454 ORDINANCE No. 6 OF 1860.
Ordnance Estates.
No. 6 of 1860 .
An Ordinance for transferring to One of Her Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State the Powers and Estates vested in the
Principal Officers of the Ordnance.
[30th April, 1860. ]
Preamble. HEREAS Her Majesty the Queen hath thought fit to revoke the
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Letters Patent of some of the Principal Officers of Her Majesty's
Ordnance, and by other Letters Patent to transfer to one of Her
Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State the administration of the depart
ment the duties of which were previously executed by the said Principal
Officers of Her Majesty's Ordnance : And whereas it is expedient that the
several powers and authorities at any time heretofore given to or vested
in and exercisable by, and the lands, hereditaments , estates and property,
at any time heretofore purchased , taken , used, occupied , and vested in
the Principal Officers of Her Majesty's Ordnance , and all title , estate , and
interest therein respectively, should be also transferred from the said
Principal Officers , and vested in one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries
of State: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the
Governor of Hongkong , with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof,
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as follows :
Powers, & c., 1. All the powers, authorities , rights, and privileges whatsoever,
vested in the
Principal which by virtue of any Act or Acts of the Imperial Parliament, or of the
Officers of the
Ordnance Colonial Legislature, or of any other law, custom, or usage whatsoever,
transferred to
Her Majesty's have been or were at any time vested in or exercisable by the Principal
Secretary of
State for the Officers of Her Majesty's Ordnance, or any of them, shall from hence
War Depart
ment. forth continue in full force, and shall be and the same are hereby declared
to be transferred to and vested in and exercisable by Her Majesty's
Principal Secretary of State for the time being to whom Her Majesty
shall think fit to entrust the Seals of the War Department, and such last
mentioned Principal Secretary of State shall be entitled to the same
exemption from personal responsibility as the said Principal Officers were
entitled to.
All lands, &c. , 2. All lands , hereditaments , estates, and property whatsoever which
vested in such
officers, vested by virtue of any Act or Acts of the Imperial Parliament, or of the
in the said
Secretary of Colonial Legislature , or of any conveyance, surrender, lease, or other
State.
assurance, or of any law, custom, or usage whatsoever, before and at the