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Amendment

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Section 20 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the of section 20. insertion in subsection (1), after "after due inquiry", of the following- "into any case referred to it by the Preliminary Investigation Committee in accordance with regulations made under section 31”.

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5. Section 31 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the of section 31. deletion of paragraphs (g) and (A) and the substitution therefor of the

following-

"(g) the receipt of complaints or information touching any matter that may be inquired into by the Council under section 20 and the establishment of a committee to be known as the Preliminary Investigation Committee to make a preliminary investigation into any such complaint or information and to determine whether or not there shall be an inquiry under section 20:

(h) the prohibition of a member of the Preliminary Investigation Committee who is also a member of the Council from attend- ing any meeting of the Council whilst it is inquiring under section 20 into a complaint or information, in the preliminary investigation of which he took part:

( the procedure to be followed in relation to-

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(i) the submission of complaints and information to the Preliminary Investigation Committee;

(ii) the preliminary investigation of any complaint or in- formation by the Preliminary Investigation Committee;

(iii) the formulation of charges arising out of complaints and information;

(iv) the reference to the Council by the Preliminary Jovosti- gation Committee of cases arising out of complaints and information:

(v) inquiries held by the Council under the provisions of section 20;

( the issue of medical certificates of death;

(*) the duties to be performed by the Secretary.”.

This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which passed the Legistative Council on the 12th day of October, 1966, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill

HONG KONG

No. 31 of 1966.

I assent.

Shunch

Governor.

27th October, 1966.

An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to the con- struction, application and interpretation of laws, to make general provisions with regard thereto, to define terms and expressions used in laws and public documents, to make general provision with regard to public officers, public contracts and civil and criminal proceedings and for purposes and for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.

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BB it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows-

PART I.

SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT AND APPLICATION,

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Deputy Clerk of Councils.

(Secretariat GR2/1156/59)

This Ordinance may be cited as the Interpretation and General Short ütle Clauses Ordinance 1966 and shall come into operation on a day to be and com- appointed by the Governor by Proclamation in the Gazette.

mencement.