1977-HKRS28-16-25_Part03 — Page 61

FONG EUNG

No. 61 of 1977

1 assent

M. M. L

Govemar.

28th July, 1977,

An Ordinance to amend the Summary Offences Ordinance.

[29th July, 1977)

Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and con-

sent of the Legislative Council thereof.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Summary Offences (Amend- Soon die. meot) (No. 2) Ordinance 1977,

2. Section 4 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting Andmear of subecction (26).

pection. 4.

(Cap. 238.)

3 The principal Ordinance is amended by adding after section AA. Addition oľ the following new section-

"Obleca drapped per bad bags.

48. (1) If anything is dropped or allowed to fall from any building to the danger or injury of any person in or Deir a public place, the person who drops that thing or allows if to fall commits an offence and iš liable to a fine of $10,000 and imprisonment for 6 months,

(2) If anything is dropped or allowed to fall from any building in the course of the construction, repair or decora- tion of the building or part thereof, to the danger or injury of any person in or near a public place, the principal contractor on the site and the contractor carrying out the construction, repair or decoration commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for one year.

new seedon 43.