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Explanatory Note.

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

These regulations make amendmepla to regulation 9 consequent uped the new constitution of the Medical Council prescribed by the Medical Registention (Amendment) Ordinance, 1960. They also amend regulation 11 to remove the necessity for complaints in writing accompanied by statutory declarations in the circumstances described in sub-paragraphé (e), (c) and (d) of paragraph (1)

(Secretariat CR3/3231/5311)

SAMARITAN FUND.

Resolution made and passed by the Legislative Council on the 20th day of April. 1960.

WHEREAS it is considered advisable to standardize, so far as may be, with those of other similar Funds the conditions relating to the preparation, auditing and submission of the annual statement of the accounts of the Samaritan Fund which were approved by Resolution of this Council dated the 24th May, 1950, confirming and approving the conditions governing the administration of the said Fund, and specified in the Schedule to such Resolution:

NOW THEREFORE BE it Resolved by this Council that the Schedule to the said Resolution dated the 24th May, 1950, be amended in the manner specified in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

Paragraphs 5 and 6 of the Schedule to the Legislative Council Resolution dated the 24th May, 1950, confirming and approving the conditions governing the administration of the Samaritan Fund are cancelled and replaced by the following new paragraph-

HS. (1) The Principal Almoder shall cause proper accounts to be kept of all transactions of the Fund and shall cause to be prepared for every period of twelve months ending on the 31st day of March in each year â statement of the accounts of the Fund, which statement shall include an income and expenditure account and balance sheet and shall be signed by the Principal Almoner.

(2) The accounts of the Fund and the signed statement of the accoun shall be audited by an auditor appointed by the Governor and the auditor shall certify the statement subject to such report, if any, as he may think fit.

(3) A copy of the signed and audited statement of account together with the auditor's report, if any, and a report by the Principal Almoner on the administration of the Fund during the period covered by the audited accounts shall be laid on the Table of the Législative Council not later than the 30th day of September next following the end of such period or so soon thereafter as the Governor, in his absolute discretion, may allow.".

Council CHAMBER.

20th April, 1960.

(Secretarial GR61/2321/49)

Deputy Clerk of Councils.