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This paragraph deals with largely technical
to be controversial.
issues and is unlikely
I f Parliament was to press for positive
resolution procedures in the case of such Orders in Council we could
accept such a provision although this could prove to be very time consuming if there had to be large numbers of Orders. In the last
resort we could even drop this part of the Bill in the face of
Parliamentary opposition, as it is not essential
This would however
ratification of the agreement.
require us to present a second Bill at a later date.
for the
inevitably
I t was suggested in the House of Commons that Orders in Council might be made under this paragraph on Hong Kong's educational system
or rights and freedoms, and that therefore Orders should be made
under positive rather than negative resolution proceedures. If this
suggestion is made in the Lords Ministers will wish. to take the
Orders in Council under this paragraph will make largely technical amendments connected with the termination of sovereignty and jurisdiction. They are expected to deal, for example, with the
following Acts, all of which and many more will need to be studied
carefully to determine the extent to which they may
adaptation in Hong Kong:-
line:
Judicial Committee Acts 1833, 1843, 1884
Colonial Affidavits Act 1859
Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865
Extradition Act 1870
Foreign Enlistment Act 1870
Colonial Stock Act 1877
Documentary Evidence Act 1882
Foreign Jurisdiction Act 1890
Colonial Probates Act 1892
require
Merchant Shipping Act 1894 and subsequent Merchant Shipping Acts
Judicial Committee (Amendment) Act 1895
Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1908
Indian and Colonial Divorce Jurisdiction Acts 1926 and 1940
Evidence (Foreign, Dominion and Colonial Documents) Act 1933 Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act 1934
Copyright Act 1956
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