902 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH OCTOBER, 1897.
(3.) The expression "the Privy Council” shall mean the Lords and others for the time being of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council;
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(4.) The expression "the Board of Trade' shall mean the Lords of the Committee for the time being of the Privy Council appointed for the consideration of matters relating to trade and foreign plantations; and (5.) The expression "consular officer' shall include consul-general, consul, vice-consul, consular agent, and any person for the time being authorized to discharge the duties of consul-general, consul, or vice-consul.
12. In this Ordinance, and in every other Ordinance definitions in whether passed before or after the commencement of this past and
Ordinance, the following expressions shall, unless the con- trary intention appears, have the meanings hereby respect- ively assigned to them, namely,-
Judicial
future
Ordinances.
52 & 53 Vict.
e. 03, .. 13.
Meaning of "rules of court" in future Ordinances.
52 & 53 Wet. c. 53, s. 14.
Geographical
(1.) The expression High Court," when used with reference to England or Ireland, shall mean Her Majesty's High Court of Justice in England or Ireland, as the case may be;
(2.) The expression "Court of Assize" shall, as respects England, Wales, and Ireland, mean a court of assize, a court of oyer and terminer, and a court of gaol deliv- ery, or any of them, and shall, as respects England. and Wales, include the Central Criminal Court; and (3.) The expression "The Supreme Court" shall mean
the Supreme Court of Hongkong.
13.-(1.) In every Ordinance passed after the commen- cement of this Ordinance, unless the contrary intention ap- pears, the expression "rules of court," when used in re- lation to any court, shall mean rules made by the authority having for the time being power to make rules or orders regulating the practice and procedure of such court.
(2.) The power of the said authority to make rules of court as above defined shall include a power to make rules of court for the purpose of any Ordinance passed after the commencement of this Ordinance, and directing or author- izing anything to be done by rules of court.
14. In this Ordinance, and in every Ordinance passed and colonial after the commencement of this Ordinance, the following words and expressious shall, unless the contrary intention appears, have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, namely,
definitions in future Ordinances.
53 & 53 Viei.
c. 63, 4. 18.
(1.) The expression "the United Kingdom" shall mean the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ; (2.) The expression "British Islands" shall mean the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Mau;
(3.) The expression "the Imperial Parliament" and the word Parliament" shall respectively mean the Par- liament of the United Kingdom;
(4.) The expression "British possession" shall mean any part of Her Majesty's dominions exclusive of the United Kingdom, 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 British possession; (5.) The expression "British Colony" shall mean any part of Her Majesty's dominions exclusive of the British Islands and of British India, and where parts of such dominions are under both a central and a local legislature, all parts under the contral legislature shall, for the purposes of this definition, be deemed to be one colouy;
(6.) The expression "British India" shall mean all terri- tories and places within Her Majesty's dominions which are for the time being governed by Her Majesty through the Governor-General of india or through any governor or other officer subordinate to the Governor- General of India;
(7.) The word "India" shall mean British India to- gether with any territories of any native prince or chief under the suzerainty of Her Majesty exercised through the Governor-General of India or through any governor or other officer subordinate to the Governor- General of India;
(8.) The word "Governor," when used with respect to Canada and India, shall mean the Governor-General and include any person who for the time being has the powers of the Governor-General, and, when used with respect to any other British possession, shall include