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(d) as the head of a family, applies for an identity

under this Ordinance on behalf of a person under 18 years of age;

"British National (Overseas)” means a person who is a British National (Overseas) under the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986;

"British National (Overseas) passport" means a passport appropriate to the status of a British National (Overseas); "certificate of identity" has the same meaning as it has in the

Immigration Ordinance;

"Commissioner" means any of the following-

(a) the person appointed under section 2 to be the

Commissioner of Registration;

(b) any person appointed under that section to be the

Deputy Commissioner of Registration;

(c) any person appointed under that section to be an

assistant commissioner of registration;"

(d) in the definition of "head of a family", by deleting paragraph (a)

and substituting the following-

"(a) a person who is in loco parentis to any other person

under 18 years of age; and";

(e) in the definition of "identity card", by inserting after "Ordinance"

the following-

"and includes a permanent identity card";

(f) by inserting after the definition of "identity card" the following- ""Immigration Tribunal" means the Immigration Tribunal established by section 53F of the Immigration Ordin- ance;":

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(g) by inserting after the definition of "perforated identity card" the

following

"permanent identity card" means an identity card which contains a statement that the holder has the right of abode in Hong Kong;";

(h) by deleting the definition of "registration officer" and substituting

the following-

""registration officer" means any of the following-

(a) the Commissioner;

(b) any member of the Immigration Service appointed

under section 2(2) to be a registration officer;

(c) in the case of a provision of this Ordinance which confers any functions on a registration officer, any member of the Immigration Service or other public officer authorized, by name or office, by the Commis- sioner to discharge the functions so conferred by that provision;"; and

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