Interpretation
2. In this Order:-
"Applicant" means the person by or on whose behalf the application under Article 3 of this Order is made;
"Debt" means any debt due from, or a claim for unliquidated damages against, a person, corporation, firm or association (other than a United Kingdom national) resident in the territory or from a public authority in the territory, and includes:-
a balance held at a bank in the territory;
(a)
(b)
(c)
a pension due from a person, corporation, firm or association (other than a United Kingdom national) resident in the territory or from a public authority in the territory, except a pension in respect of which the applicant is actually in receipt of payments by Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, whether by way of ex gratia loan or otherwise;
a bond or other document of title in respect of a loan or obligation issued or guaranteed by a public authority in the territory except one denominated in a currency other than a Chinese
currency;
"Material time" means any time at which it is material for the purposes of this Order whether or not a person is a United Kingdom national;
"Property" includes all rights or interests of any kind in property, whether corporeal or incorporeal, movable or immovable, und includes a debt;
"The territory" means the territory which is on the date on which this Order comes into operation controlled by the
uthorities of the People's Republic of China;
"United Kingdom national" means:-
(a)
Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and
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