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Sir,

Speech by the Chief Secretary

in the Legislative Council on 25 June 1986

Interpretation and General ClauACA Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 1986

Ι move that the Interpretation

and General

Clauses (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill be read a second time.

2

This Bill has the very simple purpose of amending

section 34 of the Interpretation and General Clauses

Ordinance (Chapter 1) so as to provide greater flexibility

in the procedures whereby this Council may intervene

amend subsidiary legislation.

to

3

Section 34 of the Ordinance presently provides

that subsidiary legislation be laid on the table of this

Council, which may, at the first sitting of the Council

held not less than 27 days after the legislation is laid,

by resolution amend such legislation. This procedure,

which provides one opportunity only to amend, occurring at

a fixed point in time, has been found to be unduly rigid

At one extreme a one month period in which

in practice.

HRK 01/3 RECEIVE

INDE

- 2 JUL 1986

ABOR.