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Legislation Publication Ordinance Part 1 Section 1 HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

Rh 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.