Sanction of
Attorney General.
Duration of Ordinance.
7. No prosecution for any offence under section 3 or 5 shall be commenced without the consent of the Attorney General,
8. This Ordinance shall continue in force until and including the 31st December, 1949: Provided that it shall be lawful for the Legislative Council from time to time by resolution to extend the duration of this Ordinance for such term, not exceeding one year at any one time, as may be specified in such resolution.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 27th day of April, 1949.
Q.6. Anom &
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
HONG KONG
No. 17 of 1949.
I assent.
Mhandam.
Governda
28th April, 1949.
An Ordinance to amend the Stamp Ordinance, 1921.
[29th April, 1940.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof:
1. This Ordinance may be cited na the Stamp Amendment Short title. Ordinance, 1949, and shall be read as one with the Stamp Ordin- Ordinance auce, 1921, hereinafter referred to aa the principal Ordinance. No. 8 of
1921.
2. The Schedule to the principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment Bmended-
to iteral to and 36 of the Schedule of the principal
in the column beaded
FE
(a) by substituting the figures and words 15 cents for the figures and words 10 cents wherever the latter appear Ordinance.
JJ Duty with reference to any sub-bead of head 10 (Bill of Exchange);
(6) by substituting the figures and words 10 cents ** for the figures and words "5 cents" where they appear in the column headed # Duty opposite sub-head (7) of head 10 afore- Baid;
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(c) by substituting the figures and words " 16 renta for the figures and words 10 cents where they appear in the column headed Duty opposite item 36 (Receipt); and