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Power of Governor to appoint officers for the administration of the New Territories.
62 of 1948, s.2.
Rules. (1) Revenue.
(2) Markets.
9 of 1950, Schedule.
New Territories.
"mortgagee in possession" is a mortgagee who, in right of the mortgage, has entered into and is in possession of the mortgaged property.
[3]
3. (1) Without prejudice to any other provision of law the Governor shall have power to appoint a District Commissioner and such number of District Officers and Assistant District Officers as he may consider necessary for the administration of the New Territories.
(2) Any District Officer, appointed by the Governor to administer or entrusted by the District Commissioner with the administration of any particular district of the New Territories, may be styled and referred to as the District Officer for such district.
[3A]
4. (1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make rules for the levying, collection, recovery by legal proceedings, and safe custody, of such rents, rates, taxes, and contributions, from the New Territories as the Governor in Council may, in his absolute discretion, think fit, and for the keeping of accounts thereof.
(2) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make rules applicable to the New Territories (other than New Kowloon) as follows-
(a) declaring any specified place to be a market;
(b) determining the boundaries of any market and the area to be served thereby;
(c) prescribing the construction and form of any building erected or to be erected in any market;
(d) providing for the management and inspection of any market and for the appointment, control and dismissal of the managers and inspectors thereof;
(e) prescribing articles or substances which may be sold in markets;
(f) prescribing articles or substances which shall not be sold except in markets in any area declared as aforesaid to be served by a market;
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