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Residential Care Homes Regulation amendment gazetted
An amendment regulation, which seeks to change the office of an appeal board set up under the Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Ordinance, was published in the government gazette today (Friday).
Under the Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) (Appeal Board) (Amendment) Regulation 1996, a new section is added to specify that any notice, statement or other document required to be lodged with the Chairman of the Appeal Board shall be sent by registered post to the Chairman at the office of the Secretary for Health and Welfare.
An amendment is also made to note (2) in Form 1 under the Schedule to the Regulation to the effect that the form should be lodged with the Chairman of the Appeal Board at the office of the Secretary for Health and Welfare instead of at the office of the Registrar, Supreme Court.
The amended regulation, which will come into operation on July 5, will facilitate a more effective and smooth operation of the Appeal Board with the administrative support provided by the Health and Welfare Branch.
Elderly home operators are required to apply for a licence or a certificate of exemption from the Director of Social Welfare under the Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Ordinance.
Under the Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) (Appeal Board) Regulation, home operators who are dissatisfied with the decisions of the Director of Social Welfare in respect of their applications for licences or certificates of exemption may lodge an appeal to the Appeal Board.
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Fees and charges for trade licences to be revised
Fees and charges in respect of applications for textile licences, certificates of origin and certain other trade documents and related services will be revised by about 9 per cent under the Import and Export (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 which were published in the Government Gazette today (Friday).
All revised fees and charges will come into effect on July 5, except for the revised annual fee for factory registration which will come into force on August 1, and those for Generalised Preference Certificates and Certificates of Origin which will be effective as from January 2 next year.