1961-HKRS29-8-28_Part02 — Page 44

HONG KONG

No. 36 or 1961.

I assent.

Clamon Burgess. Слашал

Officer Administering the Government.

17th August, 1967.

An Ordinance to amend the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Chapter 134. and to remove doubt concerning the validity of certain penalty provisions contained in the Dangerous Drugs Regulations.

WHEREAS

[18th August, 1961.7

(4) section 17 of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance provides that any person who contravenes any of the provisions of the Ordinance or the regulations made thereunder shall be guilty of an offence and liable to certain penalties specified in that section:

(b) section 10 of the Ordinance provides for the making of regulations relating to certain matters, but does not make provision for the imposition of penalties other than those specified in section 17;

(c) the Dangerous Drugs Regulations contain a penalty in excess

of those specified in section 17:

(d) doubt has arisen as to the validity of such penalty:

Preamble.