ORDINANCE No. 12 or 1885. 1891
Married Women's Disposition of Property.
No. 12 of 1885.
An Ordinance entitled The Married Women's Disposition of Pro
perty Ordinance, 1885.
[ 20th May, 1885.j
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the
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Legislative Council thereof, as follows : --
1. In this Ordinance the word " Land " shall include land, mes Land .
suages, and tenements, of any tenure situate within the Colony, and any
undivided share thereof.
The word " Estate " shall include an estate in equity as well as at Estate .
law, and shall also include any interest , charge, lien , or incumbrance in ,
upon, or affecting land either at law or in equity , and also any interest,
charge, lien or incumbrance in , upon , or affecting money subject to be
invested in the purchase of land .
The expression " money subject to be invested in the purchase of Money
subject to be
land " shall include money, whether raised or to be raised, and whether invested on
the purchase
the amount thereof be, or be not, ascertained , and shall extend to stocks. of land.
and funds and real and other securities the produce of which is directed
to be invested in the purchase of land .
The expression " the Chief Justice " shall mean the Chief Justice of Chief Justice.
Judge, Land
the Supreme Court, and the expressions " the Land Officer and Land Officer.
Office " shall mean the Land Office and Land Officer of this Colony.
2. A married woman may by deed dispose of any land and money A married
woman with
subject to be invested in the purchase of land , and also dispose of, disclaim , husband's
concurrence
release, surrender, or extinguish any estate which she alone, or she and and by deed
acknowledged
her husband in her right, may have in any land or in any such money , may dispose
of lands.
and also release or extinguish any power which may be vested in, or [3 & 4 Will.
4. c. 74. secs.
limited , or reserved to her in regard to any land , or any such money, or 77, 78. ]
in regard to any estate in any land , or in any such money, as fully and
effectually as she could do if she were a feme sole , but no such disposition ,
disclaimer, release , surrender or extinguishment shall be valid and
effectual unless the husband concur in the deed by which the same is
effected, nor unless the deed be acknowledged by her as hereinafter
directed .