Industrial Training (Clothing Industry) (Amendment) Bill 1998

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Amend the Industrial Training (Clothing Industry) Ordinance.

Enacted by the Legislative Council.

1. Short title and commencement

(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Industrial Training (Clothing Industry) (Amendment) Ordinance 1998.

(2) The Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Commissioner of Customs and Excise by notice in the Gazette.

2. Exporters of clothing items to make export declarations and pay levy

Section 23 of the Industrial Training (Clothing Industry) Ordinance (Cap. 318) is amended---

(a) in subsection (2)(a) by adding "or" at the end;

(b) by repealing subsection (2)(b);

(c) in subsection (3)(a) by repealing "or by post".

Explanatory Memorandum

This Bill amends the Industrial Training (Clothing Industry) Ordinance (Cap. 318) to withdraw postal lodgement as one of the methods of lodging export declarations to be provided to the Commissioner of Customs and Excise.