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MONDAY, JULY 1, 1991

8

LIMITATION (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE BECOMES EFFECTIVE

CHANGES

THE

1991 WHICH THE LIMITATION (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE

PROCEEDINGS IN RELATION TO TIME PERIODS WITHIN WHICH CERTAIN LEGAL CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES CAN BE BROUGHT HAS COME INTO EFFECT TODAY (MONDAY).

THE ORDINANCE ALSO UPDATES THE LAW IN HAS BEEN FRAUD OR DELIBERATE CONCEALMENT OF FACTS BY ACTION.

THAT AREA WHERE THERE A PARTY TO AN

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ORDINANCE:

EXPLAINS

THAT THE NEWLY

EFFECTIVE

NEGLIGENCE

LIMIT IN MAKES PROVISION FOR EXTENDING THE TIME

NOT INVOLVING AN BRING

ACTION FOR INJURIES IN CASES WHERE THE DAMAGE DOES NOT BECOME UNTIL SOMETIME AFTER IT OCCURS;

REDUCES FROM 20 YEARS TO 12 YEARS, THE PERIOD IT IS POSSIBLE TO BRING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TO AND OTHER INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY; AND

MODERNISES STATUTORY PROVISIONS WHICH DISAPPLY

HAS THERE WHERE AN ACTION DELIBERATE CONCEALMENT OR MISTAKE.

FOR

STARTING

WHICH

PERSONAL APPARENT

TO

WITHIN WHICH RECOVER LAND

BEEN

TIME LIMITS FRAUD,

THE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS YEAR.

ON MAY 8

LEGCO TO CONSIDER 11 BILLS ON WEDNESDAY

MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL ASK A TOTAL QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER 11 BILLS AT THE COUNCIL'S MEETING ON (JULY 3).

OF THE 11 BILLS, TWO WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST READINGS. DEBATES ON THEM WILL BE ADJOURNED.

OF

SEVEN WEDNESDAY

AND SECOND

BILL 1991 THEY ARE THE SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION (1990-91)

ELECTORAL PROVISIONS ( PROCEDURE I AND A PRIVATE MEMBER'S BILL, THE REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991.

DEBATES ON THE OTHER NINE BILLS WILL BE RESUMED AND EACH IS DUY TO GO THROUGH THE COMMITTEE STAGE AND BE GIVEN A THIRD READING.

1991,

(AMENDMENT}

THEY ARE THE PRIVATE BILLS BILL 1990, OATHS

1991. BILL

COMPANIES (AMENDMENT}

BILL 1991, LAMENDMENT}

(NO.

(AMENDMENT)

+

RANKRUPTCY CONTRAVENTIONS) (AMENDMENT)

21

ROAD {NO. 4) BILL 1991, EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 1991, EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 AND PNEUMOCONIOLIS (COMPENSATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991.

1991,

AND DECLARATIONS {NO. 2)

PENALTY FIXRD BILL

BILL

(PRAFFIC TRAFFIC 2) EIL

/IN ADDITON,