Hong Kong Ordinances

BILLS OF LADING AND ANALOGOUS SHIPPING DOCUMENTS ORDINANCE - SECT 7

Regulations

(Past version on 01/07/2002).
(Past version on 01/07/2000).
(Past version on 16/06/2000).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

For the saving and transitional provisions relating to the amendments made by
the Resolution of the Legislative Council (L.N. 130 of 2007), see paragraph
(12) of that Resolution.

(1) The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development may by regulation make
provision for the application of this Ordinance to cases where a
telecommunications system or any other information technology is used for
effecting transactions corresponding to- (Amended 36 of 2000 s. 28; L.N. 173
of 2000; L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007)

   (a)  the issue of a document to which this Ordinance applies;

   (b)  the endorsement, delivery or other transfer of such a document; or

   (c)  the doing of anything else in relation to such a document.

(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may-

   (a)  make such modifications as the Secretary for Commerce and Economic
        Development considers appropriate in connection with the application
        of this Ordinance to any case mentioned in that subsection; and
        (Amended L.N. 173 of 2000; L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007)

   (b)  contain supplemental, incidental, consequential and transitional
        provisions. (Enacted 1993)