9th August, 1950.
PRESENT: \u2014
HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT (MR. JOHN FEARNS NICOLL, C.M.G.).
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY (HON. R.R.TODD, Acting).
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (HON. J.B.GRIFFIN, K.C.).
THE SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS (HON. J.C.MCDOUALL, Acting).
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY (HON. C.G.S.FOLLOWS, C.M.G.).
DR. HON. I.NEWTON (Director of Medical and Health Services).
DR. HON. J.P.FEHILY, O.B.E. (Chairman, Urban Council).
HON. A.P.WEIR (Acting Director of Public Works).
HON. CHAU TSUN NIN, C.B.E.
DR. HON. CHAU SIK NIN, C.B.E.
HON. LEO D’ALMADA E CASTRO, K.C.
HON. M.M.WATSON.
HON. P.S.CASSIDY.
HON. LO MAN WAI, O.B.E.
HON. LAWRENCE KADOORIE.
MR. G.C.HAMILTON (Clerk of Councils).
ABSENT: \u2014
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING IN CHIEF (LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR E.C.R.MANSERGH, K.B.E., C.B., M.C.).
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LAW REVISION (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) (NO. 2) BILL, 1950.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the First reading of a Bill intituled “An Ordinance to make further amendments to miscellaneous Ordinances for the purpose of facilitating the preparation of the revised edition of the laws.” He said: Sir, the time of this Council has, I fear, within recent months been frequently engaged on the business of dealing with amendments proposed to the law of the Colony as a whole, as a consequence of, or for the purposes of, the revision of the laws which is now proceeding. A notable example, fresh in the minds of Honourable Members is provided by the Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance, 1950, which was enacted as recently as last May.
The Bill now before Council has a similar objective. As summarized the objective is this: that in revision of the laws we take the opportunity to consider the legislation as at this date with a view to its utility at the present time, and with a view to the removal of anomalies which are to be found and which, by their existence, create clogs in the machinery of Government, particularly when such anomalies have accumulative effect over a vast field of legislation. Thus it is that the objective of the work is not merely to consolidate the amendments to the legislation which have occurred over the years and merely reprint in consolidated form, including all anomalies or inutilities as at this date.
Now, the Ordinance which I mentioned as having been passed in May dealt with, I think, 52 Ordinances and this Bill before Council to-day is designed to effect amendments to, some 77 others.
The Bill as it appears in the hands of Honourable Members is accompanied by extensive and rather detailed Objects and Reasons dealing with each proposed item of amendments. I do not think, therefore, even if time and patience of Honourable Members allowed, that I am called upon to try and deal with the various proposals in this Bill in any detail to-day. I would merely add in conclusion that it will be seen from clause 2 of the Bill that the Bill is divided into parts; that in the first part about 17 Ordinances are affected; and that only in regard to them will the amendments, if they are passed, take effect immediately upon the passing of the Ordinance. As to the rest, the items referred to in the second part, the coming into force will be postponed until the coming into force is proclaimed at a date which is assumed will be contemporaneous with the publication of the Revised Edition. In this way it will be possible to avoid the inconvenience and labour of effecting throughout the laws as they now appear the various amendments proposed by this Bill.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a First time.
OBJECTS AND REASONS.
The “Objects and Reasons” for the Bill were stated as follows: \u2014
1. This Bill comprises a second collection of proposals for amendments to Ordinances which are considered to be necessary for the purposes of law revision. The proposals are not confined to mere matters of form and thus cannot be effected under general powers afforded by the Revised Edition of the Laws Ordinance, 1948.
2. The Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance, 1950, (Ordinance No. 9 of 1950), contained amendments to fifty-two Ordinances. This Bill, which disposes of the greater part of the preparatory work for the revised edition of the laws so far as Ordinances are concerned, proposes to amend a further seventy-seven enactments. The amendments effected by Ordinance No. 9 of 1950 were in general necessary to provide for immediate rectification of existing Ordinances. Only a proportion of the amendments proposed by this Bill need to be immediately operative. In order therefore not to complicate by extensive amendment the present edition of Ordinances and annual volumes the Schedule of amendments is divided into two parts. The amendments made by both parts would be incorporated into the revised edition, but Part I alone would have immediate legislative effect upon enactment. Part II would take effect upon proclamation of the Governor, which, it is anticipated, would be made when the revised edition is ready for publication.
3. The following are the detailed reasons for the items of amendment proposed and correspondingly numbered in Part I and Part II of the Schedule\u2014
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PART II.
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53. The Hong Kong Corps of Air Raid Wardens Ordinance, 1940, is repealed by this item, other arrangements having been made for carrying out the functions of the Ordinance insofar as they are now necessary.
54. This Ordinance which was enacted in the special circumstances prevailing in 1941, is no longer required.
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ADJOURNMENT.
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H.E. THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT: \u2014Council will adjourn to this day week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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