C.S.O. 8/5116/29.
859
[No. 34-2.12.37.-1.]
A BILL
INTITULED
An Ordinance to provide for changes in the style of public
officers, offices and departments.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Officers Short title. (Changes of Style) Ordinance, 1937.
of Ordin-
1st column
2. Wherever in any Ordinance, order of the Governor Construction in Council, appointment, rule, regulation, minute, by-law, ances, etc., deed, contract, official letter or other document any of the where terms mentioned in the first column of the Schedule hereto terms in occurs in relation to any public officer, office or department, of Schedule and it is necessary to give effect to such term, such document shall be read and construed as if the corresponding term mentioned in the second column of the Schedule were sub- stituted therefor.
occur.
3. The Legislative Council may by resolution at any Power to time add to or amend the Schedule to this Ordinance.
4. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to involve an abolition of office or to affect the powers, duties or responsibilities attached to any office the style whereof has been changed.
add to
Schedule.
Change of office not to be deemed
style of
an abolition of office or to affect powers, duties or responsi-
bilities
attached
thereto.
5. Section 30 of the Police Force Ordinance, 1932, is Repeal of repealed.
Ordinance No. 37 of 1932, s. 30.
6. This Ordinance shall come into force on the 1st day Commence- of January, 1938.
ment.
SCHEDULE.
Old style of officer,
New style of officer,
office or department.
office or department.
Inspector General of Police
Deputy Inspector General of
Police
Police Probationer
Commissioner of Police
Deputy Commissioner of Police
Police Cadet