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legislation (except in the case of self-

goveming Dominions) should not attempt

to re-enact that section, but should simply

provide that notices given under section 14

may be given to the Commissioners of Customs

and Excise in the United Kingdom instead of

to the corresponding authority in the Colony.

Hence it seems clear that the regulations as

to the detention etc. of copies should pur-

port to be made under section 14 of the

Imperial Act, as modified and added to by the

respective colonial enactments and not under

those enactments, and that the notice given

under the regulations should be and purpurt to

be given under the same Section.

It is accordingly suggested that the

Bill shld be modified in accordance with the principles chun st regulation enabling the notices to be given to

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the Commissioners of Customs and Excise in

this country should be in some suck, form

as the following:-

"The notice to be given under section 14

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14 of the Copyright Act, 1911, to

the ("Superintendent of Imports and

Exports" or other proper official)

may, instead of being so given, be

given to the Commissioners of

Customs and Excise of the United

Kingdom, and if so given and com-

municated by the said Commissioners

to the ("Superintendent" or other proper official) shall be deemed

to have been given to the ("Superintendent" or other proper

official).

3.

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Rule 2 of the draft Rules

would appear to be unnecessary in view

of the fact that all notices under

repealed Acts were given to the Commis-

sioners of Customs and Excise in the

United Kingdom and transmitted by them

to the Hong Kong officials, but if it is

thought desirable to retain this provi-

sion it will be necessary to provide

power in the draft vrdinance to make the

Rule. This should be done by inserting

in section 2(b) words following the

phraseology

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