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(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the definition of "false trade description" in section 2.— (a) a description of any article as gold shall be a false trade description unless the article consists solely of gold alloy and→
(i) contains not less than 8 carats of gold; or
(i) bears a mark clearly indicating in carats, by number, or by number and the letters "", "e" or "ct", the relative purity of the gold content;
(b) a mark calculated to be taken as an indica- tion of the relative purity of gold and affixed to an article--
() which is plated with or encased in gold alloy or gilded; or
(ii) to which gold alloy is soldered or otherwise affixed,
shall be a false trade description, unless it is manifest from the appearance of the article that the mark refors solely to the part of the article which consists of gold alloy.
(3) Any number on an article which indicates or purports to indicate the relative purity in carats of its gold content shall be a false trade description unless the article contains at least the same propor- tion of pure gold as the proportion which the number bears to 24.".
Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 29th day of March, 1972.
Clerk to the Legislative Council.
This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said bill.
Clerk to the Legislative Council.
HONG CONG
No. 15 of 1972
I assent.
M... M Lh
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Governor.
29th March, 1972.
An Ordinance to amend the Offences against the Person Ordinance.
[30th March, 1972.]
Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Offences against the Person (Amendment) Ordinance 1972.
2. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding after Section 47 the following new section-
"Medical terraination
of prog nadcy.
1967 2. 7. LL.
47A. (1) Subject to this section, a person shall not be guilty of an offence under section 46 or section 47 when a pregnancy is terminated by a medical practi- (ioner if two medical practitioners are of the opinion, formed in good faith, that the continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk to the life of the pregnant woman or of injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated.
Short title,
Addition of new section 47A.
(Cap. 212)