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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Draft Bill.

No. S. 538.-The following Bill is published for general information:—

C.S.O. 4461/1911".

A BILL

[No. 39-27.9.39.-1.]

Short title.

Amend- ments of Ordinance No. 1 of 1869, s. 5.

Amendment

of Ordin-

ance No.

1 of 1869,

s. 6.

Amendment

of Ordin-

ance No.

1 of 1869, s. 7 (2).

Amendment of Ordin- ance No. 1 of 1869,

s 8.

Substitution

INTITULED

An Ordinance to amend the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869.

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

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Promissory Oaths Amendment Ordinance, 1939.

2. Section 5 of the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869, is amended----

the

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(a) by the repeal of the words "oath of allegiance and

in the first line;

words

(b) by the insertion of the word first between the

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his " and acceptance in the third line.

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3. Section 6 of the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869, is amended by the insertion of the word first between the words "his" and acceptance" in the third line.

4. Sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869, is amended by the addition of the following words after the word Governor' at the end thereof-

or other person lawfully presiding ".

5. Section 8 of the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869, is amended by the addition of the following words after the word Governor at the end thereof- or other person lawfully presiding ".

6. The Schedule to the Promissory Oaths Ordinance is Schedule for repealed and the following Schedule is substituted therefor :-

of new

the Schedule

to Ordin-

ance No. 1

of 1869.

SCHEDULE.

PART I.

Official Members of the Execu-

tive Council.

[s. 5.]

The Oaths to be tendered by the Governor Of other officer lawfully presiding at that Council.