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Proviso in cases of

emergency for imme-

diate opera- tion of an Ordinance.

Private Bills. (Amended on 17.11.67.)

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2. Any Bill whereby any grant of land or money, or other donation or gratuity, may be made to himself:

3. Any Bill affecting the Currency of the Colony or relating to the issue of Bank notes:

4. Any Bill establishing any Banking Association, or amending or altering the constitution, powers, or privileges of any Banking Association:

5.

Any Bill imposing differential duties:

6. Any Bill the provisions of which shall appear inconsistent with obligations imposed upon Us by Treaty:

7.

Any Bill interfering with the discipline or control of Our forces by land, sea, or air:

8. Any Bill of an extraordinary nature and importance, whereby Our prerogative, or the rights and property of Our subjects not residing in the Colony, or the trade and shipping of Our United Kingdom and its Dependencies, may be prejudiced:

9. Any Bill whereby persons not of European birth or descent may be subjected or made liable to any disabilities or restrictions to which persons of European birth or descent are not also subjected or made liable:

10. Any Bill containing provisions to which Our assent has been once refused, or which have been disallowed by Us:

Unless in the case of any such Bill as aforesaid the Governor shall have previously obtained Our instructions upon such Bill through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State, or unless such Bill shall contain a clause suspending the operation of such Bill until the signification of Our pleasure thereupon, or unless the Governor shall have satisfied himself that an urgent necessity exists requiring that such Bill be brought into immediate operation, in which case he is authorized to assent in Our name to such Bill, unless the same shall be repugnant to the law of England, or inconsistent with any obligations imposed on Us by Treaty. But he is to Transmit to Us, by the earliest opportunity, the Bill so assented to, together with his reasons for assenting thereto.

XXVII. Every Bill, not being a Government measure, intended to affect or benefit some particular person, association or corporate body shall contain a section saving the rights of Us, Our heirs and successors, all bodies politic and corporate, and all others except such as are mentioned in the Bill and those claiming by, from, and under them. No such Bill shall be introduced into the Legislative Council until due notice has been given by not less than two successive publica- tions of the Bill in the Hong Kong Government Gazette, and in such other manner as may be required by the Standing Rules and Orders for

the time being in fore Our name until it has of the Governor shall that such publication

XXVIII When any Bill shall have bec the Governor shall tr Secretaries of State, i direction thereupon, a and of the marginal Public Seal of the Col be accompanied by suc to exhibit the reasons

XXIX. Revoked

XXX. Revoked

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XXXI. Before di belonging, the Govern such reservations to be roads or other public indirectly, purchase for permission given throug

XXXII. Revoked

XXXIII. Revoked

XXXIV. Wheneve the sentence of any Cou shall call upon the Judg written report of the cas

to be taken into conside and he may cause the s at such meeting and to p not pardon or reprieve expedient so to do, upor thereon; but in all such withhold a pardon or r ment, whether the Mem or otherwise, entering, Council a Minute of hi any such question in of the Members thereof.

XXXV.

Revoked