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MISCELLANEOUS

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Journals printed by order of the Council to be admitted as evidence Powers of President supplementary to powers under Letters Patent or Royal

Instructions

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Courts not to exercise jurisdiction in respect of acts of the Council, President

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Officers of the Council to have powers of police officer

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President may act when the Council is dissolveć

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Consent of Anorney General to prosecute

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (POWERS AND PRIVILEGES) BILL

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Declare and define certain powers, privïeges and immunities of the Legislative Counci) and of the members and officers thereof; to secure freedom of speech in the Legislative Council, to make provision for regulating admittance to and conduct within the precincts of the Chamber of the Legislative Council; to provide for the giving of evidence in proceedings before the Legislative Council or committees thereof, and for offences in respect of such proceedings and related matters; and for purposes incidental to ar connected therewith. Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legistative Council thereof.

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

I. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Legislative Council (Powers and Short ride sat Privileges) Ordinance 1985.

(2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day 10 be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette,

2. (1) In this Ordinance, except where the context otherwise requires-- "Chamber" means the Chamber in which the proceedings of the Council are conducted, and any galleries and places therein provided for members of the public and representatives of the press, television and radio, and includes any Jobbies, offices or prociucus used exclusively in connexion with the proceedings of the Council;

“Clerk” means any of the following—

(a) the Clerk to the Legislative Council; and

(b) the Clerk of Councils;

“committee” means any standing, select or other committee of the Council;

“Council” means the Legislative Council;

"journals" means the minutes of the Council or the official record of the votes, and

proceedings thereof;

"member” means a member of the Council:

"officer of the Council" means the Clerk or any other officer ar person acting within the precincts of the Chamber under the orders of the President and includes any police officer on duty within the precincts of the Chamber;

"precincts of the Chamber" means the Chamber and offices of the Council and any adjacent galleries and places provided for the use of accommodation of members of the public and representatives of the press, television and radio, and subject to any exceptions made by the President under subsection (2) includes, while the Council of a committee is sitting, the entire building in which the Chamber is situated and any forecourt yard, garden, enclosure or open space adjoining or appertaining to such building and used or provided for the purposes of the Council;

“President" means the President of the Council, and includes any other member of

the Comeil when presiding at a sitting of the Council:

"Standing Orders" means the Standing Orders of the Council for the time being in

force.

SUMMERS CONCEL

Interpretation.