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HONG KONG.

No. 11 of 1940.

I assent.

B. Cute hotticate

Governar,

26th April, 1940.

An Ordinance to amend the Interpretation Ordinance, 1911,

[26th April, 1940.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Interpretation Short title. Amendment Ordinance, 1940.

2. Section 45 of the Interpretation Ordinance, 1911, is Repeal and hereby repealed and replaced as follows:-

replacement of s. 45 of Ordinanca No. El of 1911.

45. Where under any Ordinance the Governor is given Signification power to make any appointment, give any directions, issues, of the

of orders, any order, authorize any thing or matter to be done, grant Governor. any exemption, remit any fee or penalty, or exercise any other power, it shall be sufficient if the exercise of such power by the Governor be signified under the hand of the Colonial Secretary or of the Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary:

Provided always that the foregoing provision shall not apply to the power of the Governor to make any rules, or issue any warrants or proclamations which shall be made or issued only under the hand of the Governor himself.

8. The following new section shall be inserted in the addition of Interpretation Ordinance, 1911, to follow section 45 there- new action of :-

to follow s. 45 of Ordinance No. 31 of 1911

45A. When by any Ordinance the Governor is empowered Power of to exercise any powers or perform any duties, he may, unless Governor by law expressly prohibited from so doing, depute any person authority.

to dolegate by name or the person for the time being holding the office

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