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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DECISION OF 15.1.74

The Council considered memorandum XCC(74)4.

The Council ADVISED and the Governor ORDERED:

that the Prevention of Bribery (Amendment) Bill 1974 be introduced into the Legislative Council subject to:

(a) consideration being given to the amendment

of clause 7 to provide that a notice by the Commissioner under new section 14A shall be valid for a period of twelve months only, without prejudice to the issue of a further notice; and

(b) an amendment to the proposed section 12(3) in clause 4 to

make it clear that a convicted person may be ordered to pay to the Crown an amount equal to unexplained resources, whether or not the actual resources which were not explained.

B. G. JENNEY

Clerk of Councils