Page:Legislation Publication Ordinance (Cap. 614).pdf/8

Legislation Publication Ordinance

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Part 2
Database of Legislation

3. Establishment of database

The Secretary for Justice may—

(a) establish and maintain an electronic database of the legislation applying in Hong Kong; and

(b) approve a website on which the information in the database may be published and accessed.

4. Contents of database

(1) The database is to contain—

(a) consolidated copies of Ordinances that have been given chapter numbers under section 11(a);

(b) gazetted copies of Ordinances published in the Gazette on or after the date on which this Part comes into operation;

(c) the Basic Law;

(d) national laws applying in Hong Kong; and

(e) the record of editorial amendments compiled under section 15.

(2) The database may also contain—

(a) bills to be introduced or introduced into the Legislative Council; and

(b) other materials and information that the Secretary for Justice considers useful to users of an approved website.