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Inter- protation

of certain

words and cxpressions. 52 & 59 Vict. c.63, B.12(4).

53 & 63 Vict. c.63, B.12(8).

52 • M Vict. c.69, s.16(2).

and to any Order in Council applicable exclusively to Hong Kong and to any instrument made or issued under or by virtue of any such enactment or Order in Council.

(2) This Ordinance shall be binding on the Crown.

PART I.

GENERAL PROVISIONS OF INTERPRETATION,

3. (1) "act" used with reference to an offence or civil wrong, includes a series of acts, and words which refer to acts done extend to illegal omissions;

"Act" or "Statute" means an Act or Statute of the Imperial Parliament;

"Admiralty" or "the Admiralty" means the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom for the time being or the Commissioners for the time being executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom;

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"amend" includes repeal, add to or vary and the doing of all or two or more of such things simultaneously or by the same instrument;

"any enactment" or "any Ordinance" includes any enactment or any Ordinance, as the case may be, which is in force in the Colony at the time when the enactment in which the expression occurs is enforced or applied;

"Board of Trade" means the Committee for the time being of the Privy Council appointed for the consideration of matters relating to trade and foreign plantations;

"British possession” means any part of His Majesty's dominions exclusive of the United Kingdom; and where parts of such dominions are under both a central and a local legislature, all parts under the central legislature shall, for the purposes of this definition, he deemed to be one British possession

"Christian name" means any name prefixed to a surname, whether received in Christian baptism or otherwise;

"City of Victoria" or "Victoria" means the area within the boundaries specified in the First Schedule;

"Clerk of Councils" means the person appointed by the Governor to be Clerk to the Executive Council and the Legislative Council and includes any person appointed by the Governor to be Deputy Clerk of Councils;

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"Colony" or "Hong Kong" means the whole area

of land and water lying between the boundaries specified in the Second Schedule;

Secretary;

"Colonial Secretary" includes Deputy Colonial

"commencement", when used with reference to any 52 & 53 enactment, shall mean the day on which the enactment comes

Vict. 0.03, 6,36(1). into operation ↑

"Commissioner of Prisons" means the person appointed to that office under any enactment relating to prisons;

"committed for trial" means, when used in relation 62 & 53 to any person, committed to prison with the view to his being

Vict. c.87, tried before a judge and jury, or otherwise as the law directs;

8.27. and includes a person who is admitted to bail upon recognizances to appear and take his trial before a judge and jury, or otherwise; **Commonwealth" means the United Kingdom, the Republic of India, any Dominion, the Colonies, any British possession, any state or territory under His Majesty's protection and any mandated or trust territory:

*'consul" and "consular officer" include consul- 12 & 63 general, consul, vice-consul, consular agent and any person for Viet, c,53, the time being authorized to discharge the duties of consul-general,

6.12(20). consul or vice-consul;

'contravene'

in relation to any requirement or condition prescribed in any enactment or in any permit, licence or authority granted under any enactment includes a failure to comply with that requirement or condition ;

"Court" means the Supreme Court as well as any other court holden in the Colony; but in the absence of any words indicating a contrary intention the jurisdiction created by or referred to in any enactment shall be exercised only by the Supreme Court;

"Crown Agents" means the person or persons for the time being acting as Crown Agents for the Colonies in England, or any one of them;

"daily penalty" means a penalty for each day on which an offence is continued after conviction therefor;

"definition" means the interpretation given by an enactment to words or expressions;