THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 25, 1911.

and where any duty or power is imposed on any officer of police other than a constable it may be performed or exercised by any member of the police force of higher rauk ;

and where any person is referred to as not being a constable of police" it shall be con- strued to mean any person not being a mem- ber of the police force "; ;

and the expression person employed in the police force or other words of like meaning, shall include all the employees referred to in section 3 (2) of Ordinance No. 11 of 1900, as well as all members of the police force. "Medical Officer of Health" and "Assistant Me- dical Officer of Health” mean the persons appointed respectively to act as such officers under Ordinance No. 1 of 1903.

"Government Analyst" includes any analyst ap- pointed by the Governor under Ordinance No. 8 of 1893.

"Revenue Officer" means any person appointed to act as Revenue Officer under Ordinance No. 9 of 1911.

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· Excise Officer" means auy person appointed to net as Excise Officer under Ordinance No. 23 of 1909.

Forest Officer " incans any Forest Guard or other person appointed by the Governor for the control or superintendence of any forest. The Gaol" meaus Victoria Gaol, and includes any place that may hereafter be set apart as a prison. Superintendent of the Gaol" includes the As- sistant Superintendent of the Gaol. This definition shall apply to all warrants of com- mittal, or other documents, whether issued, made, sealed or signed before or after the com- mencement of this Ordinance.

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C.—Geographical Definitions,

“United Kingdom" weans the United Kingdom of

Great Britain and Ireland.

· British Islands" means the United Kingdom, the

Channel Islands and the Isle of Man,

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"British Possession means any part of His Ma- jesty's Dominious exclusive of the United Kingdom; and where parts of such Dominious are under both a central and a local Legisla- ture, all parts under the central Legislature shall, for the purpose of this definition, he deemed to be one British possession.

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British Colony or "Colony means, where the Colony of Hongkong is not intended, any part of His Majesty's Dominions exclusive of the United Kingdom and of British India and where parts of such Dominions are under both a central and a local Legislature, all parts under the central Legislature shall, for the purposes of this definition, be deemed to be one Colony. British India" means all territories and places within His Majesty's Dominions which are for the time being governed by His Majesty through the Governor General of India, or through any Governor or other officer subor- dinate to the Governor General of India.

"India

means British India together with any territories of any Native Prince or Chief under the suzerainty of His Majesty exercised through the Governor General of India or other officer subordinate to the Governor General of India.

Geographical

definitions.

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