WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1985
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BILL WILL REMOVE DOUBT IN MATRIMONIAL CAUSES RULES
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A BILL AIMED AT REMOVING A DOUBT IN THE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES (AMENDMENT) RULES 1982 WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1985, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON MICHAEL THOMAS, SAID THE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES RULES DEALT WITH PROCEEDINGS NOT ONLY UNDER THE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ORDINANCE BUT ALSO UNDER THE MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS AND PROPERTY ORDINANCE.
HE SAID IN 1982 THE CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE MATRIMONIAL
CAUSES (AMENDMENT) RULES 1982.
+THESE RULES WERE STATED TO BE MADE IN EXERCISE OF HIS POWERS UNDER THE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ORDINANCE. DOUBT HAS ARISEN WHETHER THE CHIEF JUSTICE WAS ALSO EXERCISING HIS POWER UNDER THE MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS AND PROPERTY ORDINANCE.+
MR THOMAS EXPLAINED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS MINOR BILL IS TO REMOVE THAT DOUBT, AND TO DECLARE THAT THE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES (AMENDMENT) RULES 1982 WERE MADE BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE USING HIS POWERS UNDER BOTH SECTION 54 OF THE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ORDINANCE AND SECTION 32 OF THE MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS AND PROPERTY ORDINANCE.+
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED,
BILL PROPOSES WIDER POWERS OF DELEGATION
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A BILL AMENDING THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE BY GIVING THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT THE RIGHT TO DELEGATE HIS POWERS AS BUILDING AUTHORITY TO ANY PUBLIC OFFICER WAS INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BUILDINGS (AMENDMENT) (NO 2) BILL 1985, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON NICKY CHAN, SAID THAT IT WOULD CLEAR UP ANOMALIES IN THE POWER OF DELEGATION CAUSED BY THE DEFEDERAL ISATION OF THE FORMER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
MR CHAN SAID THAT UNDER SECTION 2 (2) OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WAS EMPOWERED TO DELEGATE ANY DUTIES IMPOSED ON OR POWERS GRANTED TO THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TO ANY OFFICER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
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