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Amendment of Ordinance No. 7 of 1896, s. 18.
Amendment
of Ordinance No. 7 of 1896, s. 19.
Amendment of Ordinance No. 7 of 1896, s. 20.
Amendment
No. 7 of
(b) by the deletion of the words
second line of sub-section (3) tution therefor of the words fifty cents".
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one dollar" in the and by the substi- "two dollars and
(c) by the deletion of the words "two dollars" in the fourth line of sub-section (3) and by the substi- tution therefor of the words "five dollars".
6. Section 18 of the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance, 1896, is amended by the deletion of the last eight lines thereof and by the substitution therefor of the words:
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"stated is the true cause, and, in every case in which he is not satisfied in this regard, it shall be his duty to institute or cause to be instituted immediate inquiries with a view to ascertaining the true cause of death”.
7. Section 19 of the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance, 1896, is amended by the deletion of the words one dollar" in the fifth line of sub-section (1) and by the substitution therefor of the words two dollars and fifty cents".
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8. Section 20 of the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance, 1896,.is amended as follows :—
(a) by the deletion of the words "one dollar" in the seventh line of sub-section (1) and by the substi- tution therefor of the words "two dollars and fifty cents".
(b) by the deletion of the words "two dollars" in the fifth line of sub-section (2) and by the substitu- tion therefor of the words "five dollars".
() by the deletion of the words "fifty cents" in the fourth line of sub-section (3) and by the substi- tution therefor of the words “ one dollar ".
9. Section 27 of the Births and Deaths Registration of Ordinance Ordinance, 1896, is amended by the deletion of the words 66 one dollar" in the fourth line of sub-section (3) and by the substitution therefor of the words "two dollars and fifty cents".
1896, s. 27.
Amendment
10.—(1) Form No. 2 in the Schedule to the Births and of Ordinance Deaths Registration Ordinance, 1896, is amended by the addition of the words "and nationality, so far as is known" after the word “occupation” in the sixth column.
No. 7 of
1896.
Schedule.
Forms 2, 5, 6 and 16.
Commence-
ment.
(2) Form No. 5 in the Schedule to the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance, 1896, is amended by the deletion of the figure "$1.00" at the end thereof and by the substitution therefor of the figures
“$2.50".
(3) Form No. 6 in the Schedule to the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance, 1896, is amended by the deletion of the figure "$1.00" at the end thereof and by the substitution therefor of the figures "$2.50 ".
(4) The Notice on the back of the certificate in Form No. 16 in the said Schedule is amended by the insertion of the words "and nationality, so far as is known", after the word "occupation" in the first line of paragraph (4).
11. This Ordinance shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1932.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 15th day of October, 1931.
R. A. C. NORTH,
Deputy Clerk of Councils.