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Legislation Publication Ordinance

Part 1
A539
Section 1
Ord. No. 13 of 2011

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION


Ordinance No. 13 of 2011

L.S.

Donald TSANG
Chief Executive
29 June 2011


An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of an electronic database of legislation and approval of a website on which the information in the database may be published and accessed; to give legal status to copies of the legislation published on an approved website; to provide for powers to make editorial amendments and revisions to Ordinances; to provide for additional editorial powers for preparation of the loose-leaf edition of the Laws of Hong Kong; to provide for related matters; and to make consequential amendments.

[30 June 2011]

Enacted by the Legislative Council.

Part 1
Preliminary

1. Short title and commencement

(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Legislation Publication Ordinance.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), this Ordinance comes into operation on a day to be appointed by the Secretary for Justice by notice published in the Gazette.