1955-HKRS29-8-22_Part03 — Page 51

Addition

of new

section 16A,

Amead-

ment of regulation

18 of

Part I of

Second

Schedule.

Revocation

of regula-

tions. Schedule.

() the retention by the printer of copies of printed documents, the particulars to be inscribed on such retained copies and the production of retained copies to such persons as may be prescribed;

(2) the identification of press representatives on their request by the issue of passes or other- wise by such authority as may be prescribed;

() granting exemption from all or any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any of the regulations made hereunder;

(m) fees and deposits;

(n) forms either in addition to or in substitution for the forms in the Second Schedule;

(6) anything which is by this Ordinance to be

prescribed by regulation.";

(b) by the renumbering of subsection (3) as subsection (2),

6. The principal Ordinance is hereby amended by the insertion therein immediately after section 16 of the following

new section-

"Cessation of publica- tion, etc.

16A. If any periodical publication ceases publica- tion, or any news agency ceases to issue bulletins, for a consecutive period of not less than six months, the registration thereof under any regulations for the time being in force shall be deemed to have lapsed."

6. Regulation 18 of the Newspapers Registration and Distribution Regulations, 1951, is amended by the deletion of the expression "regulations 13, 14, and 17" and the substitution therefor of the following-

"regulation 14**.

7. The regulations contained in the Second Schedule to the principal Ordinance which are specified in the Schedule to this Ordinance are revoked.

SCHEDULE.

Revocation of certain regulations contained in the Second Schedule to the principal Ordinance.

Regulations 13 and 17 of the Newspapers Registration and Distribu-

tion Regulations, 1951.

(Part I of the Second Schedule to the principal Ordinance).

Regulations 14. 15 and 18 of the News Agencies Registration

Regulations, 1951.

(Part III of the said Second Schedule}.

Regulation 13 of the Printed Documents (Control) Regulations, 1951. (Part IV of the said Second Schedule).

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this gth day of November, 1955.

(Secretariat 46/3231/49)

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Deputy Clerk of Councils.