PROVISION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES (REORGANIZATION) ORDER
- CHAPTER 552A

PROVISION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES (REORGANIZATION) ORDER - LONG TITLE  
Empowering section VerDate: 



(Cap 552, section 11)

[Section 3 and the Schedule
	}	1 January 2000 L.N. 183 of 2000
 Remaining provisions
	}	19 May 2000 L.N. 183 of 2000]

(L.N. 183 of 2000)



PROVISION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES (REORGANIZATION) ORDER - SECT 1
(Omitted as spent) VerDate:19/05/2000



PART I

PRELIMINARY

(Omitted as spent)



PROVISION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES (REORGANIZATION) ORDER - SECT 1
Commencement VerDate:01/01/2000



PART I

PRELIMINARY


(1)	Subject to subsection (2), this Order shall come into operation 
on the specified date.

(2)	(Omitted as spent)



PROVISION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES (REORGANIZATION) ORDER - SECT 2
Interpretation VerDate:19/05/2000



In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires-
"specified date" (指明日期) means the date of publication of this Order in the 
Gazette.
"specified date" (指明日期)


PROVISION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES (REORGANIZATION) ORDER - SECT 3
Amendment of enactments VerDate:01/01/2000



PART II

AMENDMENTS OF ENACTMENTS

The enactments listed in the Schedule are amended to the extent and in the 
manner set out in that Schedule.



PROVISION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES (REORGANIZATION) ORDER - SECT 4
Definitions: Part III VerDate:19/05/2000



PART III

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

In this Part-
"a Council" (市政局) means the body known as the Provisional Regional Council 
or the body known as the Provisional Urban Council immediately before the 
appointed day and accordingly references to "the Councils" (兩局) are to be 
construed as references to both those Councils;
"Director" (署長) means the Director of Accounting Services;
"specified period" (指明期間) means the period from the 1st day of April 1999 
to the 31st day of December 1999 (both dates inclusive);
"a statement of accounts" (帳目報表) means the statement of accounts prepared 
under section 5(1).
"a Council" (市政局)
"the Councils" (兩局)
"Director" (署長)
"specified period" (指明期間)
"a statement of accounts" (帳目報表)


PROVISION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES (REORGANIZATION) ORDER - SECT 5
Accounts of the Councils VerDate:19/05/2000




(1)	The Director shall prepare in respect of each of the Councils a 
statement of accounts.

(2)	The statement of accounts of a Council shall include-

        (a)	a statement of the receipts and payments of the Council for the 
specified period;

        (b)	a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Council on the 
last day of the specified period; and

        (c)	any other statements as the Director thinks fit.



PROVISION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES (REORGANIZATION) ORDER - SECT 6
Audit VerDate:19/05/2000




(1)	The Director shall, within a period of 2 months from the 
specified date, transmit to the Director of Audit the statements of 
accounts.

(2)	The Director of Audit shall be entitled at any time to have 
access to all books of account, vouchers and other financial records of 
the Councils (which, by virtue of section 4(1) of the Ordinance, are 
vested in the Government as from the appointed day) and to require such 
information and explanations thereon as he thinks fit.

(3)	On receipt of the statements of accounts under subsection (1), 
the Director of Audit shall examine and audit them.

(4)	The Director of Audit shall, within a period of 4 months from 
the specified date, prepare and submit to the Chief Executive reports in 
respect of his examination and audit of the statements of accounts, 
together with-

        (a)	copies of the statements of assets and liabilities duly 
certified by him; and

        (b)	copies of the statements of receipts and payments duly 
certified by him.



PROVISION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES (REORGANIZATION) ORDER - SECT 7
Financial statements and reports to be laid before Legislative Council VerDate:19/05/2000



As soon as may be convenient after the receipt thereof, the Chief 
Executive shall cause to be laid on the table of the Legislative Council 
copies of the audited statements of accounts and of the reports of the 
Director of Audit submitted under section 6(4).



PROVISION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES (REORGANIZATION) ORDER - SCHEDULE  
SCHEDULE (Omitted as spent) VerDate:01/01/2000



(Omitted as spent)