L.S.
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HONG KONG.
No. 9 of 1927.
I assent.
C. CLEMENTI, Governor.
30th June, 1927.
An Ordinance to protect the revenue of the
Colony.
[30th June, 1927.]
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 Revenue Protection Ordinance, 1927.
the Public Short title.
2. If the Governor approves of the introduction Power to into the Legislative Council of a bill or resolution impose or
alter duties, whereby any duty, tax, fee, rate, or other item of
etc., in the revenue would be imposed or altered if such bill or manner set resolution were to become law, it shall be lawful for forth in a bill the Governor to make an order giving the full force or resolution approved for and effect of law to all the provisions of such bill or introduction resolution so long as such order remains in force.
into the Legislative Council.
references.
3. If such order is made, references in the bill Meaning of
any or resolution in respect of which the order is made to certain the commencement or coming into operation of such bill or resolution shall, so long as such order remains in force, be construed as references to the time of coming into force of such order.
duration of order.
4.-(1) Every order made under this Ordinance Coming into shall come into force immediately upon the signing force and thereof by the Governor, unless some other time be specified in the order for the coming into force thereof, in which case the order shall come into force at the time so specified.
(2) Every such order shall expire and cease to be in force-
(a) upon the notification in the Gazette of the rejection by the Legislative Council of the bill or resolution in respect of which the order was made, or
(b) upon the notification in the Gazette of the
withdrawal of the bill or resolution, or
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