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Amendment

of sub-

section (2)

of section

9.

Amendment

of sub- section (2)

of section

19.

Addition of

(b) in subsection (12), by the deletion of the word "for"

and the substitution therefor of the following-

3.

"or".

Subsection (2) of section 9 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the deletion of the words "is declared to be made by way of replacement of or substitution for another" and the substitution therefor of the following-

4.

"repeals any former enactment and substitutes other provisions therefor",

Subsection (2) of section rg of the principal · Ordinance is amended by the addition at the end thereof of the following

"For the purpose of this subsection "the holder for the time being of the office" shall, in the event of there being more than one holder of such office, mean the holder in the Colony who is or was; in fact, exercising the duties of such office.",

5.

The principal Ordinance is amended by the addition, new action after section ig, of the following new section-

194.

Amendment of section 36.

"Power to

appoint

officer

Bubatan-

tively while bolder same office

on retire- ment leave.

6.

19A. Where any enactment provides whether expressly or by necessary implication that there shall be one holder of an office or whenever provision is made by the Legislative Council for an office and bui for this section it would or might appear that there shall not be more than one substantive holder of such office at one and the same time, nevertheless if the holder of such office has left the Colony on leave of absence pending retinquishment of his office, it shall be lawful to appoint another officer substantively to the same office.".

Section 35 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the deletion of the words "three" and "five" and the substitution therefor respectively of the following-

"seven" and "fifty".

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 21st day of December, 1955.

(Secretariat 85/3231/47)

De Clerk of Councils.

HONG KONG

No. 62 OF 1955-

1 assent.

Аманат

Governor.

23nd December. 1955.

An Ordinance to amend the Public Health (Sanitation) Ordin-

ance, 1935-

[23rd December, 1955-]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Health Short title. (Sanitation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance, 1955.

2. Section 3 of the Public Health (Sanitation) Ordinance. Amendinent 1935. (hereinafter referred to as the principal Ordinance) is 3. amended by-

(a) the deletion of the definition of "Dangerous trade";

of section

(15 of 1935).