EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE TRUST (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1986

NO. 95 of 1986

	Amongst other things the National Exhibition Centre Trust Ordinance 1976 (“the Principal Ordinance”) provides for the membership of the National Exhibition Centre Trust (“the Trust”).  The Minister considers there should be a representative of the Department of Territories on the Trust.

	The National Exhibition Centre Trust (Amendment) Ordinance 1986 (“the Amending Ordinance”) provides for the Trust to have a Departmental representative and makes consequential amendments to the Principal Ordinance.

	Details of the Amending Ordinance are set out below.

	Sections 1, 2 and 3 deal with citation and interpretation.

	Section 4 amends Section 8 of the Principal Ordinance so that the Minister may appoint a Departmental representative to the Trust.  The Departmental representative holds office, subject to the Principal Ordinance, until he or she ceases to be an officer of the Department.

	Section 4 also makes consequential amendments to section 8 of the Principal Ordinance.

	Section 5 amends Section 12 of the Principal Ordinance to provide that the Minister may terminate the appointment of the Departmental representative at any time.

	Section 6 makes consequential amendments to sub-section 17(6) of the Principal Ordinance which provides for the quorum at meetings of the Trust.

Authorised by the
Minister of State
for Territories

Ord 60/86