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refused to pass the film for exhibition, the board of review at any time within six months after the coming into operation of these regulations may reconsider the film as if an appeal had been made to it in accordance with the provisions of that paragraph, within such period of six months and, in respect of such film may exercise all the powers conferred on it by that regulation.

Council CHAMBER,

Clerk of Councils.

4th December, 1956.

Explanatory Note.

STAMP ORDINANCE.

(Chapter 117).

STAMP (Amendment of Schedule) REGULATIONS, 1956.

In exercise of the power conferred by section of the Stamp Ordinance, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations-

and com-

1. These regulations may be cited as the Stamp (Amend- Citation ment of Schedule) Regulations, 1956, and shall come into opera- mencement. tion on the 6th day of December, 1956,

1. The Schedule to the Stamp Ordinance is amended by Amend- the deletion in Item 12 of the words of India, Australia and ment of

Schedule. China".

(Cap. 117)

(This Note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general purport).

The purpose of these regulations is to amend regulation 10 of the principal regulations to enable the board of review to postpone its decision on any film for an initial period of not less than six months and for any further periods thereafter so that the total postponement shall not in any case exceed two years and to reconsider any film which it has refused to pass for exhibition within three years before the coming into operation of the regulationa.

(Secretariat 3/516/4611)

:

Clerk of Councils.

4th December, 1956.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

Explanatory Note.

(This Nota is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general purport).

These regulations amend the Schedule to the Stamp Ordinance consequent on the change of name of The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, to "The Chartered Bank”.

(Secretariat 24/2961/46)

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