METRICATION AMENDMENTS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ORDER
- CHAPTER 214I

METRICATION AMENDMENTS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ORDER - LONG TITLE  
Empowering section VerDate:30/06/1997



(Cap 214 section 3)

[25 August 1984]

(L.N. 307 of 1984)



METRICATION AMENDMENTS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 1
Citation VerDate:30/06/1997



This order may be cited as the Metrication Amendments (Miscellaneous 
Provisions) Order.



METRICATION AMENDMENTS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 2
General prohibition of use of non-metric units in documents VerDate:01/09/1999




Subject to paragraph 3, the use of non-metric units in documents submitted 
under the Public Bus Services Ordinance (Cap 230) on or after the 
commencement of this order is prohibited.
(L.N. 198 of 1999)


METRICATION AMENDMENTS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 3
Circumstances in which non-metric units may continue to be used VerDate:01/09/1999




Non-metric units shall continue to be used in documents submitted under 
the Public Bus Services Ordinance (Cap 230) until one year after the 
commencement of this order-  (L.N. 198 of 1999)

        (a)	where such documents constitute amendments to, or otherwise 
relate to, other documents in which non-metric units have been used; and

        (b)	where such other documents were submitted before the 
commencement of this order, unless such other documents were resubmitted 
incorporating the use of metric units in place of the non-metric units 
previously used.


METRICATION AMENDMENTS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 4
Prohibition of use of metric units and non-metric units together VerDate:01/09/1999




No document shall be submitted under the Public Bus Services Ordinance 
(Cap 230) containing references to both metric and non-metric units.
(L.N. 198 of 1999)


METRICATION AMENDMENTS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 5
Amendment of specified provisions VerDate:30/06/1997



Without prejudice to paragraph 2, 3 or 6, the provisions specified in the 
first column of the Schedule are amended by deleting, wherever it occurs, 
the expression specified in the second column thereof opposite such 
provision and substituting in each place the expression specified in the 
third column thereof opposite each such provision.



METRICATION AMENDMENTS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 6
Saving VerDate:30/06/1997



In respect of any premises or equipment which on the commencement of this 
order is included in any licence, permit or other authority granted under 
a provision specified in the first column of the Schedule, or in any 
application for such, the references specified in the second column shall 
continue to apply as if they had not been affected by this order so long 
as the licence, permit or other authority in which it is or becomes 
included, or any renewal thereof, remains in force.



METRICATION AMENDMENTS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ORDER - SCHEDULE  
SCHEDULE VerDate:01/09/1999



[paragraphs 5 & 6]

Provisions	Deletion	Substitution
Public Bus Services
Ordinance (Cap 230)	(Amendments incorporated)	
(L.N. 198 of 1999)