Hong Kong Ordinances

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ORDINANCE - SECT 4D

Secretary for Justice's power to achieve consistency

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The Secretary for Justice may, by order in the Gazette, make formal
alterations to the text of an Ordinance in one official language to achieve
consistency between- (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997)

   (a)  a word, expression or phrase in the text to which the alteration is
        made; and

   (b)  a word, expression or phrase in-

        (i)    that text; or

        (ii)   the text of another Ordinance in the same official language,
               where both such words, expressions or phrases purport to be the
               equivalent of the same word, expression or phrase in the other
               official language in the same context.

(2) No order made under subsection (1) shall come into operation before the
expiry of the period within which a resolution providing for the amendment of
the order may be passed in accordance with section 34 of the
Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance ( Cap 1). (Added 46 of 1994 s. 3)