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Section

45(1).

50.

51.

52(1).

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58.

Amendment

By deleting "any general rule made under section 29 of this Ordinance, except in accordance with the pro- visions of any general rule made under the last- mentioned section" and substituting the following-

"regulations made under section 29(2) of this Ordinance, except in accordance with such regulations".

By deleting "servant" and substituting "employee". (1) By inserting "track” after "railway” in the first and second places where it occurs.

(2) By deleting "officials" and substituting "employees". By deleting "railway or upon any railway lands (such railway or lands" and substituting the following-

"railway track or land belonging to the railway (such track or land".

In paragraph (c)—

(a) by deleting "injures" and substituting "inter-

feres with";

(b) by deleting "engine" and substituting “loco-

motive"; and

(c) by inserting "railway track, railway signal,"

before "fence".

By inserting "track" after "railway" in the second and third places where it occurs.

By deleting "a railway" in the second place where it occurs and substituting "the railway”.

By deleting "with all convenient dispatch be taken before a magistrate to be dealt with according to law" and substituting the following—

"be taken forthwith to the nearest police station and handed over to the custody of a police officer, and thereupon section 52 of the Police Force Ordinance shall apply".

Explanatory Memorandum

The main purpose of this Bill is to change the title of the Railways Ordinance to "Kowloon-Canton Railway Ordinance" and to delete refer- ences to the "administrator", "a railway" and "railway official" and sub- stitute references to the "general manager", "the railway" and "railway employee" respectively. The Bill provides for the appointment of a deputy general manager. These amendments and other consequential amendments are contained in clauses 2, 3(b), 6, 17, 18 and the Schedule.

2. The opportunity has been taken to update some of the provisions of the principal Ordinance (clauses 3(a), 4, 5, 7, 12 and 13). The amend- ments do not make any substantial changes.

3. Clauses 8, 9(b)(i), 14 and 15 repeal those provisions of the principal Ordinance which are no longer required. The provisions of the sections repealed by clause 11 will appear in the regulations made under the Ordinance.