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A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the administration and regulation of the New Territories.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
PART 1.
Regulation.
1. This Ordinance may he cited as the New Territories Short title. Regulation Ordinance, 1910.
2. The Ordinances set out in the First Shedale to this Ordinances Ordinance are hereby repealed.
repealed.
Provided that all regulations, rules and orders hitherto Saving as to made under section 3 of the New Territories (Regulation) existing Ordinance, 1839, sections 4 and 40 of the New Territories regulations, Land Ordinance, 19:05, and section 16 of the New Territories Small Debts Court Ordinance, 1908, shall be as valid and binding as thou, L those Ordinances had not been repealed.
etc.
3. In this Ordinance or in any regulation made there- Interpreta- under uuloss the context otherwise requires 1-
"The New Territories" mean the additional terri- 1ories required by this Colony ander the Convention dated the 9th day of June, 1898, between Her Majesty Queen Victoria and His Majesty the Emperor of China for the enlargement o' the limits of this Colony, including the the City of Kowion.
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New Kowloon means that portion of the New Terri- tories which is le încated and shown upon a plan marked
• New Kowlong "gued by the Director of Public Works and countersigned by the Governor and deposited in the Land Office of this Colony,
• Distrier Officer "includes Assistant District Officer.
Northern District' means the whole of the New Ter- ritories situate on the mainland except such portion there- of as is included in the Southern District as hereinafter do- fined and includes all Islands which are Eust of Longitu·le 114-10 and Norra of Latitude 2215 excepting the Islands of Tunglung, Fatin Chan and Slope Island.
“Southern District" means that portion of the New Territories situste on the mainland as is delineated and shewn on a plan marked "Southern District Mainland dared the 2144 day of February. 1909, signed by the Director of Paul- Works, and countersigned by the Governor, and deposited in the Land Office of the Colony, and the remainder of the Islands in the New Territories not included in the Northern Distrier.
"Land" includes land covered by water or within the flow of the sea and houses and other buildings and any undivided share in land and every estate and interest in land and also includes any rent or profit issuing out of land and any easement affecting land,
In relation to lal “income” includes rents and profits, and “possession" includes receipt of income.
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·Conveyance" includes assignment, appointment, lense, settlement and other assurance, made by deed on sale, mortgage, demise or settlement of land or on any other dealing with land; and “ 'convey' has a meaning corresponding with that of conveyance.
Mortgage "includes any charge on any land for securing money, or money's worth; and “mortgage money” means money, or money's worth, secured by mortgage; and ** mortgagor " inebudes any person from time to time
tion of terms.