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Sir,

Speech by the Acting Attorney General, Mr J F Mathews, JP

in the Legislative Council on 30 July 1986

Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Bill 1986

Foreign Marriages (Amendment) Bill 1986

Legitimacy (Amendment) Bill 1986

At the committee stage I shall propose the addition to

the Bill of a new clause 5A. The purpose of this new clause is

to make it possible for future changes in fees to be made by

resolution of the Legislative Council. Given that none of the

fees in the principal Ordinance is above $70 I do not believe

that the full legislative process is needed for their variation.

I shall also be proposing similar amendments to the

Foreign Marriages (Amendment) Bill and the Legitimacy (Amendment)

Bill.

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