### Electronic Transactions Ordinance 《電子交易條例》

49. Regulations
The Secretary may make regulations for all or any of the following—
(a) to prescribe the manner of applying to the Government Chief Information Officer for recognition or renewal of recognition as a recognized certification authority or for recognition or renewal of recognition of certificates and the manner of recognition; (Amended L.N. 131 of 2004)
(b) to prescribe the fees payable in respect of applications for the recognition of certification authorities, the recognition of certificates or the renewal of such recognition;
(c) to prescribe the form of certification practice statements;
(d) to provide for the manner of appealing against a decision of the Government Chief Information Officer and the procedure for determining appeals; (Amended L.N. 131 of 2004)
(e) to provide for such other matters as are necessary or expedient to give effect to the provisions of this Ordinance.

50. Secretary may amend Schedules
The Secretary may by order published in the Gazette amend Schedules 1, 2 and 3.
(Amended 14 of 2004 s. 25)

51. Protection of public officers
(1) No liability is incurred by the Government or a public officer by reason only of the fact that a recognition is granted, renewed, revoked, suspended or reinstated under Part VII.
(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), no civil liability is incurred by a public officer in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by the public officer in good faith in the performance or purported performance of any function under a Part other than Part VII.
(3) The protection conferred under subsection (2) does not in any way affect the liability, if any, of the Government for the act or omission of the public officer in the performance or purported performance of the relevant function.

### Provision of Municipal Services (Reorganization) Ordinance 《提供市政服務(重組)條例》

1. Short title
(Amended E.R. 6 of 2021)(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Provision of Municipal Services (Reorganization) Ordinance.
(2) (Omitted as spent—E.R. 6 of 2021)

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
a Council (市政局) means the Provisional Regional Council established under section 3 of the Provisional Regional Council Ordinance (Cap. 385) or the Provisional Urban Council established under section 3 of the Provisional Urban Council Ordinance (Cap. 101) and accordingly references to the Councils (兩局) are to be construed as references to both those Councils;
*appointed day (指定日期) means the day appointed for the coming into operation of section 3;

commencement date (生效日期) means, in relation to—
(a) the transfer of a function, the date on which the transfer takes effect by the operation of this Ordinance;
(b) a repeal or amendment of an enactment by this Ordinance, the date on which the repeal or amendment comes into operation;

former authority (前主管當局), in relation to a function which is transferred under this Ordinance, means the person who immediately before the commencement date had the authority to exercise that function;
function (職能) includes a power and a duty;
new authority (新主管當局), in relation to a function which is transferred under this Ordinance, means the person on whom that function is conferred by the operation of this Ordinance.
(Amended E.R. 6 of 2021) Editorial Note:
* Appointed date: 1 January 2000.

3. Repeal of Provisional Regional Council Ordinance and Provisional Urban Council Ordinance
The Provisional Regional Council Ordinance (Cap. 385) and the Provisional Urban Council Ordinance (Cap. 101) and all subsidiary legislation made under those Ordinances are repealed.

4. Vesting of property, rights and liabilities of the Councils in Government and saving of validity of their acts
(1) All property, rights and liabilities of the Councils are vested in the Government as from the appointed day by virtue of this subsection.
(2) Nothing in this Ordinance affects the validity of anything done by or in relation to a Council before the appointed day.
(3) Anything which immediately before the appointed day is in the process of being done by or in relation to a Council may be continued to the extent that it is consistent with this Ordinance and in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.

### Provision of Municipal Services (Reorganization) Ordinance 《提供市政服務(重組)條例》

5. Provisions incidental and supplemental to section 4
(1) Any agreement, arrangement or contract made or entered into or transaction effected or other thing done by, to or in relation to a Council which is in force or effective immediately before the appointed day or which is to take effect on or after that day has effect as from that day as if made, entered into, effected or done by, to or in relation to the Government to the extent that it is consistent with this Ordinance.
(2) Accordingly, references to a Council—
(a) in any agreement, arrangement or contract or in any deed, bond or instrument;
(b) in any process or other document issued, prepared or employed for the purpose of any proceeding before a court, tribunal or similar body; and
(c) in any other document whatever (other than an enactment) relating to or affecting any property, right or liability of a Council which vests in the Government under section 4,
are taken as from the appointed day as referring to the Government in whatever terms as may be appropriate in the circumstances and to the extent that it is consistent with this Ordinance.
(3) The Government may be sued for the liabilities to which it is subject under section 4 and they may be recovered from the Government.
(4) The Government may sue on, recover or enforce a chose in action vested in it under section 4 without having to give notice of the transfer to a person bound by the chose in action.
(5) The record of property of a Council immediately before the appointed day that is in the form of an entry in the books of a bank, company or other corporation is to be transferred in those books to the Government on the request of the Government, by the bank, company or other corporation.
(6) The legal claims including present, future, actual and contingent claims by or against a Council, including any accrued right of appeal, judicial and administrative proceedings instituted by or against a Council that existed immediately before the appointed day do not abate by reason of the repeal under section 3. They may be continued or enforced by or against the Government.
(7) The guarantees and indemnities given by a Council become and are the liability of the Government. The guarantees and indemnities given to a Council become and are the property of the Government.
(8) Any delegation or authorization made by a Council under an Ordinance repealed under section 3, in force immediately before the appointed day, is to continue in force to the extent that it is consistent with this Ordinance and in so far as it is necessary to continue its effect after the appointed day.