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Ord. No. 56/77

L.S.

CONSUMER COUNCIL

HONG KONG

No. 56 of 1977

I assent.

MURRAY MAcLehose,

Governor.

29th June, 1977.

An Ordinance to incorporate the Consumer Council, to define its functions and powers, to negative personal liability of members and employees for the Council's or its committees' acts or omissions, and for connected purposes.

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Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

Short title and commencement.

Interpretation.

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PART I

PRELIMINARY

This Ordinance may be cited as the Consumer Council Ordinance 1977 and shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—

"Council" means the Consumer Council incorporated by section 3(1); "financial year" means each period of 12 months ending with 31st March;

"member" means a member of the Council.

Incorporation

of Consumer Council.

Functions of Council.

PART II

INCORPORATION AND POWERS

3. (1) The Consumer Council existing at the commencement of this Ordinance is hereby created a body corporate consisting of the persons who from time to time hold office as members of the Council.

(2) The Council shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall be capable of suing and being sued and of doing and suffering all such other acts and things as bodies corporate may lawfully do and suffer.

(3) The Council shall continue to be known in the Chinese language as“消費者委員會”.

4. (1) The functions of the Council are to protect and promote the interests of consumers of goods and services by-

(a) collecting, receiving and disseminating information concerning

goods and services;