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legislation (except in the case of self-
goveming Dominions) should not attempt
to re-enact that section, but should simply
provide that notices given under section 14
may be given to the Commissioners of Customs
and Excise in the United Kingdom instead of
to the corresponding authority in the Colony.
Hence it seems clear that the regulations as
to the detention etc. of copies should pur-
port to be made under section 14 of the
Imperial Act, as modified and added to by the
respective colonial enactments and not under
those enactments, and that the notice given
under the regulations should be and purpurt to
be given under the same Section.
It is accordingly suggested that the
Bill shld be modified in accordance with the principles chun st regulation enabling the notices to be given to
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the Commissioners of Customs and Excise in
this country should be in some suck, form
as the following:-
"The notice to be given under section 14
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14 of the Copyright Act, 1911, to
the ("Superintendent of Imports and
Exports" or other proper official)
may, instead of being so given, be
given to the Commissioners of
Customs and Excise of the United
Kingdom, and if so given and com-
municated by the said Commissioners
to the ("Superintendent" or other proper official) shall be deemed
to have been given to the ("Superintendent" or other proper
official).
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Rule 2 of the draft Rules
would appear to be unnecessary in view
of the fact that all notices under
repealed Acts were given to the Commis-
sioners of Customs and Excise in the
United Kingdom and transmitted by them
to the Hong Kong officials, but if it is
thought desirable to retain this provi-
sion it will be necessary to provide
power in the draft vrdinance to make the
Rule. This should be done by inserting
in section 2(b) words following the
phraseology
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