HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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16. Clause 9 of this Ordinance repeals section 8 of the principal Ordinance as having been now rendered unnecessary by the provisions of Ordinance No. 9 of 1927 whereby the Governor has power conferred upon him to impose or alter duties, etc., in anticipation either of the passing of a bill or of a resolution of the Legislative Council.
17. Clause 10 of this Ordinance substitutes "time" for "day" throughout section 10 of the principal Ordinance, so as to corres- pond with the "time" provisions of Ordinance No. 9 of 1927 section 4 (1), and of the new section 7 of the principal Ordinance, which have been above referred to.
18. Clause 11 of this Ordinance amends section 11 (b) of the principal Ordinance by making provision for tobacco being removed from one bonded warehouse to another. It also repeals section 11 (2) of the principal Ordinance which is incompatible with the new system of duties as explained above.
19. Clauses 12, 13 and 14 of this Ordinance eliminate the word "dutiable" from sections 17, 18, 21 and 22 of the principal Ordinance as being unnecessary. Clause 13 also corrects an error in section 18 (1) of the principal Ordinance by substituting "bonded" for "licensed" in the last line of that sub-section.
20. Clause 15 of this Ordinance effects certain verbal amend- ments in section 24 of the principal Ordinance, which are intended to make the meaning of that section more definite and clear.
21. Clause 16 relieves the Governor in Council of certain functions which it is thought can be dealt with more appropriately by the Superintendent of the department.
22. Clause 17 of this Ordinance repeals sub-section (2) of section 31 of the principal Ordinance as being incompatible with the new system of duties.
23. Clause 18 of this Ordinance deletes the word "dutiable" from section 38 (4) of the principal Ordinance as being an undesirable limitation on the powers of the Superintendent.
24. Clause 19 of this Ordinance substitutes a new and simpli- fied section 50 in the place of the present section 50 of the principal Ordinance, "incorrect" being substituted for "false or inaccurate or misleading."
25. Clause 20 of this Ordinance effects an amendment in section 53 of the principal Ordinance which is intended to enlarge the utility of the Analyst's certificate as evidence at the hearing of any charge.
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