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WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1986

MISS TAM OBSERVED THAT GIVEN THE FACT THAT SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION WHICH WAS SUBJECT TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SUPERVISION UNDER SECTION 34 CAME INTO IMMEDIATE LEGAL EFFECT ONCE IT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE. SECTION 34 OF THE ORDINANCE EFFECTIVELY PREVENTED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM AMENDING SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION UNTIL THE FIRST SITTING HELD NOT LESS THAN 27 DAYS AFTER IT WAS TABLED.

TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, THE GROUP PROPOSED THAT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BE PROVIDED WITH THE POWERS TO AMEND SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION AT ANY TIME WITHIN THE PERIOD STIPULATED UNDER SECTION 34.

MISS TAM BELIEVED THIS SHOULD GIVE ADEQUATE FLEXIBILITY FOR THE EFFICIENT SUPERVISION OF SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

LASTLY, AS BOTH +SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION+ AND +REGULATIONS+ WERE DEFINED IN THE ORDINANCE AS HAVING THE SAME MEANING, THE GROUP PROPOSED TO REMOVE ANOMALOUS WORDING IN SECTION 34 BY SUBSTITUTING +SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION+ FOR +RULES, REGULATIONS AND BY-LAWS+, SHE SAID.

PERSONAL INJURY LAWS BEING RATIONALISED *****

A SINGLE ORDINANCE SHOULD BE CREATED TO DEAL WITH CLAIMS BY DEPENDANTS AND THE ESTATE OF AN ACCIDENT VICTIM, THE HON PETER C. WONG SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE SAID THAT SUCH CLAIMS WERE AT PRESENT DEALT WITH UNDER TWO SEPARATE ORDINANCES AND HE WAS PLEASED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD CONSIDER AMALGAMATING THE VARIOUS PROVISIONS INTO A SINGLE ORDINANCE.

MR WONG WAS SPEAKING IN THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE LAW AMENDMENT AND REFORM (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 AND THE FATAL ACCIDENTS BILL 1986.

THE PURPOSE OF THE BILLS WAS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSALS OF THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION CONTAINED IN ITS +REPORT ON DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY AND DEATH+ WHICH AIMED AT UPDATING AND RATIONALISING LEGISLATION IN THIS AREA OF THE LAW, WHICH WAS IN NEED OF REFORM, MR WONG SAID.

/HE NOTED