CO129-581-15 Promissory Oaths Amendment Ordinance 1939 17-4-1939 - 24-11-1939 — Page 21

Enclosure No.1

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Short title.

Amendment of Ordinance No. 1 of 1869, s. 5.

Amendment of

Crdinance No.

1 of 1869, s. 7(2).

Amendment of Ordinance No. 1 of 1869, s. 8.

Substitution of

new Schedule

for the

Schedule to

Ordinance No.

A BILL

intituled

An Ordinance to amend the Promissory

Oaths Ordinance, 1869.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the

advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as

follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Promissory

Caths Amendment Ordinance, 1939.

2. Section 5 of the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869,

is amended by the repeal of the words "oath of allegiance

and the" in the first line.

3.

Sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Promissory

Oaths Ordinance, 1869, is amended by the addition of the following words after the word "Governor" at the end thereof "or other person lawfully presiding".

4. Section 8 of the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869, is amended by the addition of the following words after the word "Governor" at the end thereof "or other person

lawfully presiding".

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5. The Schedule to the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, is repealed and the following Schedule is substituted

therefor:-

1 of 1869.

as member,

SCHEDULE

PART I

Official Members of the Executive Council.

The Judges

/S. 5.7

The Oaths to be tendered by the Governor or other officer lawfully presiding at that Council.

PART II

s. 6.7

The Oaths to be tendered by the Governor.