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FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1988

ANY PREMISES $60,000 AND ARE PROPOSED,

FOR THE OFFENCE OF ENTERING OR REMAINING ON VESSEL UNDER A CLOSURE ORDER, PENALTIES OF A FINE OF

OF $1,000 MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT WITH A DAILY FINE LINE WITH THE EXISTING MAXIMUM PENALTIES UNDER SECTION 128(3) BREACHING A PROHIBITION OR CLOSURE ORDER.

"IT WOULD ALSO BE AN OFFENCE TO UNLAWFULLY THE PREMISES REMOVE ANY DEVICE USED FOR CLOSING REMOVE ANY CLOSURE NOTICE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

OR

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IN

FOR

INTERFERE WITH

OR

OR VESSEL, OR

ΤΟ

"PENALTIES OF A FINE OF $10,000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT WHICH ARE THE EXISTING MAXIMUM PENALTY UNDER SECTION 139 OBSTRUCTING OFFICERS IN THE EXERCISE OF THEIR DUTY, ARE PROPOSED

THESE OFFENCES.

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FOR

FOR

IF

THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS INTENDED THAT THE LEGISLATION,

COUNCIL, WOULD ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE

COMF INTO OPERATION ON

OCTOBER 1 THIS YEAR.

"THIS WILL ENSURE THAT THE COURTS AND THE TRADE ARE FULLY

THE AWARE OF THE NEW PROVISIONS. IT WILL ALSO ENABLE

ΤΟ DEPARTMENTS TAKE THE NECESSARY PRE-ENFORCEMENT ACTION, HE SAID.

"

HE ADDED THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WERE SUPPORTED HY BOTH MUNICIPAL COUNCILS.

THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JUNE 29.

AMENDMENT SOUGHT TO JUSTICE BILL

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT то THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 1988 AT THE COMMITTEE STAGE OF THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL IN NEXT WEDNESDAY'S (JUNE 29) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING.

THE AMENDMENT SEEKS TO AMEND, INSTEAD OF REPEAL TOTALLY AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED, SECTION 46 OF THE DISTRICT COURT ORDINANCE WHICH AT PRESENT PREVENTS PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 21 FROM RELYING ON THE COMMON LAW DEFENCES AVAILABLE TO MINORS WHEN THEY ARE SUED FOR DEBT OR OTHER LIABILITIES.

/A GOVERNMEN