APPENDIX I - LETTERS PATENT, ROYAL WARRANTS, REGULATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENTS - minor amendment

APPENDIX I - LETTERS PATENT, ROYAL WARRANTS, REGULATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENTS - minor amendment

APPENDIX 1

LETTERS PATENT, ROYAL WARRANTS, REGULATIONS
AND MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENTS

1. The Standing Orders of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong,
set out at pages E1-E34, are amended-

(1)in Standing Order No. 3 by repealing paragraph (2) and
substituting-

(2) The President shall preside at sittings of the
Council and shall be the Chairman of committees of the
whole Council. In the absence of the President from a
sitting of the Council the Member appointed by the
Governor shall so preside, and in the absence of such
Member the senior Official Member present shall preside.
(L.N. 178 of 1988)

(2) in Standing Order No. 5(2) by adding after 'Gazette'-

, or on a dissolution of the Council, whichever is earlier

(3) in Standing Order No. 6 by adding after paragraph (6)-

(7) If there is urgent business for the consideration
of the Council at the first sitting of a session the Council
shall proceed with that business, and the provisions of this
order relating to the Governor's address shall apply to the
next sitting at which there is no urgent business for the
consideration of the Council. (L.N. 178 of 1988)

(4)in Standing Order No. 7A by repealing 'Notwithstanding that
a session may have ended and the next following session has
not yet begun,' and substituting-

During any period when the Council is in recess between
the end of one session and the beginning of the next
session

(5) by adding after Standing Order No. 7A-

7B. These Standing Orders shall apply to a sitting of
the Council held for the consideration of urgent business
following a dissolution of the Council as they apply to a
sitting held during a session.
(L.N. 178 of 1988)

(6)in Standing Order 12(1) by repealing 'All' and substituting
'The Order Paper shall be in English and Chinese. All';

(7) in Standing Order 22 by adding after paragraph (1)-





(1A) A notice of an amendment to a motion shall be
in English if the motion is in English and in Chinese if the
motion is in Chinese.(L.N. 333 of 1988)

(8) in Standing Order 38-

(a) by adding after paragraph (3)-

(A) Bills may be presented in English or
Chinese. (L.N. 333 of 1988)

(b)in paragraph (5) by repealing 'note in the margin of ' and
substituting 'section heading above';

(9) in Standing Order 39 by adding after paragraph (2)-

(2A) In the case of a bill presented in one official
language in pursuance of a direction under section 4(3) of
the Official Languages Ordinance (Cap. 5), the notice shall
be accompanied by a certificate signed by the Chief
Secretary stating that the Governor in Council has
directed that the bill should be presented in the English
language or, as the case may be, the Chinese language.
(L.N. 333 of 1988)

(10) in Standing Order 45(4) by adding after subparagraph (d)-

(e)Where an amendment is proposed to be moved to
a bill presented in both official languages the
amendment shall be made to the text in each language
unless it is an amendment that clearly affects the text
in one language only. But an amendment which
creates a conflict or discrepancy between the text in
one language and the text in the other may not be
moved. (L.N. 333 of 1988)

(11) in Standing Order No. 46-

(a)in paragraph (1) by repealing 'put wherever it occurs and
substituting 'proposed';

(b)in paragraph (6) by repealing 'marginal note' and
substituting 'section heading';

(12) in Standing Order No. 55-

(a)in paragraph (3) by repealing 'put' and substituting
'proposed';

(b)in paragraph (5) by repealing 'put' wherever it occurs and
substituting 'proposed';

(13) in Standing Order No. 60-





(a) by adding after paragraph (2A)-

(213) The committee may appoint subcom-
mittees for the purpose of assisting the committee in
the performance of such functions of the committee as
the committee may determine. (L.N. 178 of 1988)

(b) in paragraph (3) by adding after 'the times'-
(including any time during the period when the
Council is in recess between the end of one session
and the beginning of the next session)

(c) by adding after paragraph (4A)-

(4B) Paragraph (4A) shall apply during any
period when the Council is in recess between the end
of one session and the beginning of the next session as
it applies during session. (L.N. 178 of 1988)

2. The Regulations Governing Award of the Colonial Police Long
Service Medal (Hong Kong) are amended in regulation 2 (continuity
of service), set out at page Q 5, by adding after 'as defined above'-

, and a break in service not exceeding six years caused by secondment to service
with the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong (if such
break interrupted and was continuous with qualifying Police service),

3. The Oil Pollution (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations, set out
at page AV 2, are amended in regulation 5, by repealing '$150' and
substituting '$350'.

4. The Copyright (Performing Right Tribunal) Rules, set out at
pages BF 1-BF 20, are amended-

(1)in rule 2, the margin, by substituting '(S.I. 1979/910.)' for
'(S.I. 1979/510.)';

(2) by repealing the Second Schedule and substituting-

SECOND SCHEDULE [rule 24]

TABLE OF FEES

General

In this Schedule 'Registry' means the Registry ofthe District Court.

1. On serving notice in Form 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10 or 11 360.00
2. On every interlocutory application 360.00
3. On a request for the reference of a question of law to the
court In each case
600.00





Copies, Translations and Searches
4. (a) Copy of documents typed in the Registry and
certifying the same, per page 20.00
(b) Additional copies, per page 2.00
5. (a) Photostatic copy of a document made in the
Registry, per page 2.00
(b) Photostatic copy and certification, per page 3.00
6. Translation made in the Registry of a document from
Chinese into English or vice versa, including certificate,
per page 40.00
7. Certifying translations made outside the Registry, from
Chinese into English or vice versa, per page 20.00
8. Search in the Registry, for each document or file referred
to or required 10.00

Service
9. Service of a copy of a notice or a document by the clerk
on each party, per document 40.00
10. Service of a notice by advertisement in a newspaper A sum equivalent to
the cost of the adver-
tisement plus 20%

Taxation of Costs
11. On the taxation of a bill of costs or any assessment for
every $100 or fraction of $100 of the amount allowed 5.00
(L.N. 188 of 1988)
L.N. 178 of 1988 L.N. 178 of 1988 Sittings for urgent business after a dissolution L.N. 333 of 1988 L.N. 178 of 1988 L.N. 178 of 1988 L.N. 178 of 1988 L.N. 178 of 1988 L.N. 109 of 1981 L.N. 151 of 1985 L.N. 283 of 1986

L.N. 178 of 1988 L.N. 178 of 1988 Sittings for urgent business after a dissolution L.N. 333 of 1988 L.N. 178 of 1988 L.N. 178 of 1988 L.N. 178 of 1988 L.N. 178 of 1988 L.N. 109 of 1981 L.N. 151 of 1985 L.N. 283 of 1986

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