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The amended Clauses 27 and 29 make it clear that no person should practice as a registered nurse, deemed-to-be registered nurse, enrolled nurse or deemed-to-be enrolled nurse without possessing a practising certificate.
Clause 43 needs to be amended with the implementation of the new fees and charges under the Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) Regulation 1994.
With the authentication of the Chinese language text of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance in April 1995, some minor amendments have to be made to Clause 44.
Mr Chairman, I beg to move.
End/Wednesday, May 24, 1995
Copyright (Amendment) Bill 1995
Following is the speech by the Secretary for Trade and Industry, Mr T H Chau, in moving the third reading of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 1995 in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Mr Chairman,
I move that Clause 2 of the Bill be amended as set out in the paper circulated to Members.
This Clause seeks to increase the maximum penalty for possession of infringing copyright work for trade and business purposes to $25,000 per copy and imprisonment for 2 years on a first and summary conviction. Subsequent convictions will be on indictment to reflect the gravity of the offence.
We have been advised by counsel that if only persons being accused for a second or subsequent offence could be tried on indictment, a District Judge hearing a particular case would unavoidably know from the outset that the accused person has had a previous conviction. This would be prejudicial to that accused person.