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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 8, 1940-
Short title.
Interpreta- tion, etc.
AND WHEREAS by virtue of subsection (3) of section tive and section six of the Act the powers aforesaid may likewise be exercised in respect of any territory which is under His Majesty's protection, including any territory in respect of which a mandate on behalf of the League of Nations is being exercised by His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom:
NOW THEREFORE, His Majesty, in pursuance of sections five and six of the Act and of all other powers enabling Him in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council. to order, and it is hereby ordered. follows:
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1. This Order may be cited as the Visiting Forces (British Commonwealth) (Application to the Colonies, ate.)
Order in Council. 1940.
2.--(1) In this Order--
“Territory" means a territory mentioned in the First Schedule to this Order; and in the application of the Act under this Order to any territory "the territory” means that territory:
“Governor”, in relation to any territory, means person administering the government of the territory or. the case of Zanzibar, the British Resident lawfully discharging his functions;
or the
person
"Colonial forces" means, in relation to any erritor any naval, military, or air forces raised in the territory. including any police force or other body raised therein which, by virtue of any law in force in the territory, has become à naval, military or air force; and "colonial "force" includes any body, contingent or detachment of any colonial forces, wherever serving :
Provided that where any colonial forces or lowes raised in one territory shall be present in some other territory, such forces or force shall, for the purposes of this definition in so far as it relates to sections one to three of the Act as applied by this Order, be deemed to have been raised in that other territory.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Order, sections one to four of the Act as applied by this Order shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of section eight of the Act, except that---~~-
(a) the definition of "visiting force" shall have effect as if for the words "with the consent of His Majesty's Govern- ment in the United Kingdom lawfully present in the United Kingdom" there were substituted the words "lawfully present in the territory"; and
(b) the definition of "member" shall have effect as it the word "territory were substituted for the words "United Kingdom".
(3) An Order under the Act as applied by this prder may be revoked or varied by a subsequent Order.
(4) The Interpretation Act, 1889, shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.