Sir,
Speech by the Acting Attorney General, Mr J F Mathews, JP
in the Legislative Council on 30 July 1986
Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Bill 1986
Foreign Marriages (Amendment) Bill 1986
Legitimacy (Amendment) Bill 1986
At the committee stage I shall propose the addition to
the Bill of a new clause 5A. The purpose of this new clause is
to make it possible for future changes in fees to be made by
resolution of the Legislative Council. Given that none of the
fees in the principal Ordinance is above $70 I do not believe
that the full legislative process is needed for their variation.
I shall also be proposing similar amendments to the
Foreign Marriages (Amendment) Bill and the Legitimacy (Amendment)
Bill.
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