FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1990
BRITISH NATIONALITY (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS} (AMENDMENT) BILL TO BE GAZETTED
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ANYONE
ΤΟ
OFFENCE FOR BRITISH CITIZENSHIP UNDER
THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO MAKE IT AN MAKE A FALSE STATEMENT WHEN APPLYING THE NATIONALITY PACKAGE.
FOR
ΤΟ MAKE OFFENCE
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS ALREADY AN OFFENCE A FALSE STATEMENT UNDER THE BRITISH NATIONALITY ACT 1981. THE CARRIES A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF A $15,000 FINE AND IMPRISONMENT FOR THREE MONTHS.
ΤΟ
"THE BRITISH NATIOALITY (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT)
THE EXTEND BILL 1990, TO BE GAZETTED NEXT WEEK, SEEKS
SCOPE OF ACT KONG) THIS OFFENCE TO COVER THE BRITISH NATIONALITY (HONG WHEN ENACTED," HE SAID.
1990,
OFFENCE FOR ANOTHER CLAUSE OF THE BILL PROPOSES TO MAKE IT AN
APPLICATIONS ANYONE INVOLVED WITH PROCESSING
UNDER THE NATIONALITY
PACKAGE
DISCLOSE TO
ANY INFORMATION RELATING TO THE APPLICANTS WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORITY.
"THIS IS A ROUTINE PROVISION IN CASES WHERE A LARGE DETAILED INFORMATION HAS TO BE PROVIDED.
"SIMILAR PROVISIONS ALREADY EXIST TO INFORMATION GIVEN TO THE GOVERNMENT UNDER THE ORDINANCE AND THE INLAND REVENUE ORDINANCE.
AMOUNT OF
PROTECT
THE PRIVACY OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS
UNAUTHORISED "THE PROPOSED MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR PUBLICATION OF SUCH INFORMATION IS A FINE OF $50,000 AND FOR SIX MONTHS.
DISCLOSURE OR
IMPRISONMENT
"THE BILL ALSO PROPOSES THAT NO PROSECUTION FOR
AN SUCH INSTITUTED WITHOUT OFFENCE SHOULD BE
THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL," HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THESE PROVISIONS HAVE TO BE TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONALITY PACKAGE BRITISH
(HONG NATIONALITY
KONG) BILL 1990, TOGETHER SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION, WAS ENACTED.
"WE EXPECT THIS TO BE IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR, HE SAID.
IN PLACE ONCE
THE
WITH
IT'S
THE BRITISH NATIONALITY (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS)
INTO THE BILL 1990 IS DUE TO BE INTRODUCED
LEGISLATIVE
JULY 25.
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