CO129-589-5 Air raid precautions- Hong Kong Corps of Air Raid Wardens (No 2) Amendment Ordinance 1941... 6-3-1941 - 2-10-1941 — Page 9

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Hong Kong, 6th March.

1941.

REPORT ON ORDINANCE No.

6 of 1941.

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I have examined the accompanying Ordinance intituled

an Ordinance to amend the Hong Kong Corps of Air

Raid Wardens Ordinance, 1940.

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2. A print of the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons

of the Bill for this Ordinance is attached.

3. I am of opinion that the Ordinance is not contrary

to the Governor's Instructions and that it is one

to which His Excellency the Officer Administering

the Government may properly assent in the name of

His Majesty and on His behalf.

My Alabaster

Attorney General.

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Objects and Reasons.

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1. Clause 2 of this Bill revises the definitions of "officers". subordinate officers and members in the principal Ordinance so as to change the title of Deputy Chief Wardens" to "Deputy Chief Air Raid Wardens", to promote the District Wardens and Deputy District Wardens to the class of "officer", to limit the class of subordinate officer" to Group Wardens and Senior Wardens, and to add Warden Telephonists to the "members" classification.

2. Since the amendment made in section 1 (2) (d) of the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 1939, by the Amend- ing Act of 1940, it appears no longer possible to effect such detailed changes by Defence Regulations.

3. Clause 3 of this Bill repeals sub-section (1) of section 10 of the principal Ordinance, which deals with the recovery before a magistrate of the value of equipment negligently lost or wilfully or unlawfully converted by a member of the Corps, and re-enacts it with the insertion in the middle of the words

he shall pay to the Director of Air Raid Precautions on demand such sum in respect of the value thereof as may be demanded and failing such payment ".

4. This will enable the Director to demand and settle small claims, e.g., for the value of a negligently lost Warden's badge, without having in every case to resort to a magistrate.

5. Clause 4 of this Bill adds inefficiency, and conduct prejudicial to the interests of the Corps to the list of offences. in section 18 (3) of the principal Ordinance in respect of which the Director of Air Raid Precautions is empowered to take disciplinary action.

January, 1941.

C. G. ALABASTER,

Attorney General.

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