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to respond to public comments and devise amendments may be

insufficient. At the other extreme some subsidiary

legislation, may have taken effect and achieved its

purpose long before there is an opportunity to amend it.

This Bill addresses this problem by providing that this

Council may, by resolution, at a sitting held at any time.

within 28 days of it being laid amend subsidiary

legislation, and, if more time, is desired, that the

Council may extend this period by a further period not

exceeding 21 days. The net effect therefore is to provide

opportunities to amend within 49 days of laying.

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Sir, the Administration is grateful to a group of

Members chaired by Miss Maria Tam which has proposed this

very sensible adjustment of our procedures.

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adjourned.

Sir, I move that the debate on this motion be