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Amendment

of section 13.

Amendment

from the 1st day of April, 1965, until the 31st day of March, 1966, and one member to hold office from the 1st day of April. 1965, until the 31st day of March. 1968.".

Section 13 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the dele- tion of the word "six" and the substitution therefor of the following-

6.

"three".

Section 35 of the principal Ordinance in amended by the dele- of section 35. tion of subsection (2) and the substitution therefor of the following-

Amendment

"(2) The Registrar shall forthwith send two certifed trus copies of the petition to the secretary who shall, forthwith upon receipt thereof, cause one of such copies to be posted in a con- spicuous place on or near the outer door of his office or in some conspicuous place on or near the outer door of the Council Chamber.",

7. Section 38 of the principal Ordinance is amended in subsection of section 38. (1) by the insertion, after the words "within five days thereafter", of

the following-

Attendment

8.

of section 40.

(a)

"or such other period as the Court may direct”.

Section 40 of the principal Ordinance is amended-

in subsection (1), by the insertion, after the words "A petitioner shall not withdraw", of the following-

"or abandon or cease to endeavour to prosecute success- fully":

(b) in subsection (2), by the insertion, after the words "any person who might have been a petitioner in respect of the election”, of the following

" or the Attorney General,”;

(c) in subsection (3), by the deletion of the words "If the proposed withdrawal is" and the substitution therefor of the following- "If any application to withdraw or abandon or to cease to prosecute any election petition îs":

(d) in subsection (4), by the deletion of the words "if the Court does not so direct" and the substitution therefor of the follow- ing-

"Except in the case of the Attorney General, if the Court does not so direct":

(e) in subsection (5). by the deletion of the full stop at the end thereof and the substitution therefor of a comma and by the insertion thereafter of the following-

"and the original petitioner shall furnish such substituted petitioner with all evidence available to him and relevant to the continued prosecution of the petition.";

(f) in subsection (6), by the insertion, after the words "If a petition

is withdrawn", of the following--

"or abandoned or the petitioner ceases to prosecute the petition":

(g) in subsection (7), by the insertion, after the words "application

to withdraw", of the following-

"or abandon or cease to prosecute"; and

(A) by the insertion of the following new subsection-

9.

*(8) Any person who contravenes any of the provi- sions of subsection (1) or who fails to furnish a substituted petitioner with evidence as required by the provisions of subsection (5) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars and imprisonment for six months.".

The Urban Council (Commissioner for Resettlement) Ordin- Repeal. ance 1954 is repealed with effect from the 1st day of April, 1965.

This printed impression has been carefully compared by one with the Bill which passed the Legislative Council on the 20th day of January, 1965, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill.

(Secretariat GR23/3231/554)

* A

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

(19 of 19541.