WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1991
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FOLLOWING
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL, MRS WONG SAID THE ENACTMENT OF THE OCCUPATIONAL DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS 1990 AND TECHNOLOGISTS (REGISTRATION AND 1990, REGISTRATION OF MEMBERS OF OCTOBER 1, LAST YEAR.
THERAPISTS (REGISTRATION AND THE MEDICAL LABORATORY DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS
THE TWO PROFESSIONS COMMENCED
THE OF
PRINCIPAL
ON
PERSON UNLESS HE
A ORDINANCE, "UNDER SECTION 16 (1)
IN HONG KONG REGISTERED SHALL NOT PRACTISE A PROFESSION HOLDS A PRACTISING CERTIFICATE WHICH IS THEN IN FORCE.
ORDINANCE, WILL BE ISSUED THE SECRETARY NOTED.
"IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 16(3) OF THE WHO APPLIES FOR A PRACTISING CERTIFICATE, VALID UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR,
A PERSON WITH ONE
ORDINANCE, HOWEVER,
TO AN THE 12
SHE POINTED OUT THAT SECTION 16(4) OF THE STATED THAT WHERE A PRACTISING CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED PURSUANT
OF A YEAR IN RESPECT OF APPLICATION MADE DURING THE COURSE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE CERTIFICATE SHOULD BE IN FORCE FOR A PERIOD OF MONTHS COMMENCING ON JULY 1 IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR..
NOT COVERED BY "THUS, THERE COULD BE PERIODS WITHIN THE YEAR
THEREBY CREATING AN ANOMALOUS VALID PRACTISING CERTIFICATES, SITUATION," THE SECRETARY ADDED.
SHE SAID THE BILL SOUGHT TO AMEND SECTION 16 OF TO REMOVE THIS ANOMALY,
THE
ORDINANCE
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
AMENDMENTS TO FELONIES AND MISDEMEANOURS BILL
DURING COMMITTEE STAGE (WEDNESDAY).
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON JEREMY MATHEWS, MOVED
AND (FELONIES
MISDEMEANOURS} TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE IN THE 1991
AMENDMENTS
BILL TODAY
ENSURE THAT HE SAID THE AMENDMENTS WERE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO
AND GENERAL OF
THE INTERPRETATION SECTION 89 OF THE PROVISIONS
OF TRIAL OF PARTICULAR CLAUSES ORDINANCE, WHICH CONCERNED THE MODE
ONCE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN CLASSES OF OFFENCE, WOULD STILL APPLY FELONIES AND MISDEMEANOURS WAS REMOVED.
IN
SCHEDULE 1, AMENDMENT
SECTION EXISTING
ITEMS 89(1)(B)
(A) (1)
AND
AND (2)(B)
(II)
SIMPLY OF THE
CLARIFIED THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE.
ITEM (E) WAS CONSEQUENTIAL UPON THE AMENDMENT TO SECTION 86 THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE ENACTED ON MAY 22, 1991.
OF
ITEM (I) DEALT WITH A REFERENCE TO "FELONY" WHICH WHEN THE BILL WAS PREPARED.
WAS OMITTED
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