ware that piracy, as defined in the Convention, extends to aircraft
as well as ships. The British side proposes that the localising
Bill should provide for a definition of piracy along the lines of
the abovementioned Convention.
8.
Under the 1967 Act as applied to Hong Kong by the 1968
Order regulations may be made either by the Board of Trade in the
United Kingdom or by the Governor of Hong Kong designating
authorities and persons who may certify documents for admission in
evidence in court. The British side proposes that the provision
relating to the Board of Trade should be omitted from the localising
Bill as it is no longer required and has been omitted from the 1982
Act referred to in para. 6 above. If regulations relating to the
certifying of documents are needed, they can be made by the Governor.
9.
The British side also proposes that a requirement in the
1967 Act as applied to Hong Kong for the Governor to obtain the
approval of the Secretary of State before making an order applying
provisions of the 1967 act to military aircraft (to which the Act
would not otherwise apply) should be omitted from the localising
Bill. This is because such approval would be sought as a matter of
course and there is no need to make express provision for it here,
any more than in several other similar provisions in Hong Kong
legislation.
Similarly, the British side proposes to omit a
reference to a certificate from the Secretary of State as to whether
an aircraft is a military aircraft, leaving the Governor to so
certify.