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MY SECOND IPT : LOCALISATION OF CIVIL AVIATION LEGISLATION REPÉAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS.
PROVISION WOULD BE MADE IN THE CAB TO DISAPPLY THE 1969 ORDER, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN SAVINGS, BY DELETING HONG KONG FROM SCHEDULE 3.
2. WE SEE NO NEED FOR THE CIVIL AVIATION ACT 1949 ITSELF TO BE
REPEALED IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
3. WE INTEND THAT THE AIR NAVIGATION (0) ORDER 1977, AS AMENDED (OR ITS SUCCESSOR) WILL REMAIN PART OF THE LAW OF HONG KONG AS SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION UNDER THE CIVIL AVIATION ORDINANCE (CAO) UNTIL REPEALED BY UK OR HONG KONG. WE WOULD MAKE PROVISION FOR THE LATTER EVENTUALITY BY INCLUDING IN THE BILL AN ENABLING POWER FOR THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL TO REPEAL OP DISAPPLY ANY UK ORDER MADE
UNDER THE 1969 ORDER.
4. THE CAO WOULD ALSO EXPRESSLY DISAPPLY THE FOLLOWING:-
(A) COLONIAL CIVIL AVIATION (APPLICATION OF ACT) ORDER 1952:
(B) COLONIAL AIR NAVIGATION (APPLICATION OF ACTS) ORDERS 1937
TO 1947:
(C) _(SUBJECT TO YOUR ADVICE) CIVIL AVIATION (LICENSING) ACT 1960 AS EXTENDED BY THE CIVIL AVIATION (LICENSING) (APPLICATION TO COLONIAL REGISTERED AIRCRAFT) REGULATIONS 1963:
(D) CIVIL AVIATION ACT 1971 (OT) ORDER 1976.
5. SAVINGS WOULD BE MADE IN RESPECT OF THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION UNTIL IT IS REPLACED UNDER THE CAO:-
(A) AIR TRANSPORT (LICENSING OF AIR SERVICES) REGULATIONS
(B) CIVIL AVIATION (INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS)
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(C) AIR NAVIGATION (OVERSEAS TERRITOPIES) ORDER (SEE PARA. 3
ABOVE).
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