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(3) Discontinuance of Operation

By the Emergency (Principal) Regulations (Discontinuance) Order 1969 (L.N. 9/69), the operation of the regulations of the Emergency (Principal) Regulations specified in the following Table was discontinued:

TABLE.

Regulation

27

41

129

Subject matter

Dissemination of false reports.

Power to seize weapons.

Sabotage.

(4) Repeals

(a) By the Emergency Regulations (Repeal) (No. 2) Order 1968

(L.N. 102/68), the following regulations were repealed –

(1) Regulations 88 and 101 of the Emergency (Principal) Regulations. Regulation 88 contained provisions relating to the holding of criminal proceedings in camera and these provisions have been incorporated into the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Chapter 221). Regulation 101 contained provisions relating to special constables and this regulation was repealed because adequate provisions relating to special constables are now contained in the Public Order Ordinance (Chapter 245).

(ii) The Emergency (Courts) Regulations 1967 (L. N. 79/67) the provisions of which have been incorporated in the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Chapter 221).

(iii) The Emergency (Legal Aid in Criminal Cases)(District Court) Regulations 1967 (L.N. 138/67). These regulations were repealed in consequence of the discontinuance of operation of regulation 136A of the Emergency (Principal) Regulations (which increased District Court's power of sentence for certain offences).

(b) By the Emergency (Firework) (Repeal) Order 1968 (L.N. 120/68),

the Emergency (Firework) Regulations were repealed. Regulations were enacted in 1967 mainly for the purpose of enabling the Authorities to exercise the necessary control of fireworks so as to deprive those who made terrorist bombs of the material with which to make them. It was considered that adequate control could be exercised in relation to fireworks under the Dangerous Goods Ordinance (Chapter 295) and regulations made thereunder. Accordingly, the Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations (which inter alia provided for exemption from certain prohibitions in relation to the conveyance and storage of quantities of fireworks of leas than 50 lb.) were, concurrently with the repeal of the Emergency (Firework) Regulations, amended by removing such exemption and thereby subjecting any quantity of fireworks whatsoever to control. Since adequate control of fireworks could be effected under the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, the Emergency (Firework) Regulations were no longer required and were therefore repealed.