Sir,
Speech by the Chief Secretary
in the Legislative Council on 25 June 1986
Interpretation and General ClauACA Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 1986
Ι move that the Interpretation
and General
Clauses (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill be read a second time.
2
This Bill has the very simple purpose of amending
section 34 of the Interpretation and General Clauses
Ordinance (Chapter 1) so as to provide greater flexibility
in the procedures whereby this Council may intervene
amend subsidiary legislation.
to
3
Section 34 of the Ordinance presently provides
that subsidiary legislation be laid on the table of this
Council, which may, at the first sitting of the Council
held not less than 27 days after the legislation is laid,
by resolution amend such legislation. This procedure,
which provides one opportunity only to amend, occurring at
a fixed point in time, has been found to be unduly rigid
At one extreme a one month period in which
in practice.
HRK 01/3 RECEIVE
INDE
- 2 JUL 1986
ABOR.