1969-HKRS28-8-36_Part01 — Page 31

Amendment of section 12.

agriculture or of the marketing of agricultural products;

(ii) to engage in any activity which may improve or assist in the improvement of agriculture;";

(c) inserting the following in paragraph (♬) after "for the

improvement of”-

"agriculture, including":

(d) deleting paragraphs () and (7) and substituting the

following-

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(i) prescribing the fee payable to the Director on the grant or renewal of any permit granted under the regulations;

()) providing for payment to the Director of a com- mission in respect of vegetables brought into a wholesale vegetable market, which shall be a percentage of the purchase price or a fee charged on the weight of the vegetables, and empowering the Director, after consulting the Advisory Board—

(1) to declare in the case of any vegetables and any wholesale vegetable market whether the commission shall be such percentage or such fee, and

(ii) to prescribe such percentage and fee, (i) prescribing forms:"; and

(e) adding the following new paragraph after paragraph (k)— "(kk) the management and control of markets estab- lished by the Director and the conduct of persons therein;”.

Section 12 of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting the following new subsection after subsection (3)—

"(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), "proceeds" means the proceeds of sale in a wholesale vegetable markel less any fees or commission payable under the regulations.”.

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 7th day of May, 1969.

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This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said bill.

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

Deputy Clerk of Councils.