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Amendment of section 6,

Amendoient of section 10.

Amendment of secting 22.

Amendment of section 23.

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paragraphs (i) to (iv) of subsection (1) of section 10 shall be eligible for appointment by the Governor to the Board.".

Section 6 of the principal Ordinance is amended in sub- section (3) by-

(a) deleting the full stop at the end of paragraph (c) and

substituting the following-

*: or"; and

(b) inserting after paragraph (c) the following new para-

grapb-

4. section

"(d) requests, by notice in writing to the secretary.

that her name be so removed.",

Section 10 of the principal Ordinance is amended in sub- (1) by inserting after "section 23" the following-

"into any case referred to it by the Preliminary Investiga- tion Committee established by such regulations".

5. Section 22 of the principal Ordinance is amended in subsection (5) by inserting after “Government” the following-

"or in the service of any institution prescribed for the purposes of this section by regulations".

6. Section 23 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting paragraphs (g), (4) and (0) and substituting the following-

"(g) the receipt of complaints or information about any registered midwife or any applicant for registration and the establishment and functions of a committee to be known as the Preliminary Investigation Com- mitted to make a preliminary investigation into any such complaint or information and to determine whether or not there shall be an inquiry under section 10:

(k) the prohibition of a member of the Preliminary Investigation Committee who is also a member of the Board from attending any meeting of the Board whilst it is inquiring under section 10 into a com- plaint or information, in the preliminary investiga- tion of which she took part;

(0) the procedure to be followed in relation to-

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

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(ii) the preliminary investigation of any com- plaint or information by the Preliminary Investiga- tion Committee;

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

(iv) the reference to the Board by the Preliminary Investigation Committee of cases arising out of com- plaints and information;

(v) inquiries held by the Board under section 10;

() matters relating to the conduct of the practice of

midwifery;

(k) any matter which by this Ordinance is required or

permitted to be prescribed; and

() generally giving effect to the provisions of this

Ordinance.".

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 17th day of December, 1969.

Hars

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

This primed 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.