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Ord. No. 32/87 REGISTRATION OF PERSONS (AMENDMENT)

Establishment

registration office, or to register, then in any case where th person is under 18 years of age and there is another person who stands in relation to him as head of the family-

(a) the presentation or surrender of the identity card or the report, application or registration shall be made by that other person; and

(b) the provisions of this Ordinance and of any regula- tions made thereunder shall be construed as if they expressly required the presentation or surrender of the identity card or the report, application or regis- tration to be made by the head of the family:

Provided that nothing in this section shall prevent a registration officer from accepting, if he thinks fit to do so, any identity card, report, application or registration from a person under 18 years of age where the head of the family has failed to present or surrender the identity card or to make the report, application or registration.

3C. (1) There is hereby established a tribunal to be of Registration known as the Registration of Persons Tribunal.

of Persons Tribunal.

Jurisdiction of Tribunal and determination

of appeals.

(2) For the purpose of exercising the jurisdiction of the Tribunal, the Governor shall appoint a chief adjudicator, deputy chief adjudicator and such number of other adjudica- tors as from time to time may be necessary.

(3) The remuneration, if any, of the chief adjudicator, deputy chief adjudicator and other adjudicators shall be determined by the Governor.

3D. (1) The Tribunal shall have jurisdiction to hear and decide any appeal by a person who is aggrieved by a decision of a registration officer not to issue a permanent identity card to that person, or to declare a permanent identity card issued to him to be invalid.

(2) Where a registration officer refuses to issue to a person a permanent identity card or declares a permanent identity card issued to such person to be invalid on the ground that, in the opinion of the registration officer, the person does not have the right of abode in Hong Kong the registration officer shall notify that person of his decision in writing and inform him of his right of appeal under subsection (1).

(3) A person who wishes to appeal under subsection (1) shall serve written notice of appeal, stating his ground of appeal and the facts upon which he relies, upon the Tribunal, within 90 days of his being notified of the decision of the registration officer to refuse to issue him with a permanent identity card or to declare a permanent identity card issued to him to be invalid.