Short title.
Inter- pretation,
Distribu. tion of badges.
Uo-
authorized possession
of badges.
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AND WHEREAS the Order since its incorporation has thres foundations, to wit-
The St. John Ophthalmic Hospital at Jerusalem, The St. John Ambulance Association, and
The St. John Ambulance Brigade.
AND WHEREAS in the year 1884 a Branch of the said St. John Ambulance Association was established in the Colony and whereas in the year 1916 a District of the St. John Ambulance Brigade was established in the Colony.
AND WHEREAS in the year 1949 a Council of the Order wi established in the Colony charged with the governance of the activities of the Order in the Colony in accordance with the commands and regulations given by the Chapter-General of the Order from time to time,
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Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof-
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1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Order of St. John Ordinance, 1954.
2. In this Ordinance- "Association" means the St. John Ambulance Association in
Hong Kong:
"Brigade" means the St. John Ambulance Brigade in the Colony and includes all ambulance, nursing and cadet divisions of the Brigade in the Colony; "Council" means the Hong Kong Council of the Order: "Order" means the Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem
3. No person, except with the authority of the Council shall distribute or sell or expose for sale-
(a) any badge, token or emblem specifically adopted for use
of the Order;
(a) any badge, token or emblem specifically adopted by the Order, Association or Brigade for the use of members thereof; or
(b) any badge, token or emblem containing the words "St. John Ambulance Association" or "St. John Ambulance Brigade".
5.
No person shall without lawful authority or excuse have Un- in his possession—
authorized DOSSEBSİON
(a) any device which so closely resembles any badge, token of devices
or emblem specifically adopted by the Order, Associa- resembling
badges. tion or Brigade for use by members thereof as to lead to the belief that the device in question is such badge, token or emblem; or
(b) any badge, token or emblem containing any words or characters so closely resembling any words or characters ordinarily used to describe any member of the Order, Association or Brigade as to be calculated to deceive or mislead.
6,
No member of the Order, Association or Brigade shall, Wrongful by virtue of his wearing, carrying or bearing any badge, token exercial of
authority. or emblem of the Order, Association or Brigade or otherwise, sttempt to enforce or exercise authority otherwise than in accord- ance with the Regulations of the Order or its authority.
T. (1) No person shall form, or work in connexion with, Un- or be a member of, any organization which without authority organiza
authorized from the Order, claims or purports to be the St. John Ambulance tions. Association or the St. John Ambulance Brigade, or any organization, other than the Association or the Brigade, which es the title the St. John Ambulance Association or the St. John Ambulance Brigade or the equivalent Chinese titles there- for or any title in any language, with or without additional words or characters, which so closely resemble the St. John Ambulance Association or the St. John Ambulance Brigade as lo be calculated to deceive or mislead, or any organization which, by the use of any such titles or otherwise, without due authority, Parports or claims to be connected with the Order, the Associa-
(b) any badge, token or emblem containing the words "Stalion or the Brigade.
John Ambulance Association" or "St. John Ambulance Brigade" or any similar token or emblem.
4.
No person shall, except with the authority of the Order or of the Council or with other lawful authority or lawful excuse have in his possession-
(a) No person shall, without the consent of the Governor in Council, form or work in connexion with, or be a member
of
any organization other than the Association or the Brigade, which carries on or is intended to carry on any work of a similar nature to that carried on by the Association or the Brigade.