Reserved Bills.
Governor and Legislative Council to
observe
Instructions.
Disposal of
lands.
(Amended on
26.8.60. 22.8.86.)
Governor empowered to appoint Judges and other public officers. (Amended on 5.2.71. 22:5.91.)
20.5,91
Concurrent appointments. (Amended on 1.3.55.)
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XI. A Bill reserved for the signification of Our pleasure shall take effect so soon as We shall have given Our assent to the same by Order in Council, or through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State, and the Governor shall have signified such assent by message to the Legislative Council or by proclamation: Provided that no such message shall be issued after two years from the day on which the Bill was presented to the Governor for his assent.
XII. In the making of any laws the Governor and the Legislative Council shall conform to and observe all rules, regulations, and directions in that behalf contained in any Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet.
XIII. (1) The Governor, on Our behalf, may make and execute grants and dispositions of any lands within the Colony that may be lawfully granted or disposed of by Us.
(2) The powers conferred on the Governor by this Article may be exercised on behalf of the Governor by any person authorized, whether by name or by reference to an office, to exercise those powers by the Governor and such authorization shall be notified in the Hong Kong Government Gazette.
(3) Any such authority shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions (if any) as the Governor may specify, and may be varied or revoked by the Governor, and such conditions, restrictions, variation or revocation shall be notified in the Hong Kong Government Gazette.
(4) Grants and dispositions of land made under this Article shall be made in conformity with the provisions of such Instructions as may from time to time be given to the Governor under Our Royal Sign Manual and Signet or through a Secretary of State and such laws as may for the time being be in force in the Colony.
XIV. (1) The Governor may contitute and appoint such Judges, Justices of the Peace and other public officers as may be lawfully appointed, all of whom shall, unless otherwise provided by law, hold their offices during Our pleasure.
(2) The powers conferred on the Governor by this Article may, save in the case of the office of judge of the Supreme Court or judge of the District Court or the office of Chief Secretary, Attorney General or Financial Secretary and subject to such conditions and restrictions (if any) as the Governor may specify, by exercised on behalf of the Governor by any person authorized, whether by name or by reference to an office, to exercise those powers by the Governor. Any such authorization, condition or restriction shall be notified in the Hong Kong Government Gazette.
Apptments comet be called into question.
XIVA. (1) When the holder of the Office of Governor or of any office constituted under Article XIV of these Letters Patent is on leave of absence pending relinquishment of his office, it shall be lawful for another person to be appointed substantively to the same office.
(2) When tw reason of an app Article, then for t Letters Patent and the holder of that be deemed to be tl
XV. When the Colony, or f Governor may, a behalf, grant a pa who shall give su the principal offer one; and further, or offence by any martial establishe subject to such co
a pardon or any or any respite of the Governor thi forfeitures due Governor shall in political nature ui condition of any shall be banished the Colony.
XVI. Subjc Governor may, s time be given t Secretaries of Stal or suspend from public office with such other discipl
XVIA. (1) of the Supreme C his office when he
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