2516
Use of seal.
Custody of seal.
Saving of rights of the
Crown and of certain other
rights.
[Originally No. 12 of 1919.
Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]
Short title.
Interpreta-tion.
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Ordinance No. 58 of 1911.
Custodian of Enemy Property in China to be Custodian of China companies.
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Vesting of shares etc.
of China
No. 10 of 1919.
MISSIONS TO SEAMEN IN HONGKONG INCORPORATION.
9. All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the corporation shall be sealed with the seal of the corporation in the presence of the Bishop or (in the event of the Bishop being absent from the Colony) of the Chaplain and shall also be signed by the Bishop or in his absence by the Chaplain.
10. The seal shall be kept in the custody of the Bishop or, in his absence from the Colony, by the Chaplain.
11. Nothing herein shall affect or be deemed to affect the rights of His Majesty the King, His Heirs or Successors, or of any bodies politic or corporate, or other persons except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by, from or under them.
No. 11 of 1919, incorporated in No. 25 of 1914.
No. 12 of 1919.
An Ordinance relating to the Custodian of Enemy Interests
in China Companies.
[18th July, 1919.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the China Companies Custodian Ordinance, 1919.
2. In this Ordinance, "China company" means a company limited by shares or by guarantee incorporated under the Companies Ordinance, 1911, and the operations of which are directed and controlled from some place within the limits of the China (Companies) Order in Council, 1915.
3. In the case of every China company, "Custodian" means and shall as from the 10th day of September, 1915, be deemed to have meant the Custodian of Enemy Property in China.
4. All shares, stock, debentures, debentures stock, annuities and other obligations of every China company (including any rights, whether legal or equitable, in or arising out of the same) held by or on behalf of an enemy or enemy subject and the right to transfer the same shall vest in the Custodian of Enemy Property in China.