Hong Kong Ordinances

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ORDINANCE - SECT 33

Government Chief Information Officer may publish code of practice

(Past version on 30/06/2004).
(Past version on 07/01/2000).

(1) The Government Chief Information Officer may publish in the Gazette a
code of practice- (Amended L.N. 131 of 2004)

   (a)  specifying standards and procedures for carrying out the functions of
        recognized certification authorities;

   (b)  specifying the provisions of this Ordinance and of the code of 
        practice for the purposes of-

        (i)    section 20(3)(b)(i) and (c)(i);

        (ii)   section 27(5A)(b)(i) and (c)(i);

        (iii)  section 43(1)(a)(i) and (b)(i); and

        (iv)   section 43A(1)(c)(i) and (d)(i).

(2) The code of practice published under subsection (1) may make different
provisions for different circumstances and provide for different cases or
classes of cases.

(3) The Government Chief Information Officer may from time to time amend the
whole or any part of the code of practice published under subsection (1) in a
manner consistent with the power to publish the code under subsection (1), and
any reference in this Ordinance to the code shall, unless the context
otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the code as so amended.
(Amended L.N. 131 of 2004)

(4) Any code of practice published under subsection (1) is not subsidiary
legislation. (Replaced 14 of 2004 s. 18)