Explanatory Note.
(This Note is not part of the regulations, but ja
intended to indicate their general purport).
Regulation 35 of the Public Health (Animals and Birda) Regulations empowers the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to cause any diseased animal or bird to be slaughtered. There is no provision obliging the owner or person having charge of the animal or bird concerned to co-operate in the slaughter and it is considered that such a provision is desirable. The new regulation 35 substituted by these regulations accord- ingly empowers the Director to give directions to the owner or person having charge and requires that the animal or bird to be slaughtered shall be dealt with in accordance with such directions. Fallure to comply with sush direction would render the animal or bird liable to forfeiture under section of the Public Health (Animals and Birds) Ordinance, Chapter 139. and, if forfeited, no compenantion for slaughter would be payable.
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VEHICLE AND ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 220).
Vehicle and Road Traffic (AMENDMENT) (No. a) REGULATIONS, 1956.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Vehicle and Road Traffic Ordinance, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations----
1.
These regulations may be cited as the Vehicle and Road Citation. Traffic (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1956,
of
1. Regulation 27 of the regulations headed "Vehicles and Amendment Traffic Regulation" appearing on pages 723 to 816 of Volume II regulation of the Regulations of Hong Kong (1937 Edition) (hereinafter 27. referred to as the principal regulations) is amended by the addition at the end thereof of the following new paragraplı-
"(2) In any proceedings under this regulation, a permanent sign or other device crected or fixed, in or near any road, shall be deemed to have been so erceted or fixed by, or with the authority of, the Commissioner of Police in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1), unless the contrary is proved.".
3. Regulation 42 of the principal regulations is amended Amendment
1 of by the deletion of the full stop after the words "that purpose" regulation and the substitution therefor of a colon and by the addition there- 42. after of the following-
"Provided that in any proceedings for the contravention of this provision, à traffic sign or traffic signals erected in or near any road shall be deemed to have been lawfully erected for that purpose, unless the contrary is proved.".
Clerk of Councils.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
28th August, 1956.