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12. Part II of the Act of 1932, deals with Load Line and Loading and by section 64 His Majesty may by Order in Council direct that the provisions of Part II of the Act, including any enactments for the time being in force amending or substituted for the said provisions, shall extend (inter alia) to any Colony, with such exceptions, adaptations or modifications (if any) as may be specified in the Order. Orders in Council under this section may direct that any provision of Part II of the Act which is expressed to apply only to British ships registered in the United Kingdom shall apply to British ships registered in any country or part of His Majesty's dominions to which the provisions of Part II can be extended. These Orders in Council may also direct that any reference to Part II of the Act to a port in the United Kingdom shall be construed as including a reference to a port in any such country or part of His Majesty's dominions.
13. Part III of the Act of 1932 is general and complementary to the provisions of both Parts I and II. It will be extended therefore to the Colony by Order of His Majesty in Council.
14. The extension of the provision of the Act of 1932, to the Colony of Hong Kong by Order in Council will necessitate many of the exceptions, adaptations and modifications, referred to in sections 36 and 64 and possibly also the repeal or amendment of some of the provisions of the local Ordinances.
15. It is understood that Part II of the Act, dealing with Load Line and Loading, will be extended to the Colony before Part I, dealing with Safety of Life at Sea, is so extended. This Amending Bill has been prepared with a view to indicating the amendments in the principal Ordinance which are considered necessary when Part II of the Act is extended to the Colony by Order in Council under section 64.
16. When Part I of the Act is extended to the Colony by Order in Council under section 36 it will probably be necessary to repeal or amend other provisions in Parts III and IV of Ordinance No. 10 of 1899 as well as Table A in the Schedule to that Ordinance.
BETTING DUTY AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1934.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Betting Duty Ordinance, 1931". He said: Since September of last year the duty payable on pari- mutuel tickets has been at the rate of 2% of the face value of each ticket, and for the year ending 31st March last the Jockey Club paid over $100,000 duty in this respect.
It is considered fairer that the duty should be charged on a sliding scale which can be varied from time to time by resolution of this Council.
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