Applica-
Hon.
"parent" includes father and mother, grandfather and grandmother, and stepfather and stepmother whether such relationship is created by blood or by reason of any adoption recognized as valid by the law of the Colony;
"wife" means—
(a) in the case of a Christian marriage or its civil
equivalent, the lawful wife; and
(b) in the case of any other lawful marriage-
(i) the lawful wife of such marriage; or (ii) if there is more than one lawful wife!
(aa) the lawful principal wife recognized (as such by the personal law of the
husband of such marriage; or
(bb) the lawful wives, if there is no lawful principal, wife, so recognized as aforesaid.
3. The amendments effected by this Ordinance shall not apply in relation to any action in respect of the death of any person occurring before the coming into operation of this Ordinance.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 25th day of September, 1957-
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
(Secretariat GR5/3281/56)
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HONG KONG
No. 38 OF 1957-
I assent.
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Avventor.
17th October, 1957.
An Ordinance to validate the stamping by franking machines of
certain instruments chargeable with stamp duty.
[18th October, 1957.]
WHEREAS documents purporting to be licences to use a frank- Preamble. ing machine for the purpose of stamping the instruments charge- able with stamp duty specified therein, have, without authority in that behalf, been issued to the persons named in the Schedule:
AND WHEREAS the Stamping and Denoting of Documents Regulations, which prescribe the methods of stamping instru- ments chargeable with stamp duty, made no provision for the stamping of such instruments by means of a franking machine, otherwise than at the Stamp Office:
AND WHEREAS instruments chargeable with stamp duty have been stamped by franking machines used by the said persons, or on their behalf, under the purported authority of the said docu-
ments: