Objects and Reasons.
1. The object of this Bill is to amend the Registration of Persons Ordinance, 1934, in order that, should necessity arise, particulars of flying, engineering, driving and other mechanical qualifications and experience may be obtained from persons who may from time to time be called upon to serve in the essential services or the defence forces of the Colony.
2. Clause 2 of the Bill amends the principal Ordinance by adding a new heading (PART I) to sections 1 to 5 and the words in Form No. 1" to section 3 (1): the latter. amendment is consequential on that in clause 7 of the Bill.
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3. Clause 3 of the Bill adds two new sub-sections (1A) and (3A) to section 4 of the principal Ordinance, requiring a person with whom an alien, other than an alien of Chinese race, is lodging or living, or the person in charge of a hospital, nursing-home, school or other institution in which for the time being such alien is living, to give notice of the presence of the alien to the Commissioner of Police, and also requiring aliens to furnish to the Commissioner of Police such information as he may reasonably require in addition to the particulars in sub-section (1) for the purpose of registering the alien or maintaining the correctness of the particulars entered in the register. A consequential amendment is also made by this clause in section 4 (2).
4. Clause 4 of the Bill adds a new Part II comprising new sections, numbered consecutively 6 to 10, to the principal Ordinance.
5. Of these new sections, sections 6 and 7 set out the persons to whom Part II will apply, namely male British subjects between the ages of 18 and 55 years; section 7 pro- vides for the exemption from the provisions of this Part of persons of Chinese race, members of the fighting and police services and such other persons as the Governor in Council may exempt.
6. New sections 8 and 9 provide for the making, veri- fication and correction of returns in a specified form.
7. New section 10 provides that the Governor in Council may apply section 2, sub-sections (2), (4) and (5) (b), of the principal Ordinance (which require a report of change of address to be made at police headquarters) to persons required to register under Part II.
8. Clause 5 of the Bill renumbers sections 6, 7 and 7A of the principal Ordinance as amended by Ordinance No. 11 of 1938, as sections 11, 12 and 13 and clause 6 repeals sections 8 and 9 of the principal Ordinance.
9. Clause 7 of the Bill adds a new Form No. 2 in the Schedule to the principal Ordinance, setting out the informa- tion and particulars required to be furnished in accordance with Part II.
10. Clause S of the Bill provides that the amendment Ordinance shall come into force on such date as the Governor by proclamation may appoint.
October, 1938.
J. A. FRASER,
Attorney General.
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