(b))..
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