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amendments only lasts until 1 July 1997, when HMG
sovereignty or jurisdiction over Hong Kong.
ceases to have
Aviation
Paragraph 3(2) enables us to repeal or amend any Act, order, rule. or
regulation in SO far as it relates to Hong Kong. This will enable
us to alter British legislation which relates to Hong Kong but is
not part of the law of Hong Kong. An example would be Section 64 of
the Civil Aviation Act 1982, which would need
to be amended SO that
Hong Kong registered aircraft flying to or from the UK will no
longer require an air transport licence from the Civil
Authority. This sub-paragraph also enables us to amend the laws of
other dependent territories if necessary.
It would not be
appropriate for the Hong Kong legislature to have this power.
Some
tidying up amendments may be necessary even after
this section provides for such amendments to be
before or after 1 July 1997.
1 July 1997, SO
made at any time
Majesty by Order in Council to decide
effect. Thus even although an Order
made before 1 July 1997,
July 1997, it may relate
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for example, an Order
Paragraph 3(3) enables Her
when such Orders will have
under paragraph 3(1) must be
to a period before or after that date.
could permit Hong Kong to replace the Merchant Shipping Acts with a
local Ordinance to establish a system which in many respects could
continue to operate after 1997.
So,
Paragraph 3(4) provides that such Orders will be subject only to
negative resolution procedures.
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