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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL..

No. S. 157.-The following Bills were read a first time at a held on the 16th May, 1912:-

Meeting of the Council

A BILL

Short title.

Repeal.

Commenge-

ment.

INTITLED

An Ordinance to repeal certain enactments rela-

ting to the Law of Copyright.

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Copyright Repeal Ordinance, 1912".

2. The enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column thereof.

3. This Ordinance shall come into operation on the first day of July, 1912.

Ordinance.

Schedule.

Enactments Repealed.

Short title.

Extent of Repeal.

No. 17 of 1901. The Fine Arts Copy. right Ordinance, 1901.

No. 14 of 1910. The Copyright Ordin-

ance. 1910.

Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,

10, 11, 12 and 13.

The whole Ordinance.

Objects and Reasons.

The Copyright Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5 Ch. 46) will, by virtue of the provisions of Section 37 (d) thereof, apply to the Colony on its proclamation by the Governor. Its application to the Colony will necessitate the repeal of the enactments mentioned in the Schedule to the Bill.

It is intended that the Ordinance shall come into opera- tion at the same time as the Proclamation.

C. G. ALABASTER, Attorney General.

A BILL

Short title.

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to make provision for the re-

constitution of the Full Court.

WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend the constitu- tion of the Supreme Court and to make provision for the appointment of a temporary judge in cases where a suffi- cient number of permanent judges are not available :

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Full Court Ordinance 1912 ".