312 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 18, 1911.
PRISON AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to further amend the Prison Ordinance, 1899.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
PENALTIES AMENDMENT BILL-The Attorney General moved the Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to abolish Minimum Penalties, and to bring the Law of the Colony as to Penalties into uniformity with the Law of England, and for other purposes.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
INTERPRETATION BILL.-The Attorney General moved that the Committee stage on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend and codify the law as to the Interpretation of Terms and as to Common Forms used in Ordinances, be resumed.
The Colonial Secretary seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
On the motion of the Colonial Secretary, seconded by the Attorney General, it was agreed that the Standing Orders be suspended in order to enable the Bill to be read by the headings of the sections.
The following amendments, proposed by the Attorney General, were agreed to :—
In sub-section (2) of section 40 the word "means" in the first line was deleted and the word "means was inserted before the word "regulations" in the third line and the word "orders was inserted after the word "rules in the same line.
In sub-section (3) of section 40 the words "and not before," in the third line were
deleted and the words "and effect” added to the marginal note.
In sub-section (4) of section 40 the word "rule in the first line to read "rules" and the following proviso added at the end thereof :" Provided that they shall not apply to banishment orders ”.
Governor-in-
Section 41 to be cancelled and the following to be substituted therefor. :-
"41. Unless it is otherwise enacted, whenever in any. Ordinance it is Powers of
provided that regulations shall be made by or made subject to the Council over approval (or confirmation) of the Governor-in-Council or Legis- regulations. lative Council, or when other similar words are used, such regula- tions shall be submitted for the approval of the Governor-in- Council or the Legislative Council, as the case may be, and the approving authority shall have power to amend, or to disapprove the whole or any part of the regulations, and may, if he dis- approve them either in whole or in part, require further or other regulations to be submitted for approval. The words to amend shall include the power to add to, alter, or otherwise vary."
The following was inserted as marginal note to section 46, viz., "Application of
certain previous sections
Council then resumed, sections 39, 41 and 48 of the Bill being left in Committee.
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POST OFFICE AMENDMENT BILL. -The Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself a Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Post Office Ordinance, 1909.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Council then went into Committee on the Bill. On Council resuming the Attorney General reported that the Bill had been approved without further amendment and moved that it be read a third time. The Colonial Secretary seconded, motion agreed to, Bill read a third time and passed.