WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1991
MR
(J), (R) 1
ASPREY
AND (L) FOR THE
SAID
WERE
ALONE
OR
IN A
IN LINE WITH THE AMENDMENT TO SECTION 46(D),
TO (H) AMEND SECTION 46(F), (I), CLAUSES 2 (1) RESPECTIVELY, ΤΟ RAISE THE PRESUMPTION THAT POSSESSION WAS PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING ON THE MORE RELIABLE BASIS OF SPECIFIED AMOUNTS
POSSESSED, OF
DRUGS DANGEROUS
PREPARATION OR OTHER MATERIAL.
WHETHER THEY
"IN EACH
THE CASE,
PRESUMPTION IS ALSO
RAISED
WHERE THE
COMBINED WEIGHT OF MORE THAN ONE OF THE DANGEROUS DRUGS LISTED REACHES THE PRESCRIBED LEVEL.
FINALLY,
HE SAID CLAUSE 2(C) REPEALED SECTION 46(E), SINCE WAS NO LONGER APPROPRIATE TO USE THE WEIGHT OF A MIXTURE TO RAISE PRESUMPTION THAT POSSESSION WAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING.
IT
THE
"THE WEIGHT OF THE MIXTURE HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE FLUCTUATING FACTOR,
A CONSTANTLY
OFTEN "THIS PROVISION HAS BECOME OBSOLETE SINCE THE MIXTURE IS
SUPPORT AN ADDICT'S WEAK THAT LARGE QUANTITIES ARE REQUIRED TO PERSONAL CONSUMPTION," HE SAID.
SO
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
0
-
MOTION TO EFFECT TRANSFER OF MINES DIVISION FROM LD TO CESD PASSED
* * * * *
THE
RESOLUTION
MINES
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PASSED A THAT IT APPROVES THE TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS FROM OFFICERS OF THE
THE OF
OFFICERS LABOUR DEPARTMENT (LD) TO DIVISION
OF THE MINES DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT (CESD).
OF
POWERS STATUTORY
THE SECRETARY SAID THE MINES
MOVING A MOTION TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER UNDER SECTION 12(1) OF THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE,
AND MANPOWER, FOR EDUCATION
THE HON K.Y. YEUNG, DIVISION OF THE LD AND THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE OF THE CESD HAD A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP.
THEY WORKED CLOSELY IN THE REGULATION OF QUARRY OPERATIONS, THE EXTRACTION OF QUARRY PRODUCTS AND THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES IN SITE FORMATION AND OTHER CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS.
QUARRYING,
"A REVIEW IN 1989 CONCLUDED THAT THE MINES DIVISION SHOULD BROUGHT UNDER THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE OF THE CESD.
BE
"THIS WOULD IMPROVE THE CO-ORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES, ALLOW THE DELIVERY OF BETTER USE OF RESOURCES AND RENDER MORE EFFICIENT RELATED SERVICES," HE SAID.
A
AS
MR RESULT,
YEUNG SAID THE MINES DIVISION ADMINISTRATIVELY PLACED UNDER THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE AS APRIL 1 LAST YEAR.
WAS
FROM
/HE ADDED