Amand- ment of
nection 7.
Amend-
ment of Section 18.
4.
Section 7 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a) by the deletion from the first line of subsection (2) of the word "him" and the substitution therefor of the follow- ing-
"applicant'';
(b) by the deletion from the last line of subsection (5) of the fullstop and the addition thereto of the following-- "and that any such fee which has been paid be refunded.";
(c) by the deletion of subsection (6) and the substitution
therefor of the following-
"(6) Applications for remission shall be ignored unless they are made-
(a) prior to the 16th day of August, 1953, in the case of a first application for registration under section 4 by a person who is carrying on busi- ness at the commencement of this Ordinance or who commences to carry on business subsequent thereto but prior to the 16th day of May, 1953; (b) within three months of commencing to carry on business in the case of a first application for registration under section 4 by a person who commences to carry on business on or after the 16th day of May, 1953;
(c) in every other case, prior to the expiry of any current business registration certificate, in which event the remission if granted shall apply only to the annual period following such expiry."
5. Section 18 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the insertion in the third line after the word "document" of the following-
**required to be",
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 7th day of October, 1953-
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
(Secretariat 3/2301/4771)
:
HONG KONG
No. 31 OF 1953-
I assent.
Governor.
8th October, 1953-
An Ordinance to amend the Official Signatures Fees Ordinance,
Chapter 88.
[9th October, 1953.]
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 the Official Signatures Short title. Fees (Amendment) Ordinance, 1953-
section 2.
2. Section 2 of the Official Signatures Fees Ordinance Amend- (hereinafter referred to as the principal Ordinance) is amended by ment of the deletion from the first line of subsection (1) of the figures "38"' (Cap. 88). and the substitution therefor of the following-
"40".