593894-1939-Ordinance-passed-and-assented-to---Law-revision--No-33-of-1939 — Page 55

866

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1939.

Schedule,-contd.

SHORT TITLE.

AMENDMENT OR REPEAL.

32. The Money-lend-

ers Ordinance, 1911.

(No. 16 of 1911.)

33. The

Supply

Electricity Ordin-

ance, 1911.

(No. 18 of 1911.)

34. The

Penalties

Amendment Ordinance, 1911. (No. 30 of 1911.)

35. The Interpreta- tion Ordinance, 1911.

(No. 31 of 1911.)

Section 2--sub-section (1) is amended by the

repeal of the words-

(i)

after the commencement of this Ordinance in the second and third and the fourth and fifth lines;

(ii) "either before or after the com- in the fifth mencement of this Ordinance

and sixth lines.

(1) Sections 3 and 4 the following sections

are substituted—

3. It shall be lawful for the Governor Power for in Council to make regulations, which shall Governor

in Council apply to every company generating or to make supplying electricity within the Colony, regulations.

for-

(1) securing the safety of the public in respect of electricity, electric lines and works;

(2) securing a regular and sufficient supply of electricity and generally for con- trolling and regulating such supply; and

(3) the protection of telegraph cables, telephone lines, or lines operated by any department of the Government or by the naval, military or air force authorities or by any person or body of persons author- ized by the Government to maintain a telegraphic service.

4. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Power for

Governor

Council to grant exemption from any in Council regulations made for securing the safety of to grant the public under this Ordinance to any exemption company which proves to the satisfaction from safety of the Governor in Council that the condi- regulations. tions under which it generates or supplies electricity are such as not to endanger in any way the safety of the public.”

(2) Section 7 is renumbered as section 5.

(1) Sections 8, 11 and 14 are renumbered as 4,

5 and 6 respectively.

(2) Section

6, as renumbered, is further amended by the substitution of the word

for a

the in the third line.

4

(1) Section 3 is amended by the repeal of the words and figures except as provided by section 4 of the New Territories Regulation Ordinance, 1910," in the second and third lines.

(2) Section 4the following section is sub-

stituted-

54

4. The provisions of this Ordinance Application shall, unless the contrary intention appears of provisions Or unless otherwise expressly provided, Ordinance. apply---

(1) to this Ordinance and to all future Ordinances;

of this

Page 55Page 56