C.S.O. 1 in 4922/31.
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A BILL
[No. 6-20.4,31.-1.]
INTITULED
An Ordinance to amend the Vaccination Ordi-
nance, 1923.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Vaccination Short title. Amendment Ordinance, 1931.
2. Section 14 of the Vaccination Ordinance, 1923, is Amendment . amended :-
(i) by the substitution of the words "six weeks" for the words "six months " in the last line of sub-section (2) ;
(i) by the substitution of the words "six weeks" for the words "one month' in the last line of sub-section (3);
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(ii) by the substitution of the words "six weeks
for the words "six months or one month" in the third line of sub-section (4);
(iv) by the repeal of sub-section (9).
of Ordinance No. 12 of 1923, s. 14.
3. Section 15 of the Vaccination Ordinance, 1923, is Amendment amended by the substitution of the words "six weeks" of Ordinance for the words "six months" in the second and fourth lines No. 12 of of paragraph (d).
1923, s. 15.
4. Section 21 of the Vaccination Ordinance, 1923, is Amendment amended :-
(by the repeal of sub-section (1); and by the sub- stitution of the words "six weeks" for the words "six months " in the last line of sub-section (2) and in the second line of sub-section (3),
of Ordinance No. 12 of 1923, s. 21.
Objects and Reasons.
This Ordinance reduces the period of grace for unvac- cinated children born within the Colony or admitted to school therein, from six months to six weeks and repeals the sub-section of section 14 of the principal Ordinance which exempted guardians from penalties for not causing children to be vaccinated during the summer months. Sub-section (3) of that section is altered so as to allow six weeks instead of one month as the period of grace in the case of children brought here for the first time. This Ordinance also repeals a sub-section of section 21 of the principal Ordinance the effect of which is spent.
March, 1931.
C. G. ALABASTER,
Attorney General.