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Amendment

of section 4.

2

3. Section 8 of the principal Ordinance is amended in para- graph (2) by the deletion of the words "chart known at the date of the commencement of this Ordinance as the".

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 1st day of June, 1960.

HONG KONG

No. 23 OF 1960,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

(Secretariat GR22/3231/56)

I assent.

1882

Governor.

2nd June, 1960,

An Ordinance further to amend the Quarantine and Prevention of

Disease Ordinance. Chapter 141.

[3rd June, 1960.]

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 Quarantine and Prevention Short title. of Disease (Amendment) Ordinance, 1960.

2. The Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance is Amendment amcoded by the addition, after section 59A, of the following new section-

"Power of

be Governor 10 declare

that the Colony is

infected and

lion couse.

чтедийн

upon such

decuacion.

59B. (1) The Governor, if he is satisfied-

(a) that an epidemic of smallpox exists in the Colony.

or in any part thereof; or

(b) that the Colony, or any part thereof, is threatened

with such an epidemic.

and that in the interest of public health it is necessary or expedient so to do, may by order, notification of which shall be given in the Gazette-

of principal Ordinance by addition of

new section. (Cap. 1411.