A BILL
[No. 26-13.9.33.—2.j
INTITULED
An Ordinance to make provision for the substitution of an Urban Council for the Sanitary Board, and to repeal the Public Health and Buildings Ordinances.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as fol- lows:
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Urban Council Short title. Ordinance, 1933.
2. In this Ordinance :
"Council" means the Urban Council.
Interpreta- tion.
Council,
"Chairman" means the officer for the time being lawfully performing the duties of Chairman of the Council.
Chairman.
"Secretary" means any person appointed by the Governor Secretary. to be Secretary and includes an Assistant Secretary.
Officer.
"Health Officer' includes the Director of Medical and Health Sanitary Services and any Medical Officer appointed as a Health Officer by the Governor by notification in the Gazette.
"Veterinary Officer" means the Colonial Surgeon and Veterinary includes the Assistant Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.
Officer.
of the
which is to
3. (1) The Sanitary Board shall be abolished and re- Composition placed by an Urban Council which shall consist of the Chair- Urban man of the Council, appointed by the Governor, the Director Council, of Medical and Sanitary Services who shall be Vice-Chairman, replace the the Director of Public Works, the Secretary for Chinese Sanitary Affairs, the Inspector General of Police, and not more than eight additional members who shall hold office for three years from the notification of their respective appointments or elec- tions in the Gazette.
(2) Four of the said additional members shall be elected by an electorate composed of the persons whose names shall appear in one or other of the two parts of the register herein- after referred to: Provided that if nominations are not received for all the vacancies announced, it shall be lawful for the Governor to fill by appointment any vacancy or vacancies which are not filled by election.
Board.
No. 6 of 1887.
(3) The first part of the register shall consist of the two Ordinance Jurors Lists for the current jury year brought into force under the provisions of the Jury Ordinance, 1887, as amended by the Jury Amendment Ordinance, 1929.
(4) The second part of the said register, which shall be kept by the Registrar of the Supreme Court, shall consist of the names of all male persons of any of the following classes who shall have duly applied to be registered therein, and whose claims to be registered shall have been duly allowed:
(a) unofficial members of the Executive or Legislative Council;
Ordinance No. 8 of 1929.
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