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WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1985
+ THE BILL PROPOSES TO GIVE ASSESSMENT BOARDS THE DISCRETION TO CERTIFY SUCH PERIODS AS PERIODS OF TEMPORARY INCAPACITY FOR COMPENSATION PURPOSES.+
THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES FOR A BOARD TO REVIEW ITS ASSESSMENT ON ITS OWN INITIATIVE OR ON THE APPLICATION OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR.
AT PRESENT, MR BRIDGE SAID, BOARD DECISIONS COULD ONLY BE REVIEWED ON APPEAL BY EMPLOYER OR EMPLOYEE.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
CONSISTENCY SOUGHT ON FEE CHARGES *****
THE BILLS OF SALE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1985 PROVIDES FOR FEES CHARGED FOR SEARCHING THE REGISTER OF BILLS OF SALE AND FOR INSPECTING A BILL OF SALE TO BE PRESCRIBED BY REGULATIONS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL, SO AS TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENCY, THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, THE HON PETER TSAO, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR TSAO EXPLAINED THAT AT PRESENT THE FEE FOR SEARCHING THE REGISTER OF BILLS OF SALE AND FOR INSPECTING BILLS OF SALE WAS CONTAINED IN SECTION 22 (3) OF THE ORDINANCE, WHEREAS ALL OTHER FEES APPEARED IN THE BILLS OF SALE (FEES) REGULATIONS.
HE ALSO SAID THAT FEES CHARGED UNDER THE ORDINANCE AND REGULATIONS HAD NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 1976.
+THE JUDICIARY HAVE RECENTLY COMPLETED A REVIEW OF ALL FEES AND CHARGES. THIS IS THE LAST ORDINANCE AFFECTED BY THIS REVIEW, + MR TSAO SAID,
HE ADDED THAT THE OPPORTUNITY WAS TAKEN AT THE SAME TIME TO AMEND SECTIONS 3 AND 7 OF THE ORDINANCE WHICH CONTAINED REFERENCE TO THE COLONY+.
+SECTIONS 2 AND 3 OF THE BILLS OF SALE (AMENDMENT) BILL SUBSTITUTE THE WORDS 'HONG KONG' FOR 'THE COLONY',+ MR TSAO SAID.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
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