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(CIA 134)

Chad Sabdhume mill sendments (Cap, 138.)

(Cap. 139. Buble

shall be entitled to have in his possession that agricultural pesticide or to continue to carry on that business without a licence or permit-

() for the period of 6 mouths from the commencement of this

Ordinance; and

(ii) if before the expiry of that period he applies for a licence or

permit, until the licence or permit is issued, or Bnally refused.

(2) A person may import into Hong Kong any agricultural pesticide without a licence or permit during a period of & months immediately following the commencement of this Ordinance if that agricultural pericide was ordered not less than 2 months before the commencement of this Ordinance.

(3) The Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance in force at the commence- meat of this Ordinance shall apply to any agricultural pesticide imported before the commencement of this Ordinance or imported under sub- section (2) if such agricultural pesticide is an agricultural poison within the meaning of that "Ordinance.

24. (1) The Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance is amended-

(a) in section 2 by deleting the definition of "agricultural poison"; (B) by repealing section 30; and

(c) by deleting the Schedule,

(2) The Pharmacy and Poisons (Agricultural Poisons) Regulations are revoked.

1977.

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council thje~{st day of June,

6

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

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

correctly

( assent.

MIJL

Governor.

2nd June. 1977.

Clerk to the Legislative Council.