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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1994
"WE BELIEVE THESE BILLS WILL PROVIDE OUR CONSUMERS WITH APPROPRIATE LEGAL REMEDIES AGAINST UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES."
THE SALE OF GOODS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 AND THE SUPPLY OF SERVICES (IMPLIED TERMS) BILL WILL COME INTO IMMEDIATE EFFECT UPON THEIR ENACTMENT ON OCTOBER 20, 1994.
THE CONSUMER GOODS SAFETY BILL AND THE UNCONSCIONABLE CONTRACTS BILL WILL BE COMMENCED IN OCTOBER 1995 TO ALLOW A ONE-YEAR GRACE PERIOD FOR THE TRADE AND INDUSTRY TO ADJUST.
ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE STREAMLINED AND UPDATED
A
TRAFFIC
BILL SEEKING TO STREAMLINING AND UPDATING THE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ROAD
(NO.
IN AND IN
GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) 2) BILL 1994 TRANSFERRED THE POWERS OF THE MAKING
GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL REGULATIONS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF OPERATIONAL MATTERS REVISING THE ROAD USERS' CODE TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT,
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POWERS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
'HOWEVER, THE POWERS TO MAKE REGULATIONS IN THE MORE AREAS, SUCH AS FEES AND CHARGES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES, ARREST AND POLICE
WILL BE RETAINED COUNCIL,
BY
THE
SENSITIVE POWERS GOVERNOR-IN-
OF
PUBLIC
OFFICER THE TRIBUNAL TO FROM A PANEL
THE BILL ALSO REMOVES THE REQUIREMENT THAT A SHOULD SERVE IN THE TRANSPORT TRIBUNAL AND ALLOWS SELECT ITS OWN LEGAL ADVISER, INSTEAD OF CHOOSING APPOINTED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, TO DEMONSTRATE THE INDEPENDENCE AND IMPARTIALITY OF THE TRIBUNAL.
REFUSE
IT PROVIDES FOR THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT TO LICENSE OR TO CANCEL
TO THE LICENCE OF A VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER HAD BEEN ALTERED OR TAMPERED WITH,
IF ITS VEHICLE
IT ALSO EXTENDS THE CONTROL ON BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES TO MULTI- CYCLES, A NEW TYPE OF PEDAL CYCLE WITH FOUR WHEELS.
THE BILL WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 28 THIS YEAR.
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