FEDERATION OF MALAYA EXPORT DUTIES COLLECTION ORDINANCE

The Financial Secretary (Mr T. M. Hart): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move,

That this Assembly, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of section 2 of the Governor's Powers Delegation Ordinance (Chapter 51), resolves that the power vested in the Governor by subsection (1) of section 5 of the Federation of Malaya Export Duties Collection Ordinance (Chapter 163) may in future be exercised by the Financial Secretary.

Under the provisions of the Federation of Malaya Export Duties Collection Ordinance (Chapter 163), the Government of the Federation of Malaya has established a station within the Colony for the purpose of collecting certain export duties. Under section 5 (1) of the Ordinance, the Governor may grant to any person nominated by the Government of the Federation of Malaya power to act as Export Duties Collection Officer. It is proposed that the powers conferred by the Ordinance in this respect should be delegated to the Financial Secretary and this motion seeks approval for this proposal. Sir, I beg to move.

Mr Chew Swee Kee: Sir, I second it.

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolved,

That this Assembly, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of section 2 of the Governor's Powers Delegation Ordinance (Chapter 51), resolves that the power vested in the Governor by subsection (1) of section 5 of the Federation of Malaya Export Duties Collection Ordinance (Chapter 163) may in future be exercised by the Financial Secretary.