1948-HKRS29-8-15_Part03 — Page 39

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HONG KONG

145 or 1948.

I assent.

Governor,

26th August, 1948.

An Ordinance to amend the Public Health (Sanitation) Ordinance,

1935.

[27th August, 1948.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice

and consent of the Legislative Council thereof;

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Health (Banitation) Short ride. Amendment Ordinance, 1918, and shall be read as one with the Public Health (Sanitation) Ordinance, 1835, hereinafter referred to as Ordinance the principal Ordinance,

No. 15 of 1935.

Repeal and

2. The following sub-sections are hereby substituted for sub- sections (8), (5), (8) and (9) respectively of section 75 of the principal replacement Ordinance

**Authority

For issuing permi

Council ny

grant per-

i in

other cases.

of sub. section (3), (5), (8) and

(8) Such permit may be granted in respect of any of authorised cemetery or urn cemetery or any place other section 75 than an authorised cemetery or urn cemetery by the Council of the under the band of the Sebretary.

principal

(6) Notwithstanding provisions of sub-section (2) it aball be lawful for the Council under the hand of the Secretary to grant a permit, for the removal of any body or the remains of any body from any place other than an authorised cemetery, to any person who in the opinion of the Council has a sufficient interest in the disposal of the body or remains in question.

Ordinance