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Amendment

8.

of section 7

of the principal Ordinance.

(a)

Addition of new section $ to the principal Ordinance.

Section 7 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended- by the deletion in the third and fourth lines of subsection (1) of the words "The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the Commissioner of Police, or a District Officer" and the substitution therefor of the words "the Commissioner of Police"; and

(6) by the repeal and replacement of subsection (4) thereof

as follows-

"(4) Every person who contravenes the provisions of this section shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of two thousand dollars."

7. The following section shall be inserted as section 8 immediately after section 7 of the principal Ordinance-

"Appeal to Governor in Council.

Ordinance No. 2 of 1950.

8. (1) Whenever any person is dissatisfied with the exercise of the discretion of any person to whom discretionary power is given under this Ordinance in respect of any act, matter, or thing, which is by this Ordinance made subject to the exercise of the discretion] of such authority, or with any action or decision of any such person either as to the carrying out of or the meaning of any of the provisions of this Ordinance, or whenever any of the provisions of this Ordinance art, owing to special conditions, undesirable, the person so dissatisfied may, unless proceedings have already been, taken before a magistrate in relation thereto, appeal to the Governor in Council, who, if in his opinion the exercise of such discretion or such action or decision requires modification, revocation, or setting aside, or such special conditions exist as render any such provision undesirable, may make such order in respect thereof as may be just.

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(2) The provisions of section 39A of the Inter- pretation Ordinance, 1950, shall apply to any such appeal.

(3) In this section the expression "this Ordinance" includes all regulations hereunder and any licence permit authority or other matter provided for by the

Ordinance or regulations: Provided that this section shall not apply to the censoring of cinematograph films under the provisions of regulations 177, 178 and 179 of the regulations appearing in the 1937 Edition of the Regulations of Hong Kong at page 932 of Volume III."

Passes the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 24th day of October, 1951.

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Deputy Clerk of Councils.