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Wednesday, August 30, 1972

NINE BILLS PASSED IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Nine bills passed their committee stage and third readings in Legislative

Council this afternoon and became law.

Four of them

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the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 1972, the

Public Health and Urban Services (Amendment) (No. 4) Bill, 1972, the Dutiable

Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 1972 and the Waterworks (Amendment) Bill, 1972 -

were passed without amendment.

The other five

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the Guardianship of Minors Bill, 1972, the Immigration

(Amendment) Bill, 1972, the Legal Aid (Amendment) Bill, 1972, the Magistrates

(Amendment) Bill, 1972 and the Summary Offences (Amendment) Bill, 1972 - were

passed with amendments.

Further consideration in the committee stage of the Accountants Bill,

1972 has been adjourned until the Council meeting on October 25.

The Legislative Council, which has gone into recess after today's

meeting, will begin its new session on October 18.

QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS

The Port Health Authority announced today that quarantine restrictions

have been imposed against arrivals from Visakhapatnam (port), India because of

cholera.

'At the same time, quarantine restrictions imposed against arrivals from

Baghdad, Iraq because of smallpox have been removed.

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